The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-03
cheatiug the Soldiers out Of their Votes.

Copperhead brawlers hereabouts, since
the late election, that the Government
cheated the Democratic soldiers out OF
their right to vote TheNelection returns
from the army give the lie to this charge
most emphatically. The Democratic sol
diers did vote, and the only reason why
Copperheadism did not reap the benefit
of that vote, in shape of majorities, is that
Democrats in the army think and feel
good deal as did the Democrats of "auld
lang syne, that the only thing worth
preserving at this time and voting for is
the Government in its integrity Cop
perhead tickets were in each camp and
hospital in abundance, and the privilege
of voting them was there, but Democratic
soldiers Stunned them as they would a
pestilence, and chose only such tickets as
experience made sure to them would assist
in crushing Southern rebellion, and north
ern sympathisers with it.
But what are we to think of these
home Joseph Surfaces of Democracy now!
these Copperhead-crockodilist who pre-
tended to shed such bitter tears of man
ufactured sympathy over the deprivation
which their soldier-friends sustained,
through the merely alleged frauds of the
Union officials.
On the first page of this paper we give
a brief account of the detection and con-
fession of the most barefaccd and out
ragcous attempts at wholesale election
frnud and ballot stuffing that mortal man
ever heard of. And all this was done
under the auspices of Indignantly pure,
aud unadulterated Copperhcadism. The
victims of the fraud are the people, the
soldiers and our national liberties and ex-
istance-the perpetrators Of it, the crea
lures appointed by no less a parsonage
than Governor Seymour of New York,
without doubt, purposely to do his bid
ding and the bidding of his political
friends both at the North and in Rich
mond.
At the first whimpcr of discovery the
-Copperhead press denounced the whole
thing as "Lincoln trick" When evi-
denec began to accumulate and to be
made public, they pooh hood at it. But
now that confession Of some OF the parties
engaged in the work, and tacit admission
of others, are made public--and when
correspondence which cannot be gainsaid
is brought, to light, they have but the
childish resort left them, and attempt to
screen themselves by bringing counter
charges against the Union men. 1t is a
blessed shing that the matter was in the
hands Of a military commission, composed
of honorable high minded men, instead Of
packed jury of New York rowdies for
investigation. The truth has been
brought to light, and the result is, that
only the supporters of little Mac Gun
boat are found to have had hand in the
damnable business of forgery and fraud.
And how could it be otherwise? In
making his appointments Of agents under
the New York Soldiers Election law,
Gov. Seymour could find no one who
promised to answer his purpose SO well,
(Which was, if possible to squeeze out n
majority for little Mae in that State, as
his own partizans, and he appointed no
other. That he was not disappointed in
his choice is clearly shown by the manner
in which they did their work. BY their
manipulations Dead men were brought to
life, desertcrs and traitors were prcstoed
into soldiers and patriots in faithful
Union service, and envelopes closed and
containing votes for Lincoln & Johnson,
were opened and robbed of their contents.
and votes for Mcclellan and Pendlcton
substituted; and SO faithfully had these
servants of their master worked that
store box after store box full of the fruit.
of their labor had been sent home, before
they were even suspected of wrong DO
ing.
Should not such conduct on the part
of party leaders, lead honest men who
act with them to desert them? Can any
thing more be wanting to convince even
the most inspecting Democratthat vote
cast for Mcclellan 4 Pendleton, will be
a vote caast for the country's permanent
disruption and ruin? Certainly it estab.
fishes the fact clearl y, and beyond per-
adventure, that it is spoils, and not Union
which influences such men as now con-
troll the Democratic party.
s@ Voters of the North, the Rebels in
the Alabama Legislature, to aid their
sympatbizers North, have passed series