The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-17
The Kentucky Election :.

The ST. Louis Dispatch, consistent "loy-
al newspaper, is overwhelmed with confu-
sion al the result of the Kentucky election.
That paper, however, has the good sense to
perceive the true cause of the defeat and the
frankness to admit that cause. After dwell
ling upon the consideration of the vote, the
Dispatch says:
t'rne cause of this is more disgracetul
than the defeat itself. Gen. Palmer permit
ted his troops 10 interfere at the polls and
dictate who should and who should not vote.
Lawless men, organized as vigilance COM
mittee, melted the soldiers 10 do what Gen.
Palmer criminally permitted them to do
They made out lists of names of those who
were against the amendment, and gave them
TO the military All these persons were for
hidden to vote and when they attempted TO
exercise their ancient franchise, they were
arrested by the soldiers. Gov. Bramlette's
urgent protest against the outrage was dis
regarded. The military of the United States
assumed che right to manage the local cleo
tiou OF the state, and the people of the state.
indignant at such usurpation, threw all
their influence against the cause in behalf of
which the outrage was committed.
'le is humiliaring TO see fair cause dis
graced and injured Dy such foul means. The
we have hoped and prayed for; but we could
not have welcomed the triumph of the Cause
stained BY such agencies as were used in it's
favor IN Kentucky. That the cause should
have been both disgraced and defeated is
doubly humilisting." a4
The republican correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercials radical republican paper
speaks thus about the Kentucky election :
Il
was this {: Men we're prescribed by self
constituted COMMITTEE of safety :" a list
was made out and the command was given to
the soldiers, who guarded the polls, to let no
man, whose name Was on that list, vote, and
not only so, but to arrest him if he attem pied
to vote. Now should like 20 know by what
right party of men. whose loyalty has been
more vigorously displayed in holding Office
than In any other way visible to the naked
eye, sat In Judgment upon the character of
others. and decided whether they were trait.
ors or friends of the government. believe
military Interference to the extent contem.
plated by Gov. Bramlette of protecting
the civil officers of the government when
called upon-would have been eminenay Just
and proper. But not content with this, it
was determined by those who had control of
affairs on the anti slavery side to make a
mockery of the eection-to trampe under
foot all laws, state and national, and carry
the day by coup de main upon the ballot
box. They found before long that in
heating a furnace for their foes, they had
slnged themselves. Some OF tie best anti
slavery men in the city of Lexington, seeing
how matters were being conducted, declin ed
TO vote at all, and others, to rebuke such
lawlessness, voted against their prlnciplss
and IN favor of the conservative ticket. This
| know to be fact.
The result of the election was an over
whemlng defeat of the radical ticket in this
Observation-Disclosures to variety of causes
chief among which was the late order of Gen.
Palmer for the issue OF passes to such me-
groes as choose to apply for them, which seems
to have had no other effect than to fill the
city and adjacent towns with colered va
grants. lt is true the pass is otsensibly given
20 the negro to authorize him to look for en-
pioyment but the unsophiscatei negro re-
CARDS 1t as a little deed to perennial leisure,
and doesn't trouble himself about work while
ne can draw governments rations, and bask in
the August sunshine, none daring to modest
him or make him afraid.