The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-09
NOW FOR THE FACTS.

NOW FOR THE FACTS.
Comparisons are said to be odlous.-
They are so, in many cases, without
DOUBT Any comparisons instituted,
serving to show the shameful backward
ness, and the begrudging generosity OF
the Copperhead democracy in coming to
the support of the Government in its
hour of trial, must be odious to that trai.
torous clan But the facts relating to
the conduct Of political organizations in
this emergency, as we'll as of Individuals,
belong to history. And we give fair
notice that on our part, we shall proceed
to probe that grievous wound to the bot
tom, not extenuating, and setting nothing
down in malice.
We charge upon the Copperhead de-
mocracy of the North, that it has system
atically withheld 40 earnest and proper
ticnate support ofthe Government during.
the darker days of this war, in the es-
sentialS of men and money.
Gov Seymour has written several let
ters to the President, asking him to sus.
pend the draft, for several reasons. In
the first place the Governor alleges un-
fairness in the enrolment, by which the
districts in which Copperheadlsm is the
ruling power, the draft will fall more
heavily than in the rural districts, where
loyal men preponderae. In the next
place, he thinks the drafting law uncon-
stitutional, asks that its operations be sus
pended until the Supreme Court can
decide it.
Now the draft will fall most heavily,
according to the population, upon the
districts that have failed to furnish their
quotas under the several calls for troops
heretofore and none but a fool or a trail
tor will growl at such simple operation
/ of the common rules of 9ritbmetic A
paper published at Utica, the home of
Gov. Seymour, complies tabular state
ment from the last report of the Adju-
tant- General Of that State. showing the
number of troops furnished under the
Presidents call for troops of July 2, 1862,
by every county in the State, together
With the excess or deficiency in each
county. 1t then classifes the counties In
accordance with the majority each gave
last fall, whether for Seymour or Wads-
worth. The result is this:
So Republican counties, with
population of l ,620,647, rails
ed, under that call, 1915
volunteers.
"a Seymour counties. with a
population of 8 ,249, 900, rails
ed, under that call, 1912 |
volunteers. -|
Ezcessi in favor of Rep. connties, 1,043 |
Deficiency iu the Republican
counties, above, 1886 .
Deficiencies in the Seymour
counties, above, 24,l42
Of this deficiency in the Seymour
counties, 1858 is charged to New York
City, where Seymour had a majority of
3l,776 and in the counties where bis
maj jorities were heaviest, there was the
heaviest deficiency in volunteers under
that call. 1t aoiU thus be seen, that II
the Seymour counties had as fully re-
sponded to the call for Uoiunteers as did
the loyat counties, Horatio Seymour
ocould not mea0 be GOUernor Of the State
Of Ne1c York.
But lest some may declare it unfair to
base the number of volunteers furnished
by the respective counties or the entire
population, we submit the arms bearing
population of the counties as above elias.
s.fed, from the record
Arms-bearing men in the Sey-
mour counties, 52O,523
Arms bearing men IN the 10y
al counties, 829,449
Yet the loyal counties, with an arms
bearing population I9l079 less than the
Seymour counties. sent lob more vol
unteers to the field under the last sum.
mer call for troops And this unim-
peachable record we hand over to our
readers, that with its facts they may ST.
lence the loud -boasting, preteutious Cop
perheads in their respective localities
Let US now turn to home matters. We
have no doubt at all that the late report
of the Adjutant General of this State
would furnish statistics fully as damning
to Copperheadism. That Report, how
ever, has not been furnished US. But
We intend to ferret out the facts concern l.