The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-19


xoa nay possibly fssl SONS doabt abou,
tnie, and II % will here transcribe for you an
article which appeared, In all the glory OF
large type well loaded. In the Government
organ on Saturday, the day before the cleo
Ts. DRY OF vorsas.-ws have frequently beer
asked whether IL IL required Of everybody 10 vote
ano what action will be taken against those who
neglect OF refuse. In answer the hrst, We would
~ snss = not only the privilege but tho duty Of
evety qusined voter TO exercise his franchise. Ia
reply 10 the second query, We refer all those In
count TO the following extracts from General Or.
gers. NO. - "Opsn hostility cannot be permitted
indifference will be treated IN crime and faction n,
| treason. Men who rsiuss TO drfend their conn,,y
WIN the ballot box cartridge boz have no ius,
siaim 70 TIVE benefits Of liberty regulated BY law
49,. whoever r. indifferent or hostile mua,
tord the poverty Of the rebel States and the ipcu
merab's aud inapprcciabIe blessings which GU
government confers upon Its people," The safes
way 10 TO 60 uD and vote.
1t was limited about that all the tickets
were numbered, and that an Investigation
would be had as to how each man voted. but
do not believe that any such step was ac-
tualiy taken. If It was win try and ascer-
tain 1t for you. But this hint and the we'll
Known fact that their tickets were Of De
| culiar pattern enabled the Government to
spot every man who would vote against
them, and WAS enough TO determine every
one who had any timidity about him In
voting TOR 1.-THE Government" 1t ia true tina,
Flanders cut this up little but he repre-
scented part Of the Government, and pro-
m!scd TO protect those who went for him -
Money was laviAhly used One young creole
was offered FIVE hundred dollars to use his
influence for Flanders, and 1t was not much
fit was as literally disbursed elsewhere, the
votes which Flanders got must have cost q
very large sum.
LIT n inok tina MAN al>ot.I a. Ar
chief Offices Of the great State of LIZ .siana
VI NJ. II ahn little nsed be said; he is q man
certainly not inferior in intellectual, acquire.
ments and capacity to the average Of Govern.
| orG, but the fact that he has been elected ore
nay say, under the direct orders Of Nj. Lin.
coin, a. a military commander, and that re
viii be expected to &c: in all rsepe cts "a he
may be directed at headquarters, mus. detract
much frcm any expectation Of his usefuins
| az chisf magistrate. In case, however, Of q
possible casngs Of Department Commanders,
ne might ssss.. an Independence whica now
| appears TO be in allegiance
1t might be well here to observe that not
outstanding that he was the Free State can
dldate," or one Of them and uotwithstapd-
| Ing that the temporary writers for his paper
| ana his other newspaper advocates used
strong abolition language, 1t is generally be
leved that Mr.. Hahn would take the earliest
opportunity. whenever this became a free
State to white men, to repudiate all such
sentiments. All his early friends, oil his
early associates, and the great body of those
who voted for him, soto 0oee, declare this :;
and the chief reason given why Mr.. Durant
and his friends insisted on running Flanders
was that they did not believe that Hahr's
abolitionism was more than skin deep
Hahn, the people say, talks thus 'As we
take the iron clad with mental reservation,
neither he nor we mean what we cay, we do
q ln tbo =
that they may take our property
Mr. Wells, elected acknowledgements,
is planter, who owned large number Of
slaves. He looks to the Union to paw him
for them, anu his dignifed position will en-.
able him to push his claim. AS they are all
in Confederate hands, he will present his
claim, presume, at an early day. Dr.. Bel
Superintendent of Education, are men of
fair capacity. The latter will be peculiarly
we'll suited to seeing to the instruction of.
contrsbands in mathematics, they being es-
pecialiy confded to his care by Gen Banks's
General Order No. 70.
While tnere is no doabt but at there has
BEEN polled in this election q considerable vote
Of the ci,izsns Of the State, occurred by fear,
profuse exp sDdisnrs of money. and all the ap.
planes which. under martial law, can so
easily be apple to compel it, even this will
not account for more than two thousand Of the
vote pclled Do you ask me upon what an.
thority make suoh an assertion? LouisiaIa
sent into the Confederate army about thirty.
five thousand men, nearly all voters, and the
greater part Of tham taken from the lower
part Of the State. The young athletic Aremsn
Of this city are known to be Sscessio aists and
registered enemies, who were not sent over
the lines bscauss they would be Of service to
"9f he w1saitf,sf Sasssads nave LETT largely for
Earope and thu North, and some th.se thou.
sand rsgistsrsd enemies are reported to have
been sent over the lines IN May last. great
many have run the blockade. and mul.i.udes
ieft With Governor Moore. OF the permanent
residents remaining in the city, large num- p
bsr are foreigners. Add to them the staucch
Uuion msn like Razelns and Rozisr, who re.
fussd to take the Iron c!ads. and the stald
and quiet men who are yet Sscessionlsss IN
principle, who would not vote, and do not
believe tina: there were as many az two thou.
sand voters under the Constitution whosavosss
were cast on Monday.
Nv whom then were the ten thousand and.
inward Of votes gfven2 You cAn obtain your
answer in par ~ the votes polied at Fort
Jackson, Fort Macomb, Fort Batter, ana
Madisonville, Franklin, and various o.nel
co;nta where troops are stationed, and whore
all the original inhabitants have disappeared.
To day am told chat there are votes to come
frcn Pensacola, in Florida; reserve Whlcn
It was thought might BIS necessary, but which
may now b dispensed with.
wa: very es:y y. to WI Wsn s ''
Mr.. Hahn called them before he bec ,ms can.
Aida,e for Governor, like A.och, Sullivan,
HUGHES, the Hills, and the like, were the
prominent spokesman and leaders, You could
well Judge who would be the most numerous .
among the followers. The faces at the polls,
except those Of polieesmsn, were mostly
strange Ones and Of the known ones most
xurono havA hacoma ia.
miiisr az the officers Of the army or persops
temporarily q artsrsd upon VI as the tneuu'
bsnts Of our e.. I'll Offices.
Another indication a. to whence come
large part of the vote In the city you Will
fnd in the New Orleans 7s,nSs, Of the 2Sd,
where an account is given of conv1vlai as
semblage at the house of Mr. Cuthbert Bullet.
himself, indeed, an old citizen, and sup
porter Of the Hahn or Lincoln ticket. Heis
President of the Pioneer Lincoln Club, and
entertained it that night at his residence. II
ia stated that this gentleman, who Is an OIL
Ger of the Government, in the course OF his
remarks complimented the shipmasters and
river men who had taken so prominent
part In the election, and closed by proposing
a tender Of the thanks OF the club TO them
for their meritorious action In the campaign.
The motion was received VIII cneerS ana
unanimously carried, after which the Presi-
dent made some congratulatory remarks on
the result OF the election. Icounted not less
than twenty five river STEAMBOATS,, from the
upper country, of the largest class, besides
Numerous small ones, and the vast quantity
of Government transport ships must add
largely to this source ofsupply for the polls.
But the most glaring misuse OF the cleo
tive franchise was the casting OF votes In
this election, openly and unhesitatingiy, oy
gentlemen wearing the uniform and decora-
e.. or .lH nd ataf nff1oQrA of the 0rmV.