The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-12
MuncRaGsen Abroad

4 al The indianapolis journal publishes
/, an article from the New York Sunday
Mercury of December 2, which clear
ly proves that MUNcHAUsEE is yet
living and writing for the Democratic
papers, Notwithstanding the popular
impression that he has been dead for
century or two. This article shows
how the Democracy could have carried
Indiana in 1864, if it had not been
for the enormous frauds opracticed by
Governor MORTON and by others
under his direction and command IF
every thing charged is true, the Gov
ernor has sinned enormously against
the Democracy, and has much. to atone
for. And according to the statement
of prominent and influential Demo-
cratick leader, the other day, the
Governor has beeen equally wicked in
1866. ~ If" said he, the Governor
had remained abroad, or have died
and gone to h-ll, as he ought to
have, we would have carried Indiana
this year. But he came home and
stirred up the passions Of the people
and aroused the bitter enmities Gre
ated by the war, and the people,
governed by passion and hatred, in
stead 5of reason, voted the Republi-
can ticket. :" = .,.e oSit 9osia9
We must regard this as one of the
Baron's best efforts. His statement
that the legal vote of Indianapolis in.
1864 was but 1000, is good; and the
further remark that General ,HovEY
said he would use all the force Of the
military at his command, to prevent
MCCLELLAN carrying the State, and
that Mr.. MORRISON, the State Treasur-
er, said in a speech that the ballot
box of this country is played out"
must be regarded as excellent. But
to the article: an1 y-et k,af5
HOW THE REPUBLICANS CARRIED
Is IL INDIANA bsat8DH
SIN the election preceding the
I Presidential contest in 1864, In In,
diana, it became quite certain that the
Democrats would carry the State
Governor Morton thereupon decided
that it would mot do to- allow this.
1 and SO he began to scheme for Re-
publican victory. The plan was adj
/ mirably laid. Regiments from Mass.
achusetts and other States were Judi
/ ciously placed at certain polls, where
gthe Democratic vote was strong; Re-,
publican canvassersii and inspectors
had sole control of the ballot box
Every man suspected of being q
| Democrat was assaulted, or so intimi-
dated that he feared to deposit. his
vote. Ii Soldiers voted y again and
again., boys of seventeen and eigh-
teen, marched to the last depositary
of freemeh's rights and were per-
mitted to go for Morton and his
gang High-minded citizens protest
ed, but without avail. The decree
had gone forth that the Republicans
must carry the State, and one might
as well have attempted to stem the
current of Niagara as to have pre-
vented it. Gen. Hovey, then com
handing in the State, openly declared
that he would use all the military
force at his command to prevent Nc
Clellan from carrying the State; while
the Republican candidate for State
Treasurer made an appropriate speech,
saying that 1.-The ballot box in this
country is played out. In Indian
apolis, the vote polled was equal al
most to the entire male population.
This shameful swindle ESQ admitted)
was justified by prominent Republic
cans, land defended by a Republican
newspaper indianapolis Gdzette) in
the following language:.pey /
1t thousands of soldiers voted
In this State. on Tuesday last who
were not legally entitled to vote, it
were better, provided they voted the
Republican ticket, than for the cleo
ton to have been carried. by the, OPP
ponents of the Administration. The
end justified the means. It,were better
that aIhalf dozen Mass achusetts gregi-
mentsi should vote than that the State
should fall into the. hands ofathe op.
ponents of the Administration Does
any one think that the Administration !
is going to let the State fall into the
hands of its enemies at such a time
as this? The soldiers are, ia the ma
tlonalI service, and if they can be used |
In the rear; to gain a,y5etory, which is |
quite as important asnagyictoryi in the
field why not do so.sn~p 1wnaaag II
!" At this ever to be remembered 4
election, Indianapolis polled quite To-
900 notes.-the legal vote being about |
4, 0003el Ballots were put into the box /
at the rate Of fifteen per minute, While.
dozensT of men repeatedly thrust in
whole ,handfdls !; but, even then. toe
make the thing surer, Democratic /
votes were taken from the box and |