North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-11-23
HOW SOLDIERS ARE USED.

NOW SOLDIERS ARE USED.
The Republican papers makes great noise
about giving the soldiers right to vote
They were willing to knock down and drag
out all who honestly opposed introducing
schism into the army. Now that the election
is over, these papers are publishing the vilest
who dared to exercise that privilege. The
Harrisburg Telegraph is foremost in denounc
ing the exercise of this right On Saturday
Unpublished very abusive letter on this sub
ject from which we extract few paragraphs
to show how Democratic soldiers are used
These men fight sido by side with the AboIi-
tionists. They love their country, they hate
rebellion, they adore the Constitution and
the Union, and they hate treason, but be-
cause :hey dared to exercise the rights which
the laws give them of voting for whom they
please. they are abused and maltrea,ed and
made to cheer for Lincoln and his negro pol
icy, which they despise:
Besides these five scattered votes, we had
the promise of three men (God save the
mark , who were loud in their protestatious
OF loyalty. men who own no soul of their own
aud are as incapable of selfgovernment as is
a pig to perform on the tight rope voted the
unmistakabie bold: faced Copperhead ticket,
and afterwards ad the audaci,y to assure US
they were "all right" But fortunately, we
know better, and pronounce them traitors
They are known from A to IN company I.
and the honorable portion of the opposition
as heartily despiss them, as we disclaim
them as gentlemen or honorable soldiers
A sneaking, cowardIy guerrilla deserves nei-
ther mercy nor quarters, on any terms.
This rule is pretty freely applied in this
me rldian, and TO the sorrow of some pcnitent
Copperheads who threw away their ballots
and their manhood alike on the result of YES
terday's election.
We have set mark upon their actions of
yesterday, by which we can tell them, and
point them out to their children in after wears
with the brand of treason on their forebeads
glowing on the curse that was stened ON the
brow of Cain These very men, who wear
eat the food and receive the pay of
the United States, then turn around and de
nounce the President
We claim the votes of five men else.
where, belonging to company |, which, added
to our thirty-three votes, would count thirtv
eight giving us a majority of seven votes
victory enough over pack of as bitter COP
perbeads as the city Harrisburg could send
beyond 1t imits-men who are as determined |
IN their opinions, and as tenacious to partv
spirit as the politicians Of a certain township |
in Berks county t.e
Inc company quartermaster of company |
"A, as punishment for the offence, compelled |
the fellow to give three lusty cheers for Old |
Abe, on several occasions to-day to nv Ger
tain know ledge" ....a ..-.. .-... e-.gs ..a
Such, fellow citizens, is the treatment a |
soldier gets for fighting for his country under
this ungodiy administration. And it becomes |
the more grinding and appalling when we
consider that there are eight thousand Nc
Cle4ian men in twenty thousand voters in
the Army Of the Potomac almost the half of
the army, who are thus tortured and abused
tor voting for Mcclellan and the Constitution
and against Lincoln and Davis,-Patriot &
Union.