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The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
The Soldier Vote.

II q man votes illegally in the army,
how is be to be tried aud punished for
the ohenseS If be commits perjury by
swearing his vote in, how is he to bear
rested and punishedi The ofense vas
committed beyond the Jurisdiction Of
Ohio. Can man violate municipal
law Of Ohio in Tennessee, Kentucky and
Virginia? Can we extend our statutes
over Ohio in those States? There are
many other and graver questions grow
ing out of this Soldier Voting Law that
will come Immediately before the Su'
preme Court In quite o number OF
counties the returns from the army decide
the election. The Republican Supreme
Courts of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and
New Hampshire have declared dsuch law
to be unconstitutional. 1t is evident
that there has been no fair expression of
the popular will in the army vote in any
Of the States; that the soldiers are shut
out from hearing one side of the politi-
cal issues, & that they vote under q con-
straint and under discipline that is ut'
terly incompatible with the freedom that
should appertain to the eIector. The
door is opened to all sorts Of fraud when
votes can be taken except at the place
where the elector resides. Who would
think of opening a poll in New York
city for such Ohio men as should be there
on the day of election in this State, who
were unable to come home to participate
in il. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
The Record in Ohio.

We were at loss to understand how,
in view Of the fact that Mr.. Vallandig.
ham received o much larger vote than
was ever before cast for defeated DEM
ocratic candidate, that the majority
against him should be so large. The
following from the New York News,
fully elucidates the mystery:
"The result Of the election in Ohio is
positive evidence of the vile corruption
of the Administration. In such a re.
suit they do but glory in their shame -
From private adVices which we have re.
ceived from Ohio, men in the Regiments
from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and
even from the New English States, vot'
ed for the Republican candidates. There
was no one to say to them may" or il
be did, his life would have been the for
felt.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
We Wade Through Blood.

The New York News, in receiving
the results Of the late election says:
1--WE are distined to wade on through
blood to the abolition goal. lis de-.
termiued that the war proceed until the
spirit Of hate, eternalized by the memory
of innumerable battlefelds, shall build
its impenetrable home within the South.
ern heart, and forbid forever, not only
the union Of the sections, but their good
will as Independent powers. 1t is fixed
that contractors shall grow rich and
country shall grow poor; that demaco,
CUES shall bask in political sunshine and
the people cover under the frown of au.
thorlty and crouch before military des
pots. We'll, tit SO. Perhaps an all
seeing Providence has so ordained al
the surest and swiftest means of our ma
tional redemption. Perhaps the sway
Of error will be shortened by its owr
excesses. Perhaps the free rein that
will now be given to fanaticism vii
hurry it to the precipice and launch Il
to snnihilation." t.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
The War News

Our advices from the Potomac army
arc not very important. The reported
advance Of Lees army and their re ap.
pearance north of the Rappahannock, is
not confirmed BY the latest Intelligence.
A portion had re>crossed; but the main
body is between the Rappabannock and
the Rapidan. There, it is said, Lee in
tends to give battle.
The rebel kilograms give most glow.
ing account oftheir "victory" over wool.
ford, at Philadelphia, in East Tennessee.
But they fail to give report that on the
next day Woolford made another attack
drove them back, with heavy loss, re. cap
tured his trains and some of his men
Gen. Rosecrans, in his Cincinnati
speech, makes some pretty sharp s;ric.
lures upon the management of Gen. Hal
leck in not reinforcing him at Chatta
nooga. He affirms that if he bad beer
duly reinforced the battle of Chicka
manga would have had different result
and the backbone of the rebellion woulG
have been broken.
From Charleston we have advice
through some deserters from the enemy
They represent the state of affairs Their
as exceedingly gloomy and unpromising
There is much suffering there; and q
Savannah the poorer people are actual
ly starving. "
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
Soldiers and ShinnlnS1erS.

Soldiers and shinplastcrs these are
the instruments now employed for ruling
the franchise. Under their dominion,
the freedom Of voting has been crushed,
as freedom Of speech has been crushed
without any authority but that Of mill.
tary governor, and freedom of person by
unconstitutional decree suspending the
writ of habeas corpus. Soldiers are
marched into every election district by
the order of Mr.. Stanton and shinplas.
ters are printed, under the formanship
Of Mr.. Chase, to pay the expenses of all
the stragglers in the country who, for
the treat of a trip, are willing to travel
to any designated locality and vote q
loyal ticket.
Under the system of compulsion and
bribery established by the present ad
ministration, with an army under its
command, and treasury of home manu-
facture, elections have sunk below thu
laughable amusement Of farce into thu
ludicrous spectacle of Punch and Judy
--Constitutional Union.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
The Democrats md the War.

The Democrats and the War.
The following resolution vas passed
at New York City;
RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of
New York, in general meeting conVen.
ed, again reiterate and declare their IN.
yielding opposition to all men and to all
factions who, in any manner, seek to i'm.
pair or destroy the glorious Union of
the United States as a great confederate
republic; that we will uphoid and main,
tain the Union at all times aud n2der oil
circumstances, by the means Of our pow
er, and that We will neSer consent or
permit any arrangement by which it
shall be either destroyed or endangered.
1t was from the Democratic party Of
the North that the first secession of
Southern freeaters took place, in the
National Convention at Charleston and
Baltimore in 1860. The Democratic
party Of the North has since supplied
many OF the ablest generals, truest pa
triots and bravest soldiers to the work
Of subduing the rebellion. And now
again we see--despite some miserable
defections-that the Democratic party
Of the North is the most resolute and
determined in the policy of conducting
the war so as to "uphold and maintain
the Union at all times and under all
circumstances. The rebels may make
up their minds, therefore, that they
have 20 friends at the North, and that
however desperately and obstinately
they may persevere in their wicked at
tempt to destroy the republic, they must
eventually be crushed under the mighty
resources Of the loyal States.-N Y
Herald. .
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
A Revival in Fort Sumter.

From the Southern Christian Advocate I
Rev. A., B. Stephens, Chaplain of the
Eleventh South Carolina regiment, writes
September 23:-We now constitute the
garrison of Fort Sumter. On the last
day ] began meeting which has been
going on and increasing in interest all
the while, till now God has honored US
with gracious revival ofreligion among
the soldiery of this command. A few
months ago but two officers in the regi-
ment were members of the church; now
but few more than that number are not
professors of religion. About two hun.
dred have joined the church, and larg-
er number have been converted and are
now happy in the love ofGod. 1t would
do your soul good to visit the old fort,
battered and Scared as it is, and hear
the soldiers make the tattered walls ring
with the high praise Of the living God.
No camp meeting that / have ever at
tended can come near it. need minis.
terial help very much.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
An Administration Organ on
the Removal of ROSeCHanS.

Forney's Wash. Chronicle, which
claims to express the views of the War
Department, in the issue of the 22nd
inst, has the following double. loaded
editorial:
We ore in receipt of astonishing In.
telligehce in regard to the removal of
General RoSecrans. The whole country
will be stirred at wiSt we sSsll chroni'
Gle. 1t is rumored that three charges
are made against this late popular com
mander. The first charge is preferred
by Generals Crittenden and McCook,
to the effect that Rosecrans left the bat
tlefeld during the crisis and fed to Chat.
tanooga and reported to officers there
that we had lost the day. 1t was re.
ported that, subsequently,, thro' the use
of opium, he became inSenSible.
The second charge, it is rumorad, is
made by the Government, to the effect
that bis orders were to remain at Chat
tanooga till reinforcementS should ar
rive. The third charge, as is rumored
is to the effect that he declined to move
from MurfreeSborO, in Juue last, when
ordered to do SO by Government, as an
opportunity was offered to crush Bragg
large portion of bis army having been
Withdrawn to succor Johnston, who was
operating against Grant. If these charg
es are true, it is most unfortunate, as
the name of Rosecrans was talismar
of immense weight. The New York
papers make the sweeping accusation
that, during the battle of Chickamauga
Gems. RosecranS, Crittenden and Nc
Cook were asleep at Chattanooga. W.
learn, Semi.oficially, that, in regard te
Gen. Crittenden, This statement is false
and that nothing has warranted the cir
culation Of such a paragraph. Th'
blame, it is said, connected with the fail
ure at Chickamauga, will rest wholly OIL
Rosecrans.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
Chattanooga.

The City Of Chattanooga used to con.
tain about 5000 inhabitants, four or five
churches, five hotels, two printing offices,
a bank, q number Of dne residences, &c.,
1t is In Hamilton county, Tennessee, just
north of the dividing line between that
State and Georgia, situated on the left
bank of the Tennessee river, and is the
northern terminus of the Western and
Atlantic Railway, the southern termin
US of which is Atlanta, Georgia 1t is
also the eastern terminus of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, and forms
the angular connection with the line Of
railroad from Charleston, s. c., to Mem.
phiS, Tennessee. Itis one hundred and
fifty.one miles from Nashville, four hun.
dred and thirty two miles from Savannah,
and four hundred and forty.seven miles
from Charleston. Tho city is situated
on high bluff overlooking the rushing
waters Of the Tennessee river; which al
this point spreads TO q greater extent
than at many Others in the vicinity.
Being the terminus of two important
roads, and tie most prominent point or
another, (the Charleston and Memphis, !
1t became the most available place where
the rolling stock ofall could be repaired
and new stock manufactured. Henc,
were established here nuuierous machine
shops, founderies, g., which up to thu
outbreak of the rebellion, were doing
thriving business and contributing in {
great measure to the advancement ant
prosperity of the place. - Chicago Tri
bune. p I' Nitna.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
Election Items.

The telegraphic correspondence of the
Cincinnati Commercial from Columbus,
Ohio, under date of Oct. 9, stated:
To enable civilians of Ohio, employed
in divisions Of the army, to come home
and vote, the Governor has authorized
State agents at all points to issue half
fare teckets: 1t is estimated that FULLY
THREE THOUSAND VOTERS WILL THUS BE
ADDED TO THE POLL.
The following is from the Washington
Chronicle FoRNEY's Administration
organ-just before the election:
FoR CURTIN. The friends of Curtin
and the Union, who have left this city
and vicinity during the past week or two
for the purpose Of voting the Union
ticket, NUMBER NINE THOU.
SAND, EXCLUSIVE OFTHE SOL.
DIERS.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
A HorrIbIe murder An Indiana.

A correspondent Of the Illinois Stats
Zeitung, In letterdated Lafayette, Ind.
Oct. 10, gives an account Of the most
revolving murder ever committed on this
continent. The facts condensed are as
follows: A German by the name Of Stark
with his family, consisting OF wife, two
grown daughters and three sons, between
the ages of sixteen and twenty~four, re.
sided upon q large farm about seven
miles from Paoli. They were good cit
izens and highly respected. The farm
was somewhat isolated, being mile and
half from any dwelling. Last Wednes-
day week cattle.trader from Salem
went to Stark's farm and not seeing any
one about the premises, he became sus-
picious that all was not right. We shall
let the letter writer describe the scenes;
He forced bis way into the house thro'
one of the back windows. On entering
the. house, his eyes were greeted by a
horrible spectacle. On the floor, in a
pool of half.dried blood, lay the farmer,
With his skull terribly shattered. Not
far from him, on the bed, lay his wife,
also dead and bloody, while in different
parts of the house we're the three sons
and two daughters, all murdered, either
from cuts from knife or blows from
some blunt instrument. The house IL.
self must have been the scene of a severe
combat, since everything movable was
broken, and throughout the house traces
of the most terrific violence were distinct
ly visible. The horror struck cattle.
dealer FASTENED to the nearest farm, and
alarmed the whole neighborhood. In
the afternoon the authorities arrived at
the spot. The most accurate inquiry
furnished no clue to the perpetrators,
other than that the crime was prompted
by desire for plunder.
This event has, of course, created an
immense excitement among tbe people
of the neighborohd. Every possible
exertion was made to discover the mur.
.derers. But SO far they have not sue
ceeded in detecting the slightest trace
of them. The physicians declare that
the act was probably committed either
on Monday night or Tuesday. The
general opinion in the neighborhood is
that the aSSaSsinS have escaped with
their booty over the river, into Ken
tucky.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
Shameful Forgery.

On the eve of the late election, (says
the Mt Vernon Bauner.) the O. S.
Journal published, and other Abolition
papers copied, letter purpOrting to
have been written by Mr.. Vallandighsm
to one Col. D. D. Inshall, of the 9Th
Alabama Volunteers, in which decided
ground was taken with the rebels, say.
ing to them: you have your own terms
by gaining the battle on your enemy's
SOIL" &c. The letter on its very face
bore evidence Of vile and Infamous for.
gerry; but the pious Abolitionists cir.
eulated it extensively to make votes fol
their corrupt and wicked party. We
have now the following letter from Mr..
Vallandigham to Col. Medary, denounc-
ing the letter as an "impudent forgery"
s WINDSOR, G. W., Oct. 13, 1868.
Col. MEDARY:-I have just been
shown the Subjoined letter, purporting
to have been written by me while in the
South. A more shallow or impudent
forgery never was perpetrated. 1 nev.
er saw, never wrote line of it; nor did
l ever write line on politics or the
war to any one while in the South. -
Neither did ever see or hear from such
a man as "Col. D. D. Inshall."
How reckless must be the wretch
who could frge, and the editor who
can publish, so a0surd and at the same
time, so monStrous fabrication. 1t is
scarce worthy of contradiction or ex.
posure. @. L. VALLANDIGHAM.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
No Draft in Ohio Under the First
Call in lS63--OhiO's Quota urn
der the Second Call.

Gov. Tod has issued notice dated
Oct. "a, stating that our State has fur
niShed her quota under the first call for
1868, by voluntary enlistments, and is
thereby relieved from the first order for
draft. Consequently there will be no
draft in Ohio this year.
The Governor states that Ohio's quo.
ia under the proclamation of Oct. II,
for 100000 more men, has not been fix
ed or determined, but it will vary but
little from $4,000. Time is given until
the fifth of January next to raise this
quota by voluntary enlistments, on which
day draft has been ordered for any de-
felt that may then exist. The Governor
thinks that, with proper effort, the en-
tire number may be made up by volun-
teering. ...... -
The Governor also states that the
the troops now called for will be assign.
ed to the old regiments in the field, and
hence no new organization will be made.
Recruiting officers, he says, are now be-
ing sent home from the old regiments
and he respectfully asks the hearty Co
operation Of the several County Militia
ry Committees in aiding them to fill uE
their respective regiments. Statesman
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30

lrAVA WV AhiieoeIpAl1 ABo.
A correspondent Of the New Yorl
Journal Of Commerce writes thus from
Washington:
"The political cauldron is just begin
ming to simmer, and some forty.6Ve day.
must elapse before it reaches boiling heaI
in the House of Representatives. The
candidates for Speaker are rapidly mul
tiplyiug, and the list as it now stands i:
as follows: s. S. Cox, of Ohio, Demo
crat ; Robt. Mallory, of Kentucky, Con
serVative; Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana
Republican; E. B. Washburne, of Hin.
oiS, Abolitionist; F. P. Blair, Jr., ot
Missouri, Independent. The small par
ty known as Peace Democrats will mol
nominate any one. And as to the CLERK
of the House, following are the men who
will probably participate in the race,
viz: the present incumbent, Elk. NJ. O..
Emerson Etheridge Of Tennessee; Ex.
NJ. G. james Burlington, of Mass; Ex.
M. @. Green Adams, Of KY; Ex. NJ.
@. S. @. FeSSenden, of Maine, and Cor,
nelius Wendell, of the District of Co.
lumbia. Should the Democrats, the
Border State Conservatives, and the
moderate Republicans conclude to work
together, they would organize the House
without delay aud accomplish much
good; but if each party proves to be OBJ.
stinate, then there will be long delay and
any amount of trouble. By a Conserv.
ative coalition, the Abolitionists and the
Peace.at-any- price Democrats would be
counted out and that alone would be
great blessing to the nation"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
The Democracy Must Save Their
own Existence.

The great mission of the Democratic
party is to save its own existence, by
restoring the Union and preserving the
Constitution.
The efforts Of the radical Republicans
is to destroy the old Union, aud thus keep
the Democratic party out Of power, in
the national and State governments.
JEFF. Davis and his men are working
with the Republicans to destroy the U.
nion and the Democratic party.
What is our duty towards them
We have been trying for two yaars to
get them back-some by whipping, and
some by coazing, and the following
from the Richmond Enquirer of Oct.
22d, shows with what success:
Save on our own terms we can accept
no peace whatever, and must fight till
doomsday rather than yield an iota Of
them; and our terms are:-
Recognition by the enemy Of the in.
dependence Of the Confederate States
Withdrawal Of the Yankee forces from
every foot Of Confederate ground, in.
cluding Kentucky and Missouri.
Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers
from Maryland, until that State shall
decide by q free vote whether she shall
remain in the old Union or ask admis.
sion into the confederacy.
Consent on the part ofthe federal gov.
ernment to give up to the confederacy
its proportion of the navy as it stood at
the time Of secession, or to pay for the
same.
Yielding up all preteution on the part
Of the federal government to that por.
tion Of the old Territories which lies
west of the Confederate States.
An equitable settlement, on the basis
of our absolute independence and equal
rights, Of all accounts ofthe public debt
and public lands, and the advantages
accruing from foreign treaties.
We hold that the Democracy must,
like the old man in the orchard, cease
throwing grass, and see what virtue
there is now in Stones.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
COnscriptiOn as a COnccde ed Fail.
ure.


New York Journal of Commerce, in
an article characterizing conscription
as conceded failure, says:
1--WE are now approaching season
of great trial in the army and in the
war. The ranks must be filed, or the
Union abandoned. Conservative men
must still make sacrifices, and save the
nation from the hands of the radicals. -
There are the men who would throw
down their arms in despair, and say,
THE country is ruined past salvation
why continue the warp These men do
not consider that they are in precise
accord with the abolitionists, who origi.
nally desired to divide the nation, and
who Only pretend, phypocritically, now
to be Unionists. If the next Admins.
tration bo conservative, es it is our du.
ty to make it, the Union cor be restor'
ed in ninety days after the Prcsi1iSsn'
takes the oath of Office. Think of that
and be strong in faith, and until thai
time do your duty as citizens Fill uu
the armies, strengthen the Government
and although the present Administra
tion be partisan and not national in
character, though it be powerless tc
conduct successful war, or to uegotiat,
an honorable peace, lot US at least pre-
vent the radicals Of the North and South
from joining hands to accomplish o di
vision Of the Union; and keeping all a,
safe as we can until the time comes, le
Us be ready to take power with Q con
lseryatiye President, who shall know
how to make war and make peace, ant
to take that power with full strength
SO that he may use 1t to the right effect.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
Three Hundred Dollars Exemp-
tiOn.

The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Evening Post says, that
there is talk in military circles of an
early repeal Of one of the sections of the
Conscription act by the new Congress
that which provides for temporary ex.
emption by the payment of three huns
dred dollars. This will be urged 10
December, and it is not implrobale that
when the next draft is made, should the
quotas not be made up by volunteering,
exemption by the payment Of money
will be impossible. r ar
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30
DimmOck on vaIIandigham.

Mr.. Dimmock, the veteran editor Of
the Coshocton Dem, copying our arti-
Gle Of last week on the mission of the par.
ty, advises patience, and thinks the peo.
pie will set all things right. He further
says he never did, nor does he now, en-
dorse all Mr. Vallandigham's views, but
that Mr.. V. is polished gentleman, an
able and eloquent statesman, q sound
Democrat, and sincerely devoted to the
UniOn-but, like Clay and Webster, he
is not shrewd politician, and that be
did not mature his propositions was
unguarded and unqualified in bis speech
es, leaving himself liable to honest mis-.
apprehension and open to the broadest
Misrepresentation. That the tyranti
and usurperS, knowing this, exiled him
letloose their hordes Of liars and villi'
fiers, and we're even forced to forging
letters to defeat him.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-30


The Buffalo Courier states that an or.
der has been issued by the War Depart
ment, ordering to New York all the regi.
ments from that State frcm the seth to
the 9th, inclusive, for the ostensible pur.
pose Of recruiting. They will all be
home on the day Of election.
SALT AND NEGROES. The cry of Da.
vis' Government is for salt. The cry Of
Lincoln's Government is for niggers. -
Salt commands fabulous prices in the
South. Niggers impose fabulous taxa.
tion OH the North. Which is king
Salt or NiggersH .
AS an illustration Of red tape, it il
told that the steward Of one of the hos.
pitfalls in Washington declined TO furnish
ice to stop soldiers hemorrhage, be.
cause it was not the appointed time to
open the ice-chestl The soldier died.
A CIRCULAR just issued from the prop.
er department Of the Government, pro.
vidiDg for bounty and premium to all
veteran volunteers to the amount Of
S4o0. New recruits will receive 5000.