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

l KENTUCKY ELECTION.
The manner in which the election in
Kentucky was conducted is disgrace to
the country. 1t is bad enough to abrogate
civil government and make the sword ar
bitter when such course ia absolutely in
dispensible to preserve law and order
but an 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 $4,000 majority
for the Democratic candidate, but the
boast was openly made before the late
election that sufficient number OF Demo-
cratic electors were to be kept away from
the polls to ensure the election of the abo-
lition candidates to Congress and the State
legislature. But Notwithstanding the az
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. CONGRESS.
1. L. s. Trimble, conservative, elected.
2. Geo. II. Yeaman, radical, reelected.
5. Henry Order, conservative, reelected.
4. Aaron Harding, conservative, reelected.
5. Lowell II. ROsseau, radical, 1900 maj.
6. Green Clay Smith, radical, reelected, 800
majority.
z. Geo. s. Shanklin, conservative, 8, 900 maj.
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.
In view OF the result the Chicago 2ri-
5une 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 'grinding" pro-
cess was on the day Of election, we pro-
duce extracts from staunch Republican
journals.
The following is from the Lexington
correspondence Of the Cincinnati COM
naercidl: .,
The dispatches OF our special correspondent
at Lexington, KY, indicate disgraceful state
of affairs in that quarter yesterday. The in
discreet zeal of some of the friends of the
constitutional amendment, and their effort to
use the military power to intmidate 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
quietly, we have no doubt the result of the
election would have been much more favora-
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 toll
lowing correspondence which took place
while the election was in progress.
KS. H.. LEXINGTON, Aug. z, 1861
To Goo. I. +. Brdnslette, FraakJrt, Ky:
4 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
| ticers of the election in one precinct declined
to 60 on with the election under military direc-
| 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
themselves to the judges. 49,.
| (Signed) w. w. DOUDEN.
| Sheriff Fayette county.
FRANKFORT, Aug. Z, 1865.
! To W. w. Uoaden:
The officers OF election should be entirely
free 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
myself have anything to do.
| What the Constitution and laws of Kpntnckv