The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-08

and died in Libby prison {
and yet he is here branded as deserter. S
| can show you the name of Ralph NJ.
upon these records, as having
descrted-a man who went to that same
provost marshal, and enlisted there.
lie went into the service and came
home with his honorable discharge, and
was met at the election board and
branded as deserter, with his honora-
BILE discharge in his pocket.
| could give many other cases, sir, but
will not take up the time of the Senate.
You say there are cases that are hard.
Indeed, there are, sir, and in your zeal
to procure votes, and carry your parti-
san ends, you passed that act, and |
whilst you provided that, If II man |
should come before the election board, |
and prove that he was not deserter |
and had right to vote, he should have
that right. You provided no manner !
in which the rolls should be corrected
and his name stricken from the list
but you left his name there, and COM
PEELED him at every election to make
the same proof, and when he dies, his
family, for all time to come, are to be
taunted with his being deserter. That
sir, was one of the things that | object
ed to, from the stump, in the County of
Sullivan. If that is a defense of the
right of deserters to vote, then make
the most of it.
The petition asserts "that the Demo-
cratic sheriff and commissioners have
placed large majority of their parti-
sans in the iury-wheel, including a
number of deserters, so that deserters
and their ympathizing friends are GER
tain to be q majority of every jury.
Nov sir, ! wish to say right here, that
the sheriff and commissioners of Sulli-
van county are men of high standing,
and would scorn to take any advantage
in putting the names into the jury-bOX;
they are as free from partisan feelings
as any men in the State. The jury is
selected without regard to politics, and
| think / can establish that fact before
l am through. l hold in my hand lists
of the juries drawn in the year 1866,
and for February court, 1867, certified
by the prothonotary and commissioners
of Sullivan county.
BY special act of Assembly but two
Jury courts are held each year; but Il
third or fourth can be, if deemed ne
cessary by the court.
Three jury courts were held in the
year 1866, viz: February, May and
December.
You will remember that l referred to
the fact asserted in the petition that
the county is intensely Democratic =
that we polled nearly Il atwo-thirds vote.
Let us see how the iuries were composed. I.
In the traverse jury, of February, 1866,
! find the names of ten Republicans
and twenty-one Democrats, and five
whose political procivitics are to me un-
known. On the traverse jury, of May,
1866, | find sixteen Republicans and
seventeen Democrats, and three un-
known. l defy any gentleman to show
az fair record in Pennsylvania. or
; the traverse jury, of December, 1866
; there were twelve Republicans ano
twenty-five Democrats, and two un
known. For the grand jury, February
1867, now drawn, there are eight Re
pubicans, fifteen Democrats, and one
not known. On the Traverse jury, fol
February, 1867, there ara eleven Re
! publicans, twenty-one Democrats ant
1 not known. Now, sir, if you take al
those unknown, and add them to thu
Democrats you still have over one thirt
. of those jurics who were Republicans
I if YOU would add the unknown to tht
: other side you would have nearly hall
: that were Republicans.
: Let us go still further. ] see that TIN
l Senator from Bradford Mr.. Landon
has in his hand what | think Is the pc
tition sent in here. While he is CLAN
Z cling at it, let me refer to the fact tha
ten of those men who signed that peti
ton were drawn as jurors in 1866, viz
: John Warburton, grand, February
D 1866.
William Glidewell, grand, February
a 1866.
$ Joseph Rogers, grand, February
Z 1866.
o G. NJ. Boylcs, traverse, February
g 1866.
y Jesse Molynoaux, traverse, Februar!
e 1866. ,
l. J. II. Rogers, traverse, May, 1866.
Ed. Warburton, traverse, May, 1866
n Il. NJ. Frost, traverse, May, 1865.
$ Jonathan Rogers, grand, Decembe
le 1866.
l. Joseph M'Carty, traverse, Decembe
D, 1866.
ot And, sir, further than that, four MOI
?, ofthese petitioners are drawn on thel lui
(e for Feb. 1867, and before some OF thei
er this trial will take place, if not remove
:. to Bradford county. | refer to IL
p names of David MolyneaN, Jonas l5ra'
n ford, Joseph Whitley and j. II. Bir
And vet these gentlemen have the a
It, dacity to come here and complain
re the manner of drawing the jury in Il
n county of Sullivan. Task any gentlemi
lg here TO set aside some sixteen, VINO
&c | have been informed are minors, an
o. take the balance of the number III IN
IN petition and go into any county III y
re ommonwealth, and see if he can pi'
'st out one hundred names in that coun
on and in that one hundred find as mal
IL persons who have been drawn on juri
lg as there are in this instance. ..
IL But am not done with that petite
'e- vet. | will ask the Senator from Bra
'er ford Mr.. Landon to read the two I'll
Id names on that petition, Henry Mort
Iat and John Norton, two very loyal me
lia who come here and ask for justice, n
be for protection from the deserters, n
ON who, have been credibly iniormtt
be were two of the very first men Il
lp- skulked from the draft in the county
Il Sullivan. They showed their loyal
lat sir, in going to Canada, or hiding
tn, the woods; and they come here I!
M complain that Democrats want 10 81
m, deacrters the right to vote.
ne Go further, sir. | hold in my nj!
eI the certificate of the non-reporli
S ol drafted men, from the very list wh
Ihhe YOU sent into Sullivan county III i
pc / find on that list the name OF y
-" MCarty-anOthcr very ioEa u
~ whose name is attached to that peiiti
nv This man, Abel MCarty, Is puDlisl
w., in this list rs Il descrter--a pretlS II
10 ~ to preach loyalty to the l1emocrt
pr party of Sullivan county, ana say !
In we sympathize with deSerters' n, y,
IN Iet me tell YOU another thing. l
en-, nctition starts out with the assert
81, that those election officers ol the i
llSn i,,I li,t,int nf Sullivan pOumtN, II