Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-30

vantage which that contest affords ham by once
moro coning before the people, II he was not az
inclined to sanction the efforts Of his friends
he willing to allow that he il mere machine,
worked 1t tho will and pleasure OF othen!-
He also states IN his circular that many Of n's
~iriends supposed from observation and from 'nior-
mstion that q great many illegal votes were taken
in Richmond from residents ofOh NC me
public arc already made acquainted with tho fact
10 far a. residents Of Ohio voting at the Richmond
poll are concerned, and it seems that out OF LOU
aj,se Has sNppossd voted here, but two nd'y,d-
and Preblel that had voted at all, (dad OHc 81
Hko,c poeed at Cenreuille for Mr.. Hannah) Mfr
Hannah states too that n "fcw days before inc
commissioners were summoned TO meet u was !c
ported by Mr. FinIey's friends that they were WILL
ms and ANXIOUS TO run tho race over again, and
shat Il was proposed on tho part OF MI. Beeson,
the coutcstor, to Mr.. Finley that he (Mr Finley
and Mr.. Hannah should rcrouncc ail Prctens'ons
60 the Office UNI Ne election, and lot the Peo-
pic Pic. .as AT .Ss
-. al s.o;ssSn 0apense attending . pro-
...c,s.i go unpleasant feelings like
!; e., !: : ss s.s iss. e. : NEVER s
had any wish to r. - race ovcreS:in-'nat ne
no considered he had no right to relinqnish
his claims and ask tho people TO have sec
on3 Election because forsoOth MIR. Hannah
was not inclined 10 be satisfied with tho re-
suit Of the frst. And VIC would further enqu'se
Who 10 was that frst commenced tho contcst' ~
who first gave cause for those unpleasant feelings
which thew were at s,ch a late period SO willing
aud anxious to avoid;-The truth IS that Ar'
Hannah began to fear the displeasure Of the Peo.
ole & was COW inccd that he cd his friends had
taken impolitic steps, and rider to retrieve
themselves, they were induce make I'M oc'
~h;ch thov knew could not 10 accepted by MIR.
Finley. inasmuch as tho charges in the sPec,hca-
lions that were served on the Inspector, Judges,
and Clerks Of tho Polls at Richmond, accused them
Of fraud aui corruption, which, 1t not controvert-
cd in evidence before . proper tribunal, might
still have left wrong impression upon the public
miad IT'S true he says that there was no inten-
ton Of making such allegations. Buff we may
iu3~e bv the words used in those specifications,
10 should say that allegations rerc made, and We
had every reason to believe that efforts would be
made to sustain them. Mr.. Hannah also says
in his circular chat "Nlr. Finleys counsel object
Cd to the witnesses who were illegal voters an
swelling foe whom they voted, and consumed the
balance Of the day in arguing that question; that
the board overr,lcd the objection, and required
the illegal voters TO answer the questions as to
whom they voted for rs Clerk" For the inior-
NATION Of Mr. Hannah, We would say that the
court never ovcrruled the objection, but merely
decided that the witnesses should tell for whom
thew voted and that they would reserve the point
as % the legality Of such testmony.-And We
would further add that VIC have every reason to
0oleevc t0AS sh0 opinion Oh the court war, su"s
such testimony was illegal, and would not consc
qucnsly be received by the court, OF have any ef-
feet upon their decision He further says that
"nsarlv 100 witnesses, whoso names were in sub
pusuas and attachments for de plaintiff had not
vet besa examined" Does Nas.Hannah mean to
couvey - jdea that slssso wesoryot 100 Illegal
voters d e vused aeJoAa TSslsy, sth 70 b exam
ioedf
Tbraaaalcaan without doubt knows bow much |
more Dssy Il = to f up subponas With the Names
&c 6csisious persoas and legal voters than il is to
psovo IN open court that such . multitude Of ilc
Sal votes were in fact received at all. Aud here,
lce 40 scmas3, that whenever his friends failed to
6nd the persons named in their subpuoas, they
were ever ready to accuse Mr.. F's friends Of aid
ing in their escape preventing their appear
ance. Mr.. Hannah also says, that "Mr. Becson,
the coasss,os, found 80 Or 20 names On the PM
Book n Richmond, who could not Be found on the
duplicate e TAXABLE persons in the county, but
PsFsnns Of tho sauss name were found TO reside
Ia PEBBLE and DARK counties, Ohio" We deny
the assertion unequivocally and challenge Mr..
Hannah, o. Mr.. COsscstor himself to the proof.
il - IN ossestiaa made without proof or shadow
Of truth. Why were not shose pcesons OF some