Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-10-19
The Army Vote--i Base Outl age Cos
tenplated.

Tery deep game 10 peing played by certain, {
'r to speak more correctly, ancertdin,un.
principled political demagogues, to deprive,
If they possibly can, our brave volunteers
Of their votes, given in camp at the last
election. We must say. that we looked
for this very movement, provided it turned
out as we anticipated, that the vote OF the
soldiers would show, that so far as our ju-
risdiction is concerned, two.thirds of the
men fighting the rebels are not Repudh-
cans.
Enough is known now TO convince even
Republicans, that the Democr attic ticket
has received a large majority at the very
seat of Uar. 1t is also known that the
leaders and managers of the Republican
party induced Governor Curtin to take the
initiative steps to secure the soldiers vote,
they nothing doubling that it would strong
ly preponderate in their favor. Governor
Curtin, accordingly, agreeably to the re.
QUESTIONS of the statutory enactments,pro.
ceedcd at once to inaugurate the proper
measures to give our brave volunteers the
opportunity of casting their suffrages for
the candidate Of their choice
The preminares having thus been set
tied to the entire satisfaction of all parties
who expected to receive the full benefit of
| H., sold;or,, yoto tbo;r ovr oh o;oo .oo,ts
those supposed to be the shrewdestin man.
aging delicate affairs, were forthwith star
ted for the camps, and literally pre.occu.
pied the attention Of the soldiers. These
men, who, we believe, are now striving Sc .
cretly to organize an illegal opposition
to the reception of the vote of the volun-
teers, because they delisus the army Uotc is
against them, originally advocated its pro-
curemcnt on the grounds of patriotism land
when they were told by even Republican
that any interference with the duties the
soldiers owed their country, by politicians
might introduce partizan feuds into our
camps, they persisted in declaring that
great honor would accrue to them and
eminent success from the fact that it would
be known that Governor Curtin, the lead
er of the Republican party in Pennsylva.
mia, was the great friend OF the soldiers.
Now, it turned out that notwithstanding
everything was done, as it was supposed,
to secure the soldiers ma ajority-notwith-
standing that packages of Democratic tick.
cts were, by some species of legerdomain
found slowed away in freight cars on Wed
nesday, the day after the election--not
withstanding, in some Of the camps, mcr
high in authority made speeches, and pro
claimed, with the lungs Of steutor, ths
a vote against the Republican party would
be regarded MS Observation-Disclosures
the advanced guard of the Republican
party in Philadelphia, composed of mel
) who had been honored by the people, will
high Offices, were there, beseeching, con.
juriug, imploring, demanding of the sold
iers, that they owed it to the Union cause, t.
vote the Republican ticket-stll, We say
although the Democrats we're scarcely rep
resented, and where they wcse, ia mos
!, instances received the "colt should er' fron
the men who commanded tlem--it turn
~ out that the Crank and 6lo' of the thric
patriotic and brave men who are should.
v ering muskets and taking the place ofdau
n ger, have been true to their country, an
g have shown that they are entirely superio
to all the power of patronage and the al
E lurements of office.
;, Now, we advance the opinion that tn
y boldest and most reckless Republican wi
not dare to show bis hand in an effort {
!. throw out the Uotss of auti.Republicans-
or, in other words, Democrats-who, with
n out office or the hope of Office, have gon
to the polls on the very battlefield, w,th
II, vote an one hnnd AND THE INsTRUMEN
,s OF WARFARE IN THE OTHER with whic
,e to strike down the unholy and wicked ret
els who would forever destroy all Demo
e cratic institutions, and erect in their plac
4 the oppressive quasi thrones of a misera
bic and pretentious oligarohy.
,e No, no, no! Whatever desperate thing
ie sectlonalists may venture to do at hom
they will not dare interfere with the righ,
of of those who are proving themselves to
l. patriots by their deeds. Thy dare not q
of %, for they know that any tampering wit
Of Me rights Of the People, vith arms IN ulel
= hands would be 10 invite, If not pRovoK
of the direst vengeance on their own heads
We are living in dangerous times, and th
O. rights of the ballot bog mus. be defende
III at all hazards, for Northern freemen wi