The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-13
Gov. SeymotIr's Veto Message on flie
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4 l return without my signa ture the, Bill en-
titled can act to eecurc the elective franchise
t to the qualified voters Of the Army and Navy
II of the State of New YoFk.nfs ad fiads 81 .s2p
/ Itgisiso clearly iuzyiolation of the iCohstitu
tion, in the judgment of men of all parties
I that it is needless to dwell /. upon that objec
tion to. the bill eit only received in ths
j Assembly The number of votes necessary to,its
Passage, some Of thost, who voted for it openly
Il its passage; 1hatqbrancf bdf athe Legislature
with great .nnanimity, and, Eithoutl roaard to
political. DIFFERENCES adopted the resolution
4 for an amendment Of the; Constitution, to Sc
cure the objects Of this bill in accordance with
ltthof recommendatiens of the message which l
Elately sent to the Legislature ondthisi subjents
i I do not doubt that the Senate will also. pass
1.-THE resolution, with the same unanimity, and
then the whole subject win be disposed of with
lthe assent and approval Of all, and in a mode
| free from all doubts and uncertainties.
+ This bill is not only Unconstitutional, but is
fis also extremely defective aud highly ohjec-
tlonable. ,r.s7 s,a4 s.sa o.-asas-,,;s,z AZ. a(f
The time yet remaining OF the present ses-
sion will not permit me to specify all the OBJ
jections to its details q It does not require the
1 proxy of the soldier to be- proven before the
Representative of the State but givesst the powe
Fer only to field officers of regiments who have
been recently brought within the operation of
! the most arbitrary rules Of military govern
menti;; IL does not permit the soldier to choose
| the friend IN whom he would most con6de as
Ibis proxy, but, requires him to select one from
! the class Of freeholders, who are not recogT
i pized by our Constitution as entitled to spec
ial privileges; it subjects the person appointed
I Though without his conssht9 as proxy to
| the penalties of a criminal offence, fine and.
| Imprisonment, for refusing sor neglecting to
/ deposit the vote he receives, though he may
believe that it is not genuine it provides no
| means of verifying ut the polls the autEenti-
city of proxies lit requires the inspectors ito
deposit IN the ballot box, under the penalties
lTof criminal offence, the ballots received with
any proxy, however much reason there may
be to doubt its authenticity it allows proxies
and ballots to be sent BY mail Cor otherwise,
which permits messenger to be selected By
other persons than the voter /; 1T does not re-
| qhire the messenger to be sworn it does not
| require him to deliver the proxies aud ballots
| to the pcrsons namedgas proxies, but permits
him to destroy or change the proxies and bal
lots, or deliver them to any unsworn and IN
authorized person he may select; it does not
make the change or destruction of the ballots,
except by the person appointed proxy, crims
| inal offence, or punish snchzan actin any man
ner it fails to protect the secrecy of the bal
lot and it requires the, person named as proxy
to deposit in the ballot box the ballots defiv-
cred to him W til q proxy by unknown per-
sou, although they may be different from those
The knows we're sent by the voter This brief
statement Will be, sufficient to satisfy all of the
many opportunities this bill affords for gross
| frauds upon the electors in the army and upon
the ballot box at home! The deposit. of a bal
lot is final and irreyoeablc act, aud the peo-.
Epleswill never permit ballots to be, received
unless with abundant guarantees that they are
beyond doubt the free act OF the electors.
: The bill is in conflict with VITAL principles
of ciectorial purity and independence aIt9 is
well said by, DIR. Lieber, in his work on "Civil
Liberty and Self Government" that call cleo
tions must be superintended by election judg@
es and officers, indepe ndent of the Executive,
or any other organized or unorganized power
of lIe Governments. The indecepcyr as well
as the absurdity and immortality of the Govern.
ment recomendinng what is to be voted, ought
never to be permitted"
This bill not only fails to guard against
abuses and fraud, but it offers every induce
mcnti and temp tation to nperpetratn them, by.
those who arc under the immediate and parTo
ticular control of the General Government.
That Government has not hesitateJ to inter
fere directly with the local elections, by per5
mitting officers of high rank to engage in them,
in States of which they are not citizens. In
marked instances, high and profitable militia :
ry commissions having been given to those
who have never rendered one day of military
duty, who have never been upon battle field.
but who have been in the receipt of military
pay and military hcpors, TO support them in
their interferences,, in behalf of the Admins
tration, with the elective franchiics Of differ
ent sovereign and loyal States 70 $3.50 4
Not only have some thus been rewarded for
going beyond the bounds of military proprie
+ ty, but others and subordinate officers have
been punished and degraded for the fair and.
independent exercise of their. political rights;
at their own homes, and in the p rformance
of their civil duties. call the attention of
the Legislature and the public to the following
order: Iat sg = ssts ,rsp'.
WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANr GENER rs OFFICE
WAsHINeToN, March 13, 1868.
Special Order No 10. - gv 9f,T1 9s
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4s 81 BY direction of the Presidcntsthe fol-
lowing officers are hereby dismissed from the
service ;ofthe United States.
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LIEUT.. A. j. Edgerlv, 18th New Hampshire
Volunteers, for; circulating copperhead tick
cts, and doing all in his power to prom ote the
success of the rebel cause in IL State.
q, % By order Of the Secretary of War, 2
Il -a1E L. THOMAS, Adjutant General
Fo the Governor of New Hampshire. hsH
regret to say that have ample evidence
that tlis order aoas issaed IN the terms oboUc
recited.1 ua9iidaaet3 q
,4siThs order, unjust and unworthy in its pur-
poses and most offensive in its terms Furnishes
a citizen and soldier for supporting can
didate for the Office of Governor in his own
State who received many thousand more of
date for the station. Including the one Who
represented more particularly the views and
purposes Of the National Administrators. Such
acts are more DISASTROUS to- the cause Of our
than :the.. loss ae battles. Such violent