The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18

KERTUCKY HLECrIoN.
The manner in which the election in
Kentucky was conducted is . disgrace to
the country. It d bad enough to abrogate
civil government and make the sword ar
bitter when such 9 course is absolutely in
dispensible to preserve law and order
butan effort to carry popular elections by
intimidating the electors with military
force is step towards despotic power
still more alarming. There was deliber-
ate attempt on the part of the military
authorities Of Kentucky to carry the State
for the emancipation measures at the point
of the bayonet. At the Presidential cleo
ton Kentucky gave over 80, 600 majority
for the Democratic candidate, but the
boost was openly made before the late
election that a sufficient number of Demo-
cratic electors were to be kept away from
the polls to ensure the election of the abo-
ition candidates to Congress and the State
legislature. But Notwithstanding the ar
bitrary exercise of military power the con-
servatives have carried a majority of the
legislature and majority of the delega-
ton to Congress. ,@
The following is the substance Of the
returns received up to the present time:
DIST. }Gl# CONGRESS.
1. L. s. Trimble, conservative, elected.
2. Geo. II. Yeaman, radical, reelected.
8. Henry Order, conservative, reelected.
f. Aaron Harding, conservative, reelected.
5. Lowell ii. ROsseau, radical, 1000 mai
6: Green Clay Smith, radical, reelected, 800
majority.
Z. Geo. 8. Shanklin, conservative, 8, coo mai.
s. VIM. II. Randall, radical, reelected.
The Democratic majority in the Legisla-
ture will be very large. Not the slightest
doubt exists but that every district would
have gone Democratic if the voters had
not been kept away from the polls by the
military. a t'a. I.t.t ~
In view OF the result the Chicago 2l5-
bune says the State has voted to be
s'crushed between the upper and neither
millstones, and the people 'can have as
much as they desire of this sort of grind
ing" To show what this s,grinding" pro-
cess was on the day Of election, we pro-
duce extracts from staunch Republican
journals. g lH51iaa %s: aia..
The following is from the Lexington
correspondence Of, the Cincinnati Com
nsercidl: r .,s,s. 49,
The dispatches OF our special correspondent
at Lexington, KY, indicate . disgraceful state
Of affairs in that quarter yesterday. The in
constitutional amendment, aad their effort to
use the military power TO in6midate their OPP
ponents, spoiled everything. Gen. Palmer has
not, if we are correctly informed, Obeyed the
Injunction of the President to see that the
laws were executed. If he had remained at
his headquarters and attended to his business
election would have been much more fav0ra-
BILE. 1t is believed that General Green Clay
Smith is reelected, and there is some hope
that General Rosseau may come out ahead OF
Mallory.
The dispatches alluded to contain the fol-
lowing correspondence which took place
while the election was in progress. {
aw g.av 49, LEXINGTON, Aug. z, 1861
To COG. 4. E. Bramlette, FraakJert, Ky:
A military force occupies both voting places
in this city, and have arrested three men, one
for voting, and two for being in the Court
House, intending to vote. Thereupou the Of
ficers Of the election in one precinct declined
ton. The Sheriff at one precinct was arrested,
and taken to headquarters, while In the dis.
charge of his duties. The citizens stand in
| front of the polls and indicate to the soldiers
those who are not entitled to vote, and all
such pointed out are not allowed to, present
1signedS W. W. DoUDEN.
- 1a- 'ii'' Sheriff Fayette county.
-l- +a| FRASKFoRr, Aug. 2, 1866. (
! To W. W. Douden: % s-7F yl1 -.e aa
The officers OF election should be entirely
tree from any military dictation or menace.
The military has no right TO interfere unless
when called upon to support the authority and
decision of the officers of the election. Any
| attempt to control the action of the officers of
election by the military, is in violation Of Law,
and punishable BY the laws of the State, and
| by the act of Congress. With the arrest of
! individuals, neither the officers of election nor
/
What the Constitution and laws of Kentucky
| lay down as the rule for elections is the only
rule to be observed. If prevented from pre-
| serving these rules, would not proceed with
the election. 1t should be free, and according
to law, or not at all.
-" (Signed) T. E. BRAMLETTE. i.
| 81. f2s.H - Governor of Kentucky.
The Commercials correspondent adds
to the above: - s-. - -,
| This indiscreet zeal OF the amendment party
| has alienated many of its best friends and in
ficted Waterloo defeat upon the cause of
freedom in Kentucky, from which no speedy
recovery may be expected. The conservative
| ticket has carried everything in this region,
| Notwithstanding the polls in some OF their
| strongest precincts were closed because the
| Judges refused to qualify under military dicta-
| zion. S1ankly will beat Fry by at least 3,OO0
majority. The conservatives will have large
| majority in The next legislature. m
A correspondent Ut the Cincinnati Gd-
zette (Repub.) attributes the defeat Of the
Union candidate in the Lexington District
to his ultra anti-slavery sentiments, the
| or,oratiop Of Gan rp.IMpp,- mass Svsram