Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20


those shadows of Governments in Arkan-
sas aud Louisiana, which Congress form
ally declared should not be recognized
whose Representatives and Senators were
repellod by formal votes Of both Houses OF
Uopgress-w it was declared formally
should have no electoral vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President.
They are the mere creatures of his WILL
They cannot live day without his sup .
port. They are mere oligarchies, imposed
on the people by military orders under the
the forms Of election, at which generals,
provost marsbals, soldiers and camp fol-
lowers we're the chief actors, assisted by
handful Of resident citizens, and urged on
to premature action by private letters from
the President.
In neither Louisiana nor Arkansas, be
fore the Banks defeat, did the the United
States control half the territory or halth
population. In Louisiana, General Banks
proclamation caDdidly declared "Tbe
fundamental law of the State in martial
| law"
On the foundation OF freedom. he ercc-
ted what the President calls "the free Con-
slitution and Government, Of Louisiana
| But of this State, whose fundamental
law was martial law, only sixteen parishes
out of forty eight parishes were held by
the United States and in five oil the SIX
teen we held only our camps
The eleven parishes we subtantially
held had 233, lS5 inhabitants the resi-
due of The State not held by US, 575,6l7.
At the farce called an election, the off.
GERS Of Gen. Banks, returned that II ,3i6
ballots we're cast ; but whether any or by
whom the people of the United States have
no legal assurance, but it is propable that
1000 were cast by soldiers or employees
of the United States, military or munci-
pal, but none according to any law, State
or National, and 900 ballots represent
the States Of Louisiana.
Such is thl free Constitution and Gov
ernment oil Louisiana, aGd like it is that
of Arkansas. Nothing but the failure Of
a military expedition deprived US of like
one in the swamps OF Florida, and before
the Presidential election, like ones may
be organized in every rebel State where
the United States have camp.
The President, preventing this bill from
becoming a law, holds the electoral votes
Of The rebel States at the dctation Of his
personal ambition.
II those votes turn the balance in his
favor, is it to be supposed that his competi
tor defeated by such means, will acquiece!
If the rebel majority assert their supre-
macy in those States, and send votes which
elect an enemy of the Governments, will
We not repel his claims
And is not that civil war for the Presi.
dency, inauguroted by the votes of rebel
States.
A more studied outrage on the Legsla-
tive authority OF the people has never been
perpetrated.
Congress passed a bill the President
refused to approve it, aud then by prccla-
nation puts as much of 1t in force as be
sees fit and proposes to execute those
parts by officers unknown TO the laws of
of the United States aud not subject to
the confirmation of the Senate
The bill directed appointment of Pro
visional Governors by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
| nc IreSiutht, altcr ueieatlng tne Jaw
proposes to appoint without law, and with,
out the advice and consent Of the Senate,
Military Governors for the rebel States
J He has already exercised this dictator
ial usurpa,ion in Louisiana, and he defea.
ted the bill to prevent its Ii itation
Henceforth We must regard tho follow.
ing precedent as the Presidential law oI
the rebel States;
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, March IS, 1864.
His ercetle"cy, MachaeI Hahn, Goge'no'
of Louisiana
Until further orders yon are hereby in
vested with the powers exercised hitherto
by the Military Governor of Louisiana.
Yours, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
, This Michael Hahn is DO officer Of the