The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-11-19
NUMBER I6
Now Democratic Soldiers are
Treated

IL 4" oH'o REC AEsr, Folly ISLAND, s. CO
Oct IS le6
Editor Wayne COunrs Democrat
hEAR SIR-Having an opportunity to
write you will tell you how the elect,
a. Of here on the sea-coa., of South
arolinia
ne We had very not times about politics.
b NJ soldiers old enough to know right
from wrong We thought We could vote
without having stul ID and ignorant stump
speakers of the ao-called Union party to
lhs:ruc. u. But We found we were quite
" NJ About two weeks before the elec-
on an BOLTON agent showed his love for
the soldiers BY bringing them loads of tick
e,s, circular. and books. He labored
faithfully for Brouch When he began o
spe k to the boys they welcomed him by
sly;ng-"Give him a gum Give him
cariridge-box;" Put him in the guard
house, y Put him out" 1--WE are for Val
lsndigham.' He was finally compelled to
leave US. Next Captain Lutz tried what
he coald do with Us, by threatning that
every one Of his company xho would vote
for Vallandigham he would punish Bat
that wouldn't do Then our officers threat.
ened that they would resign if we voted
for Vallan igham. We said that they
could do 50, and welcomely That ended
that trial Next they trie tc frighten Us
By saying that they wouli put Us in front
of battle ii we wouldn; vote for Brough--
We answered: That is where we aIwtv,
are and want 10 be- We are Mt cJwt.is.
Our conduct heretofore ,pe TX for u \.
Charlottesville, We We're in the front. 4;
Gettysburg We We're IA the from. lni n
next place You hear Of Us We Viii be ia the
front" So that did not take Next hey
told Us that five voted for ValIandigham
we would break our oaths Bu, We know
better than that. 81 at last, they preach
ed up the doctrine of cbcllion---,aid they
would rebel against the choice Of The pco-
pie if Vailapdigham should De elec,e.i--
That strenE hened u. for it shove that
they are really worse than the rebels ard
we thought We could f ight rebels on the soil
of Ohio just as brayeiy as We 10 on South
Carolina soil
After finding out that they could not ac-
com?I sh their designs, by persuasion or
they resolved that they would
not permit Us II vote AMI tha; they did
accomplish The vote of the regiment
will sh w this. We were On duty to build
a fo.i on C.owa Islam l. \ camp guard,
some detached men, and the fficer>. were
left in camp They opened Il secret poll
at the commssary, and got all the Brough
men to vote that were present In the
evening it Leaked cut, and some democrats
went to vote. Two or three got their votes
in, but as some OF the sbolitionists saw
that the democrats had found out the
secret and were coming to vote they closed
the polls before the time pr. vided for by
law. We we're fairly cheated out Of
our votes by our own officers
1t would be no more than jus,ice if the
vote ct our re gimcnt Were rejected. for 1t i
4 great fraud. We hope yoa will zee 20
it. We are willing to obey the law; We re
spect the constitution ami withhold not
ju-.cc from any man. So do We demand
il from he other side
close with the request that You pub
l.sh this. | would like the MON men of
Wayne and other counties to know what
kind of leaders they have j. ". L.
lst Brigade GorIan'S Division