Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-04


bellot box to the last extremity, The 10.
co Focos few to the polls with tumultu.
Gus condolences the Wings with a deter.
rendered more solemn and not
less firm, by the events Of October; and
the result Of sthe three days" in New
York IS now before the world proud ex.
ample of what unsubdued zeal may over.
come and eternal yigilancsn secure. Is
From the Newark Daily Advertiser.
NEW JERSEY ELECTIOT (
& FRAUDS. 1 la
The ELscTIoN FRAUDs.-We ear.
nestly invite the attention Of readers Of
every class and party to the testimony
which we publish to-day, as given before
the Legislative Committee, .concernin.
the abuse of the elective franchise in Cum.
berland county. Disc losures are here
made which must startle every man who
is capable of estimating the value of our
free institutions. This investigation, re:
vealing as it does the gross frauds by
which ignorant and incapable aliens are
made to control our elections, will prove,
we trust, an instructive lesson.
Some of the men, it appears, could not
only not read or speak our language, but
did not knolO Ichethev General Washing.
ton or General Jackson reigned IN tie
United States. We again invite atten-
ton to the testimony, as folloWss
CUMBERLAND CONTESTED
ELECTION.
Wiliqm Bokunan s,OOr1. - Examin.
ed by an interpreter.) Was born in Ger.
many came to the United States June
9Th, 1887 was never naturalized voted
at the last election in Millville; cannot
say what ticket he voted, could not read
it; Benjamin. Jory gave it to me !; don't
remember that Jory told me what the
ticket was; Jory was not present when /
voted, but John Frank was. and gave my
name to the Judges did not ask Jory to
give me ticket; the ticket was printed
is not positive there was nothing written
omit, but nothing was written on it at his
request: voted the ticket at the request
of Jory.; worked at that time at Schet.
ter's factory; paid no particular atten.
ton to the ticket, hardly looked at il; 10.
ry asked me if wanted ticket, | said
yes, and he handed me. one Tory hodtoil
me nusI vote for gold and sitUer Jofy
was at that time master blower; | am {
hattener of the glass, but do not worl
under Jory Jory had given others Of th'
workmen who had been before the com
mittee their tickets, but cannot say wht
of them have lived at Millville since th,
18th or 18th Of August, 1897 have no
yet paid a tax; am a single man M
vote was not objected 10 at the polls; d
not own any house or land in New yer
sey, nor did I a; the time Of the election
there was about Sl4l to my credit 81 tia
time. ees -. s.sssses
l. Nicholas Buchase sicorn.-Was borI
| in France; came to this country in 1928
have never been naturalized voted at Til
last election in MillYille; was a workman
at Schettef's factory at that time did nc
take any notice Of the ticket / voted
] Benjamin Jory asked me if was goin
to- vote, gave me a ticket folded u
which voted without opening; cannC
recollect that ever heard Jofy. tell m
how to vote, or say any thing about Jack
son, gold or silver, or shin. plasters ha
no object in voting the ticket did nc
care for what men voted, did not kno'
what men were on It when Jory CAV
me the ticket, he said, / suppose this
the ticket YOU want to vote, and sal
yes / just wanted to vote some of MI
. Schetter's men told me to vote on ih
Democratic side; q Democratic ma
gave the ticket to me, and ! suppose il I
be Democratic ticket; have lived tire
years in Mlllyille; have voted before Il
last election, al the courthouse election
J but at no other; John Frank and M
Schetter took me tothe polls at that time
/, / / am single man my vote was not cha
! llenged at either. election owned n
/ lands when I voted was rs years 81
) when ] came TO this country; Peter Sne,
der is my slep-father; he was never nat
ralized nv step father voted at the Il
a election in MillviIle ! paid tax Ia
! year no person told me who must s.
I'll / voted. for.
Daniel Garret sCorn.--Was born
+ Germany came to this country sew.
I. years ago was never naturalized; Eot.
! at The last. election ID MillVilIe work.
E / then at Schetter's factory cannot Il
T what ticket / voted. Renjasnin Jory gal
/. it 10 me rolled up, and put i IN my poe
4 ct and voted it; / can neither read =
8 | glish nor German; Jory gave me Il
Il ticket just as was alone blowing
] not work under Jory's direction; new
3 heard Jory tell any Of the men how
!. vote. John Frank went with me to q
E | polls where voted cannot tell what q
!. ticket was called; did not show It to Jol
I Frank did hot know who voted ioI
!. Mr. J5fy gave me tie ticket q
3 said must 90 down 70 the polls, and
. vent Tor that reason Nicholas Schau
!. went with me ID the polls, besides Jol
Frank Frank knew was going to q
: Polls tovois; never heard tel d SUI
2 thing IS democratic ticket nev
All heard 81 such men Is Jackson, 81 VI
Bdsen. 81 Israel Slralton, or Nathan
4 64hsd 80 houss OF land Whe
+ y6sed never heard 81 Gen. Harris
e 81 Henry Clay have heard 81 CO
~ ashinalon, but do not know whether
President 81 moi 4 voted q ths col
e ho1 election; John Ik s1l Y
u 6 lie polls 81 ,hsl election bel
U 81 ga Il town fassii6 have paid &
N and have st I vile TWO esIs