The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-22
The kentuckY Election.

INV AAShtuthJ
The time for holding the State and
Congressi onal elections in Kentucky is
near at hand. There are but two parties
contesting for the ofices-the loyal and
disloyal-the one sympathizing with the
Government, the other with the rebels
the one advocating an honest and un-
wavering support of the Government,
the other urging that not another man
or dollar be furnished unless the war is
conducted in accordance with their
secession ideas. The loyal ticket is
headed by Judge Bramlette, a man who
has shown his patriotism in the field;
the Secession ticket has at its head the
name of Charles A. Wickliffe, an aris-
tocrat who has manifested his dislike of
the Government by doing everything in
his power, in and out of Congress, to
cripple its resources, divide its counsels.
and prevent full application of its
mighty power to crush the rebels. He
tried his hand at creating dissensions
among the people of our own State.
His speech at indianapolis in connec-
ton with those made by Thomas A. Hen
bricks, and Carlisle of Virginia, cannot
have been forgotten by the people. The
object of the three demagogues was to
inaugurate secession in the Northwest
by playing upon the prejudices of the
people against the Yankees. 1t was but
the adoption of the same plan so artfully
and successfully used by the rebel leaders
in the Southern States Thank God!
The people of the Northwest read and
think for themselves, and they readily
detected the reasonable designs of the
Infamous trio. Before the campaign in
this State closed, Hendricks had to eat
his own words, and deny that he intend
ed what his indianapolis speech plainly
implied. This selfstultifcation was nee
essary for his success.
Wickliffe, however, still maintains the
will be found occupying again, now that
he has succeeded in getting into the U.
S. Senate. Wicklife, in conjunction
with Harney and the leaders of the origi-
nal secessionists of the State of Ken
lucky, have organized what they style
the observation-disclosures
dollar-party." 1t is composed of the
Simon-pure secessionists and few pollt-
ical traders who hope to mount into
Office through the aid of those who have
heretofore done all they could to with
draw their State from the Union.
The election takes place next month
Our military commanders, we are graft
fed to learn, have an eye upon the ope'
rations of the rebel sympathizers anc
are taking measures to checkmate them
The way they propose to do it is seen BY
the following General Orders, which We
copy in full, that our Kentucky readers
NAV know who are entitled to hold otfict
and vote at the ensuing election. Trait
ors have no rights except to be hung
They, at least, have no right to complain
of their disfranchisement. The Govern
ment has warmed into life great man
baIffrozen secession snakes in Kentucky
and we are gratifed to know that it IL
tends extracting their political fangs bt
fore they do harm. They were prepal
ing to strike deadly blow through tn
ballot box, but they are not likely to hui
anybody but themselves.
Gen. Hurlbut and Col. johnson d
serve we'll of their country-1st for pc
etrating the designs of the Harvey co
spirators; and ID, for assuming the r
sponsibility of frustrating those design
The following is General Hurlbut
special orders on the subject:
HEADQUARTERS 10TH ARMY CORPS, |
Memphis, Tenn, July IA, '63.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. l59.
l. In so much of the State of Ke
tucky as is within the District of Colui
bus, it is ordered
l. That no person be permitted to
a candidate for office, who is not avo
edly and unconditionally for the Uni
and the suppression of the rebellion.
5, 2. That no person shall exercise
privilege of an elector and vote at Sc
in elections, who is not avowedly and
IN eouditonally for the Union and the 81
preston of the rebellion.
3. The military authorities in said L
= trict of Columbus will see to it that t
order be carried out. Judges of ell
"a tions will be governed by the princip
herein set forth and will demand
dence upon oaths in such cases as n
be in doubt and allow no person to ex
=, else the franchise of voting who does
take the oath required.
re By order of
~ Maj. Gen. S. A. HURLBUI
HENRY DINMoRE, Asst Adj't Gen.