Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-08-15

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sonable and disloyal sentiments; {;
the man who was placed at the head
of his party as its standard bearer
and condemned as n traitor by more
than one hundred thousand of a
majority of the peoples votes of
Ohio.
II is base SANDER to say that
the proposed amendment to the
constitution disfranchises forty
thousand white men in this State.
1t is base SANDER upon Union sol
diers to say that a majority Of the
deserters were Republicans. Yet
what else but such misrepresenta-
tions can be expected from trait
or, who, if he could have had his
wish and will, would have had every
soldier in the Union army to desert,
and had the Government split up
into four petty little monarchies.
And yet, this is the man whom the
Democrats put forward as one Of
their leaders, an expounder of their
principles, and political preacher
of the covenant faith of party that
is ever ready to sacrifice the inter.
ests of the Government that has so
long fostered and protected loyal
citizens, fby any stratagem their
party can accede to political poWer.
Now, Mr.. Vallandigham, when he
stated that the amendment to our
State constitution would disfran-
cnise 10000 white men in Ohio,
knew he was saying what was I'M
true, but he made it, presumingI
upon the ignorance OF the people.
He knew that the proposed amend
mcnt does not disiranchise those
soldiers who served their country
until the surrender of Lee and John
son; that all those who served un-
til that time are to have honorable
discharges, and to receive their reg
uIar pay. 1t only proposes to deny
the right of suffrage to "such per-
sons as have borne arms in support
of any insurrection or rebellion
against the Government of the Uni
ted States, or have fed from their
places of residence to avoid being
drafted into the military service
thereof, or have deserted the militia.
ry or naval service of said Govern
ment in time of war, and have not
subsequently been honorably dis
charged from the same"
Now by Mr.. Ashlcy's bill which
passed Congress, all who had serv-
cd their country until the surrender
of Lee and johnson, and who then
under the supposition that the war
was over, left without discharges,
are to, or have, received honorable
discharges, and are not regarded as
deserters; and the great cause of
complaint on the part of the Democ-
racy is that the proposed amendment
does not disfranchise this class of
soldiers who, Mr. Vallandigham
claims, are Republicans, but they
will be entitled to vote, and will not
vote for Butternut candidates. "Nar-
ry time p The only men who are
to be disfranchlsed by this amend
ment are draft opposers, Canada
sneaks, actual deserters from the
army during the war, and those who
fought against the United States in
the rebel army. And these were
generally of the Democratic party,
as loyal Union soldiers will testify.
NONE DUT REAL DEsERTERs DIsTRAN-
CHIsED.
The following is the text Of the
law passed at the late session of
Congress, as to who are really de-
serters, and hence disfranchised:
"Be it enacted, &c,, That no SOL
dicr or sailor shall be taken or held
to be dcserter from the army or
navy, who faithfully served, accord
ing to his enlistment, until the 10th
day Of April 1865, and who, with,
out proper authority or leave first
obtained, did quit his command, or
refuse to serve after said date
but nothing herein contained shall
operate as ii remission of any for
leiturc incurred by any such soldier
or sailor Of his pay bounty pen
sion. or other allowances, but this
act shall be construed solely as
removal Of any disability such sol
Ilier or sailor may have incurred by
the loss Of his citizenship in conse-
quence of his dcserton."
- Our readers will see by an ar
ticle in another part Of to.doy's pa.
per, that President johnson has ar.