The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-11-14
shalt the sol dicrs Vo,ci

This question was before the Ohio
Legislature az It's last session, hut was
not. be believe, finally settled. There is
reason to believe that IL viii come mp
again at the extra session this W inter-.
The reason which prevented the pas
sage the hill providing for taking the
votts Of the Ohio volunteers at the an.
nual State elections, were. chiefly, the
liability to looscncss and fraud in such
step, aud the comparatively small mum.
Der OF voters in the army. The measure
then was now and mtricd, and IL was
upprehcndCd that the Introduction of n
political canvass into the camps would
tend TO distract aud dcmlralza the
troops and afford opportunity for cor.
ruption in the reception aud return uf
voters, without an adequate benefit. eth
cr to the soldiers or the Stitc. The cN-
pcricrcc or other States, however. has
In great measure removed opprchcusio =
Of this kind. The ballots seem to be
received with Little excitement or parti.
zan feeling among the vo'untccrs,-ccr
tainly not enough to form a serious OBJ
lection to their enjoyment of the Clcc.
tive franchise and we hear Of no COM
plaint that the expression Of their wishes
thus made has not been marked by de-
gree of fuirncss and freedom equal at
least to that attending the voting of their
ncighbors at home.
1t is worthy of special consideration.
that since the adjournment of the Leg
slature last spring, the number of voters
in the army from Ohio has been more
than doubled, thus withdrawing proba.
bly, not less than twenty per cent. of the
voting population. That this large num-
Der of citizens, temporarily absent, fight
ing for constitutional rights the first of
which is the elective franchise, should
thereby become DISTINGUISHED, is certain
" gross wrong TO them aud violation
of the principles on which the govcru-
mcnt rests ind the war is conducted
The difference between citizen vOlun-
tccring for u limited time and and a spe-
cial purpose, snd ihc one oallsting In
tho regular army and making arms his
business for life, is very great and fully
justifccs different policies with regard
20 their voting. Inst al of their rights
of citizenship being reduced by their self.
sacrificing patriotism in volunteering TO
defend their country, il would be more
proper that they should thereby be in
creased.
This subject receives special impor-
lance from the fact that the purpose
aud character orthe war are In a gre at
degree affected by the result Of the ccc-
tons. Certainly no portion of the vo-
tiers OF the country should have larger
voice in determining what that purpose
aud character shall be, than those who
give up the quiet nnd peace of home ard
30 forth, with their lives in their hands
to sustain and give effect to the war
The voter who remains at homo to pur.
sue his ordinary business aud enjoy his
ordinary pleasures, certainly should not
have more to say us to the policy or end
of the war, than he who yields up the
interests of home aud assumes the muny
risks of the camp and the field To carry
on the war. Tho citizen soldier in fiuht-
ing fer the political rights of himself and
his fellow citizens, does not thereby
osiracise himself from these very rights
and commit to others privileges bclongr
ing in common TO all, The soldier Of
the Republic, and should not be debar-
red the exercise of any of che free.
mans rights compatible with his ser
vice in the army.--TO!edo Blade.