Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-01

Governor Seynour's Veto
SrArs OF New YoRK,
ExrculIvg DErAsrnvsT.
ALBANY, April %, SO.

Albany, April p, 90.
II the Senate
Ireturu, without my signature, the
hill entitled IAN act - secure the cleo.
tive franchise to the qusirfied voter. Of
the army aud p.vy OF the State OF New
York
II :. clearly in violation Of the
Consultation, in the judgment Of men Of
al p.rtiss, that il 10 needless to dwell
apo. that objection TO the bill. While
It oniy received, in the Assembly, the
uumber Of votes nece say to 'ts pa
sage, some Of tho,e Who voted tor 1t
openly stated their opposltion TO the
measure. AT er lis passage, that trarch
of the Legislature. with great unanimi'y
ard without regard TO / ol't'cal d Ter
ences, adopted the resolut on Tor sn
amendment OF the Ccnst tuition, 70 se-
cure the objects Of this bill, in accord.
anos with the Iecomm endatiOns Of the
message which ! lately sent to the Leg
,sla,urs on tLi. subject. do not donbt
that the Senate will also pass these r.so.
utio,s with the same unanimi'y, and
then the whole subj.ot vi be dnposed
Of, With tie assent and approval Of ell,
and in . mode free from Gil doubts and
uncertainties.
This bill is not only unconstitutional.
but il ia also extremely defective aid
highly Objectionable. The time yet re-
naming vi tho present session will rot
psrmi, me to specify oil the objections to
it, details.
Ii does not require the proxy Of the
colder to DO proven before tho repre-
sentative OF this State. but gives the pow
er only to the field officers Of regiments,
Who have been recently brought within
the operation OF the most arbitrary rules
Of military government; it does not
permit the soldier the incontrovert,Lls
nght 10 choose the friend 10 wtom be
.oald most confide ~ bis proxy; Tut
requires h IN to select che from he clss.
Of iresh elders, Who are not recognized
BY ou- 90 stitut on 40 entitled to fps-
clfc privileges; it subjects .he pe,sos
appointed Though without bis consent)
AZ q paox,, to the penalties OF q crimi-
nal offence, fine and imprisonment, for
refusing or nsglecting 10 deposit the
vote he receives. though be may believe
1t 10 not genuine It rovides no means
Of verifying at the polls the authenticity
Of proxies il requires the inspectors -
deposit in the ballot box, under the
pe i sIties Of crimin. i offence, tho bal
lots received without any proxy, how
ever much reason there may be to doab,
It's authenticity; it allows proxies aud
ballot. to lie cent by mail or otherwise.
~hicb permlts = messenger to be select:
does not require the messenger to b.
sworn il does net require bl,n to delrv.
er the proxies, but permits hil TO de-
,troy or change the proxies and ballots,
Or deliver them to any unsworn and un-
authorized person he may select; i,
Toes not make the change or destruction
Of the ballots, except by the person sp.
pointed as proxy, = criminal fence, or
punish such an act in any manner; 1t
ais 10 protect the secrcsy Of the bsIlot;
and IT requires the person named a.
proxy to deposit, in the ballot box, the
oailots delivered TO him with proxy,
by an unknown person, although they
may be different IRON those he kno~s
w.Ie sent ~ the voter.
THIS brief statement will he sufh :
cieut to salts all, vi the many oppor.
ties this bill affords tor gros. frands m.
on the electors in the amy and upon
The hsl,t box ut home The depo.i, Of
ballot is tiasl and rtevocsLls act.
aud The people will never permit ballots
to be received, unless with abundant
guarantees that they are, be yond doubt.
the tree act O. electors.
This b Il Is in conf ct with vital rrin-
cipsls OF vlec;o.a purity and inaepend
e, ce. 1t is we'll said by DR.. Lisber, IN
MS work on "CviI l. berry and Self.
Government that "AIl elections mu.,
be superln,cuded | y election Judges and
officers, Independent of the Ereeufive. or
any other organized or uaorga,iz d
power OF the government. The ude-
cency, rs we'll as the absurdny and i'm
morality Of the government recommend
ing what is 20 DO voted, ought never to
be permitted"
The bill hot only fails TO guard against
abuses and fraud, but i. off.n every 10.
ducetDent and temptation to pcrpsirato
them, by those Who are under the INN.
date and particular control of the Gene
rsl Government. That Government has
not hes tsted to interfere, directly, with
the local election,,by permitting officers
Of high rank to engage in them, IN
States In which they are not cit zeus.-
Ia marked instances, high and profitable
mi itsry commissions have teen given
to those who have never rendered one
day Of military DUTY, who have never
been upon battle field. but who have
been 10 the receipt OF military pay and
military honors,to airport them ia their
interference, in behalf OF the Admins
tration, with the elective franchises OF
different sovereign and Iowa. States.