The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-11-13
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ropPER',R,Ds ". SoJUiERS.
All will recollect the intense love
snd respect which the Copporbcad
Democracy professed to have for our
soldiers, previous to the election
when they claimed the honor Of hav.
Ing taken the initiotory steps for Sc
curing to soldiers the right of voting
On the 18th of September last. the
ropperhead State Central Committee
issued nm address to the "Soldiers, OF
Ohio" which was principally devoted
10 review of the steps which led to
thc passage of the soldiers voting
bill, and which states that on the 2Sth
ofFebruary, 1862. Mr. Dressed, Dem
ocrat, introduced into the Legislature
a bill to ''authorizcd volunteers from
the State, in actual service at the time
OF general election, to vote whereN T.
er they may be," and that on the 4th
Of March, 1862, Mr.. Sayler, also q
Democrat, introduced similar bill
neither of which we're passed-the
Committee says--because the Repub.
hcans did not favor them; that on Tho
4th of July, 1862, the Democratic
State Convention passed the following
resolution;
Resolved, that the refusal of tho
General Assembly TO permit our gal.
liant soldiers in the field the right to
vote, was great and uuustifiable
wrong to them, that ought not TO have
been committed.
And the address closes thus: ITO the
Democratic party, in whose behalf we
now address you, are you mainly IT,
debted for this privilege"-thc priv
iiegc Of voting!
We refer to these former profess
ions Of the Copperheads, to show how
consistently they are acting since the
election. In Sandusky county-as
wo learn irom the Fremont Journal
where the soldiers vote defeated the
Copperhead County Ticket, the dc
featedi candidates have served noti.
ces upon the officers elected, that they
will contest the validity of their cleo
ton. The following is a copy of the
notices served;
To CHARLES G.. GREENE-Sir: You
are hereby notified that l shall con.
test the validity of your election to
the office Of County Treasurer, in and
for the County Of San usky, Ohio,
upon tho following grounds to wit.
LIST. The act OF the Legislature of
the State of Ohio, entitled "An act to
enable qualified voters Of this State
in the military service of the State,
or Of tho United States, to exercise
the right of suffrage" passed April
18th, 1868, under and by virtue of
which you owe your election to said
Office, is unconstitutional and void
and the votes so received cannot lie.
gally be counted
I'd. Said act does and cannot con.
fer no power upon soldier in the
ltilitary service as aforesaid to cast a
ballot outside Of the township or dis
trict where he resides, to be counted
in said township or election district.
Sd. Said act cannot confer any
power upon a soldier in the service as
aforesaid, to cast ballot outside Of,
the State Of Ohio, to be received or
counted in any towship or election
district within said State.
4th. Said act OF the Legislature is
null End void.
9th. That you did not receive a
of the legal votes cast in
Sandusky county, O., for said office,
9th. You did not receive a major.
ity Of, legal votes cast for said office.
7th. Contestant has received q ma
jority Of legal votes cast for said of.
flee, and legally elected thereto.
] was at the last election, and still
anu an elector of said county.
NJ. L. SNYDER.
November ed, 1868.
From this it is evident that the
brano Of infamy which the people
and soldiers of Ohio placed upon the
Copperhead party. ON the 18th of DC,
tober last, has served to blind and I
rather than cnlightcn and
sober them. BUTT is we'll. "Whom
the gods wish to destroy they make
mad!" Let the Copperheads contest
1t only shows their true position,
and is the finishing stroke, which
alone was needed TO make their in.
fanny and political annihilation com.
plete.
Loyal Democrats.