The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-08-06
From he Ssrr Senrinslf
The Soldiers Vote correspoadenc.

efe1 tu'tr - "eniiled Ia vote ia fhs. town
-h'p g precinct whrfr Ls may reside T..
show The qualification of voters ~e quote
! rom Article II of Tie roustsra,ion on .suf
irage and elections. = The fuil sections.
So. H. In sil elections no, other~ls Sc pro
v'd''t ~ by this Constitution every White
msie ei'lzcn Of the United States. or the 40
q twenty one wears and towards. y 10 shsil
have resided in the Stale dunno IN. six
months immeeistely preceding such elec
ton: and every ghi;e male Of foreign birth.
q The age Of twenty years and upwsrss
who shsll hive resided in the United States
zone year. and shall hsve resided in linz
State * months immediately preceding
such election. and shall hare declared his
intention 20 become citizen Of the United
States. coniormsbly 70 the laws of ,he Uni
led States On the snijsc, of narurs iiz,,ion
shs'i be emitted % vote in the township o,
prfrinc' where be may rrsiie.
Sec III. No solder, ssuman. ~ marine
W he army ~ navy y the Uai,ef States Or
q rher sriie~ shall BE- deemed 70 have &C
qnired . rss.isnce in ,he STATE in eouse-
qrarce = having bern stsripned virhIn ,he
same, roF saali sny zacb soIdics, sesnsau Or
marire hav' ne right n veie.
Sec IN sc person shs.l % deemed 70
have ic~f bis re-iJense in shs state ~ res-
so1 cf his absence. either On su-inesz OF M.
Sf,fe ~ q tss Uai'ed states.
Ser- Y. ~ negro o. nulsrro shsII have
'he right II sniifsge.
II viii be se-n rom these provisions Of
ias Constitution, thar 90 person i erri,lsd
p vote except 10 The 'ownship or p-ecinc,
y sh~re ~ may reside. and conss que ativ our
soldiers in the field have not The righ, 10
Urrsre:
IN orcer e -srure fir expression Or
'~niimens By the qualified voters Of the
'iste = the coming elections, the cantidstesI
'pon 'he Democratic State ricke,..as viii be
cen - the correspondence annexed. re-. \
ues'ed the csnS1taies upon the Iepubiic
= -Uncond'ional Union STATE ticket n
mite with them in reqBes, to the suthori-
'cS ~ Washington. y compstible with The
u5llc interests. 10 furIoush the Indisrs sol.
lers IN the field. who arr qualified voters. q
u'iicien' length Of time 10 permi, them 10
a'urn home and vote scccrding to The re.
nIrfme1i;s Of the CONSTITUTION. IL
Tbs proposition mss me, the approval of
'e Eepublican candidates and he core.
'ondeHce has been Forwarded 10 ne mill
~ su'hcriiies IN Washington. and we si,- /,
'rc'y hope 'ha, the condition Of puhiic .f. /
'irs nay Be- such rrcvieus Il The October ,
lection 'hsi this joint request may be com. :
lird with.
We annex he correspondence .llnIed to:i,
isniAsArcLls. JsIy Ie. 1861.
2 'he /" Uneondisionsl Uulon- Candidate. !.
q nc STATE .'ricke,.- !,
The Undersigned. e-ndidarss on tie Dem.
rrsiic State ticket, in view of ,he fact that !.
v approaching Safe elec,iun l. Or more j
IN ordinary Importance. propose ~ unite
~ ynu n ~ arpfcstion tr the suiborIries;,
Washington - permit. II TIE public service :.
ill allow, furIcpghs 10 al Indiana soldiers \
hO are legal v0tsrr. 50 'hsi shcy msv Ne ..
rshied % return and cast their votes ., the \,
nsring election 10 their resprciives pre-
ncts, in nccOrdancc with lie Constitution
" i'ws ct ihiz sss,c. An early response u
this j. rf1n~strh. q
Address.I. y. Binrhsm. Chairman Or The G
cnccrasic Ssatc Central Committee. Is
fESirned): n
y. r.. NcDesALr. Davro TUrrrr. -
Jss 3 ASrHes Jcs RTsrlsr, Ia
MAJ l.. Barr, OSCAR n. HoEp.
'HuEL T.. REes. &c. HpBEv. 81
'v. O. r. Morton. Indianapolis.
STATE On rsDmSA,
ExErurIyE DErARrHESr. bt
Indisnnpolis, Julv e5th. 1861.
sSsrE Jos. r. Mcdonald. David TurpIc, Iur
Jsmes s. Athcn. Jeseph Risfine. Msthew 90
l.. Brsr. Oscar D. Hord. S,mucl L. Rusg an
and Ethelber, Z. Hibbrn. Candidates on m,
: -Democrtiic Staie Ticket Csre otto.
Joseph ? Bingham. Esq, chairman or the
Democratic State Central Committee;
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