The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-22
How the Democracy Were Beat.
ess lie Connecticut The Soldiers
XOle-GreAE RnscalItY.

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The Hartford Conn Times Of Thursday
, before the election published the following
letter from the Potomac Army. The letter
is dated from Fort Bernard, Virginia, and 10
from member Of the First Connecticut Ar
tiery: .-r.t .f.- -+ .f---, r..
will tell you some OF the proceedings Of
the officers OF this regiment. They are
fearful that our standard bearer, Thomas II.
Seymour, will be elected to fifl the highest
Office in the State, in place Of the present in-
cumbent, and are 'canvassing' the regiment
for Republican voters. They are 70 have
'ten, days rlough. with the understand.
ing that they vote for Buckingham. There
are about twenty coming from our compa-
ny.
Our Captain said this morning that he
wished the whole company were Republis
cans, 80 that he could march them home
| asked for furlough, but was told that
was too la,ei ! then asked by whose order
the boys going home and toas told that tho
farloaghs came from the Secretary of War,
(StantOn.) i hope the Democrats will turn
out 10 full force, and show this corrupt fac.
tion that majority Of the people Of Connec-
ticut are loyal TO the Constitution and the
good old flag.
MORE coERcIoN-MoRE GRAINS THE FREE
SPEECH PATTY FRACTIcING.
! Hartford, March, 81.
To day my employer, MIR. Laprise, who
keeps and runs mill to pick up old cloth
and mike sholdy, 10 the shop adjoining tho
| Old Jail, called me up and asked me how
was going to vote? Upon learning was q
Democrat, he offered to lock me up in his
room on election day, so that no party could
get me, but told him prefer to consider
that before agreeing to it. At noon his FORE
man asked me how came out? told him
| came out the way went in, and that rath-
er than sacrifice my lie long principles I
would lose my place. Then Mr.. Laprise
came up and told me that he had no more
work for me; to 60 to Seymour for work.
was discharged. JOHN HALLAHAN.
342 Froneetreet.
On the same day the Times said editori
ally: e..
One hundred and seventy soldiers, select.
ed because they agreed to vote for Bucking.
ham, arrived at Hartford last evening on the
New York Express. About as ma1y more
had previously arrived during the day, by
boat and cars, Ga Tuesday as many more
came. Other towns are treated to liberal
supply. The dsunion party thus confess
that they are beaten in this State on q fair
vote, that all their corruption fund cen not
save them and that their only hope is in get>
ting back soldiers enongh to counterbal
ance the changes that are going on against
them at home. But even in this they are
disappointed. The returned soldiers vote
can not save them; because the people are
against them. The Republican managers I.
will not permit one Of the Democlstic sos
diers to come back to vote, but they send
couple Of thousand OF Republican soldiers
back here for that purpose. The War De.
partment has agreed to aid this scheme. Il
is shamefuly dishonest, unfair, tyranical II
such conduct were perpetrated by Democratic
officers, under Democratic Administration,
there would arise from the Republicans and
papers such shrieks of Indignation as would
make the welkn ring. They must feel,
themselves, that it is dishonsrable proce
dure. The truth is, and they can not deny
it, they dare not let all the soldiers vote fair.
ly and equally. Democrats and Republicans.
They pretend to believe, and publish the un-
truth that they have as many Of their sort
In the army as the Democrats have; but
their acts show that they are sinsincere in
this.
The New York Express has the following
Oh the subject
The Connecticut election give great Joy
to the Administration. soldier at Fort
Scott Fist Connecticut Artillery tells the
whole story in the following, so far as the
Administration interference is concerned:l
'We were yesterday thrown into great ex-
citement by the report that two hundred OF
our regiment were to be sent home to vote
at the election; and an order did come to
pick out twenty good, reliable Republicans
from our company Our officers told us
that the Quartermas'er er General Of Connecti.
cut came on to Washington and had an in4
terview with the head of the War Depart
ment Mr.. Stanton, and stated to him that
Connecticut would be sure to 20 for Seymour
unless the soldiers could go home and vote'
And they made an agreement that as many
as could be spared should go home and vote.
Mr.. Stanton asked how long it would take
for the iurloughs to go through the regular
channels, and being told it would take three
days he said:
Send their names to me-, and I will put
them through in three hours.'
And the men were accordingly picked out
men that were sure to vote for Buckingham,
no matter il they had spent half their time
in the guard>house, ii they were sure to
vote right 1t was enough.
But as you may we'll suppose, we, who
were not of the same political way Of think
ing did not like it.'
The Hartford [Connec.icut] Times has the
following;
GOVERNMENT OPPRESSION. 9
On%aturday last Gen. Ripley, of the Ora
dinance Department at Washington, came
here, in Uniform, and called the contractors
IN Colts Armory together, and told them the
Government would not furnish work to
those who voted against them, and contrac.
tors then informed the laborers that their
votes were wanted for Buckingham and fres-
men were made to understand that their sit
uations depended upon their votes.
Now, If the Government at Washingt0n
should send $4,000 armed men here with
$4,000 Buckingham ballots, and military Of
hcers should place the ballots in the hand 9
Of lreemen, and place the bayoncts at their
stomachs at the same time would this be q
free slection9 Evsry body says no.
Let us now see what has been done: Tho
Government sends military officer here
who puts his iron hand upon the stomschs
Of the people, and says, 'vote as say, OF
starve!' This is the substance or il.
bayonet kills man in eight minutes.
Starvation kills man in sight days. The
latter IL lingering cruel dsath. srhe Gov
ernment,' has. tried this sort OF coercion.
How mach better Is 1t than bayonets9
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