The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-04-17
How the Democracy We're Beaten
in COnneCtiut.

How the Democracy We're Beaten
in COnneCtiut.
THE SOLDIERS .VOTE---HOW
IT WAS PROCURED.
The Hartford (Conn.) Timesof Thurs
day before the election, says:
One hundred and seventy soldiers, se'
lected because they agreed to vote for
Buckingham, arrived at Hartford last
evening on the New York Express
About as many more had previously ar
rived during the day, by boat and cars,
On Tuesday as many more came. 9th.
er towns are treated to 2 liberal supply.
The New York Express has the fol-
lowing on the subject:
The Connecticut election gives great
joy to the Administration. A soldier
at Fort Scott (First Connecticut Artil-
lery) tells the whole story in the follow
lug, so far as the Administration inter-
ference is concerned:
"We we're yesterday thrown into great
excitement by the report that two hun.
dred of our regiment were to be sent
home to vote at the electiou;, and an or
der did come to pick out twenty good,
reliable Republicans from our company.
Our officers told us that the Quarter
master General of Connecticut came on
to Washington and had an interview
with the head of the War Department
Mr.. Stanton, and stated to him "that
Connecticut would be sure to go fol
Seymour unless the soldiers could &c
home and VOTE And they made ar
agreement that as many as could be
spared should 60 home and vote. Mr.
Stanton asked how long it would taxi
for the furloughs to go through the reg
ular channels, and being told it wouli
take three days, he said:
"Send their names to me, and will
put them through in three hours
And the men we're accordingly pick
ed out; men that we're sure to vote fol
Buckingham, no matter if they had spen
half their time in the guard house,
they were sure to vote right it wa
enough. .
"But, as you may we'll suppose, we
who we're not Of the same political wa
of thinking, did not like it,"
This is the way the Republicans hav
carried Connecticut, and it is we'll un
derstood here.
!, The Hartford Conn, Times has tn
following:
GOVERNMENT OPPRESSION.
On Saturday last General Ripley, {
/ the Ordinance Department at Washing
. ton, came here, in uniform, and calIe
TIE contractors in Colts Army togethe
E and told them the Government woul
not furnish work to those who vote
against them; and contractors then il
. formed the laborers that their votes wei
wanted for Buckingham, and freeme
werej made to understand that their sitl
Q alton depended upon their votes.
Now, if the Government at Washing
e ton should send $4,000 armed men be-
, with $4,000 Buckingham ballots, ar
|, military officers should place the ballo
: in the hands of freemen, and plat
: boyonets at the stomachs at the san
j time, wonld this be free election2 E
q erybody says "no."
Fort BARNARD, ALEXANDRIA,
Va, March 20. !
At meeting of the Democrats
Company H, First Regiment Connect
cut Artillery, the following preamb
j and resolution were adopted:
:, WHEREAS, The Republicans, now
! power, have seen proper to call Blat
F, Republican voters home to cast the
: votes for Buckingham
Q RESOLVED, That we, the Democra
= of Company H, First Connecticut "A
n tillery, do SolemDly protest against t
nnderhanded manner which the Repu
y liCans have taken to defeat the electi
y by the people of Thomas Fl. Seymo
q as Governor of the State Of Connecticr
~ Resolved That if furloughs are gi
en-, thcy should be given irrespective
Ie party
IT RESOLVED, That we think it our du
j, to acquaint the citizens of Connectic
~ with the proceedings of the Office
Sc Buckingham donation, 'of this regime
IN Peter G. Bell, Amasa W. Shay
B. Nelson Adams, Geo. A. Kelsey,
D. Thomas Steele, Chas. Adds,
n Corp. @. s. Clarke, Michael Donohu
IT. Thos. Egan, John DAILY,
Edward O'Neil, Mars Kneass,
Frank E. Reach, John Gary,
ER Dwight Thorpe, L. B. Warner,
C.-S, Olmstead, Joseph Behan,
Iu VIM. McClelland, David Donohue,
~ Henry E. Penfeld, Henry Richards,
M of Daniel Purple, Patrick Ringwo
'o' NOnSense,GVi to Show that
ms Administration is not the Go
x. ern1ment.
dy IR the Administration is the Cove
'o- ment, why didn'tit die with Gen Ha
ed, son, or Gen. Taylor2
,S ,uS WE suppose the Government was
Nv ,no with razor the other day when
"a Ia Seward wounded his hand.
,ed y If Lincoln should take the diarrh
10. the Government would have to swal
ino burnt brandy or some other astringen
regulate its bowels -. r.