Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-30

4 E1uINS tAlos titSS N4I 1Us LuF tHt EFCHai- &
such an inssnlion by such holy Of mon, eve
Aad it been made, would have bosn an idle sn,
ridiculous boast, to which it is impossible Gen
Bsrnsiae eauld hAvs attached any izpogtanet
That cEa fheussnd nasTsaders shoald ssrieael-
contemplate q esntrel of the elecsion In a Sat
contsiniag one hundred aad len counties. In
hssited by enc huHsrcd and eighty thoussT,
voters, and protected ky mere thar fl,y taou
sand soldiers Of the Un.ied States, is an absurd
i.y 80 glazing that San Burnside must periol
us fsr believing taAt it cauld not haze guliet
even him
In qqssk succsesien preceding or follogine
the declaration Of martial lay, es.ole ths i fF,T
ens orders il the appendix numbered fteHi f5ui
to tWslye. Masy ethsrs of similar shsrac,el
were lsszed, hut thsss arc fair sample Of tie
whole. TkesO orders diffarine Ia tkair details
may % briefly summed up IS presenting ths
following points:
| J. By way Of preesasien the people are in.
termed that Whenever sny properly Is needed foT
tho ase OF the unitsd States army, it will be
taken from rebsi sgmpatkizsrs, Sad receipts eiysn
ter the same marked "disloysl," and ta be psi3
81 Tue end ssaths war, On pToef that the h0l2er
is loyal nan.
Rsbsl sympathizers arc defined to ha not
only those who ale in favor Of secession, bat
also those who are not ia fzYeT of q vigorous
prosecution Of the war aud CT fgfnisking men
and money a1soR9iiioHslly for that parBoss.
Loyalty is to be pr07ed BY the vote given at
the election.
3 CouEty judges are Tequitea to appoint nons
but loyal" men as judges ct oleetioa, aetFith-
standing the provisions of eur Laws, which re-
qaiIe the officers Of election to be taken equally
from eash political party.
4. Psrsens ofaIisg to vote, whose votes may
be rejected by the jadges, sEs nesissd that they
will be immediately arrested by the military.
g. Tho judges of election ere netiGod that
they will be arrested ana held responsible by
tho military, should they permit any diSloyal
msu 30 vste.
9. The Democratic ticket is struck fron the
-poll-books st many po!nIs, as being composed
Of disleysl slen.
a. 0a.hs unknown to the Constitution and
laws are required to 90 taken by the voters and
jRdgeI.
A careful serzsal ef TIA srssrs themselves will
show that they have net Been misrspTesesles is
this summary. ExsmiRo cArefaly, lsllsW-eisi-
EsIs, we beseseh yen, the pictsre Nhi5h they
present. Tie GovsTnor calls tke Attention of the
judges IS 3 single enc Of many laws which de-
fao halr duty, and thar enc law whese rigid
enforcement was supposed to be beneficial to his
svB political party aud iEjarieus e=ly to his
opponent. Gen. Burnside snlorces the proclaim
ssion for the purpose sf preserving :he purity Of
tltcEtIHbs anu WILD Eiul4GtA kA-LtEEcLEE k4zD
jsdges Of elest;Ons SHOULD tkoy permit dislsyal
vots 10 be cast, diEecis hst The sslaisr shall IN
isrtere 40 further than may BE- necessary to eR-
able ths judges to discharge their duties uader
tho laws Of Kezlueky. Hs suborainAtss threaten
the iudges and YstsYs with e5HnssS Sson, ,erTestend
imprisonment, and actually publish sheir orders
and carry cut their threats without punishment
from ths general or reH0lstrsnse from tae gov
oTasE.
In ssdision to all this there was ct work be-
meath the surfase : petsat msesinery, whsse IA
hors could be Traced oaly BY resultH, for lie work
was dene il darkness aud in secret.
Ia every city, Town and considerable village
in the Common wealth, there Lad lsug besn or
gsnizsd, under tke authority Of the Secretary Of
the TTeksary, body Of men ilnswH as H5osTd
Of trade" an innOssRt title little expressive of
their trae funSGions. Uader ths Same rsgHla-
TORS OF tho Secretary no shipments OF goods to
ths interior OF tine State could be made without
the permit of the United slatss custom heuss
officer at Cincinnati or Lsuisyille. In srdsr to
Gbtsin saeh a permit tse Individual Supplying
must have procured the accommodation et the
beard OF trade" leesed nearest TO his pssss of
business, aud the recommendation WAS given 10
nsne but '.isgsl' raen, eseh board establishing
ls e5E test Of "leyalty." Without sHsh recon-
menssgen no maichsnt could hope to add 20 bis
stock By ilnportsiion-no mechanic TO Tooianish
the Histsiiais necsassEy in bis sailing. These
ineuiytoTisl hedes, therefore held in theiT hanss
ths absolute fsse Of every trR4esman and ne
ehanic in the State. The prosperous merchant
and needy shopkssper were alike st their EleFey.
The tredssmen and Hschsrne wer5 shds lett te
choose between Eots for Mr; Bfafnietta and the
utter min of theiY business.
Such, fellsw-eitizens, Tere the eiTcum7tsnses
nnder which the election of August I'd was be-
gun. It's result was No longer doubtful Had
Gen. Burnside desigsaiea by name the indi7ld-
uss who snoRld Ill The various efd9os ei tho
g.ass, lie would have saved rs the expense ssd
tre1ble Of an ''elsetioE rights Of the pee
Die weu!d not have been moro fsgrentY VIC
iatea, nor Neaid the eHscisl thss appointed Aaye
se.n sny mere the cTestGIset his viii than arc
tbose whom he has n0re indirectly inPoscd
upch US.
The limits to which Ts are confined, forbid
any sitsrap. ct detsiisd account OF the msnnef
ia which the "slec.isn" was eenausted. Tho
military orders hsicrs IeisrTed 80 were carrier
nu, with rare fidelity by those to whom iksir
execution was entrusted. A few ofScsIs, Ito
their lasting praise be it spGken,) openly exs
ursssed the sLsme they felt st their connection
Will such a task Armed soldiers wero sta
TONED Al every considerable poll The judges
Of eles.ion we're, contrary ts i&v, takan exsiu-
sivsly fIom the ranks Of our oPponents Eiany
weak Insn apyrshensive OF injury 70 person and
pTapsrty, cast their votes for hr BfsBleste IN
violation of thsiE convictions The voies ef
many more, when offered FOR our ssnaids tss,
were illegally rejected. Thousands Of others
were deferred from ~ attempt 10 vote hy sho
knowledge shst Illegal tests wspld be applied TO
thors, thsit votes refused, Snd themselves pTohA-
hiv efrsstA1. Tie names Of car candidates
were illegally stricken frsIn the rol-beeks st
many precincts, and nsyer placed upon them at
etAsIs. judges were arrested tor refusing to
eoaduct the election in = manner forbidden by
the IelFsof KeHtleky sad their ewn ealhi and
ve.ers were imP.isoned for ths high crime Of
| ssufsssing themselves Dsmscrats,
Tksse sse- sweeping ShIgss, but they cen
re,diIy be sHhsEantiatsd. That we aay set be
Fuundssd ts sToid specification, we publish in
| ths sBson9;x (sasfk I'd No. i6) statement show
| inS the ousrsgss peTpstratea sE Different points
| II rosrs than twenty eeunties. Oar materials
| sYs sIaule t, swell the list almost indefinitely,
bit shess viii be sufrciens TO indicate the gem
ersl character eff tho whole. The facts sisted
ars, some of tken, within our peTsoasl knoSl
ed@e-ths rene;BeeE Rave heea eemm1nieated
| ts rs BY gentloDIea in whose vsraeiiy Eo have
sniire csnhieues. and whose name0 sre in ON
pessessieH. We particularly invite your alton
| lion to tho report OF Esjer aihSon, tho cert6-
ea.es of Capt. L-eEcn ans Sergeant Brown, and
| the prelcss CT the Hon Charles 4. Wickh6e,
| oAisial aocuzen,s whose correctness even ouI
erpenenta viii not snesflor. They Gre num-
keied 3, 10, Ia and Is in the appendix.
In connection Hlsh these sta:smsnss, and as
fully supporting shora, we-publisA 10 the appen-
| dix (n6rksd Ne IL } table showing the eff
eial vote east fSr each candidate for GsTsTnor,
and, in parallel columns, the fetal vote east,
aud the numhsr Of white males over txoa.y-one
yssrs If ege, in esch county. 1t win be per
| cass<d that fha vxhIa DUube1 0f votes ezat Jrsg
s. ,ssS, of which Mr. BIamlette rsesivsd 81, ,5s6
whie tho number Of persons entitled Is vote
was Is2, ,a4e. The votes OF over 81 600 citizens
wore, therefore, unpo,lsd. Eow these vote;
geuld havs been cast had The election been IN
t-sunelsd, Is question which we think eyorJ