North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-27
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on L AueSu2y next, 10 aSCcTtatH kHe VIII OF the
people, in relation to three amendments to
the Constitution, which have been proposed
by two successive Legislatures. They are
as follows, and are stated more fully in the
advertisement thereof published in our ad-
vertising columns:
!, TO allow the soldiers in the military
service of the United Staies, wherever they
may ee located on the day of election, to
vote.
2. That the Legislature shall not pass any
Bill relating to more than one subject, ex-
cept the appropriation BILL
3. Restraining the Legislature from grant.
ing powers or privileges in any case in which
the courts have authority for granting them.
These proposed. amendments are all import
ant, and should receive the careful consider.
alton OF the people who will, doubtless. pass
upon them, for or against, as their Judgment
shall dictate to be right. There will be
three tickets one on each amendment,
They should be labelled on the outside
| respectively:
"First Amendment" "Secord Amend
''ment," and Third Amendment;" and
sand those who are favorable to said amend
A'Sheo VI oHJ VI buSu cApT6SS tUelT aDs
"proval thereof by voting, each, as many sep
'arate, written or printed. or partly written,
' and partly printed, ballots, or tickets, as
'there are amendments approved by them
" containing on the inside thereof, the words.
For the Amendment - and those who are
"opposed to such amendments, or any of
them, may express their opposition by
voting, each, as many separate, written or
''priuted, or partly written and printed, bal
lots or tickets, as there are amendments
not approved by them, containing, on the
" inside thereof, the words, against the
Amendment )" the electors, voting for, or
"against, the first amendment, shall be con-
"sldered as voting for, or against, the pro-
posed fourth section to article three Of the
constitution extending the right of suffrage
" to soldiers electors, voting for, or agai nst,
the second amendment, shall be considered
"as voting for, or against, the proposed
"eighth section to article eleven or the con-
sttution and electors, voting for, or
"agsust, third amendment, shall be consid-
6 cred as voting, for or against, the proposed
s ninth section to article eleven of the con-
'stitution.
Any person wishing to vote for or against
| any one of the amendments may do so with
out voting on the others at ALL
As their adoption or rejection is not and
should not be made a party question; but
one relating to important changes in our
fundamental laws, we shall not indicate any
course to be pursued by our friends. We
hope no man, however, will neglect to exer-
else his right to vote on them and to vote
as his judgment may dictate, without "fear
| favor or affection"
From present indications there will be
some diversity of opinion on the first amend :
ment. Many of the LlncJlnitcs while open
ly protesting great regard for the right of the
soldiers to vote will secretly vote against it !;
| fearing that I, the event of its adoption, and
the nomination of Mcclellan for the Presi.
dency, the soldiers will cast their votes for
| him.
Other men, with far better motives will
feel constrained to vote against it; for the
reason that past experience has shown, that
an untrammelled, fair expression of choice
by soldiers-ofiicered by men. most of whom
have become thoroughly aboltionized has
has never yet been, and probably never win
be made. That they have been denied op-
portunities to inform themselves upon poIit-
ical issues, by the suppression and inderdic-
tiOn of Democratic newspapers cannot be
successfully contradicted. That thev have
been Systematically piled with abolitic,n mr.
guments and documents, no one can DENY,
The Philadelphia Age Sell remarks on this
subject
Inc democratic party has no fear of the
VOLS TO be cast by the army. What they do
fear is that the expression Of the soldiers
voice will not be allowed to be heard that
an attempt will be made by the knayes in
power to convert the election in camp into a
farce, juggle, cheat that no matter how
decidedly the soldiers by their votes condemn
this Administration, which has wronged them
the returns will only show unqualified appro-
VAL This, and the consequences Of this, are
what the Democratic party apprehended
They have not forgotten the manner in which
last years elections were conducted The
Schimmelpfenning fraud and the Ohio scheme
are not calculated to induce very strong be.
lief in the purity and the honesty of Aboli-
ton Captains and Lieutenants, the returning
officers. They believe that if Lieut.. Edgerly
| Was uiSuiseeu me seTtlc6 LOT ClrcQaClUg
"Copperhead tickets" in New Hampshire,
many poor private would dread the guard
house and "bucking" and "gagging' for yo-
ting the same. 1t is we'll known fact that
while the Administration has relied on the
hard listed Democracy to fill up the ''file,"-
nearly all the crank" of the army has been
thoroughly aboltionized. the most capable
and mertorous officers have been dismissed
and degraded on account of their political
opinions. From Gen. Mcclellan down to the
latest example of this kind of tyranny, Major
Clitz, who has been reduced because he would
not, in obedience to Administration behest
recall the invitation of the West Point orator
Buell., Negley, Porter, thousands of all
ranks, have been removed until at last nearly
every Democrat Of any rank above corporal
has been weeded out. L., however, 10 men
aces or Establishments, or other influence OF
the suDpror to the inferior uare usnd I'm