Mr. SITGREAVES. I rise, Mr. Speaker, to refute an asgersion of the Gentfrom Illinois [Mr. AnsswonmJupon the NewJersey Democracy and her Representatives on this floor, made in answer or reply to my colleague, Mr. Rooms}!1 allude to the assertion that the cgislnture o NewJerscy, controlled by the Democracy, had voted agamstthe right of the soldiers tovotein camp, and the inference sought to be adduced from that by the gentleman, that the Representatives from New. ler sey, representing the Democracy here. had no right and could not consistently speak in favor o? the honor or the rights of the soldier. I quote from the Globe, as follows: “If I am not mistaken the fintleman, with therest of his party in the State of ewJersey. refused to give to the white soldier whohad lefthis native State and goneintothe field periling his life in the defciiso of his country. the rightto vote even as to who shall represen that State in the Congress of the U.S. crhaps that is the reasonwhy we have had so many of that persuasion in this Hoaue. Now the gentleman invokes the white soldier and protests againstthis injustice which should bedone him.” Mr. Speaker when the bill was pending before the Legislature to authorize the soldiers to vote in camp; many gentlemen of the Dem ocratic party conscientiously believed that they cOuld not vote for that bil without violating their constitutional oaths. others as conscientiously believed that no fair vote would ever be had in the camp; and surely the history of elections in the campmnst have satisfied every friend of the purity and inflle endencq of the ballotbox that they were right. I Wlll. quote that article in “re constitution of the State of NewJersey to which I particularly allude: AErcry white male citizen of the U.S. of the ageof 21 years. who shall have been) resident of this late one year, and of the county in which he claims a vote 5 months next below the election, shall beentitled to vote for all officerg, that now or hereaftermay be electedby the people. Now, Mr. Speaker, to charge the of NewJersey with being unfriendly Democracy soldiers, and by inference, to the cause for which the soldier fought, is ungenerous and unjust. Let facts answer. In 1861, when the POTUS called for troops to defend this capital, NewJersey soldiers were foremost among those 1 who marched to the rescue, and a NewJersey brigade was the 1st organized brigade in the 5 front. The Legislature of NewJerseyn Dem ocratic Legislaturewas convened at extra session. Ample means were provided for the raising and equipment of tree s. 15 dollars a month were guarantie to the soldiers during the whole warfour dollars more than was then paid by the General Government. In 1862 the Democracy of NewJersey controlled the political power of the State, both in its executive and legislative branches. No more fervent appeals were made to the patriotism of the people to sustain the laws than were made by oel) Parker, Democratic Governor of NewJersey. No more liberal legislation was devised by any State to carry on the gin than by the Democratic Legislature of that talc.