, 1876-12-27
GENERAL ORDER NO. 81.
How Gen. Palmer Intorfered in tho
State Elections While in COM
mand In Kentucky
in 1865.
ui, Reply to Citizens of Kentucky Who Liked
that lhe State Do Releyed frem All i.
Interference With Eler In.
lerpal AGairs.
instructive Reading for Dern-
ocrats.

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Ihe following dcnera4 uracrt lssuea oy uo''
Palmcr-tllcn 1luJor-0cneral Of Volunteers
rnlcr TIM (,pyernmeut Of tl,e United States-
w. % ME W 1sas rht,. % Ia ,,os NJ IN command ~ tia
ms .sf :" 1rH.'.u,.. ...,,, ~. -. ,rt.ho,,t
Department OF hehtueky' VIII not 10 ~Nao''
significance and Interest ut tile present time;
lEAnQuA1lTxns DErtnrrEar or KENrucKr,
50. q: The, neaF approach o'-hn tmporsMant A. elee.
tiont e ne neg IN a. Of he sonntGs oi w nate
and Mlltsary Department ot NcnutcAy; lcnuefd u
popss ronsrs! nS IN nntrcts snnmnnng tsnons tn
~ se - 10 thn oifieers Of liza Stnte rIaraci by law
Nth the duty Of conducting elections, and 10 the
lsgnl voters Ut tic State. tllo must complete pro.
'eft!S"; ig" then designate. tho following pcrsous,
aa being Weapecially under military surveillance
and All % %co,1troi III 1'' ~ 49,
A era4 m te uet ha ey vo o.
ss:sstss %sr, NV 5sfssd
nnaS' msnt Of Ksntneky 'nS " 'D'
s Al aeerF!llss and oherr who, without belong.
ss SsssfP sssa sss a. Tsf1 or o0po
AZ By ct Or wo Sssty
ii persons who have Voluntarily scted IL scouts
wthinformatjon foo cothIug. borsos, aims % or
money, Of hnyc harborci coucunled, or otherwise
aaea AT II Seseft.rs fiou S the military or naval ser
,1es Of tho United ststea, WHO did not return to
sanon oi ths fc.densy o tos Guad
WSo deserted from tic military Or naya service Of
tha United States nfier The Cd dny Of March, 1865,
and III persons duly enrolled, who departed lie
hsypnd tha limiss Of tbe ntcl stuies to nyoid any
dfstt,
n ia cIy .opvr ~ na .i
.0aas SoDfserato 'S osernn"nt az nf hc 80
sellcd Provisional Goseransn. q Ksnto9sky' Or
o11St ~ "r t wth ar ane nrec1ea auy
L. ~ SaSa @ @ ut hsu ~ ..u wi
g bs ~ " " cnnc1esa snn apch s III a'
persons o. II ts Glas.gs aforesaid arc rsanired
3 4hnM ~" asI y, @ "IM t.e ;o1,nr,
thetsn ~ voting Or attempting to vote, or pSs.
Rell,s' be ut ouce arrested and held for military
III yl DC given 70 the cy ansho1ltss ~, to cn
~ ss; sssss ss!'s
psoclsmai!on ot The Governor M Of tue statc, viii ii be-
+ ssanry e'n be 'seursa only by
egS3'engS 3 eammana IA .e 81 A Sa Jyo NJ PALMER
+ ], m*nsAs, Captain ani (. (: q:
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cNc.nnan , Co,nmfrc!di.
INC lo.io"g y .nc nassIMi poril9n oi ies'
Feb; Q, leGd, IN answer to one addressed to him
by Prentice, Henderson d. Osborne, publishers
ofthp Louisville journal, In the colrse OF which
thcy ask Of Gen, Palmer tits question:. which is
e. ia ,,ith ~ thor iattcr. a' "'s~N' ~
:, ~ ~ p.u 1ve. -. ,sm :. nras ~, ,,,. ,,,a
thoatu nat kentocky 20 seiiescd from all inter.
isfGnce WIN hef lhtsstN ana'fa on lilo part ot tho
Haloaal dosoFnmcht' .-.
Gen. Palmer replied, with some additions, as
folipWs:
w,,y,uo NJ, arecn,.ton of ths oro,t,,, ,rho,ho,
~ Wsr H. 80 ..n.nT ~ nnt s lnM. ,nt ~
t1ra aa it.ry " avont. q. aI
Ss leiatnn. ~ tas ncnna nf H.
ths, 81 n W @ vm ,are sa9 -. ,o. o1r 10
shnrter ncrlo If t|, IN nm. fr thn asoiv. mup. ~
.na - p,nsth sn,rn.thn " I - % nn. ~ @ ~ ~, W.
~ T".s t,,, ny T.! ~ LUG eio
IT. snSy;to nnu gas ~ ""nE Reops
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sr.icnnsI h,rE n ,5n;. .rer aro nns. a,s:
Me'euu,su aa naum ~, - .asx t, Lus"Gt It.. nuutes
h.,. nany Eases * Su"1aMat.su ~ LIE tna. fesA,o '
ni, ~ paa, p, auu @ It ~ nay ~ saGh Gun.
nsIJ Ao5d1 @ L"u s su'es ".s
Risjua1eo o!snHc, my oIten " peehScution: