The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
Proportion Of Democrats in the Army.

their defeat IN lhelr recent eastern elections
was that while the Republicans were aw
in the army, fighting for their country, Dem.
ocrats were at home to do the voting. The
assertion is an insult to the larger portion
of the Union army The following are ex
tracts from different Eastern journals, on the
sui ject:
PRopoKTIoN OF DEMOCRATS IN THE ARMY.
Instances like the following throw ligh,
upon the discussed question as to the relative
proportion of Democrats aud Republican
Union soldiers in the army. In Il regiment
raised in Indiana county, Pa, two compan
les containing one hundred and eighty siS
men, were canvassed, and only three Demo
Gratis were found against one hundred and
eighty three Union men.-Lafayette Courier
Well, Courier, a full regiment of one
thousand and forty men-l l0th Illinois
passed through this city few weeks ago,
and upon actual count it was discovered that
in the whole oegiment there were but seven
Republicans to a thousand and thirty three
Democrats s.-N. Il. Ledger.
The "RAprDs" IN WAsuINGroN.-A Gen.
tIeman in Washington, writing to a friend
in Cleveland, Ohio, un Ter recent date
SAYS:
"Wel Ohio isis what? That's the
question. Gone clean eciid Democratic. |
have mine own fun with the 'rabids' here
about the results of the fall elections They
can't put in the plea here that it is because
the Democrats did not enlist, as they do
with you, ne know BETTER and we can prove
1t, 10y canvassing any regiment that files
through our streets. The fact is the Repub
lican party has played out. They organized
to gather the loaves and fishes aud as soon
as these are secured they bust | am not
using very poetical language but it is true
for a that AS for myself care nothing
about parties now. The issue of the hour is
above party 1t is life, and am glad to
know that there is patriotism enough ont.
side of party to struggle for it, and to secure
it.-Bnt atrnce TO politics"
The SolDIEn,VorE FRAuDs.-It was not
only in this city that shameful frauds were
committed ON Tuesday by the voting Of sol
diers. All over the State, regiments and
parts of regiments were SO disposed that
Republicans should vote and the Democrats
should not About seven hundred men be
longing to regiments in this city were sent
to different parts of the State on Monday.
all Of whom voted the Republican ticket. and
none were sent who would not. At st. Louis
on Saturday and Monday. hundreds of sol
diers were crossing the river into Illinois,
on the same errana, while other hundreds
who would have voted the Democratic tick.
ct were not permitted to cross. This move,
ment was to beat Colonel Morrison for Con.
gress in the Alton District, while he was
himself in the field with his face to the enc
my. What fire in the rear was this?
A these frauds must be exposed, that the
authors of them may be execrated. The
chief author of them was the Governor oI
the State.
notwithstanding all of them, behold the
result Chicago Times,
Even greater frsuds were committed in the
Iowa election, as we learn from good auth
oltv. C2eveland Plaindealer
ANOTHER DEMoCRATIo REGIMENr.-The
1lOth Illinois regiment is said to be com,
posed entirely OF Democrats The same is
true of two or three regiments raised in Hi.
nois. There is not a Republican regiment
in the whole army. .-LouispiWe Democrat
How THE WISCONSIN SOLDIERS VorE-
Returns have been received by telegraph
from the 10Th Wist onsn Regiment, at Fort
Monroe, giving the following result on Con-
gressmen:
Democrats. .... .................l23
Republcans. ........... IA