The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-30
The STAKE Hleotion----Notice to Demo

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tcsbe held throughout the State. for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General.
Auditor, Treasurer, Land Register, Super
intendent of Public Instruction. &c.
When Gilbert, an Ohio Colonel, with
Federal bsyonets at his back, dispersed the
Democratic State Convention assembled at
Frankfort last wintersto nominate State
ticket, right under the eyes Of the Governor
and Legislature, itrequirsd little sagacity to
foresee that the freedom of election was to
be destroyed in Kentucky. Accordingly,
the most precious right of freemen. the most
distinctive mark of citizens, the most es-
sentisl preservativs of republican institutions
and public liberties, are all struck down at q
blow by the simple process of military or
der issued by an Ohio Colonel, no doubt in
pursuance Of instructions from his superiors.
In proof of this, read the following order, in
regard to the impressment Of property. is
sued by Col. Young, from Paris, together
with the Paris Citizens explanation append
ed. The plain and simple meaning and in-
tent of this order is, threat that If any
Democrat shall exercise his constitutional
right to vote for Wickliffe, he shall be rob-
bed under the old internal plea of military
necessity" urged in all ages by perjured
usurpers and tyrants aiming to establish
dsspotism on the ruins of popular liberty
No doubt similar orders have been issued,
publicly or privately, in all quarters of the
State. And yet, there can not be doubt
in the mind of any intelligent and candid
man, that Wickliffe and those Democrats
and others who would vote for him, are far
more true and loyal Union men than Abe
Lincoln, or any of the willing tools who
support his unconstitutional measures and
policy-measures and policy not merely
destructive of our political Union, but going
far deeper, uprooting the very elements OF
society! .-...
We fee now the more justified in repeat
ing the advice we rendered the Democrats
and all other honest freemen,, to have moth
ing to do with such lawless, fraudulent
tyrannical election; for the day will assured
~ come when all who are not shameless,
will regret their participation in it.
IMPORTANT ORDER IN REGAsD TO TIL IN
PREssMEN OF PRIVATE PROPERTY Colonel
Thomas L. Young, of the 18th Ohio Volun-
teers comms nding at Paris, KY, has issued
an order instructing officers commanding de-
tachments Of his regiment. at the different
stations on the line of the Kentucky Central
Railroad, to strictly observe the following
rules in i'm pressing private property for pub
lie or military purposes:
81. The property (negroes, oxen, timber
for Notifications, wood for fuel, corn, hay,
oats, &C. of loyal Union men will not be
impressed except ia cases of absolute n"ces-
sitY, and then only under written authority
from head quarters. ~
"2. Whenever it becomes necessary to
impress private property for military pur-
poses, it must be the property OF sympa-
thizers with the rebellion, and those who
are opposed to furnishing any men or money
toward sustaining the Government from
destruction by armed traitors.
"3. In accordance with existing orders,
vouchers will in ell cases be given; but
when presented at these headquarters for
approval, by men whose loyalty is doubted.
they will be Endorsed. TO be paid at the
end of the war, or when the claimant shall
the Government
so. It is not the purpose of this order to
confer upon commanders of detachments
greater powers of impressment than they al
ready possess under existing orders, but SIM
ply TO correct misappre tensions on the sub
iect, and to guide them in the proper per-
formance of their duty" -
The Paris Citizen, in an editorial, COM
roanFip0 On The f0raooin0 ord or 9avs that
all who vote for Charles A. Wickliffe. the
Democr candidate for Governor of Ken
tucky, will be classed with Southern rebels,
and their property will accordingly be i'm
pressed when occasion arises under military
necessity.
P. s. After the foregoing was in type,
we found the following order of Gen. Boyle,
commanding the District of Kentucky, a
part of the Department of Ohio, command
ed by Gen. Burnside. 1t will be seen that
it corroborates our conjecture in our com
m ents on Col. Youug's order above, that
similar threats to those of Young's were
doubtless aimed all over the State. This
order of Boyle's establishes the fact incon-
testibly. Young's order was no doubt au-
thorized by Boyle. 1t is an order which,
under pretsxt of regulating military doings,
is really meant to deter Democrats from
voting for WickIiffe, or otherwise, if they
do so vote, to spot them as rebels and seize
their property. Who made or who could
make Jerry Boyle or any Of his subordinates,
or any other man. judge of other mems
loyalty? Such an idea burlesques all reason,
justice and law; dsrides common sense; and
insults the understanding of every one who
is not an idiot:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KENTUcKY,1