The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-28
DIseo.raring Enlistment s.


recent election in that state. The state
was carried for abolitlonism by General
Schenck, exactly as he carried Maryland,
and by the same Infamous order. Ordi-
nar,ly Delaware polls about $1,000 votes.
At the late election the whole state polied
about 5000 votes, and they we're all cast
for tho abolition candidate.
So Delaware tnrns up loyal Before
the late election, Delaware had promptly
met every call upon her by the President
for troops. had paid her taxes, had rigidly,
on every point, obeyed the constitution and
laws, and, by the noblest sacrifices, shown
ho- fsaI.y 20 .l,e L ..;v.. Rnt being de-
moeratic state, she was not loyal 1t
was only when, yielding to military despot
ism, she consented to send an abolitlonist
to Congress, that she became loyal
Maryland became converted into q
loyal" state in the same way. Pennsyl-
vania, also, is loyal" the 'enemies Of our
Country" as Stanton expressed 1t in his
congratulatory despatch to Forney. having
been defeated. And OHIO, and New York,
and Illinois, by the late elections, have
giving proc: of their loyalty"
The corollary of all this is, that the aboli-
tionis,s only are loyal and the democrats
are not Stanton says SO; Chase says so;
the President says 50 himself substant tally
in apprevin: Sen Schencks order The
President has called upon I" the good and
loyal citizens to enlist IN the army to the
number Of - 100000 more Abolitionists
only are :" loyal citizens democrats are
then not called uron to enlist. Shall the
democrats take the President at his word?
But aside from the fact thus apparent,
that democrats are not invited to enlist,
the government has committed and sane.
toned acts which. where they even invi-
ted, must greatly discourage them about
enlistins First, they are given 10 under.
stand that the moment they become SOL
dlers, they must give up their democratic
principles. Every body remembers the
case of Lieut. Edgsrly, Of New HAMPSHIRE
who WIS dismissed the service 10y Secre-
tsry Stanton, for voting for the democratic
candidate fer Governor in his own state
We have also, within awcek ortwo noticed
the dismissal of several other officers, for
exactly the same reason. BY order Of the
President himself, Major Charles J. Whit
ney, I'd L. s. Cavalry. was dismissed the
service for uttering "disloyal sentiments
that is, he made very moderate demo
cratic speech. w. w Edwards, L. S at.
torney for the Eastern Oisctrict of Mo
was dismissed from office for the same
eshank tRss at the recent elees6q
in Missouri And old mother Thomas
under direct orders from the President
has not only dismissed officers withou
lumber, but broker up whole regiments
solely because the men would persist il
uttering .'disloyal" is, democratic
sentiments. 1t is easy to see how encour
aging facts like theses must be to demo
Gratis who think fig Of their principles
to enlist.
But dismissal in disgrace is not only the pu
nIshment that awaits democrats that enlist
If soldiers in the army are allowed by thu
laws of the state from which they hail, te
vote for state officers in the field, this priv
lege is only extended to abolition regi
nents Witness the case of the 10th
and sundry other Ohio regiments; 50 with
several regiments in Missouri at the late
: election. If soldiers are not thus allowed
to vote in the field if democrats, they ar,
put upon double duty, while their more
fortunate fellow soldiers who happen TO u,
abolitlonists are granted furlouShs t. g
home and vote. Thousands Of instances
can be sIted In proof Of this. Democrat
are not greatly encouraged to enlist by
such acts.
Democrats in the army must submit t.
they are not allowed to read democratic
news papers; they soon become sensible
hat their promotion depends upon dis
carding their principles; when election:
are carried by the abolitionis.s at home
democrats are expected to unite in cheer
ing over the result, on pain of going te
the guard house if they refuse and if. b,
sending home abnIitionists enough from the
army to carry gi,en state, the army il
the field is defeated in battle democrat
are expected TO bearit without grumhling
and to assent to the doctrine that defeat i,
battle is 10 be welcomed glsdly if thereby
an abolition triumph can be obtained a
the polls --.-...-. .---z.
All these things, we say, are not calcula
: lated to encourage democrats to enlist
Nay, they tend SO far the other way, that
if even all that was alleged against Brow ne
OF Earlviile, year ago. was true, Presi'
dent Lincoln, Stanton. Chase, and the
whole republican press are certainly ter
times more guilty of the crime Of dis,
courasIng enlistments than lac was for he
also WAS only accused of discourasing de.
mocrats
God TO, bid that We should say anything
to discourage enlistments. We are detail
ing what those high in the administration
and the organs of those in power have done
and are doing to discourage enlistments.
We hope democrats will enlist freely Nay
we will do everything we can to encourage
them to do So We are only complaining
of the difficulties which the "g0vern'
ment' has placed iu our way to cripple
and make ahortiye our efforts to do SO
We humbly ask that these difficulties may
be removed: that the administration and
its supporters may not only cease this NEST
unjust abuse Of democrats as disloyal,'
As " secessios sympathizsrs, &c, and in
some conspicuous way acknowledge the
| injustice Of such aspersions. or confess out.
right that they mean the whole of it, and