The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-15
THE TICKETS IN
THE LAND OFFICE.

Our articles on this subject last week
caused a good deal of excitement. Gu,
opponents addressed note 20 Mr. Kelley
one Of the jud ges, but we cannot see from
a perusal of his reply that it does any
thing but confirm and greatly strengthen
what we said in our last.
] An attempt was made to leave the i'm.
preston that two out Of the three Judges
were wings, and that statement was not
contradicted in any other way than by in-
sertlng the correction III an obscure p. S.
Every one who knew Mr. Srang, knew
that he was Van Buren, man; and no one
has ever doubted the loco focoism Of Jas.
W. Woods, Esq. We have treasured up
a number Of incidents that are said to have
taken place about those tickets, together
with the way the whole business of count
ing them was carried on; but every thing
has terminated so much more fayorabIv
than the circumstances led US TO anlici-
pate, that we forbear, unit. we shall find
such relation necessary. There is still
considerable excitement on the subject,
and we feel no disposition TO add anything
more to it. All, and more than we sta
ted, has been confirmed by their own wit.
nesses; and every body acknowledges
that it aras queer. Here is Mr. Kelleys
letter to the editor Of the Gazette: -..I
BURLINGTON, Oct. 9, 1870. 4
Gin. JAS. NJ. Morgan, Id . i
Dear Sir:-Your note Of fiis morning
is just at stating that sin the
Hawkeye news paper, Of yesterday. allu-
sons are made 70 the manner in which
the Judges Of tre election at this precinc,
discharged, or failed to discharge their
duty, in the matter of adjourning over
night and depositing the ballots at the
Land 0flice.' In hooking over the news
paper alluded to, and more particularly
the editorial lreaded--'rhe way it was
DONE" 7 f'sd That q 'f7ue statement Isl
made, although there is an attempt made
to throw blame upon James W. Woods, !.
Esq, one Of the Judges, which I think
unjust and uncalled for,-he having been
sworn to perform the duties of Judge of
election and prevent fraud. Between 10;
and | O'Clock on the night of the election,
it was determined to delay counting till
next morning--when the uncounted BAL
lots were taken and put into bucket and
l tied them up by putting heavy piece
of paper over the top and securing it there
by string. It was then, together with
the counted ballots, poll Book, &C., ready
for deposfte where to put them was
question a. that hour Of night. The
door was thrown open, and several indi-
viduals came INTO the house--among
the rest. clerk at the Land Office, Jno.
r. Woods, a brother Of one of hciudges,
WHO said. the judges could have the use
Of. desk 1T the Land Office. II was
then decided to take the ballots andpapers
there. Accordingly tile three Judges
took the papers and ballots there, put
them into desk, and locked afem tip,
and James w. Woods, Esq, took the
key.-We all left tile Office together, and
next morning went together and got the
ballots and papers, and took them back
to the place Of holding the election
If, sir, T had supposed that, the ballots
had been sinterfered with, I, for one,
Should not have placed my signature to
the certificate attached to the returns. 81
It may be proper to state here. that the
Key was Obtained Of Mr. B. HeEn Of the
desk that he uses at The Land Office
He was tiiere at tie time of our entering