Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-16
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MONDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, 1897.

The Winchester Republican gives the follow
;,, result of the Congressional election in the
Frederick and Shenandoah District of Virginia:
Frederick. Shenandoah. Total.
Alfred II. Powell, 959 100 1868
Robert Allen, SIS ll57 1919
Majority claimed by Allen IA.
The first account Of the shameful manner in
which Mr.. Powell was treated by The Jackson
ties Of Shenandoah, is. fully confirmed. The
Republican Of Friday, says-"Mr, Powell was
renearedly defed and abused for exercising his
RICH, Of challenging spurious votes, and person.
al violence was threatened him IN the public
street Men who voted Cor him were beaten,
and others who intended voting for him were
threatened with ruin if they did. A:gentleman
who had rode IL miles to give him his vote,
was obliged to return without entering the
courthouse Another who had aSowed his III
tention Of voting for him, was threatened oy
two magistrates of The county with being bro
ken I'D if he did not vote for Mr.. Allen. Luz
natics also were brought forward and received,
and their right to vote defended by Mr. Alien.
IL is solemn truth that the election was car.
ried BY FRAUD. FAILS HOOD AND FORCE. We
have heard that no effort made by the ma
ris,rates TO prevent these excuses, and that
Mr.. Allen looked calmly on aud permitted his
friends to commit them For these and other
reasons the election will De contested before
congress.
About so votes were taken from Frederick,
which are enumerated above. These Mr. Al
len refused TO have enrolled in the poli-book,
and they were entered On the back This refu-
sal was in open violation OF the agreement en-
tered into between the candidates on the hust
; ings in Frederick, and ,chieh Mr.. Alien ,ras the
first 10 propose"
IMPORTANT FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Extract of letter from gentleman of the first resPec
liability in Pennsylvania. to- friend in Baltimore, tia.
ted Chambersburg, 18th Apr, 1927.
81 have the pleasure TO inform you that the
meeting of the friends Of the Administration,
held in this place yesterday, was the largest and
most respectable assemblage ever witnessed in
this county, on any public occasion whatever.
So formidable and imposing was this meeting,
exhibiting suCh strong Attachment TO the Adj
ministration, tina: the opposition party have
been compelled to ADM, that in this (Franklin)
and several other counties, decided and pow
errul majority will support MIR. Adams and
Mr.. Clay.
"The proceedings, preamble and res olutions
adopted. will appear in our papers next week.
canno, hut believe, that with proper attention
to impart correct information to the people, on
the subject Of the Presidential question, Penn
sylvania will, at the ensuing election, support
the present Administration The only danger
10 be apprehended arises from the efforts max
ing by the oppositionists, to leave the people
the mere name of electing President, whilst by
ntrigues they are to be so trammclled as to be
deceived in their views of the real facts in rela
ton to men and their official measures.
"The combination entered into by the oppo-
sition party, to oppose the administration be-
fore the scope of its policy could be known, and
before it had done either good or evil, must be
deemed species of "morai treason" against
The best interests and preservation Of our con-
iederacy, and ought to excite, aud will excite,
honest indignation in the minds Of an intelli-
gent, patriotic people,.