The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
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tive fact, that Gig hteen thousand or there
,bou $ oi New York troops have been
u arc To be sent home to vote the Re-
publican State and local tickets to-mor-
rev, We give elsewhere facts, official
orders and affidavits, upon this subject,
TO which we invite the serious attention
Of all the citizens who have the interest
Of the country at heart. .7'-o p
A morning paper in commenting upon
4 a statement in the World, that Gen.
Meade's late retreat was because large
body Of his troops were voting in Penn
sylvania, aud that his present inaction
was because his New York soldiers were
to be used to carry this State, declared
that the World ought to be suppressed
for trying to bring the authorities into
contempt by propogating libel, which,
if true, would almost justify revolution
on the part of an outraged people. We
do not exactly assent to this view of the
case but it is undoubtedly true that no
moro damaging charge could be made
against government than that during
the supreme crisis of the war, aud in Il
must critical stage Of the campaign troops
were u4ad not Ion Military but pu.ely se.i-
ish aud personal purposes. 1t is to
charge t1nvernmcnt with want OF wis
dum, of p4triotisni aud even OF Common
deeency.
Now we 40 deliberately make this.
! damhi,c charge against the adninstra-
ton Of sir. abraham Lincoln. We al
lege and are prepared to prove that while
the army of the Potomac was being de-
pgeted OF troops to reinforce the Army OF
| the Cumberland, it also was weakened
some II, ,u0p Penr&ylvania troops, who
werc.sent home to help re elect Governor
i Gar8a. Fhis feet CAME to the kngyledge
LOT General Lee, and he was able to drive
back Ganerai Meade frecipit,i'ely upan
the t:elenSes of Washington and destroy
1.-THE railroad from The Rapidau to Ma
Inassos 8
| We also deliberately charge that at the
Ipresent time. when it is OF the utmost
/ lnument for General Meade to keep the
rebels fully employed, so as to prevent
their sending reintorcelnents to Deaure-
gard or Bragg, the Army Of the Pot5-
) mac was at staud-stiil because Of fur
i loughs which have been given to New
il York troops to come home and VOTE
!, The fall campaign is given up, Burnside S
Thomas 5, and Gilmore's armies are en-
dangered--merely to insure paitry VIC
| tory in a purely local election. We do
not beGeve the history of free govern
ments viii furnish an instance OF such
party folly and madness as this misuse OF
the Union army by the Lincoln admins
tratiou.
/ It is for the people Of this State to take
4 the matter in hand tomorrow, and BY
4 their votes give lesson to the govern
ment it will not be likely to forget dur.
ing its now happily brief term of power
: Our bravo men from the army now in our
| State must in their hearts feels as indig-
! nant at the way they are used as any mem
:. ber Of tho Democratic party possibly
can. If they must vote let it be against
the party which has maligned and en-
!, deavored to disgrace their best and favor.
? tie leader, General Mcclellan. In rela
! tiou TO this matter the Washington Cni4f
OF Saturday last we'll says. i, f.i3
i We sound the note of warning. Let the
Democracy of New York prepare for an
inundatien Of the opposition, by orders
of the President OF the United States
And meanwhile, let General Robert Il
Lee take notice that in reply to his ear
q nest invitation to battle, General Meade
/, cannot attend, and, therefore, sends hi
I most respectful regrets, for the rcasor
!. that his troops are required in New Yorl
!, for other purposes than those for whicl
}. they have been recruited and organized
e Over four thousand soldiers receive
y transportation tickets yesterday from
0 single office in this city, to proceed 4
e Now York on ten days leave OF absence
: This is >only one DAYS work of sin
It gle office; the whole time they may b
SO engased, will be enough to carr.
i any election and ut the same time CIV
a assurance to General Lee that if he
n particularly anxious for battle, he vii
y have ~ 20 to New York Ter i;.-Dati
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