The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-02
The Naturalization.

The lndauaiE Election.
HOW 1T WAS CARRIRD-MAssAcHUssrTs SOL
DIsss voTING.-soLDlERs VOTING TEN or
TWELVE TIMES EACH -THREE CAR LOADS
TAKEN TO ANOTHER PRECINCT To vore.-
THE PROOF IN SOLDIERS LETTERS.
From the Berlin Courier
An extract from the letter of Massa
chusetis soldier al indianapolis, published
in This paper OF the. 18Th inst, aud stating
that the men of the regiment Of which he
is member voted at tine recsnt State cleo
tion in Indiana, and that he though citizen
of another State like them, and minor be-
sides, vas solicited 10 do 20, but refused,
has had The effect TO turH more special at
tention 10 The enormous iraud by which the
election was seemingly carried BY the Abo-
liion candidates. To that astounding aud
monlfying revelation we now add portion
OF another letter received by gentleman
OF this city from member OF the same reg
iment Of Massachusetts hundred days men.
This is somewhat more particular in its
details than the passage from the former
letter, and the slight sarcasm 10 which this
young soldier INDUCES, on The occasion,
shows in what light he regarded this infa-
nous procedure:
-"ISDIANAPoLIs, IND, Der. l3, 1861
DEAR BRoTHER: Did yon ever attend an
election out, ,~esll 1t is big thing The
people are more enlightened, OF course
II is natural consequence that there is
more liberty and iIeedom than in Massa-
chussetls aud other benighled lands so
much so that people vote as many lime as
they please, aud allow all their friends 10
do the same, provided they are ''sound on
the goose"
II is estimated that the Six,ieih Massa-
chusetis Regiment cast about 5000 votes
Tor Gov. Morton lasl Tuesday And know
that some OF The boys OF Company !, voted
ten and twelve times each one
Aierxard, two or three car loads OF the
regiment were taken 10 the town of Green
yIle-aboui thiny-hVe miles from here
and treated TO big dinner. II is cop
perhead town (or has been) | ihink
the Toys hardly did their duty while there,
Tor the Town anIy gave about 600 Repubh
can majority n'
Bot lest every such statement. unaccon-
panied with The names OF the writers,
should be pronounced "pretended 4" by
/
ceaIiug The truth, we offer by way Of cur
roboraioG, the authentic letter OF "A member
o! the same regiment, under his own sisna
lure, which appeared IN he Qnlncy Patriot
OF the 22ud instant. The writer. WE are IN
/ formed br responsible cIIizens OF Quincy, is
a reputable young mechanic OF that !0wu:
"CAMP Burnside, lNDIASsPoLIs, INDfASA
OcToBER IL. 1864.
DEAR =: take this opportunity TO write
( you few lines, TO let you kaow ihst am
well, and hope ,hese lew lines will find you
the same. We have moved from Camp
! Carslugon, and are encamped al Camp
Burnside. u is about half a mile from
where we were before; and we are close
10 where the Rebel prisoners are We
( came over here yeslerday-and suppose
we shal! stay here until We go hnme.
Yesterday was the Stale election here,
and NEST Of our regiment went down 10 ths
| city and voe6. Some OF the boys voted
twenty five times each. Yon could 90 aud
vote as many times as you pleased. and
then, after the boys had W ed in he city,
some OF The lndiaca men wanted them Ia
90 about thirty miles and vote again 81
they took an extra train oi car, and rode
10 The next township, and voted there Tue
, Indiana men paId their fare, up aud back
again and gave Them all they wanted 10
eat aud drink. | did not know anything
about II uDIil IT too late, and so I did
not go. Governor Morton. the Republican
( candidate, was elected by large majority.
SO The Massachusetts men helped elect him.
The regiment OF Michigan boys that
came in Saturday night went off TO The
ironI on Monday. The coascripiS aud sub
stltutes are coming nio camp preuy iasI;
that Is The reason that we had 10 move be-
cause they wanted the barracks Tor them.-
Oar barracks here are not So good as those
we lett al the other camp ; bat gness we
eau get along until we start for home
There Is not much ne ws slrrng-noihiuy
worth communicating, so ! Will close
Yours ever, WILLIAM w. PEAsIMANp
Now, we ask how can men with any
preiension to political or moral integrity,
countenance and support an A5minislrs
lion seeking 10 sustain itself by such ne3a-
rious means? !; is OF 20 avail 10 tell Us thai
The Administrator is not responsible for
these doIn5s Of It's agents. Mr.. Lincoln re-
fused 10 Inierpose, to remedy ihe hlgn hand
ed outrage OF his military agent in Mary
land. He refused 10 interfere between Mr..
Johnson and the people OF Tennessee He
allowed Governor Morton 10 retain soldiers
in Indiana, in order TO promote his own
election and this was bDt part OF ihe
scheme TO prevent Missouri: from giving n,
electoral vote 10 his rival, by leaving that
State to be Oserrun by the Coniederaie
troops, while he swss using Uaied States
nold dsaea Ir.xa.