The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-05-14
The Republican Majority in
bes aks N1ts Legislature Refuse to Alao,c
!. s0w S,ldaers to Rofs

sf' We take the following from the Colum,
10. !&asssmas, of the Legislative pro-
teeediugs .on the last day Of the session:
.r1fE HrrI 10 ALLOW soII IERs TO VOTE.
-. Mr.. uhl, from select committee. re.
ported hack the bill, to enable our Ohio
sysluuteers to vote on the days of our
isisetions. wherever they may be.
81 "Mr. Converse moved that the bill be
sngtossed for its third reading.
hisMr. NeGill moved that the bill be
postponed until next session.
s.Afssr long discussion, upon motion
snf Nj. Smith, {Republican,) the bill was
6 laid on the table, BY the votes of Repub-
siisans, the Democrats voting against the
= 'sion.s So the Republicans of the House
killed the bill to enable our gallant sol
diefs to- vote. Messrs. Dressed, Converse,
uhi and Gribben Gall Democrats) made
.ahls speeches In favor of the bill Messrs
Smfsb. Odlin and Hills (Repnbicansj
spoke against Il. ~
"Mr. Dresel moved to take said bill
from the table, on which motion he de
= -<eAsssS4 stsS Jsos anu ooyoS sSsuatoS os
feilows: :,
gsq yxAs Aalt. Bates, Blocker, Boesel,
Converse. Dresei Fee of Brown, Fee Of
Il vintoa. Ferrsll, FIagg, Gribben, High,
Holdsa, JeEries, Keunon. Ksyser Of
! Mouros, Lind, Lott, MaHes. Monroe,
sMcGlsllsn, Rsamy, Reisinger, Smyths.
sayder. stiers. Taylor. Thorp Titus.
sUhi.s Wailar. Wells. Wilkin and Wilson:
.r2l.ss aes aa e8 sa
Mara BRAKEMAN. Bradbury, Gless
frss. Gunsaulus. Harrison. Hills, Howard.
Hoxs. Huston. Keek Kram, Latham.
+ Lemon, Marsh, Masters, Miller. Mont
gomsry. Myers. McGilI. Odlin. Osborn.
Pisrcs. Pursell, Robb, Rockwell. Schell,
Scott. S.eg 6nith. Stanton. Stewart
Tiffany, Warner. Woodbury. and Speaker;
Is.
s $50 the Republicans again voted
Akaipss allowing our brave aud gallant
volunteers to vote. refusing to take the
bill from the table"
So the army is to be positively disfran
ehised and punished, because it will not
vote to suit the tastes of the politicians.
No reason on earth can be alleged why
eor citizens who are temporarily absent
IN the Geld, in the service of their ceun-
trr.. should be denied political privileges
which they are SO worthy to enjoy. unless
Tie fact that they would, probably, vote
ths Democratic ticket. is reason.
.ss We taks the following on the same
&, subject from the CRIsIs;
= 10 view of the abolition action of Con.
gresa and the conduct of some few aboii.
'tionits IN position in the Army. such as
Hhslps, Garfield, Fremont and Hunter.
3 che Lsgislsturs committed . very greet
= crime by not protecting Ohio against the
9 Influx Of negroes. being precipitated upon
our Stste. Next year they will raise the
! cry that As they are now among us it would
Be very cruel, very barbarous, and entirely
2 sneoustitusieasi to remove theml It is
By soch deception and hocus-pocus con
2 duct that they expect to succeed in dris.
ing cut the whites and filing up thsir
places With the negroes. And if it is true,
- ths Ohio Stats Jo4rsalinforms u.s. that
the Administrstion has decided to send
srme acd munitions of war to the Yankee
asgTo colony ai Port Royal, and muster
: them into the army, then the last act of
negro outrage has been determined upon,
and reasons and excuses will not be want
ing to arm the negroes every where
20 this most alarming condition we seem
hsstsning every hour, and men elected to
the Ohio Legislature by white mems votes
are found deserting heir voting constitn
snts, and giving their aid and comfort to
race Of non-voters, whose very intro
duction into our State viii lead to cpnse
anencss the most serious and alarming.
The Republicans placed themselves in
rather an awkward position jnst before
they adjourned, on the bill authorizing
the Ohio Volunteers non 10 the feid to