The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
MARYLAND Election.

The radical newspapers, and even soma
conservative Republican sheets, are endeavor,
ing to gloss over the foul wrong done to re.
publican institutions in the course Of the
Administration in its military interference
with the election in Mary yland. These paper,
assure their readers that every loyal man
had the opportunity to vote. The assurance
is untrue. The fact is too plain to he denied
that not only was the order made that none
but loyal men should vote, but the definition
of loyalty was also made and published, by
which al those who would have voted against
the Administration candidates were declared
disoyal, and thus forbidden to approach the
polls, under penalty of arrest. Read ,bo
following order of military officer "a .
specimen:
HEADQUARTERS 3D MARYLAND CAVALRY
CHEsrERT0wN, Nov. 3, 1868.
Whereas, the President OF the United States in
reply to u letter addressed to him by Hon. Tbos
Swami. Of Baltimore ciIy, has stated that ALI low
al qualified voters should have right to vote. i
therefore becomes eve true loyal citizen TO
avail himself Of the present opportunity offered
to place himself honorahly upon the record or
poll-book Of the approaching election, by giving
a full and ardent support of the whole Govern
ment ticket upon the platform adopted Inv N.
nizcd by the Federal authorities rs loyal or wor
thy of the support Of any one who desires the
peace and restoration of the Union.
CHARLES CARROLL TEvIs,
Lieutenant Colonel COMMANDING
Here the people are informed, bv leu
tenant colonel commanding, that the Federal
authorities recognize no ticket as "Ioyal"
except tie Union League radical abolition
ticket; and. Of course enuer the previous
orders Of Gen. Schenck, approved bv Presi.
dent Lincoln, no one who WAS unwilling to
vote that abolition ticket could safely ap-
proach the votiog place on election day.
Yet we are gravely assured the election was
al faii! In some parts of Maryland the cleo.
ton was farce as to freedom of ballot. but
terrible shame and wrong on the rights of
the people. 1t was not rel els or enemies of
the Urion alone who were kept away from
the polls, but conservative, loyal, Union men,
There was no rretense that Il rebel candidate
was anywhere up. The IDEA that any one to
he chosen for office WAS a traitor, a Southern
sympathizer, an enemy to the government,
was not advanced except hy partisan aboli
loniss, who call pretty much all good and
honest men traitors. But the pre;ense was
that traitors would vote. What harm they
would have done by voting does not appear.
but we see plainly enough that The intent Of
the whole proceeding on the part of tie mil.
ilary managers was to carry the election for
certain candidates 10y frightening loyal con
servative men away from the polls We
trust that Governor Bradford has good sense
and backbone enough for the occasion pre-,
sented. 1t IS nonsense to talk of men elect-
ed under military order like the one quoted
above being representatives of Maryland.
The Republican sheets who fail to protest
against this election are unfaithiul to their
duty, and unworthy TO he regarded as expo
nenls of American principles. 1t is dis
grace to your country that such an election
should occur in it, and verse disgrace that
men and newspapers are found base enough
to approve the wrong.