Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-09-27
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER g. 1865

bers, as they styled themselves, spoke de-
family of the soldier who exposed himself in
defence of his country.
Whilst the bill was under consideration.
Mr. LABAR, the leader of the Copperhead
faction in the House, from Bucks county,
made the following remarks:
''As for myself | am opposed to the SOL
DER VOTING ANYWHERE. L All OPPOSED
TO HIS MEDDLING WITH THE BALLOT BOX,
the sacredness of the ballot box being the
great palladium of the American freedom.
Whatever my fellow members in this House
may think of me, it will be handed down to
posterity that | was one of the Democrats
who had the hardihood to vote against the
right of the soldier to vote.
This speech is recorded on page 1904 of
the Legislature Record, session 1861
Such were the general expressions used
by the most ardent Copperheads, whilst
those of the ''milder Sort attempted to de-
feat the bill by the usual parliamentary
legerdemain. In this they were however,
frustrated
The question then was. Shall the bill
pass?
On the final passage of the bill, the yeas
and nays were required by Mr. HOPKINS
and Mr.. KERNs, Philadelphia, and were as
follow, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Alleman, Barnett, Big
ham, Blllingfelt, Bowman, Lancaster, Brown,
Burgwin, Cochran, Erie, Cochran, Phila-
delphia, Coleman, Denniston, Etnier, Glass,
Guernsey, Haslett, Henry, Heron, Hill,
Huston, Kaiser, Kelley Kerns, Philadel-
phia, Koonce, Lilly, NJ Clellan, d Kee,
VI Murtrie, Mayer, Marsh, Miller, Mussel-
man, Negley, O'Harra, Olmsted, Orwig,
Pancoast, Price. Reed, Slack Smith, Ches-
ter, Smith, Philadelphia, Stanberger, SUIT
phin, Watt, Watson, Wells, White, Win
die and johnson, tSpeaker-49.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Clarion, Bar
GER Beck, Benton, Boileau, Bowman, Cum
Hopkins, Hoover, Horton, jackson, ,Jo-
sephs, Kerns, SchuylSill, Labar, Long, Nc
Manus, Marshal, Mssimer, Meyers, Nelson,
Noyes, Patton, Pershing, Potteiger, Purdy,
Quigley, Reif, Rex, Rice, Riddle, Schofield,
Searight, Sharpe, Sinner Spangler, Wea-
yer, Weiser and Wimley-42.
- -1-----.--- 4~,,,,.,;,,aa II, tho af
frmative.
Every Copperhead is here again recorded
as voting against allowing the soldier to vote
whilst in the service of his country These
men are now attempting to profess friend
ship for the soldier. Out with such hypoc-
risy
On the 9th of April 1868, bill was intro
duced into the Senate allowing Pennsylva-
mans in the Navel service the right of SUI
frage This bill was strenuously opposed
by the Copperheads in that body, and
test vote had, with the following result:
Mr.. Lowry moved to suspend the rule
prohibiting third reading of the bill
On agreeing to the motion,
The yeas and nays, were required by Mr.
STEIN and Mr.. Lowry, and were as follows
viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Con
nell, Graham, Hamilton, Hiestand, johnson
Lowry, NJ Candless, Penney, Robson, ,Stutz
man, Turrell, White, Wilson and Law renee
| Spedher-16.
NiYs-Messrs Bucher, Cly.ner, Donovan
Glatz, Kinsey, Lamberton, NJ Sherry, Mott
Reilly, Stein and Wallace-ll.
So the motion was not agreed TO, two
thirds not having voted in the affirmative.
Here the reader finds againeyery Copper
head arrayed against the soldier.