New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-28
SOLDIERS, RIGHTS.

IH6 nora, WHICH INC COnnecLCut EleCtlOn
had resulted adversely to its hopes and wishes
raised howl over the alleged overbearing of
the votes Of the People by those Of the
Soldiers. It was the partially, it exclaimed,
that constituted the grievance: "Only let all
.the soldiers vote, and we are satisfied" Well:
Judge Lows bill does exactly that, yet Tho
World has fought it throughout it with unsur.
passed venom. Now it processes to support
the Seymour dodge of q Constitutional amend
ment, whereby the Soldiers, if all goes
smoothly, will be enabled to vote some two
years hence. And here is q specimen of the
arguments whereby it sustains its new position:
"whs. rsmsndu' snEn. for destroying the substance
might become In the hands Of an unscrupuous Admntra
ton will appear We consider that the numbet Of men 10
the army from each State than double tbs average
uajores by which State Elections carried When you
Of each state larger number Of voters than are
necessary to Turn the scale end give the
Of the army the control Of their political seon you make him
40 comp Of the public liberties a. was Louis Ma:
poeon France whom he set the be called universal
susgs II no ccuss in the army except such
President and bis officers are pleased to so" so ders
are not permitted to discus. public ard freely
the OF the Administration the votes or proIie. Of tho
soldiers TO pass through the hands OF OoveTnmen ssen
,ge IN the sruy would be dsuson aud 10 this
country lust the most convenient instrument for
establishing desposm In France The officers OF the army
naturally possess great influence aud s.es1dsaGI over me
Aduiuraion and IL. agents for promotion Tor ~nsnmens
to duty suitable TO the whes for leaves OF absence and Tor
chances Of appointment In the regular army when they are
mustered volunteers Their soldiers are In turn de-
peadent them for the PromPsn. Of Their pay oL ho'ns
szpoure for lsnent treatment Of petty ohenss aan disci
pne. and for nsm.rou, miiigsson Of ne hae'hp Of m
itary service Beside the influence Of tho ocsrs, there
that Of the suffers They for the most part SET VI
srte who always ready TO toady "a. officers fof
81 = uutpAla The
,couDdrey suffers Just suoh Of tools interruptions
politician. would choose worn with BY the system which
ssy.r. month, In srear tn. ses are enabled most
Of In debt and consequently possess over them the
Ths ,odIsrs are neither better worse. 10
their ordinary morals. than the mass OF the Som-
In what powerful eeeonesrng influence resides In the
hops Give 10 either party exclusive control Of the
liquor saloons and 1t would stAad good chance to carry any
election 1t is notorious that thu exposures and haTd.hps
mich 90 rapidly and fesrfuy undermine the health Of sol
. SIs S1 .SS.sss IF tS. cfcSa.ae. II. Idniassn
could control the vote OF the army by connvanee with the
Of voting should b. tolerated IN the army which doe.
make provision for tho influenza Of the suffers.
who BY tbsiT po'iti0a ID. o5; OF the Admin
istrs'ion"
We DO not propose to eliminate the sepa.
rate falssbOOds here woven into demonstra-
ton that soldiers ought not to enjoy the Right
of Suffrage. Our soldiers are not machines
they read, and think, and judge-it was this
that sent them into the Army. At least
dozen of their officers hold their places and
expect promotion at the Governors hands for
every one who looks for advancement to the Fed
eral Administration; and the suffers are in like
manner dependent on the line officers whom
Gov. Seymour appoints more than Oh the
Generals appointed at Washington. So The
HOrid has cltsn e1ultinsy proclaimed that the
eO'ai~r. rould read journals Of its own sort,
and could NOT r1nd TIE TRIBUNE. But we
do not propose to chase it through its tortuous
labyrinth of soPhissry and falaehood- W. .~Iy
ask the Soldiers and their friends to take
notice that the above extract from The World
proves, if anything that Soldiers should not
rote a. all. Tha. is just what the Copperheads
mean, what their action in the States whose
legislation they control amounts to, and what
they will effect so far and so long as they
dare They can keep the Soldiers out of their
rights, but they cannot dupe them.