The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-01
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he CumbeflsDd, as an act OF Jusilee u"
themselves, and a personal favor TO us, 70
cad the following article from the New
York Tribune. They will find out why
Copper head newspapers bate soldier
and Federal bayonets;" why the Louis
Vile Democrat and Journal abused The
resolutions Of the Amy Of the Cumher-
land, and the letters Of General M1LRor
and why the Conservatives are opposed
to Union soldiers votirg. They are viii
ling that rebels shall vote, but not the
toiling soldier who faces disease aud
death for the cake Of his country. Sol
diers, remember your enemies, and maxi
them, when you return, at the ballot-box:
THE SOLDIERS VOTE.
Judge Lows bill, providing that l.
diers absent in the service of their coun-
try may henceforth vote bv proxy in all
State Elections, has been vetoed by Gov.
Seymour in a Message herewith presen-
ted; while Judge Deans proposition
looking 10 an amendment Of the Consti-
tuition whereby our soldiers may be cali.
ed TO vote AZ some future day, either has
been or is TO be approved by him. YET
we call every reader 10 witness that the
main objections alleged by the Governor
apply with far greater force TO the propo
sitioh he approves than 20 that he veioes.
The Governor objects that the soldiers
votes will be controlled by their officers.
That might be the case 20 some extent
under an act providing for elections in
camp, as Judge Deans proposition con-
templates; il could nat be under Judge
Lows bill. That bill requires no cleo
,ions, no caucussss in the army; il sim
ply authorizes the soldier TO send home
his vote and have il polled by some trus-
ted friend in his absence. How is an
officer TO know what vote he casts? How
is be to be bullied to vote Otherwise than
as he chooses, when none can know that
he votes at all? Suppose an officer were
TO make him send home a vcie III It he
did not wish to cast, how easy for him
10 write home TO his friends Rot to cast
H.. and then TO send another Of his own
sort?
But the Governor fears That there will
| be frauds II the soldiers vote by proxy
How infinitely greater the danger il
thew vote in camp? Here, for instance,
is John Jones, living in Ramapo, Rock
land county, now serving his country. In
North Carolina or Tennessee, and vi h
ing 10 vote. Suppose he votes in camrI
who knows that he is or is not a legal vo-
ter in RAmapO aforesaid I? How long
must the canvass Of k,ckland county
he delayed for woes TO come in from
Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texis? Sup.
pose Rocklanc should have County oili-
GERS elected by votes cast all over tht
The South by persons never heard of by
her citizens, what is she TO do about il
But under Judge Lows bill. jon
Jones' right 10 vote in RamapO will b,
eanvassed and determined in RAmspo
where his vote is and should be polled
aud where forty persons know whethe
he Is or is not a legal voter Of that town
But more among those assemble, d at iii
poll will be a number whO IRE acqnainfe,
with his Handwriting, and eau Ieadil]
detect a forgery II one should be attempt
ed The Governfr obj cts that the vut
must be presented hy a freeh1lder, whicl
is not The fact. Judge Low propose,
this, 40 an additional safeguard agains
fraud, but IL was objected TO and stricken
oat with his consent, so that Gov. S~l
m d, murs { q provision as ia the bill
which is not th,r.l We defy any ma.
I } devise another plsn for receiving a
votes Of soldiers more unobj ctionab
than Judge Lows; sud We defy any o.
TO contIive an objection 20 this which /
not (liko Gov. Seymour'e) an objectio
TO letting soldiers vote at all.
We have already called a'ten ion (
the fact that in no single State wbe,e h
Democrats haze fill Stging h1tc Msy initiate
any measure for securing he Right Of SgJ
frage to absent Soldiers, 0hetisr 6g C0nsiia
tOnag amendment or oUerwise. On the cor,
trary, Republican Legislatures hav
passed acts TO enable Soldiers 10 vol
while absent from the State, 10 Pennsyl
vania, Iowa, Wisconsin, and have don
their best 20 the same end here. A NJ
NJ. B. Patty, Democratic member Of tn
present Legislature of Illinois, hae writ
ten q letter which explains The action {
his party on the subject far better tina
Gov. Seymour's Message does. Here
the passage;
"a great deal Of complaint BY the Re
publicans because The Legislature di
not pass a Law to Let the Soldiers vot
II would been IN Constitutional and th
Did abolition officers would make
the Soldiers vote just to suit the admin
istration the Illinois Legislature took
Recess ill The / Sc OF June at that tim
they will act IN reference TO the War q
they think best for the Uaion and III
Constitution one thing Sure They do no
intend TO fight this Niger war and n
DO wer upon earth will make them do
the WOoley Heads talk of Bringing th
army North To kill off he Copper Hea
That is Just smart as the balencs Of Abe
war Policy welt know what Martin d
, you suppose this WoOley Head admins
iratiOn can do with the Seoesh aud III
5 Largest States in this union gon Demo
oraiick party will See this damed AID
minisiraiiOn all gon g. He'll Before the
will support This Negro war JOu ma
feel assured when they have 90 Ral
Soldiers By CONSUMPTION il will DO
poor army they all go over 20 the SOui
and then Fair we'll woley Heads Ia Il
North god Protect may you soon CON
home under the sunshine Of Peace.
NJ. b. PAT Y"
Gov. Seymour assigns a good man
sham reasons for veiOing Judge Low
bill but ke' pa back the true one--nam,
", that the soldiers would not vote q
he wishes. Had he bsen Inclined
deal frankly with the subject, no woul
said Gentlemen, | have been elec,e
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