Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-10-10

come next year before the people. At
present it reads thus:
SEQ. 3. In elections by the citizens,
every white freeman Of the age Of twenty
one years, having resided in the State one
year, and IN the election district Wbere he
o0trS 10 cote ten days Immediately precc-
ding such election, and within two years
paid State or county tax, which shall
have been assessed at leat ten days before
election, shall enjoy the rights OF an elec-
tor" &c.
Now, the baseness of the attempt of the
Republicans to excite prejudice among
soldiers againt the Democratic judges lies
in this : The constitutional objection a.
gainst the camp vote was first raised by
Republicans, in order to secure the Office
Of Sheriff of Philadelphia to the Repubi-
can candidate. The rejection of the camp
vote did secure the Office to the Republican
candidate, Mr.. Thompson, and he holds it
now.
Judge Allison, Judge Reed, Judge
Strong, all decided against the camp vote
but the abuse in all direction against the
Democratic candidates yet they were
the judges who in the decision showed
that no party feeling could sway them
from doing what they knew to be their
duty. For this the Democratic party
honors them, and nominates them to high
Offices, of which they have proved worthy.
Mr.. Robert Ewing, who lost his case, is
| among their warnest supporters. If the
Republican politicians can make pol tcal
capital out of this matter, it will not be
among honest men who want honest judg-
! es.
In giving the decision Of the Court
against camp vote, Judge Woodward was
not forgetfuI Of the honor due 10 our gal
liant soldiers. He said:
cit is due to our citizen soldicry to add :,
however, in respect to the cases of fraud
that have been before US, that no soldier
was implicated. The frauds were perpe-
tratel in every instance by political spec.
ulators, who prowlcd around the military
camps, watching Tor opportunities to des-
troy true ballots and substitute false ones,
10 forge and falsfy returns, and to cheat
citizen and soldier alike out of the fair and
equal election provided for by law * \
10 voluntarily surrender the comforts of
home and friends and business, and to en-
counter the prvatations of the camp and
the perils Of war, for the purpose of viudi.
eating the Constitution and the laws OF
the country, is indeed signal sacrifice to
make for the public good but the mer
who made it the most che0rfully and from
the highest motives would be the very
last to insist on carrying with them the
right of civil suffrage, especially VIII en- they
see, what experience proves, that it can
not be exercised amidst the tumul is of wa
without being attended by frudu lent prac
tices that endanger the very existence o
the right, Whilst such men fight for tn
Constitution, they do not expect judges t.
sap and mine it by judicial construction,
CHASE VS Miller, 5 UrightS RepOrtS.)
Nor was he found wanting at late
period, when the gallant Army of the Po
tcmac, inferior far in number, confronte
the hosts of our invaders ou the soil c
Pennsylvania. Whilst bungling misman
agcment delayed her own militia unit
New York and New Jersey got the star
Of US, Judge Woodward, with his tw
sons in the field, gave all the weight of hi
position ard character to the call to arm.
He said:
"There ought TO be such an instant ur
rising oil young men, in response to th
: call, as shall be sufficient to secure tn
$ public safety, and to teach the world thr
no hostile foot can, with mpunity, trea
the soil of Pennsylvania" (Philadelphi
LnQulrer, June 30, 1869
The Democratic party has been q
0 much belied TO you as its candidates. Bu
= many of you are Democrats, all of 20
q have camped and marched and fougl
side by side with Democrats, in the servi(
J.. of the Union, You know whether the
: have been true TO it and to you. Some
r the best soldiers of this war are Democra
C and for no other reason they have incurC
S the hatred of the faction whose test
n merit is devotion TO the negro In Il
1 State Legislature, in the Federal Congre
# your rights and interests were alwa
d maintained by representatives of the d
g mocracy of Pennsylvania, OF its prime
!, pies we can make no statement 80 author
G tative as its platform. We cite to "
from it the following resolutions
a "ReSol0ed, That the soldiers composir
@ our armissm crit the ,warmest thanks of al
. nation. Their country called, and mob
" did they respond. Living, they sht
g know a natlons's gratitude wounded
d nations care and dying, they shall Ii
It in our memories, and monuments shall
G raised to teach postcrity to honor the r
-, triots and heroes whe offered their lives
y their country's altar. Their widows a