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The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

FRAUDULENT VOTERS IN
MAINE = During the investigation oil
the frauds in New York, the following
additional proofs came out before the
Recorders Court:
CITY apd county of New York, ss:-
Thomas Pa!ner, of 81 Duane 81. being
duly sworn, deg ases and says that he is
well acquainted with Mr. - Ker.
shaw, who has an ofj'e at No. 62, VIII
liam street, and that isw days after
the election IN the State OF Maine last
past, and before itFwas known bow the
same had sgone he had a conversation
with said Kershaw 10 ihe'cily. who sta.
ted to this dePoDent. that during said e.
lection in Maine, he was there, and had
voted the Wing ticket three several
times--llat he went there in company
with 81 others, or ,hereabouts, who
we're engaged for like purpose, and
that each performed The duty for which
he was engaged, that they we're paid
each two dollars per day, and expenses
paid while gone, and that said Kershaw
is a wing 10 politics.
THOMAS PALMER.
Sworn before me, Oct "a. 1910.
George W. MalSeiI, special Justice.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
JUSTICE MUST HAVE HER
VICTIMS.

VIZ ilMO. -4s
The New York Era says 10 the mon-
slTous fisuds hat have been brought 10
ight, men who were but lately CAN
OlDATES for high Offices, are now
CANDIDATES FOR THE STATES
PRISON. The same paper adds Eve
call loudIy'Lpon every good citizen 10
come out and demand that justice be
done 10 the traitors. To rob an indvid
ual is harmless Pastime in comparison
10 the pIupenduous system of robbery
that has been brought TO light. To steal,
to rob, 10 cheat and prey upon individu.
ais for the mere love Of gain, is a slight
offence in comparison to the Wing at
tempt to rob nstfon of FREEMEN of
of their political rights. Was it for this
our fathers fought and bled4 Was il
for this that they suffered all their pri.
vations to secure 10 ns, their children,
liberty and happiness ! When they de
clared ns free and independent did one
Of them dream that the independence
they secured would be annihilaled, des-
troyed, utterly demolished by their own
recreant sons aided by funds from the
very nation who denounced us as trail
tors for daring to be free. = What will
the hot blooded, fiery and generous
youth of,he country say when they be
hold the proof Of men whom they have
been in the habit oflOOking up to with a
degree of respect, guilty ofthe base at
tempt TO sti1e their voice al the ballot
box. Unless we much mistake The feel
ings OF the people Of this country, a
whirlwiud of passion will be raised that
will sweep over the land like wild tor
nado, crushing in is progress the villain
Gus reptiles, whoever they may be. and
wherever found. They will appeal with
a mighty shout 10 Heaven for Justice,
and Justice must have her victims,
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
FRAunal AUDs IN ERAu
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1870.


Hover lhers~Ss I nan CHEATED out
oI,hisefIics hy erapddisnt VOID s --thal
man ie Wdsan y beano1. l9fS3a the
democra1c yolewas 1O7, ,962 {Al the
last Govefhors eiSetion s.lie r9ceiyed
l27,060 vo,es, being an incrsRse Sf 20
900 in two years, shd yet he is tlea,ee'
by about l6 600. How il this fhas
been dGae by one grand scheme Of VIII
lainy, such as never before been pracli-
sed IN this State. We make boldsto az.
sert that upwards of20, 600 illegal votes
have been poled-20000 votes more,
than there are VOTERS 10 the State, who
have been imported from other States.
DO ou want prooll Look at the fol-
loving. 'at t. :
The ST. Claifsville Gszette says that
the illegal votes polled on the 18th was
over 4U0 in Belmont County.
In Montgomery, 46l beyond the o.
Snumeralion anc census 10 Pickaway
.2S6; in Miami 372; IN Madison, Brown,
aud Hamilton the number ls very large,
so ofLlCkIug.
10 Adams county Shanqon's vote is
increased 1872 over 1888, ard Corwin
over Vencs 5b7-here werc 20 votes
given beyond the enumeration.
I'm Delowsre increased vote over O..
Enumeration, SIG. In Erie the vote is
All, The enumeration S6i.
The Cincinnati Advertiser says the
Demo vote in Hsmllton county
has been larger than ever before known;
and but for The infamous colOnizing sys~
TEN, our MAORI y would have been al
least 600. Yet we are beaten by the
importation Of from 900t to 1000 votes
from other States and counties.
Carroll county carried by the wings,
by means Of imported votes.
PIckaway county carried by about
800 frat dulent voes. Several hundred
more votes given than are resident ia
the county. The democratic vote in.
creased. notwithstanding the federal
wing frauds.
Portage county also cheated by i'm
ported votes.
'ln Columbiana county there is a
Democratic increase since last year ofI
two hundred votes, yet the the Fedora
increase according TO their returns, is
7l9. Does any one believe there has
been an addrion in that county, 10 one
year of NINE HUNDRED AND
NINETEEN legal VOTERSl
This lie the way the federal increase
Of 42 900 votos IN two years was effec-
ted. This is The way Tom Cor~m was
"lec'ed-by bribery, corruption and
Fraud.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
From the Philadelphia Times of Saturday.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY ERECT.

AAH'ADb'l lliA SOUNI I EhECIs
The Thunder Rolling 1.-The Wings 5eateu a.
gain in their strong hold.- -Democ, acy Erect
Nine tines nine for The County. ,r
The battle is over. The Wings have again
been deceived, and we have been. once more
victorious. In despite of their oftheir boasts
that at the Presidential Election they would re-
cover their majorites, aud carry the city by
four thousand votes we have again shown 'lhe
world that their minority, eveL iu this city-swith
atl their patronage and imported votes, is aiiLy
2oo2 votes. We congratulate our fTiends>- the
Democracy have done nobly. M
lnthe courty, our vote has beeu finely ncreas
ed. But, 10 the Third Ward, Spring Garden,
we invite particular attention. There we were
charged with keeping, by force. 200 whig vo-
teas from the polls bst now, ,ehe~-sssr5 mao
IN, -~vu,d1aG free access 10 vote, our majority
IS about the same as before. This is decis-
sive. 1t stamps the lie where it should be-
stamped. Hurraw fer Spring Garden!
The result of the whole contest il highly
cheering. It proves that the virtue Of the peo>
is unimpaired. lttells what is thought Of whig
gerry at Its own hearthstone, Let New York
but do likewise, ere week we shall unite with
our brethern there TO give a thousand cheers
for the triumphant Democracy of the Empire
and keystone States.
| The returns from Kensington were not yet
Fcounted off at Go clock this morning. Rumor
however, places our majority there at 900; at
the least, This is'a fair calculation Cur ma
jority thetelose, in the city and county, may be
set down at three hundred.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
BERS.

Fellow Citizens:-One year and q
quarter have elapsed, since we COM
mencrd the publication ofthe Democrat,
and while number OF you have paid
welI-sOme havepaid 10 part--yet a
large number have never pafd the first
cent for yoar paper. 1t is not often we,
dun, therefore when we do, We wish TO
be plain with you, that our remarks may
strike you gerry forciblE. We must have
money, OF the Democrat must do as the
BaCks do, VIZ - Suspend. This we do
not want to do, nor need it be- done, If
you pay US our just dues. This is all
we ask, and hope it will not be asked in
vain.
1t is an erroneous idea many people
have imbibed that printer can live
Without money longer than any body
elss. Nature has unfortunately proVi
ded him with mouth that must be stop
ped n0w and then, the same as other
folks-he too feels the chilling blasts Of
winter as keenly as his fellow man-yst
many there are who seem to think him
being above want-who live and lei
him toll and labor year after year for
their benefit without any remuneration F!
This is all wroOg, and unworthy to be
entertained by any intelligent individual,
living in this, the nineteenth century,
But The Printer has not only the calls of
Nature to satisfy-but the calls of his
creditors also-which are the hardest
kind Of calls these days. Paper, and
ink, and labor, and lights, and fuel, and
the wear and tear of machinery, all have
to be paid for, for which there is but one
remedy, and that is what we are talking
about.
We hope every one who stands in ar
rears, will .bink this call sufficient, and
relieve our grievances Immediately.
N. B. RETRENCHMENT AND
.REFORM.-We shall adopt new
plan for the collection of our revenue
plan which is about being adopted gen
orally, Throughout, the State, and one
which is the only sure way to keep up|
a paper. At the end of every 3 months,
we shall call on every subscriber, for
his quarters subscription. The Mer-
chant credits but 3 ORG month, then
why should the printer credit YEAR?
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
EXTENSIVE AND ENORMOUS
, FRAUDS,

We give place this week to an a
bridgemen, from different papers ol
some of The most enormous frauds on
The elective franchise, ever committed
IN this or any other country. They
have beea committed in Ohio, Peunsyl-
vauia, Maryland, New York, Maine,
and we have no doubt in every State
where British WbIgeryAhas a resting
place. But they have been carried to
the most slarHiug extent 10 the city oil
New York, where the Infamous scheme
has just been developed. The persons
implicated, are ofthe highest standing
ia the wing party, end some in high and
responsible Offices. Among them are
James B. GIentworlh, Tobacco lnspec-
tor, r. Il. Blaichford, Agent of the U.
States Bank, K. G. Wetmore,s Chair
man Of the Young mems wbig commit!
lee, John f Raymond, Leather lnt pee
ter, Moses H. Grinnel member Of Con
gress, Patrick McArdle, Deputy Keep
OF of the Debtors prison, Henry w.
Havens. Wing candidate for Assembly,
Noah Cook, late Wing Member Of AS
sembly. John Swift. Mayor ofPhiIadeI'
phia, James Young, High Constable, &
others. -...-
The New York Post contains about
two pages Of evidence, most of it whig
evidence TOO, which proves concIusiycIy
that about 1900 Illegal votes were polIed
10 the different wards, all Of which were
brought from Philadelphia, a, an ex>
pense Of $50 for each man, come Of
whom voted l6 times.
The way in which this infamous tran
'saciion was detected, is as follows: "A
Mr.. Stephenson of New York, got in
with Glentworth, and under prelenee Of
wishing 10 hire voters for The Pfesiden.!
Itial election, obtained from him a his,.
tory Of how he had acted to get voters
for the election Of '38. Gle1tworlh gave
him Recommendations 10 Mr. Swift, NAV
or of Philadelphia, Bella Badger, and a
Mr.. Rision who was concerned with,
the Baltimore fraud, which we uouced
last week. Stephenson carried on his
scheme until be got knowledge of their
plan Of operation, and lists Ofnamee Of
men who were to come on to N. Y. 10
vote. When he had got thus far be in
formed o0 them, andahus exposed the
whole villainy.
The Poet, in speaking Of these Teve-
3stiOns says: II is consOliug however, to
see how short is the career Of villainy,
how incomplete is all the ingenuity ol
fraud 10 provide against the chances oil
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
MORE ABOUT THE FRAUDS.

Extract of q letter dated Oct. 2Stb.
"The stupenduous frauds. OF which
additional proofs are hourly develope-
ing, seem 10 throw the elections them-
selves into The shade. The scenes of
violence 10 N. York, the very desecra-
ton of the very temples OF justice, the
unsuccessful attempt cfthe criminals to
possess themselves by violence, of the
proofs OF guilt in the hands Of the Court
and assisted as they we're, by one of the
very officers whose duty it was 10 pro-
tecl the Court, create feelings Of alarm
that We have no language TO express.
People are struck with dsmay al the OK
ploeion. Indignation, disgust, sorrow
and regret must follow, Where shall il
end am writing as if you had heard
all we have heard here. Certainly there
never was any thing like the state of
the public mind in that city known. Pa
pe1s heretofore against US are coming
cut in strong terms against tho actors
in these fig6tfnI frauds. The excite-
men, in Philadelphia is hardly less II
these things do not cause the sound past
of the Wing party TO pause and with
draw their countrDance from leaders,
who would lead them 10 power through
all The frauds that would take other men
TO the penjteniiary, then they will NOT
believe though one should come from
the dead.'
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
From the Statesman,

i
TIE VOTE FOR GOV Elm On
We present belOwsihs vote OF 'h's
Siate tor Governor 90 the 18th lnsL
Inc counties OF Athens 4 Henry, are not
yet returned to IAe office OF SecetaTy Ot
State, as the Law directs, and one or two
others that we have taken from the Off
clOi returns as published in The county
papers.
The vote, it will be seen, is most en-
ormous--nOt only exces ding all others
by more than sixty thousand, but sur
pasiDg all calculation on the subject.
No friend Of Gov. Shannon thought of
giving him over l25,00O, and tnen
estimated his reelection BY from A to
10000. His vote goes TO the highest
point, and yet he is beaten by $4,000
votes. lh 1888 Gov. Shannon receive
ed the highest vote ever given to any
one in Obio-that vote has been increa
sed twenty-five thousand, in two years.
after, in the midst oflhe cry changes
CHANGES from one end Of the Stale TO
the other.
The democrats, instead OF being dis
couraged, have reason TO be proud Of
their VOTE II is enoughto elect any
man for years, and the best informed
democrats il. the State assureus that it
is their opinion that Wilson Shannon
has actually received majority Of the
legal votes of the State.
One thing is certain; that our elec-
ton laws require more definite word
ding, 10 secure fair expression Of pub
lie oplnoin, and 10 prevent the money
power purchasing voters and transpor-
ting itsm 10 different places, at so much
head, 10 elect some tool Of the Banks
to office. Every man who regards the
purity of elections, and the Preservation
Of our liberties, TO whatever party he
may belong, must unite in lhis.' Let
all be punished, also, who are found
violating The laws oflhe land and de-
!raudiDg the ballot boxes. be they Of
ofthis or Of that party. Without hones-
ty at our elections. our boasted freedom
is burlesque; and the sooner the Peo-
pie are found with arms in their hands
against the perjurcd usurpers, the bet
ter.
This day closes the contest Of 1910
in Ohio. What will be the vote cast.
or the falling of, or increase, we can
form no opinion. We shall soon have
the returns, however, which we will
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

Civilization vs the Sanctuary.-Mr
Gurney,in his letter up,n W. Indaemau
cipaiion, says the emancipated slavss
are less willing to come out to their pla-
ces Of worship in the rain, than the.
were formerly. And he says, "the rea
son is curious. They now have shoes
snd stockings, which they are unwilling
10 expose to the mud" Thus they
have already began to initiate the more
refined oflhis coun,ry.-Boston Puri>
tan.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
Do VOL KNOCK 11NnERl

The majority for Mathews in Little
Holmes, is larger than that given by
Knox, & Gosh. both together And ye,
some of the delegates wanted 10 put US
off with an unequal representation in
the Congressional Conventions: We
have now returned good for evil and
hope the inAuance of Little Holmes will
not be sneered at again. Knox aud
Coshocton must buckle to and retrieve
their lost credit, or Holmes will peti-
tion 10 be set off into a separate Stale!
As for Tuscarawas. poor thing, we
pity her, and will take her under the
wings ofour little county, and ptotect
her, for three years 10 come Cosmop-
olite.
Keep yourself easy there about Tus-
carawas. Before 3years, she'll crop
your wings, or be joiucd to Canada.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

PENNSYLVANIA This Stats
has undoubtedly gone'for Var Buren,,
by handsome majority. Wsbave no.
ofhciai reIutns but flom Philadelphia
Citysud rOunty, which together gives
Van Barren a mejoriy of goo. Al the
'ast election ii was 79 A Gsuteman
fromSt CiairsvlIle. antormed ,us that
before leaving there, news had been-rs-
ceived from 36 counties, which give an
increased vote for Martin Van Buren,.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
DIR. DUNCAN.

This gentleman has been defeated in
his own District by only u vOies, Had
there been no fraudulent voting. he
would have been elected BY handsome
majority. Il is said there are more than
30 persons vlready in jail in Cincinnati,
for falsely swearing in their votes.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

JefIers, and Riston. thetwo mep' who
undertook to import 500 voters 10 Bal
iimore. have been indicted blythe Grand
Jury ortaat City. and will 90 d"r',t re-
ceive what they deserve-a place in the
Peniteutiary.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

Coshoctou County has given a ma
iOri,y for Van Buren, ofl9O.
Tuscarawas has gone about $40 for
the Whigs'
Harrison county 300 for the Whigs'
HarriSon's mAjorily 10 Ohio, will be
upwards of20,00 ,,
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

FOwng to soR,e Typographical Ell
rors, we republish Mr.. hSfpln's COM
municalion on our fourth page. .&,N
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

Daniel We5strr-the sold war demo-
crat"-is' on a mission 10 the federal
lists of New Hampshire. He was at
Claremont on Wednesday last, and
preached TO the patriotic individuals
who. burnt John Langdon in ef1igy.
His speeches, we understand, are pro-
duciDg the happlest effects The DEM
ocrals of Now Hampshire are always
sure they are right when Daniel Web
stel is on the other side. Dos. Post.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
VIRGINIA.

We have nothing official from Virginia. A
Passenger IN thetstage yesterday, gave US the
report of6 Counties, $ of which nave gone f,r
Van Buren, viz. Tyler, Marahall, Brooke,
Monogahala, and Preston. .--.
Brooke gave majority Of l73, dt the Jas: e.
lection As ..'.
Ohio connty went for Harrison.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

A Coon WR1G The Phil. Times,
Of Saturday says a Police officer oflhat
city was taken up on Friday for voting
hYee difereO times.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

THE DEMOCRAT.-Now that the
poll'icsl campaign is nearly over, we
shall turn our attention more TO gener-
al news, Literature, and the interests of
Agriculture, aud further endeavor to
make Our pepper as acceptable in point
ofreadiug matter, as any other one Of
the came SIZE.
We now call on the Democrats of
the county for little more support. We
get no county patr onage-have but little
Advertising, and hence must depend for
support on the liberal,y Of subscribers.
We have baugh'y, malignant, aristo~
cratic and Overbearing party in this
county TO contend against; party who
have laid every thing in our way {; who
have spared no pains TO try to break US
down, but who have been foilsd in their
attempts; aud we now call on our friends
TO back us in opposing this remnant Of
ancient FEEDER alism, connected as il il
with The money power of the country.
We call on those 1906 good and true
democrats who voted on the 18th uli, TO
aid the cause by becoming subscribers
10 your county paper. No Democratic
voter should be without one, and yet
there are many who never ece nne.
As long as the means for dissemina-
ting information, and exposing fraud,
are SO limited, the Democratic party
cannot succeed. We know This from
the following fact. In those townships
where the Democrat has full circuIa-
ton, the Federalsts gained but little,
while in others where its circulation is
email, the increase against us was large.
Then will not our friends exert them
selve TO procure US more subscribers
This we ought 10 and must have.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

Cowugal afccfiOn.-A man in Balti-
more, fifty years old. was so much de-
pressed at separation from his wife and
children for few days. that he shot
himself, ....
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Maine sqte.-Tbe Augusta Age Of Fri

Maine sqfe.-The Augusta Age Of Fri
day says:-
''lf ever we have doubted about Maine
our doubts were dispelled, by line dis
play of energy, courage and strength, at
the great Democ, attic rally al the Capt.
toI, on the evening Of Monday last.
The Hail Of the House OF Represen-
talves, with Is'spycious galleries, was
filed TO ovefthrowiug, by the members
of the Legislature, the citizens of Au-
gusla, and numerous others from the
County and State.
But one feeling pervaded the vast
assemblage, that we can and shall iri-
umph Upon comparison Of esliina-
les from different sections of The State
our majority is set down at notless than
two thousand!
Taking the reports from the differen,
counties together, we may safely say
that We shall gain every where and lose
nowhere"
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

The political complexion of the next
LeqisIalure will stand as follows,
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

DSHdIt9
Dem. %. Fed. ID,
aa-. Assembly,
Dem. % Fed. 49.
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FAn eldrly maiden, meeting q new
" married man, who had once been her
servant, carrying home cradle, ex.
claimed, "Ah John, these are the fruitu
of marriage t"No, madam" replied
John, .'this be only the fruit basket"
George Riston--the Philadelphia bro'
ker, implicated with Jeffors in the Bal.
timore fraud has been indicted by the
Grand Jury Of Baltimore,
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Ohio comfy went for Harrison.
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GEORGE BUGHER, Pr

THE WHIGS.-We clip the following par
sgraph from an article in the N. Y. Evening
Post. lite truth will not be questioned by those
who have witnessed the movements Of the par.
" here for the last few dayS:-
There was perhaps never party in existence
90 sanguine, SO mercurial, SO easily elated BY
small advantages, SO much inclined to boasiinl-
ness and ostentation, as those who style them.
selves the whig party. The democrats should
learn two lessons from their example-one, neT
or to be disheartened by their boast-the other,
never 10 initiate course of conduct which is al
ways certain to end in disappointment and dis
aradit"