The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-07
IMPORTANT ORDER IN REFER
BNCB TO THE PREsERvA-
TION OF THE PEACE.
His Preparations to Suppress All
Disloyal Outbreaks,
EEINFORCEMENTs OF TROOPS
ARRIVING.
The Instructions of Superintendent
Kennedy to the Metropolitan
Police Force.

HEADQUARTERS, CRY or New YORK Novom-
Der Z, lSbl.--ln obedience TO the orders Of tue
President, and by the assignment Of Major Gene
raj Dix, commanding Department of the East,
Major General Butler assumes command Of the
troops surviving and about to arrive, detailed for
duty IN the State Of New York 20 meet existing
emergencies.
To correct misapprehension to soothe the fears
of the weak and timid; to allay the nervousness
OF the ill-adYSed; to silence all false rumors
circulated by bad men for wicked purposes,
and to contradict, once for all, false state
mcnts adapted TO injure the Government in the
respect and confidence Of the people, the Com
manding General takes occasion TO declare shat
troops have been detailed for duty in this district
sufficient to preserve the peace OF the Uni oil
States, TO protect public property, 70 prevent and
punish incu sions into our borders, and TO insure
calm and quiet.
II il were not within the information of the
Government that raids, like in quality and OBJECT
| to that made at ST. Adams, were in cOntempll-
ion, there could have been no necessity for pre-
| C6utiouary preparations.
The Commanding General has been panied to
| see publications by some not too well-infOrmed
| persons, that the presence OF the troops Of the
United States might, by possibility, have an
effect upon the free exercise of the duty Of voting
az the ensuing election. Nothing could be fur
ther from the truth. The soldiers of the United
States specially 10 see TO il that there is no
interference with the election, unless the civil
authorities are overcome with force by bad men.
The armies of the United states are ''miniStCrs
OF good, and not Of evil" They are safeguards
Of constitutional liberty, which is freedom TO do
right, aud not wrong. They can be a terror 10
eyi,-dOets only, aud those who fear them are
accused by their own ConsCienccs, according 70
he inspiration of his own judgment freely. lie
will lie projected in that right by the whole
power of the Government If it shall become
necessary.
AT the polls il is not possible exactly to separate
| the illegal from the legal vote-"the tlres from
| the WheaJ'-but it is possible to delectaud punish
te fraudulent voter after the election is over
| fraudulent voting in election of United States
OIL cer is an OilenSe against the peace and dignity
Of the United States. Every man knows whether
| he is duly qualided voter, and he who votes,
not being duly qualified, does gricyous wrong
~ ainst light and knowledge.
Specially is fraudulent voting deadly sin and
n heiuOus crime, deserving cOndigu punishment
in those who, having rebelliously seeded from
and rCpudiated their allegiance 10 this Govern
m Mt when at their homes in the South, nov
having fled here for an asylum, abuse the nospi-
| tally of the State and Clemency of the Govern
mcnt by interfering in the election Of our rulers.
Such men pile rebellion upon treason, breach
| of laith upon perjury, and forfeit the amnesty
| accorded them. IL will not be well for them so
to do. BY command Of
| Major General BRNJAMIS +. BUTLER.
| Captain A. +. PuiIey, Acdng Asst. Adjt.. Gen.
| superintendent ILeDnedy's InstEuetiOns
To the Police.
OrFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICB,
| No 300 MULBERRY STREET, New YORK, October
| 20, lS6i-By the 42d section OF act entitled "An
| 10 amend an act entitled an acS TO establish
| Metropolitan Police district and TO provide for
the government thereof passed April 10, 1851,
passed April 10, 1860, passed April 2j, 1861, j. is
pi oy ded
That IL hall not be lawful for any person TO
| sell or dispose Of any intoxicating liquors upon
any day OF public election, within the said Metro
| POlitan Police district under penalty of fifty
dollars for each Oltense; To be sued for aud re.
! covered in the name OF the Treasurer OF the
| Metropolitan Police, for the benefit OF the police
! fund.
Tho 40,h section further provides that
| II shall be the duty of the police force, or any
| member thereof, to prevent any booth or box, or
| structure for the distribution of tickets, nc any
| election TO he erected or maintained within one
hundred and hlty feet OF any polling place withiu
! the cities aforesaid, and to summarily remove
| any such booth, box, or structure, or close and
| prevent the use thereof
| The forty third section further declares that
IL shall he misdemeanOr, punishable by i'm
| prlsOpment in the county lai or in the city and
| county Of New York IN the pententiaTy, not less
than one year, nor exceeding two years, for by a
| Gne, not less than two hundred and fifty dollars,
for any person, without lustidabe or eNcusahle
cause, 10 use or 20 inCte any other person to use
| personal violence upon any elec'Or on any cleo
| lion day in the Metropolitan Police district, or
upon auy member of the police force thereof,
when in the discharge OF his duty; or for any
| member OF the police force to wilfuly neglect
makin any arrest for any otsnse against the law
of this State, or ordinances IN force IN the said
district or Tor any person not member OF the
police force 20 falsely represent himself as being
| such member with fraudulent design upon
persons or property.
The police ol the Metropolitan Police district
nIc specially required to see that the above pro-
| visions OF law are carried into effect.
JOlIS A. KENNEDY, Superintendent.