Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-08-18
FROM THE 73D INDIANA REG.
TEIANNA, Ala, Aug. 1st, 1864.

EDrroR REruBLIcAN. We are still at
Trianna, and as general thing are in good
health. Some few are in the hospital. but
none of them are very sick. believe
The weather has been very warm and very
dry, but we we're blessed with a nice little
rain this morning. which cooled the air
AMI male it more peasant.
The report that the Indiana troops
would probably be allowed to come home
to vote at the next election, has caused
,ilerabe ex;item mt among us here
All are a1xi)u' to come. and | hope we
will not be disappointed. l wish every
so.,lier, whether of ags or not was entitled
to vote. think when a person is man
enough to shouder musllet in defence Of
his country he is man enough to vote, and
ten times better entitled to exercise that
high privilege than mouthing fault-fiader
of every thing the Government has done 10
put down the rebellion. Why are not the
Indiana soldiers like those Of other States
allowed to vote in the field? | think it
maniicstly unjust to deprive them Of this
right while they are periling their lives to
main.rin inviolate the Constitution and
laws OF the country. Especially ought ar
rangements to be male to allow them to
come home anil vote at the next election,
as they cannot vJte in the field, when each
one can 10 more good with his ballot than
he can with fifty bullets We sollicrs feel
very solictous about keeping down fire
in the rear. AMI consequently do not want
to see the Coppcrheais obtain power at
home. knowing they would exercise it so
as not only to cmbarrass the General Gov
ernmcnt, but to give aid and encourage
ment to the rebels.
have heard that some OF nv old peace
loving. law abb ling, Ccpperheai friends
have been Threatening what they will do
IN case the soldiers come home to vote
next fall. DO they want war at their own
doors? If they 10 not they had better not
attempt to execute their threats. They
need not think that their threats or any
thing they can say will have any effect
npon Us. for if we can get the privilege we
are coming home. and W. are going to
vote too;-that's just the way the matter
stands. We feel that we havo rights as
well as stay at home croakcrs and intenl
to have tAcm. pcaceably if we can. forcibly
ii we must.
| expect that soma Of my old democrat
ic friends, as still call them. (having al
wavs been a democrat myself. and am still
one. but not Of the copperhead stripe.
will rake me for writing as I have done,
but | have merely expressed my honest
convictions. and if they had seen the ele-
phant as I have, the scales would proba-
bly, have dropped from their eyes as they
have from mine. | do not wish to wound
the feelings Of any man. but must be al
lowed to say that it is inexplicable to me,
from my stanl point. how any man who
ever sincerely loved the Union. as my Did
democratic friends nsel to say they did.
can occupy the position soms of them now
do in regard to the war. IL is no justi6ca-
tion for them to say that the war is not
carried on according to their notions Of
right and justice. In crisis like this
some one must dictate the policy. and il
all who do not approve every measure
adopted BY our Communicating Chief are
allowed to turn against tho country what
is to prevent-its destruction? What if you
do not approve Of con6scation or emauci-
patton? Is not the Union worth more
than slavery or all the property OF rebels?
What rights have rebels who revolted
without any cause whatever, against The
mildest and freest Government on earth?
Are they any better than thieves and mur-
derers? There may be some excuse for