Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-10-07
The RAFTsmAn's JOURNAL,
HOW TIE SOLDIERS VOTE.

HOW THE SOLDIERS VOTE.
If the Woedwardites did not know that the
soldiers were not copperheads, they would vo-
ciferously advocate their voting. 1t is be-
cause they are perfectly cow inced that they
would vote against their candidate, that they
have refused to assess them in many iocali-
ties. and use every means to prevent them
from exercising the right of suffrage.
The 5lSt Pennsy ylvania Volunteers, now sta
toned at Grab orchard, Ky, and which has
been reduced by two years hard service to 300
men fit for duty of whom $50 are present with
the coiors, recently concluded to take a vote
for Governor. The result was as follows:
Curtin 49,. 20S | Woodward . %
In the 5th and 10th Penn'a Reserves vote
was taken which resulted follows:
Fifth Curtin $40 Woodward II
Tenth, Curtin 3S5 Woodward 9
A vote was taken in the l55th Penn'a Vol
unteers, on duty near Baltimore, and resulted,
Curtin =. 323 Woodward :. 10
The vote in the Old Bucktails stands thus,
Curtin :. . 3O8 Woodward I
Were the Pennsylvania soldiers to vote at
the State Election, Curtin's majority would
doubtless exceed the 80, 900 by which he was
elected in 1860. Yet the party which keeps
its men az hone to vote, and denies the Right
of Suffrage to Volunteers in the service of
their country, is constantly iuQuirng, ''Why
don't the Republicans go to War 20 &c, &c.
They told US that there We're more Democrats
in the army than Republicans. If they be
lieve it, why don't they let them vote 2
Recently, all the convalescent soldiers In
our hospitals, have been fuIloughed and is
charged, without regard to party. This has
revived the ire OF the Woodwardites. They
say they were sert home 20 vote for Curtin and
in many places they have refused to assess
them. They regard it as terrible outrage
that these men, who have been MANNED and
wounded in defence Of their country, should
be permitted to exercise the right of fran
chise. We can them, however, that
! all their howiing will not prevent the soldiers
! from voting. All over Pennsylvania in eve
/ ry township of the State, there will be gallant
| men-some without arms, some without legs,
some without eyes,-maimed, crippled and
blind,-w will, next Tuesday, step up to
the polls and deposit their ballots for Andrew
| VI. cnILiu ''tuC oO!uiGFe lflbuu. Is lllGTe Il
man, worthy the name, who would dare to
prevent them Shall the citizen be permit
| ted to vote, because he pays money, in the
| shape Of taxes, TO carry on the Government
I aud the soldier, who has endured hardship,
| trial and fatigue; been wounded and manned
and risked his life. not only to carry on the
| Government bat to preserve it from absolute
destruction, be deprived OF that right? 1t is
| bad enough to deprive the soldier in the field
| of the right to vote, but to attempt such an
| outrage upon the wounded, disabled soldier
| at home, is enough to fire heart of adamant
| with Indignation, and will undoubtedly be
visited with the whitening scorn of every right
| thinking citizen. Shodld there be, in Clear
| field county, a member OF any election board
who would be guilty of the despicaole act OF
refusing SO lder' vote, let his name be reg
| istered and remem bered, for day of retribu.
tion will aSSuTedly arrive.