The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-05-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FRAU rs

The frauds and raseality resoricd 10 IN
carrying The elections during the war arc
notorious. But VIC will recall to our
readers an insanee, and the remarks Of
a leading Abolition paper on such frauds,
merely to show the rule of morals which
governs the Puritan politicians:
After the elections Of 1862, when Ad.
iutant General Thomas returned TO Wash
ington, he rendered his own account IN
his own way, of his acts in the West:
was compelled to speak TO the trsops,
who compelled" him, except it war
the President, his superior?1 along the
lroutc speaking in one day some seyon
or eight times. During my tour met
an irish Regiment, the Goth Iiiiao;a
from Chicago-men who read the Chirngo
Times. After talking to them awhile.
| proposed three cheers for the President
of the United States. These were given
heartily. Three cheers were then pro-
posed for the settled policy of the United
States, [the Administration in regard to
negroes. This was met by cries of mo
No p
The Colonel was absent. and the Lieut.
Colonel was in command. / enquircd
what such conduct meant? The Lieut..
Colonel endeavored to excuse the men By
saying that they had no opportunity to
look over the matter. | replied g you
are not telling the truth, sir | know
that they have teen discussing this ques-
Ion for week past. | know the fact if
you do not"
| ordered those who were opposed TO
this policy Of the Government TO step
forward, and said | knew the regiment
had seen considerable service and fought
well but / also knew there was but little
discipline observed among them-thst
nted a distinct recognition of this doc
trine--that was the first with me- Sew
eral stepped forward. They were in
stantly seized and sent to the guard-ho1se
] then left the regiment, falling them
| would give them q week TO consider
what they would do At the next Sta
ton | met the Coloucl of the regiment,
who begged that / would leave the matter
in his hands, and he would see that the
men were taught the duty Of soldiers. !
complied with the request.
The Boston Commonwealth, the eespecial
organ of Chas. Sumner, with the knowl-
edge of all the election frauds before it
in the spring of 1862 said
We DO not find fault with the machin-
cry used to carry Maryland and Delaware
Having nearly lost the control If the
House by its blunders in the conduct of
the war from March, 1861, to the Fall of
1862, the Administration owed it to the
country to recover that control somehow.
To recover it regularly was impossible ;
SO irregularity had to be resorted to.
Popular institutions will not suffer, for
the copperhead element will have much
larger number of members in both
branches than it is eAtitled to by its pop
ular vote. Ohio, with its ninety thousand
Republican majority, will be represented
by five Republicans and dozen or more
Copperheads. It is fitting that this mis-
representation of popular sentiment in
the great State of the Vest should be
Offset if necessary, by & loyal delegation
from Maryland and DelaTare, won even
at the expense of military interference.
IF laws are silent amid the elank of arms,
we must take care that the aggregate
public opinion Of the country obtains re-
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