The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-04
d Rosecrnns IsIIgIbIe. .

Under this head, the Cincinnati
COn111erci0L Of Tuesday, has tina fol
lowing:
The opinion has been expressed to
US by resident Of California, that
General Rosecrans considers himself
a citizen Of that State, and that, act
ing in that capacity, he has, on sew
eral occasions, voted for State and
county officers. Having dOmiciled
there and exercised the rights of g
citizen, he cannot be regarded as 6
citizen of Ohio. And to become one
1t would be necessary for him to re-
turn here and remain during the pc
riO6 required by law of the citizens
of any other State, before he can ez>
ercise the privileges OF citizenship.
In other words, being a citizen Of
California, he could not return here
in September and be qualified voter
IN October and If not qualified
voter he is ineligible to the office of
Governor of Ohio. f4
1t would be aeurious circumstance
after all the defamation that has
been indulged In by the Democratic
Press touching the evils of carpet
bagging, IL 1t should turn out that the
Democracy of Ohio, have been guilty
mot only of nominating a carpet
Dagger, but one who has not resided
in the State a sufficient length of
| time since domiciled in another State,
to make him a qualified voter, or
eligible to office, il elected
In these remarks we have not as.
! sumed it as fact that General Rose
Grams has lost his citizenship in Ohio
| by transferring it to California but
our informant is very positive that
such q change has taken. place, and
| that the General considers himself q
Californian. The burden of ascer-
| tainlng the fact we shift upon the
shoulders of those who are interested
in knowing whether their candidate
is eligible TO the office of Governor.
| The Commercial may quiet its
fears. Had not General Rosecrans
been q citizen OF Ohio, and as such a
legal voter therein, he would not
have been nominated, and if nomi-
mated, certainly would not accept
He belongs not to the class of CARPET
become one, for he sis native here
and to the manner" of Ohioans born,
He was born in Delaware county.
and raised on his fathers farm, In
the county Of Licking. His present
residence, we believe, is in Brown
county.
He has never voted in California,
and, outside Of his native State, has
never exercised the right of suffrage
although frequently importuned to
do so. His first military appoint
ment in the war came from Ohio,
and during its entire existence he
was recognized as an Ohio General.
Just before the war broke out,
General Rosecrans was offered an
office in Virginia, in the line of his
profession, as an engineer, highly
lucrative, but which, by the laws OF
that State, could only be filed by g
citizen. He had been in the State
long enough to be voter, yet he re-
fused the place, which otherwise he
would have accepted, because. as he
said, he felt pride in being a citizen
of Ohio, ard he would not forfeit il
for any Office.
These facts, which we have from
those who know them to be true, we
trust will lessen the fears of the Com
D1erciGL at the idea that Gov. Hayes
when beaten, as beaten he will be
will contest the election of GoUeTnO1
Rosecrans.-SkGteSnldl.