Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-11-01

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In the last Gazette there il such Der.
version of truth, in regard to the Punt &C
ballot box. thai It would BE- doing Injustice
70 the community TO pass il without expo.
sure. In order TO have a plain understand.
ing Of the matter. il NAV not be amiss to
give n brief history ut the fransaction:---.
ereyous to the last election. Mr.. Irish made
q wager with Mr.. Wisuer. that Crazy would
receive IN hai township. twenty more votes
INN " IL. AT the canvassing offhe votes
i was a,ccrtained thu Wells had major
ily over Gary, which, us,mished both par.
les, and gave rise 10 an Investigation, that
resulted in the disclosure Of the rObiny Of
ne ballot box. As vtric II versions hid
een given Of the tr ,nsaction, Mr.. Irish,
Tor the purpose of testing the question,
hro,ght suit for his money before Mr.. Jus.
zee Henderson. and on the trial appeared
with his counsel -. ID. Richardson, ESQ.
and Mr.. Wisner appeared ia person, and
was during the trial assssrd by The nosofi.
Gus +. ]. Drake. Some legal questions
arose during the Investigation. which were
properly decided by the Justice, and the
cause was submitted after tedious exam.
nation to the Jury, little before dark on
25ih lay of september last. Between
lsnt sn1 ninc o:lbck in the evening they
we're called before the art and asked if
hey had agreed; and having answered in
he negative, they retired aud we're called
again al ten. and the same inquiry made
aud similar answer given. with the addition
,aat t.,ey probiby never yoald agree. The
curt then iniornici the jury that they
would not be- discharged unl.s they agreed
~ abon half past tarce in the morning,
,,ey asrcd upon v,rt;ct. The court
vas seat for, the defendant was notified,
and tss plainif AMI the counsel present..
s,si sIe jury B, ttrn fore..an, Gen,ra'.
| iIotc,,kISs, aait,;j 10 f:i's scrd,ci, 'the jury
lad or i;se pairiT fly dollars" II was
.usg s'ed bs kiclsrj,nn vitt,,er it was
Lnos best sos i'ss' ury to say how many votes
Ccsry recniscd, Ai3 IL oans snic'ioaed by
te cSur, sni o'ins IN tsct the pom, al is-
SIRE, Zen. iiUchlls, foreman answered
ti.a, Crary received rwenty-SS N j,'ity:
and ~. RicI.rdiaa rrqr,sted .he ';out
to eater 1t, nj the justice accordingly en-
tered it a. part u the verdict. rIs is the !.
sum and su's t.l:e uf To. ~I0le matter rs,
represented by ia. ID trJl Advertiser a
w!,ig paper. GA this state n-m Of facts
| De Glxpt,e sss F.S-t Nd ne of fhe most a
;ru,l1is c,l.ryr< / cairgcs tina, the plain
| n va ~'en % 10 we se yita tl.e jury while
yal IA con.s.l o. AID {. furnist them pa.
p.rs: that a f,l.e verdict Sas entered in
lie docket, IA the deal Of H., night, and
40, one present bat the plaintiff sni tine
,;o,is !, ani that three of the Jury testified
% iics., facts" -wox AZ challenge the
,ditor to the prspf or ANY one Of these
.h.rgrs Il xJ,Ii b. = II to remark here
| Ilat 500 after ~. r.sl OF the cause be-
weeu Irish anj Nlsn,Y. w'snes instituted
| prosc ,ioa biia e Hr. Jusiice Leroy, Ia
ylig jIsfice,) against lvish, Henderson,
tlchird 'O1 sn| tie Oh ,er birher, charg-
.u9 ta.m with trc Grim, Of r,nbracery and
n influencing aai corru;rinc jury; and
.,al after full cstinnt iol o IN. facts be-
iof " Ji,:ice Lcroy,rwy we're disclarg-
III. tire b.iag 40 cAss' s,ewn why they
$40 AID b.. held 10 bait. raere wts no the
ielst s.,a !0s o. &, h, i,io, for either Of the
,ll.sitloas I've ,s.z.ite, we believe. will
% I, et.nd 10 coi,gJvsri the impartiaIity
,, the loregv ng statement. Aud nov we
SIX ~r,tinr tlere IL Any ground fr any of
nse grave chsrx.'s xsIc's tn, gazette has
;, unqu dific!ly preferred az ,ln~i r.spcc'a-
he individuals. Can any ore, after perus.
az s,e statement al facts as published by
ne Wing papers longer doubt that the Pom
ac ballot box was broken open aDd votes
or Wells substituted 70 those in favor of
,rtry! We do 100 ~ the tsazette mis-
,cprnsenis. accuse the wio'e ,ctig party of
iicfym vi,i, ms hisn Ant tunHns ''mr.
But ~. IL, avoV nk,|t sOlc,nily our belief.
al ,.,e c,'iin. was mrprtrncib by tiie wings
,f Po,,lac. and rha ltin' proT o The fact
/, Irresistible. No oagcr ~, or barties
,re. THIS safeguard bang broken l,yn,
here il NO. o r.r way To redress our wfo' Is
Dn by revolTio,. Des'ruy the privilege
oi vo ing by b,iIo. o. any "f n, securities
brown around il. and YOU abolish that G.
1ua,ity which shouh exit between the rich
nd .,opr, AID render useless the poSr mas
nly rcmedyag,ns, the oppccsionol we lIih
and aflluencc. Caa tnc elitor of tine TIA
zct,e po.nr OUT the moral difference between
the ca nnission OF an offence, aud the en-.
icavos to relieve the pcrpctrator from the
,:hirge aIi tx !, uppn one p'Oeei 10 o. in-
,oc at. "a a court OF jusricel It is some
INES said tat all things are fair N politics
al We hope thd this s'iiirleni f;nds no adj
vocate IN tho ediio, oi The G,ztle. IL
mans reputation Is thu, at the narcyn l an
III Directed press, no mn is safe. II Inc
balloi box has been roDbsd, 10 DC sure all
parties sho aid condemn it, and aid ~ the
punishment of tine perpetrators. IL cannon
add 10 he repuatioi Of any parry 10 en-
deavor to cloik SUN a rsnsscl or 10
impede the course OF justice ~ crring our
the cri ninals. How anu n more hon 'sibls
j, woaLl be for IN, wings tpc,me low II
md spst ain the ,aractcr they Ct 'ln, than
Tor party parp,,c 10 nd 'Aso, 20 ram me
chnrac;,,r of ANA, IN men. tf e-r9r
Truth Is stranger mAn .tetson There
ARE NO dogs ~ No dgo'nery roli,ty, Nc.
If whom this fact is relate I; they had been
un,cd together after deer. for several
ears; at length the elder 30, his hind leg
{ caught in steel trap in the river, which
caused him to lose Il just below the hook
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