The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-03-23
The Late Iouisiana s.Electfou

The truth is gradually coming out in regard
to this e-called election, even from admins
tration journals and Administrations partisans
themselves. The New York Euening Post
(Abolition) publishes some extracts from a
pamphlet, purporting to have been written by
q citizen of Louisiana and o .sioyal man, - set
ting forth his objections to the "election" held
on the 22d ult. He says that the State Off
GERS said to have been elected, are 'nobodies
without q Legislature. They cannot even re-
ceive a salary, if hat is their chief design
Of the two the Legislature should come first, :
and he asks, fsby what organic law will they
be officers of the State 7" and answer, 'by
that, any one of whose plain provisions is vi
olated to obtain this election
The reader can see how bravely Lincoln's
plan of reconstruction" goes on in Louisa IA,
as well as in other States, his own ~partisans
alone being the witnesses and judges.
The pamphlet thus criticizes the election
and the condact of it -
The fundamental L. W of both the United
States and of the State of Louisiana is trans
crossed. The safeguards to elections are bro.
ken down by arbitrary power, SO that, being
neither fair Dor free, they have no lawful au.
thority nor moral force. There is no freedom
of discussion, without which voting is a farce
OF some seven daily journals in this city, three
or four under various Influences or pressures
advocate the ticket of h ACCOMPANYING Gen
eral, which does not command the favor OF
respect of ene-tenth part of the genuine vot-
ing population in this part Of the State while
not one says a word for the NO other tickets
which divide between them the sympathies OF
the rest of the voters It is notorious that
the preferences of the military administration
and its strong desires are made known in many
ways ; that its employees are expected te
uofa aonOrdipn F. fhof tho olaotian iudOqs
and officers are appointed by it that the re-
turns will be passed upon by it that it de:
crees the qualifications OF electors that all
the p~eoplare C under its absolute power and
that there is hardly a man who is not afraid
to incur its displeasure.
The writer adds if tits claimed that "mil-
itary necessity makes such conduct necessa.
ry, .then we must do without civil govern
ment:" He says further {:
1t is also notorious hat the military com,
mander has not only made known his prefer
ways discouraged other candidates that be
has influenced, warned and overawed the
press !; that he has threatened the citizens ir
his proclamations and orders, and through of
fetal journals that laborers employed by thu
military administration (and forming a very
large class of voters) have been ordered to at
tend certain party meetings, and given to un
derstand, that their employment depended
upon their voting accordingly.
These are serious charges, says the Post
and it is Constrained to add that they are re
peated by men of known loyalty lin New Or
leans, in letters to their friends at the North
The evidence is conclusive that the farce o
re-establishing civil government in Louisiana
by the command and uAdcr the terror of mil
itary power, has been enacted by Lincoln ant
Barks, as their own admirers testify.
The Post says
1t is significant that the pamphlet befor
us bears neither the name of its printer no
its publisher. 1t is complained in the lett er
which we receive that matters like those @
which it treats cannot be freely discussed q
New Orleans -wrrrvur
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