Washington telegraph., 1863-10-07

| N|Ihe Federal authorities at Little
Rock, through the National Union urge
the people of the surrounding country to
come forward in public meetings to give
a free expression as to their future course
and proceedings. Free elections for civil
officers and Congressmen will no doubt
come next. They must have the most
illimitable confidence in the gullitility of
Arkansians. Here is specimen of a
free election for Governor in Kentucky.-
1t is contained in letter to the "Chicago
Times from Bloomfield, KY, August
4tb. |...
Bloomfield is small town, twelve miles
from Bardstown, in the midst of fine
country, where democrats abound. On
Mouday morning election day), Capt.
Sea, formerly of Chicago, now an Indiana
Captain of cavalry,--an aholitiouist who
voted for Lincoln, avewed himself in favor
OF the emancipation and negro armiug
policy of the President, and defines "loy-
atty to be support of all the Presidents
measures,-with squad of twenty-five
soldiers, armed with crbnes, sabres, and
revovers, took possess IN of the polls
lie Informed the judges that they were
under martial law, aud would have to CON-
duct the election according to his direc-
tlons, which he had received from his
superiors. He then declared Hon. c. A.
Wlckllffe disloyal man, and that no vote
should be cast for him. He furnished
State, Congressional, aud county tickets,
which he declared to be "loyal,' and
said that "loyal men" might vote for
them. AT later period be stated thu
votes OF "loyal men" might be cast for
other candidates, provided the judges
would 1ndorse the loyalty Of the candi-
dates, admonishiug them, at the same
time, that they ,oeuH be held responsible
TOR the loyalty ofeH men uoted t;r aud
that IT any of then should herea fter be
declared 'dsloyal" by the military author.
tiles, Me judges wouid be punished but
what the punishment might be he was
not authorized to say. The judges, over
awed BY the military. being acquainted
with only a few of the long list of candi.
dates, and warned of exposure to an un-
defined military punishment if by chance
dlsloyal man should be voted for, con-
cIuded to receive votes only for the mill
| tary tt.ket, of which Bramlette, for Gov
ernor, was the head. A few demo era is
offered to vote for Mr.. Wickliffe, but
were met with the assurance Of the H.
diana, abolition, negro arming Captain,
with his revolver conspicuously di'played. .
that MIR WiekIiffe is disloyal man.
aud that in no case shall 8 vote be Gas t
for him"
The same thiag was done al Bardstown
aud other parts of the county, and ir sew
eral other counties heard from.
1t is worthy of notice that General
Burnside issued proclamation previous
to the election calling on "the military
officers to aid the constituted authorities,
in support of the laws and of the purity
of suffra ge" and COL Butler commander
at Bardstown issued flaming handbils to
the effect that the people should be "pro.
tected in their sovereign rights as citizens,
and not molested in any way"
1t has been the Federal policy in all
States they have overrun. They begin
with the blandest protestations, and end
by adding to the injury of oppression and
slavery, the mockery of civil rights and
constitutional forms. Let those trust
them who choose. If they even be sin
cere, We only enjoy kindness exten-
ted to whipped pointer Our huIita-
tion is none the less, if we submit
NORTHERN DlsPATcHEs.-The following