Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-24
kirkwOOd's Policy Carried Out-The
Democratic Ticket Burned by OfEi.
cers-A Soldier put i'm the Guard.
house for Opposing the 81 Union
Ticket--Thc Testimony of "a Soldier.

tfches-. ne hesttmony Oh a So1dser.
Correspondence of the Dubuque National DemOkrat
CAMP NEAR RoLLA. Oct. Is, 1862
F. A. GNIFFKE, Esq.-Dear Sir: Allow us,
through the medium of your paper, to make
known to German fellow citizens and to
Democrats generally, the outrageous crime which
to day perpetrated 10y the officers of this reg
ment. from the Colonel downward to the Orderly,
against the Democracy and the right of suffrage
The trick which these black. blood sucking
hyenas in human shape have PLAYED on Us Dem
ocrats of the Dist Iowa regiment, is another
striking proof of their aptness in swindling. Ii
crowns their mo party cry completely. and de-
serves TO be attended to by our Democratic
leaders
This morning at eight O'Clock we were placed
in rank and file and addressed by the Colonel
He said that this was the day which We were
To decide by our votes on the veal and woe of
the country, and every body ought to vote ac-
cording TO his own opinion, &c; but how ridicu-
lOus did this same man make himself by his
speech. Did he not know that every obstacle
was thrown into our way to vote according to
our convictions! de knew full well that there
were only one sort of tickets in camp, viz: the
black ones and vet he was braZen enough TO tell
us Ito vote according TO our own convictions"
He also knew that the Democratic tickets which
had been sent here had been burned and DESTROY
Ell by our heroic Captains, and still he sand the
above. He also recommended to the soldiers not
To electiOneer in order 10 make sure of black
victory. In short. he wanted 10 appear impartial
and acted the hypocrite. He might ~ well have
SAID. You must vote the so called Union ticket,
for if he had not meant it, he would not have
allowed the burning OF the Democrat, tickets
However, the Democrats of the regiment were
resolved not 10 be prevented by these mean tricks
from casting their votes. for long good
Democrat has got pencil and some paper he can
write out his own ticket
We went 10 work aud OF course voted for the
s0-called Union(l) ticket. but il received better
appearance for made it Democratic. Not "A
single printed name remained on these tickets but
was blackened like negro. and in the small space
remaining We wrote the names of the ticket VIII ch
had been burned by certain hireiings We were
glad to find plenty of room between the name of
the negro emancipation Allison and the old rogue
Burt, to write the name of ID. A. Mahony plain
and distinct Nv short piece of pencil. which
cot from a Democrat in Dubuque, changed in
this manner fifty bogus Union tickets into genu-
ine ones.
But vote Democratic excited the rage of the
officers: this had TO be stopped. and 20 they re-
sorted 20 the mean trick OF refusing Us any more
tickets and one Democrat by the name of Jos.
Schmid. from West Dubuque, they placed in the
guard house, because he used has Pencil little
too swift for Black Repubhcansm. and did not
allow his tongue 10 rest either. He was ncarce-
rated. notwithstanding the hypocutcal deeiara-
ton of tie Colonel that We could TO day consider
ourselves private citizens.
In spite of these outrageous proceedings of our
off cers, many Democratic votes have been given.
but il is said ali those written with lead pencil
are to be thrown out. Ii will therefore be 10 the
interest of the Democracy TO watch with care
ful eve the result of the election. If YOU will be
kind enough to inform Us TO whom the Demo-
cratic tickets were addressed. you will greatly
oblige Us
Enclosed you will find piece of a Democratic
ticket which escaped the fury OF our Captain.
We found il in the tent of an officer who comes
IRON Dubuque aud belongs 10 company +.
This ticket was our shield oday, and We have
confidence in the party which IL represents aud
which has thus shamefuly been treated by the
officers Of this regiment There Is no other party
which can save the country from utter ruin than
the Democratic party ami TO il We will adhere
10 spite OF all the efforts OF the hirelssgs OF deS
p0ti>m.
In the name of the grossly iRsulted Democrats
of the 2lst Iowa egiment
Here follow several names