Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-02-28

! tureats thrown out by men upon the stunl
! III the recent canvass in Delaware, speak
/ ing on the same side dvoc atcd b. the geu.
tleman from Ohio. They not only threat
ened that they would attack the polls at
tue various voting place, in DeIawa c, bat
they advised their trlends to come pre-
pared, armed and ready, to do so. That
was before there was the slightest intina-
tinn that any troops would be brought into
I the State. When that was known, the
loyal mcn, knowl,g their rights aud de-
termlhcd to maintain them, imp orcd the
Genera Govcrnmeu TO send to their pro
tectlon at the voting = aces. There was
not single man, 50 Tar IA, | can learn,
who was prevented lrvm voting at that
election.
Mr.. WHITE, of Ohio. Mr.. Speaker,
only quoted the lanIuigs OF the Cover
nor Of Delaware. H. complained in his
recent message that ~oldicrs of the United
States Government were seen posted atal.
most every voting place, in tn counties
have FAMED, in that Stat1. Ibclieve him,
sir; be ides, have been informed by hon
orLble and liable gentlemen from that
State that many Of its citil us whre deter
red from voting at thi crctlon. in coI,e
queuce Of these troops b"iug thurst into
that STATE; th't dlsmAy aad alarm spread
throughout its borders, especially among
the Democratic peo pie, who had suN rel
SO many wrongs and indjgnltes at the
hands Of this Administration Upon tho
introdur ion of so large military force,
Just on the eve OF general election, 1hrth'
er their apprchens ono wAre we'll Iouni d
o. not, many OF them preferred to sacrifice
tn" right vote thal to incur the huz-
ards witch the exer is ofthat ri!ht !ht
impose. ( here cou d nave he"n no nrc.,
sity for the introduction of Unitcd States
forces to preserve ordar and protect the
purity of elections where parties are So
cqua ly divided as they are in that State
but. Mr. Speaker, wli let the q ,yerHo.
Of the State Of Dclaw re au,wcr the 5cu-
tleman. read from hi m 'ssng.:
Il also refer to the unlaw u II unDre
ccdrnted interference. ON The part of tht
General Government, with our peace III
and law. ,tiding citiz ms, in The c)n,'i II
tional and righttul cx'r,'S' Of their elect
i've franchise, by the introlnction into the
State Of large number Of United States
troops, on tn day Immediately prec ding
the day of the late gen raj c'r"tiou an lun
ting, as nearly as can be NC 'rtninrd, to
abo t three thou sand. o. i,Iing Of artil-
cry, infantry. AMI rvalnry, acc9mpIn
by Mai NJ General Wnl Of tie United
States Army, aul by him d,tri utcd and
,,l al. Il Al. Il 3
the polls in Kent and Sussex cou mites, cx.
ccpt two, and at some of the polls in Nv
castle comfy, under tn, command and
control Of provost mahsh Is, who, it is
said, were appointed for that purpos for
e'ch and every hnnl" ed. an Office
entirely unknown to the Constitution and
law of the land. All OF tn Sc persons
claiming to be provost marshrIs. and as
such having command and control Of the
United States forces, were violent political
paatislns, and some of them, at l'ast men
of a very low order, without c,pectabiily
o. character, and utter y unti', in every
respect, to have control of any portion of
the United States forces for any purpaso
whatever, aud more especially at such
time and on such an occa,on.
ITO say that these troops were sent to
Keep the peace aad preserve order Is n
inAcient iu>tiii alton o. oxa'ae for Their
Introduction il our mia-t, for til " had M
gh to be here for snch a nurpo.e. Ihe
laws Of the Stat" of Delw r. have ever
proved ampl, Suiiicl Mt !or the prescrva'
ton Of the peace aud tha p"o'ectiol o. on
.;.,., It
else Of th,i. rl i've fr.n ,hao; AMI IA 'ro
were no reasons 10 ap rehen any beach
OF the peace of dIsturbaucrs Of any sort at
the lat ecc ion more than might havo
been entertained at any previous oneS,
nor could any such IA prrhen,i'Ds o. fears
have existed in the mind, Of any int4,li
gent person. The citizens of Delaware
are peaceful, orderly, aud law abiling
people and the laws of the >t1te arc quite
sufficiently Stringent for al the purposes
of taeir protection, not only from assaults
and other breaches Of the peace, bat for
ample p otec ion in the cx rciSo aud Iull
enjoyment of til ,ir elective lranohiSo, 1t
was not, therefore,, only an in.yingem mt
upon the rights of our citizens to thrust in
their midst, on the day Of the el cton and
at the polls, a portion Of the Uait'd N'a,"s
Army, but it was a ,!andar ap1n the
character of the State aud ouy cIl,lrns to
say that any necessity existed tor their III
troduct'on amoag US
1t is hardly to be supno ed that the
Secretary of War Intended that those
troops should be usde as they wore, or
that be sent them here for the purpose Of
interfering with the people in the peace
able and lawful ex rcise oI thcir elective
franchise, 1t is more probable that he
was imposed upon and deceived by de-
signing politicians, who, in their z'al
and prompted by their deste for result
of the election favor lble 10 their inre>ts,
made to him representations which had no
foundation in truth.
When the Governor Of Delaware states
these facts, in a public message to the
Legislature of his State, sir | believe Lim.
This is the way that the consent of