The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-18
FROM THE 1O7TH REGIMENT.
The Democratic Soldiers not Permitted to
a..s' =. = Vote. =
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JILL toAoNcs eSSe - SANSAANAs
-. October 18. 1858,
Editor Wayne County Democrat: - -
DEAR SIR: Having an opportunity to write
you, will tell you how the election went off
here on the sea coast of South Carolina.
We've had very hot times about politics.
Being soldiers. old enough to know, right from
wrong, we thoughtwe could vote without hay
ing stupid and Ignorant stump speakers of the
sosalls Union party e iestEsss M Bss sssFs Ts
before the election an Abolition agent showed
his love for the soldiersrby bringing them loads
( off tickets. circulars and books. He labored
faithfully for Brongh. When he began to
speak to the boys, they WELCOMED him by cry
ing: "Give him gun" live him cartridge
sebox; 5" "Put him in the guard house," .sPut
was finally compelled to leave u.s. Next Captain
Lutz tried what he could do with us, by threat.
ening, that every one of his company who
would vote for Fallandigham he would pun
ish. But that wouldn't do. Then our afficers
threatened, that they would resign If we voted
for Vallandigbam We said, that they could
do so, and welcomely. That ended that trial
Next they tiled to fighten us by saying, that
they would put us, in front of battle if we
wouldn't vote for Brough. We answered. !:
THAT is where we always are, and want to be,
We ars no towards; our conduct heretofore
speaks for us At Chancellorvills, we were in
front lat Gettysburg, VIC were in front, and
the next place you hear of Us we will be in the
'front.'" So, that that did not take Next they
told us, that if We voted for Vallandigham we
would break our oaths But We knew better
than that. So at last, they preached up the
doctrine of rebellion onAsaid that they would re-
bel against the choice of the people, if Vallan-
digham should be elected. That strengthened
us, for it showed us that they are really worse
than the rebels, and we thought we could fight
robcls on the soil of Ohio just as bravely as we
do on South Crolina soil 9
After finding out, that they could not accom-
plish their. designs: by persuasion or intimida-
ton, they resolved that they would not permit
us to vote. And that they did accomplish. The
vote of the regiment will show this. We were
on duty to build fort on Ciowa Island. A
camp guard, snmo detached men and the Off
GERS were left in camp. They opened secret
poll at the ccmmissary, and got all the Brough
men to votethat were present In the evening
it leaked out, and some Democrats went to vote
Two or three got their vetes in, but as soon as
the A6olitionists saw that the Democrats had
found out the secret and were coming to vote,
they closed the polls, before the time provided
by law. We were fairly cheated out of our
votes by our own -nficers. -T- 81
- It stnnld-han ND more tnan justice IT tne VOTE
of our regiment were rejected, for it is great
freud. We hope you will see to it. We are
willingsto obey the law, we respect the Con-
stitution. and WITHHOLD not justice from any
man. So do we dem md it from the other side.
: j. I close with the request; that you publish
this. would like the Union men of WAYNE
and other counties to know what kind of lead
ers they have. ~ @ 43.
- J. W. P.
-Hs srl LIST, brigade Gordan's Division.