Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-23
Union Republican State Ticket.
pnMocRAoY AND THE soLDIERs.


During last years campaign in Ohio,
the Democratic papers made wonderful
noise about the misuse Of the Soldiers
Relief Fund, by the Republican Legis-
lature and State officials. Such papers
as the st. Ciairsville Gazette, Cadiz SEN
tinel, and Steubenville Gazette talked
glibly about "thieving Abolitionists
stealing the soldiers money" Robbing
the soldiers widows, &C., with as great
relish as a Cannibal would manifest In
devOuring a missionary, and with as
much boldbess as if they really believed
it was true. They appealed to the SOL
diers to elect Democratic Legislature,
and the fraud would at once be exposed,
and the wrong to the soldiers properly
reinedied. BY lying and fraud of the
most shameful character, they succeeded
in getting majority In tile Legislature.
That Legislature has now been in session
longer than any session held by q Rcpu5N-
sdn Legislature during the past foe years
and the Lord only knows when 1t will
adjourn-and yet the exposure of the
Republican fraud, and the promised
justice to the soldier, and soldiers fam
lily, has received no further attention at
the hands Of this dclectable Ku-Klux
Klan, or "Anti-Nigger" debating soeie-
ty, calling itself a Legislature, than the
passage of lying resolution, and the
appointment of II committee. There the
matter is likely forest, Notwithstanding
the persistent eilo It's Of the Republican
members TO get the matter considered
and disposed OF.
These same boasting champions of the
soldier aud his rights, have found time
enough during their session to pass law
DISTINGUISHING the poor, manned and
crippled soldiers residing at the Soldiers
Home, established for them by Republi-
can legislation, but find no time 10 legis-
late for the soldier. Here we have an
evidence, about which there can be- no
controversy, clearly showing the feeling
of Copperlleads for returned soldiers
These armless and legless veterans of the
Republic, who have been disabled In the
National service, and rendered depend
ent for support, nre not rebels-are not
Copperheads, but are true and loyal men
who vote with the Union party, and In
order to get rid of the influence of their
votes they arc DISTINGUISHED and refused
the poor privilege of helping TO elect the
officers, who are TO control the Govern
nient preserved by their valor. But,
this Is no all. These same men who
have thus robbed the MANNED soldier of
his right TO vote, have placed themselves
on record as the champions of the rebel
soldier. When the "tisible Admix-
ture" bill was under consideration, an
amendment was offered, excluding from
the polls all persons who had been en-
gagged In rebellion against the Govern.
ment, and every Copperhead voted
against the proposition. They vote to
disfranehise Union soldiers, and they
vote to enfranchise rebel soldiers. If
they have any love for the soldier, il is
for white boys In Gray, and not for the
boys In blue, either white or black.
Col. JOHN 5. PEEsToN, of Columbia
s. c.. has written letter strongly urg-
ing the wisdom of acting with the DEM
ocratlc party of the country. His ad-
vice, We imagine, will be somewhat
weakened by the reason he gives for II.
He says he win do''his best for the Dem.
ocratic party, which purposes are to
make one more effort TO regain our lost
liberty, the time by peaceful action. %
ana 70 make his meaning still more ex-
plieit, he says his heart and soul are AS
ardently In this eff0rt, as they were In
the glorious one which God inscrutably
allowed 10 fall. +" This process Of IdsntI-
Tying the object Of the two eiorts-the
armed one, (which God allowed TO faiIn
ana the one which the Democracy pro-
pose 70 achieve "his time by peaceful
acson," VIII not commend II very
warmly to public favor. ~.
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