The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-10-07
WILL TIE COPPERIiEADS MAKE
AN EFFORT 10 THROW OUT THE
VOTE OF TIE SOLDIERS!

Most assurody they will, if they can
thereby elect any ono Of their traitorous clan,
They will do and dare any thing, legal or lille
gal, to effect their purposes. They havo no
conscientious scruplcs as to how their object
is accomplished. Whether by fair means
or foul, they care not, SO that they attain
their ends.
4 letter has been sent from the Army of
the Cumberland, and forwarded to the Ohio
Democratic Central Committee, containing
n few questions that are pointed, and demand
direct and uncQuivocal answers. The let
ter was called firth from our brave soldiers
from the fact that it is we'll understood
among the Coppcyhcad faction of Ohio,
that if Nallondigham should be elected by
the homo vote, they will cndcavor to throw
aside the vote of the soldiers. Such is the
hypocritical friendship and regard they
have for the soldier and his rights, But
here is the lcttcr referred to:
Army or ruE CuMBEELANp,l
Is ruH fIELp, September | |, 1868. !
Ia hr Dfmpcruic Tretrui (Oannitt,C Df ObiO
The undersigned, commanders of Ohio regiments
in this army, have road your correspondence with
the Commanding General OF this Department, in
which You ask certain questions IN reference 10
the circulation of speeches, papers aud documents
among the soldiers of this army with view to Sc
the votes ot soldiers for the candidates of the
so-cdticd Democratic party of Ohio.
fUwt-ho YOU, and the party YOU represent II
Ohio admit the cnnSitutinuahty of the Law of the
Ohio Legislature passed ut its last session, giving
the soldiers in the field the right 10 votc2
Neopai--s il NOT the programme ot your party
in Ohio 10 contest the election for Governor ii MIR
Nalhndigham shall receive majority ot the honr,
vote. even though the soldiers votes should give
Mr.. Buugh a clear majority
/ 2hid Is itnot further part of your programm,
to issue certificates ot election procure such Ger
ticatcs, to be issued to members Of the Legislature
when the Democrats receive naority of the homO
Votes ot the District, without waiting for counting
/ of the soldiers votes
! fourtb--lS il not the intention of your party t
| oppose and render void aud imperative the Law
giving the soldiers the right to vote
We respectfully request an early reply tn th
foregoing questions, dWIic0tc, one copy 10 bc ad
dressed To the Commanding General of the Depart
ln1nt of the Cumberland, and the other to Captai
j. W, Stmchcomb, Lancaster, Ohio,
We have the honnr To be, very respectfully,
Your Ohcdirut servants,
T. NANnERNEER, Col. 35th o., coul,rg Brgld,
&. II, GROSNENok, It, Col. Comd'g 18th O,N.
OSCAR 4. MOORE, Col, comd'g SD q. Va,
Y. H. PHELPS, Celuncl SSth q. '. l.
fhtI N VI, ltlN LlN, ll. Nol, cOnld X olSl ~ q.
. g, kEMMERilNG, Cou,d'g 9h o. ', l.
y. NJ, SToUGnToN, 1t. Col, comd'g 2lst o,N.
Now, these are plain, direct questions
= and can all be answered in the English MOI
osyllables Yes or No, The pemocrat
, Central Committee have replied 80 the lett,
n in vague and pointless manner, The
= dodge, aud higglc, and speculate, dcclarir
the questions uuimportant and immatcrig
and say they might decline to answer yor
question, because of its immaterality
They quibhle, and squim, and parry, u,
= pcttiiog, and beat around the bush, al
:, finally rcisso TO answer the questions, l.
u cause, they say
T. "Whcther this law is constitutional is obvious
II purely legal question, the decision at which q
not be- and ought not To he, IN the slightest degr
affected by any admission ~ deGlal OF the BEN
u cratic ur any other patty
G sam Modary is ON this committee, end it
/. well known that he Violently opposed Il
law authorizing the soldiers to vote decl,
h ing that in the passage Of that law the "a
Il >ttatjoa n He State raS tsampiet uati
l. foot, and fraud violence and perjury subs
c tuted as laoro in accordance with the el
Il aimed at"
b Vet this Same Copper Sammcdary h
a. not the courage, when il comes TO the site
e ing point, to give tho soldiers square al
N direct answers TO their square aud dire
questions,