Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-11

bv rannn and lying speeches, by low and ante ,rcks
vulgar and rbad songs, and above all ny hara ciue
and drunk re wells, they were debauched ther pas
Sims inlamed, their understandings c'hinuhoe"' a"'
every way prepared Tor all sorts Of nqnity; or, IN the
,nuuunc Of Luoncy, for aying pipes III all sorts Oh
ways Iflrs vas the design Of the log cabin SYSTEM
pray what was its otiect' 1t prevailed oil over the
country and was therefore part oil general pan Oh
onera,;ons and was attended with vast expense was
i intended 10 influence mems opinions, and make con-
v.rs n Whirrerv by the sight nf log capins, anu ie
dsnav Of coon SKINS gourd shells and cider barrels
Az los; as tie Federal leaders hold the intelligence OF
the people, they could not be guilty Of sucli Jolly Inc
lar cabin machinery had object, aad If ii was not
al at wc have supposed call on the Wings To ex-
nI,n what il was Ii il had any other object, it must
have been as a dccoy 10 draw off the public attention
from the real designs of the Wing leaders OF carrying
the elections BY system of frand These were some
Of the means designed to prepare the public mind lof
carving into execution the system OF fraud and cor
uption the system Of fraud and corruption and htng
suitable instruments for it. They Were intended 10 de-
bauch and deprave the ignorant and vicons, and make
poca fanatics of the respectable portion OF their
party il being we'll known that fanaticsm leads men,
otherwise respectable, TO perpetate the most criminal
acts.
4 As further evidence that there was settled de-
sim to deprave the public morals, almost immediately
after the campaign opened new ana most nas,''ous
doc,rne was proclaimed by the Wing press and stump
orators Every where il was declared that the Admin
slraton must he put Goicn that the country would NC
rnned If was not; and if II could not be done at the
b,ilo; box il must be put down by jorce Such rcro
onary and profligate doctrines as these were pro-
claimed by honorable men, such as StocLion Presfan
Southard, and Others. The Administration must be
put down, without regard TO the means II money
will do IT. it shall be put down. Such demoraI'z'ng
sentiments as these were not confined 10 E'FhaStohe :"
Ohio they were common all over the country; and
were openly uvowed by reputable III their private
character, whose minds had been wrought mp 10 =
pitch Of fanaticsm So universal were these SENT
mcnts it may be asserted that the Wings, MS party
with of course many exceptions. adopted the MAXIM o.
the Jesuits that ssihc end juStifcS the means. His.
tory is full Of examples Of the influence OF fanat'csm
unnn the morals of masses. The incubation OF the be-
lief that errors IN religion ware CRIMINAL and tiat u
was right put heetcs To DEATH led 10 acts OF barnar
~ cruelty, and murder which biacken the pages o.
history committed in the sacred ofrelgon, and
Tor the glory of God And during the French revo-
luton, ia naticsm politics produced the most horrible
tyranny and inassacres IN the name Of liberty Ana
hence the present year. we have seen men not only
fabrica,ing and circulating the most Infamous false
hoods but practising all sorts Of enormles orgeries,
perjury, subornaton of perjury frauds, and corruption
who have been the most noisy in denonncng The Ad.
ministraton as proil;cae and corrupt.
These were only Tire preparatory measures; but VIC
now proceed 10 notice The more direct means resored
i 10 In carry out this grand scheme OF fraud.
The public mind beng p!rdspnsed, anu III ihsUn-
mrnis pared but thing more was wanted 10 ac-
colnpl 81 the object; and that was MosEy.
j. II has not been, and will not be denied, that large
sum Of money (prohably more than 81 ,0O0,naG) was
raised and expended in the late election. For what
purpose was tins money raised and how was IL e5pcnd-
ed: II the Wing leaders will truly answer these qnes-
tons and the answer does not confirm the chnrgc We
make against Them will reractt. This fact alone.
that large Of money was raised and expended,
settles the question. Ii is not only presunptivr, but
conclusive evidence Of fraudulent practices, large
of money cannot be lawfully and honestly eSpend-
ed for clecianccring purposes. 1t was emphacaly a
corruption fund The raising large fund to be expend.
ed in election, is fraud, PR
| There three different uses TO which this fund
was applied FIRST for publications. 10 carry on the
work oil agitation Second 10 pay the numerous agents
who were employed execute their fraudulent
schemes; and thirdly pay the expenses Of the lmpor-
taion Of pipe layers, and for the direct purchase Of
votes 4 respectable and intelligent Wing in this city
has stated thai S-5,G 600 expended here III pnbica-
tons-que a considerable sum to cnGehtcn tho people
and convince them that they were oppressed BY their
corrupt rulers.
6 But the principal expenditure under the last
two heads The hired agents consisted OF stump ora
tors of different grades, from Webster to the Buckeye
Blacksmith the more respectable class probably re-
ceved no other pay than their share of the spoils
song singers eleciinnecrng agents TO put IN c'rcua-
ton all Of ias.hoods and statements o! 'cianges
every where and lastly, travelling confidential agents,
who 10 instruct the local committees and other
nnscrununus parti7ans the art and mystery 81 Drac-
Using frauds on the halio-boy. Coulson, who con-
dncicd the gang Of pipeaycrs from Albany TO New
York, went through that State, and visited Ohio, no
dnnbt this business. Que Of these agents was al
Delhi in The county Of Delaware, and probably passed
through The southern tier of the cornties IN ~ York
But as these confidential agents, and their pro-
crrdngs conducted with caution and secrecy, IS dit
fcu, TO trace them But there will be some Client
worhs among them who after The spols arc disposed
| Of, will bring their works OF darkness 10 light
1 = Among the proofs of this general system Of frauds
4 ;c rcsul of tEe almost
State where there was contest In many Of the States,
the aggregate not only large beyond any for
mcr example, hui larger than lis population would ad-
nit Of. Every where, the Democratic votes were IN
creased in many States largely increased yet the
Wing vote was increased several hundred per cent.
more. Where did these votes come IRON: They were
not the result Of changes, as that would BE- nc"nsst
cni with the increase Of the Democratic votes. Have
miracles been wrought i'll tins campaign: Precisely 50;
for the laying and the whole OF these fraudulent
practices upon the country with the surprise OF
miracle.
An additional evidence that the unwarrantahlc in
Of votes the result of fraud is found IN the
important fact that the counties exhibiting the greatest
increase are the frontiers Of the States, and If easy
access for the pipe layers from neghborng States OF
this class arc llegany, Erie and Beaver in Pcnnsyl
vana; Belmont, C"lumbiana, Hamilton, Cuyahn.a,
and Ashtabula, in Ohio; Hancock, Adams Pike, Full
! ton McDonourh Scott, Taz"we Morgan, Alexander
ard Madison Illinois; and Ohio, Cahc, and others,
III Virgina-ali Of winch accessible by steamboats,
! in all which there was an astonishing increase oi
Il Wing votes.
/ Another fact connected with the increase Of votes az
ords eqnal evidence that they were the result OF fraud
THE large increase Of Wing votes is in their strong
counties, in which they had the inspectors of the cleo
ton, and conducted the business they pleased.
;. The last and principal evidence to which we call
your attention, Of the existence of this foul and rea-
sonable conspiracy 10 cheat the people out Of their
rights, is the detection of actual frauds of various
kinds IN every State, AMI in places where similar
practices occurred before For several years past
these base practices have prevailed lnure less III the
cil,es in the Middle and Northern States but they
had not found their way into the country. The whole
scheme consisted in extending TO the country and into
every precinct the dishonest practices which had been
introduced into the cities. Hence find that in the
Atlantic States tie Wing votes not increased in
the cites where their tactics had previously been
introduced and had accomplished in former elections
all They could effect; and being UNDERSTOOD they were
more closely watched. But in the towns, the Demo
crals were moi prpnarcd for the new taccs of Wbiu.