Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-11-14
l'he Result, and How il was Attained

From the Ktaning Mentor.
To the brave and true men OF Pennsy-
'vaDia, who looked to the second Tuesday
Of October as Il day of redemption from a
tyranny the most hateful aud corruption
the most disgracefuI, the result of thi,
day would lie most bitter disappoinl-
meut With leaders the bravest and
truest, and with an carnestness, spirit and
constancy that neve" before failed to in
sure victory, they have to acquiesce in
defeat. And calmly and hcrOically do
they bow to the decree of fate. They
knew they deserved success, they feel that
they earned it; but it has cluded their et-
forts and disappointed their hopes. The
have done their duty they have tried to
avert the ruin of their country, but in
vain. The destroy er must still pursue de-
straction, and the suffering must suffer
still. But why is this? Many causes
contributed to bring it shout. Among
them fraud, ialsehood and corruption stand
prominent For the common honor oi
our country, aud the character of rcpub-
ican principles and institutions, we are
sorry to admit this, but it is certainly true
And the truth had better be known, that
the people may consider on what sand y
foundation their liberties rest, aud either
apply the corrective in time or quietly sink
into the condition of slaves, 10 which they
seem fast tending. Ii the election las,
| Tuesday week had been the fair expires
sion OF the legal votes of Pennsylvania
he should not say word. But it was
not. The Republicans boasted that they
had 40 600 50 d,ers in the State 10 vote
Tor Curtin
Ii the soldiers had been treated fairly
and had been lurioughed without discrim
nation TO come home and vote, we woult
not complain. But while in the arm,
! Democratic documents were excluded from
them they were lied into the belief tha
Dem Jcrats were their foes still this wa
not sufficient. Bat as the election ap
preached, Democrats were retained in tht
field and Republicans furloughed. Thl
is no supposltlon, but fact that is vel
attested. An instance come to our owl
knowledge. We had the statement from
the father himself, and no man stand
higher for truth in our county. He tolC
Us that one of his boys--he has twoin tn
army-wrote to him, saying that he wal
offered lurlough, if he would como hom
and vote for Curtin, This as an homes
man he could not do, and slaid while hi
brother, Republican got, twenty days
turlougu, and came home 10 vote the Rep
ullcan ticket. This is single instance
bat It shows the deep injustice done tn
Democratic soldiers as we'll as the Demo
cratic citizens. In many districts in thi
county too, persons were allowed to vot
who were not qualified. Some we're NJ
assessed, and some had never paid taxes
while others had no residence. But 1t wa
much worse even this in some other places
Bat it was much worse even than this /
some other places. Money was iree
f used, and voters were brough. at SO muc
ahead. But even this was not enougl
but in some places the ballot box tse
was violated and the returns falsiied.
This is the case in the First ward i
Pittsburgh, where the whole Democrat
ticket ran one hundred and forty vote
{ and upwards, yet seventy-seven only wei
{ returned for Woodward. More than
a hundred citizens of that ward swore thi
, they voted for him
: With facts like these before US, need "
r be surprised at the result :!
i The usurpers are desperate and reso
- to desperate means. If fraud had n
!. been suffered they would not have hes