M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-11-12

yeu into the secrets OF the Blair and
Chase rumpus, an keep you posted
up ginerally on things behind the
|cptti0. Yurs, till ldeth,
MAJEk JACK DowNINa.
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Correspondence Of the CrisiS.l
now they Hold Selections and
Vote In the Army.
LAvEReNE, Tenn, Oct. IA, '63.
Editor Of the Crisis. Columbus, o.
MR. EDiToR The election is over,
apd We, here in the State Of Tennes>
sse, had the privilege Of casting our
vote for veal Or woe. The election
here appeared so ridiculous that i
cannot refrain from giving you a
synoposis Of the proceedings.
We are a portion Of the 10Th Ohio
Cavalry, stationed here since last
June, and the day before the election
We received orders to reioin our Begi.
neut--bht before going it was pro-
posed by some Of tie officers to hold
an election, Consequently about one
o'clock, Pm, IL was announced that
tie polls were open for the reception
o. votes 4threo commissioned officers
acting ss Judges, and e&o non-com.
nissioned acting as clerks neither
Of the parties taking the required
oath, concluding the oath they had
taken would be sufficient, they with
all the solemuity OF judges posted
themselves at the place Of receiving
tickeg. One man comes and asks il
ho can vote lie says he is q sailor.
The judges decide he can for he is in
an Ohio Regiment, and is citizen
Another says he ia from New York ;
be also is allowed to vote another
says be is from Pennsylyania; !; be is
allowed to vote, and many others
from different States, and Think some
voted that never were naturaliEed, ott
they belonged to an Ohio regiment
ana consequently were entitled to
voto. Well, the result was, Brough
got sixty-five votes and Vallsndig-
ham got pixteen. Many refused TO
vote On account of being pat through
the flint mill sixteen were have
enough to vote their principles at all
hazards. There will be one of the
greatest frauds practiced in this elec.
ton that will or has ever disgraced
our dear and beloved country. 1t il
l-t6$road to the heart of our liberties,
Anu will ruin our beloved right and
redress for wrongs. We aro a rnined
nation, and never win beagain what
We we're, unless by some act Of Divine
BoVidence TO restore to power the
party that has ever striven to main.
tain our country and her. most sacred
institutions. Dust behold the wreck
brought Oh our government in the
last few years by changing the ad.
ministration. Give the Democrats
the power and in one years time what
change will be brought about-from
war to peace, from bankruptcy to
solvency. ! am fighting for my coun
try in the South and in the North. l
want to whip the rebels at the South
and want to see the abolitionists,
secessionist and rebels rebuked at the
North. / am anxious to hear the re.
suit Of the election. ] want it fairly
understood that the election in the
army has been no fair one,and should
not be counted. There are many
Democratic soldiers, and they would
have voted for Vsllandigham, bat
they were afraid. Iwant the State of
Ohio to know that there are thousands
other brave boys now doing all they
can for their country and would be
glad to hear Of the election Of Vallan.
digham.
I have nothing further to add. You
can publish this if you see proper. !
would like every one to examine the
polls from the army and see how the
number Of votes polled compares with
the number of soldiers sent. More
anon. 81 II l-sF .are -l .r as
! am, very respectfully, private in
detachment 10Th O.V.C. ae
f-T l .ni+ SENECA.