New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-07
ORDER FROM GEN. BUTLER.
A Free and Peaceful Election
Guaranteed,
Significant Warning to Illegal Voters
UrAporARTrRs. cry on INV YORK !
saturday Nov. 3. 1860. }

CrvyRAI ORDERS No 1.-Ip obedience to
,hs orders Of the President Snd by Inc assignment 81
Mai. Gen. Dix commanding Department OF the East
Maj Cen Bster assumes command Of The troops AZ
,ivinc and about 10 arrive det,ed for duty in the
State Of New.York 20 meet existing emergencies
To correct rnsappr,hension, 10 soothc the fears OF
the weak and mid to alsy ile nervousness of the i'll
advised TO silence al false ruIors circulated by bad
men for wicked purposes and 70 contradict, for
~ false statements adapted to iuilre the government
il the respect and confidence q the people, the Com
mandnr GENERAL takes ot 10 declare that troops
have been detailed for duty IN this district Sufficient 10
the peace of rle United States 10 protect pao
he property to prevent and punish irearsons into on
borders and to insure cain quiet
lift were not within he information Of tie govern
ent that raids Ike in quality and object to that made
ct ST. Albans were in contemplation there could have
been no necessity for precautionary PREPARATIONS
The Commanding Genera has been panied TO see pub
locations by some not too vel informed persons. that
the presence of the troops Of ,bo United States might
By possibility have effect upon the free exercise Of
the duty Of voting at the ensuing election Nothing
could be furthersrom the truth The soldiers Of the
United States are specially to il that there no
interference with the election unless The ciyi author
ties are overcome with force by bad The armies
Of the United States are ministers Of good and not Of
evil" They ere safeguards q constitutional liberty
~,
terror to evil doors only and those who fear them ore
accused by their conscicnccs according to the in
spiration Of his own Judgment freely. Re will be pro
tected in that night by the vhos power Of 'he govern
ment If it shall become Necessary.
At the polls is not possible exactly TO separate the
illegal from the legal vote" tie taTes iIom the wheat
but it is possible 10 detect ard punish the fraudulent
voter after the election over. fraudulent voting in
election Of United States officers 81 oense against
The peace and dignity Of the United Sta'es Every nan
Knows whether be is duly qualified voter anu he who
votes not being duly qualified does grieyous wrong
against light and knowledge Specially is fraudulent
voting deadly sin and heinous crime deserving con
dign punishment in those who having IoUeliously
seeded from and repadated then allegiance 10 this
Government. when at their homes IN the south noW
having hed here for asylum abuse the hospitality Of the
State and clemency Of tie Government by interfering
in the election Of our rulers. suoh pie Rebellion
upon treason breach OF faith upon perjury and forfeit
the amnesty awarded them Il viii Rot te well foI them
20 10 do.
By command Of Maj. Ger BENZ. F. BUTLER.
Capt A. F. PUFFY Acting A,stAdj,. General
The Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Connecticut
Regiments, under Gen. Hawiey, arrived yesterday
with orders to report 70 Gen Butler il is understood
sOT garrison duty.