The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-29
IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER

All Persons from the Insurgent States
TO be Registered Before the Election.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST,
NBw YoRK CITY, October %, 1864 Satisfactory
information has been received by the MajOr-Gene-
raj commanding that Rebel agents in Canada
design TO send into the United States and
colonize at different points large numbers
of refugees, de.erters, and enemies of the Gov
eaument, with a view to vote at the approach
ing Presidential election; and 1, is not unlikely,
when thi, service 10 the Rebel cause has been
performed, that they may be Organzcd for the
purpose of shooting down peaccaoe citizens and
pluDdeTug private properly, as in the recent pre-
datory iuCursiOns on the Detroit river aud az St.
Albaus. Against these meditated OutrRges on
the purity of the elective franchise, and these ne
faIiOus acs Of robbery, incendiarSm, AMI mur-
der, il Is ,he determination of the Mij)rG neral
command iDg TO guarl by every possible pre- 'au-
ton, and 10 viS on the perpetrators, II they shall
be detected, the most signal and summary pun
ishment
Az The classes Of persons enumerated whether
citizens Of nsurgeut States, who have been in
the RI bel service or engaged In acts of hostility
to the Government, descriers from the military
service " the Uuitrd States, or men drafted or
subject to draft, who have tet q eg1de their
duty 10 their country are Liable 70 punishment
for the crimes they have Already committed, and
no effort will be spared to arrCs' them. For this
purpose all provost mar-htls ana their
depBtes within this department are COM
mhuutu 10 VNtICiaV All poe'lbtb NlHlduAtt
snd 10 adopt sucn measures as may be necessary
10 detect persons ming into the United States
for the purpose OF voting or of committing depre-
datons on private property, and to prevent their
escape; and II IL earnestly recommended 70 the
electors OF the States in this Departmental take,
within their respective election districts, such
NJ Ueasures as may be required for their own
security, and 90 aid the military authorities in
frustrating the designs Of Rebel gents and ennis
sares, or in bringing the perpetrators to punish
mcut.
Should any Of these malefactors succeed in per-
petrating their crimes, effective measures will be
taken to prevent their return 20 Canada, and for
this purpose special directions will be given, and
Suitable guards for the frontier will be provided
before the day Of election.
A. s. further precaul0n, all persons from the
lnsurgeut States now within the dep lrtment, or
who may come within il on or before the third of
November proXimO, are hereby required 20 report
themselves for Tepisiry on or before that day
and all such persons coming within the depart
ment afler that day will report Immediately on
their arr val Those who fail TO comply with this
requirement will De regarded as spies or emissa-
ries Of the insurgent authordes at Richmond, and
viii be treated "A c1Tdngly.
The registry in this city will be AZ the head
quartel of MajOr General John j. Peck, second
in con mand in the department, at No. 81
Beecl or street, and in all other places out Of the
city at the offices of the nearest provost marshas.
The registry viii contain complete description
of the persons reporting, and also their places of
r SidCnce which must not be changed without
nCtce al The place Of registry.
by Jmmand of Major General Dix.
ID. t. VAN BUREN,
Colonel aI Assistant Adiutant- General.
Onci IL CHARLES TEMPLE DIX, Major and
Aid de Camp.