Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-03
Cop rerheads vs-eo,o,rrs.

| All wuiftcolleof he inipuss hyd and ro
'pect which ths. Cepperhead /, Dsvosrao1,
prpfsssed' 10 have for our soldiers, previous
| 10 the election-wben THEY claimed ,tlap
honor OF having tskep TIE intistory steps
for occurring to soldiers the right of voting,
On The 18th Of September last, the Copper
head State Central Committee Issued An
address to tho "Soldiers. Of Ohio" Which
was principally devoted to review of The
steps. which led 10 the psssage OF the SOL
dieI.' voting bill, and which states tbst, on
the 18th Of February. ls62. Mr.. Dressed, .
Democrat introduced into the Legislature
bill to ''su'h horize volunteers from the
State, in actual service At the time of een1
eral election. TO vote whsrever they may ie.Y
and that on the 4thp Of March, 1861. Mr..
Sayler. also Democrat, introduced intro
duced similar bill--neither of which wsr9
passed-the Committee say,Abecsuse tho
Republicans did not favor them; chat On
the 4th Of July, 1862, the Democrasio Stats
Convention passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the refusal Of the Gen
eral Assembly to permit our gallant soldiers
in the field the right TO vote, was sreat
and uuiustihab'e wrong 70 them, that ought
not to'hsve been committed.y 789 .s5rrT
And the address cloees thus = To the Dem
ccratic rarty, in whose behalf ve now i'd.
dreSs you, are you mainly ipdebtsd for this
privilege privilege Of votiBs! Nir'
We refer to these former proisssiobs Of
the CopperheadsI toIshoxa how consistently
they are acting since the election In SAN
dnsky county--as we learn from the Fremont
Journal-where the soldiers vote defeated
the Copperhead County Ticket, tie tlsfsst-
ed candidates have served notices upca the
officers elected, that they will contest the
validity OF their election. The following il
y capy of the notices served: - ~
To CHARLES g. GREEEE- Sir. You are
hereby notified that l shah contest the w
lihlty OF your election to the ofhce oiiC County
, Treasurer, in and for the County Of fJSandus-
, ~. Ohlo, upon the following grounds 20 wit
7 lst. The act Of the Legislature Of the
State Of Ohio, entitled .'Ap act to enable
1gualified voters Of this State in tho military
service OF the State, orof tho Uaited States.
to cxerciseithe right OF suffrage" passed
April 18th, 1868, under and BY virtne Of
which you owe your election to said oiics, is
Unconstitutional and void aud the votes 90
received cannot legally be counted. -,
I'd. Said act does and ,cansQt. confer no
power upon a soldier in the Military, servics
| as aforesaid to cast ballot outside Of the
township or district where he rssidesa 70 De
counted in said township ;or election dis.
trict ,. ...,....., -
3D.. Said act cannot confer any power M
on soldier in the service rs aforesaid to
east ballot o,.tside Of the State Of Ohio, TO
be received or counted in any, township or
election district within said State.
4th. Said act Of the Legislature is null
and void 1870 ' ~ ~ sIlG76
5th. That you did not receive a majority
OF the legal votes cast in Sandusky county,
O.. for said Office j, b.. ...-..7 -.
9th You did not receive q majority of
legal votes cast for said Office. -Hiifld n
It'll Contestant has received msiority
Of legal votes cast for said office, and legally
elected thereto. 4,,.,.. I.- .-I-1
] was at the last election, and still am an
elector of said county" .nI't
- Doas f9'nu NJ L. SNYDER.
g November 3D. 1868. ,-i7dO brs anrmnI
From this it is evident that the brand Of
infamy which the people and soldiers of
Ohio placed upon the Copperhesd party on
the 18th of.October last = has served to
blind and madden, rather than euIiehten
aud sober them. But il is well. Whom
the gods wish to destroy they make madl'
Let the Copperheads contest-it ouly shows
their true position, and is the finishing
stroke, which alone was needed to make
their infamy and political annihilstiou com
plete. Hancock Jeffersopian. .ff
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