Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-24
ELECTION FRAUDS


TIE imorirnn siss .l,ai, 'pub.hed at Petersburg.
rspudaics the uutnPt Of the Globe and other
i,iudred prints 10 impose u:on The American people
he bsof lnlrthsrln Barren party have been dci-a..
cd 10y fraud. Tue Statesman - a warm Van Bls,u
pint. yet has discOurs,s upon the subject:
Almost every paper is taken up sith rrowliprs q,
t-aedS fsrnl'ed ri the recent Presidential election
lfe-e'iaay have been "ppc laying" aud peace ma
king IA many svluIed rtOIs and ccuSJrss that game
~ss v'1ycd 10 soae ccIeHt bot cannot Ne brought
the conclusion that the Democratic party owe their
fS'i cst 10 such means We regret that many oi our
party endea, curing convince themselves and
ut,ers. ihai they have been debated by fraudulent
votes IL y rcprolch upon our country To prelcnd
Tor moment To belIeNo that 4 system OF Corruption
could bc established pcry aiding sVcrll Stsi.s -, far
~ are entitled & speak We comics, that the present
Administration hss hccn utterly defeated by the votes
VI the lrccmrn %, America. Could We believe other
wise, We would never ar,n pretend 60 democracy
nor believe m the Intelligence of the PEOPLE and their
capacity tor setcCv crumcut-Our Cu',SJlltIn u. thai
defeat . EnEihatiun The battle which i, L,,t 4,
day may he rcgliued SOME future time and thor
ough oonNIclFn ui the truth of the prt,f.iles hy
which guided, us that ligs Isnriple,
must sooner or Later be triumphant.
We well know that the Van Bnren party were no,
defeated by fraud; hut do candny believe that the
supremacy 81 thai party wa enJeavorcd TO he pcrpelu
we're Poled IN counties where the Van Burcn Part,
had majority Instance: in Morgan county twenty
I've foreigners marched up tie polk with clubs
demanded and were Admitted 10 vote In Perry H. G
same course was pursued. MI while almost every
county in tho State gave Harrison maorrics largely
Increased. Perry IIolmc. and Mercer increased their
Van Buren, impurities The Wings showed where men
had In Tic Van Burcn party in crowds. while the
Van Buren, mcr could make such show
Look At the vote of Philadelphia county where the
vote the 18Th and 39th Sa-rrurh larger than ever
before. and the increase entirely Van Buren, I. !.
probable such things loo without frasdl In She
nandoah evunty. the an Buren, majority was 300
nnrc than the whole vote ever before ppllcd. How
can the Van Buren, party for Ihat' Then let
US look at the oPinion Ipressed the election b the
people aud see What they show. The " hue vote
pnllei at the election in the UnJn Wis about $50 n
lions iw' hundred thousand OF these Gsn Harrison
has two hundred thOusans m toriIy. leaving Mir Van
Buren, one n,'lliun Of votes OuI Of this nrmbcr one
hundred tousaGd hold Office and are paid 10y the Marty
Tor voting IL is moderate estimate tnr every officer
and office has Two votes which it couir,l-lat,ers
brothers aud 81, nds DScucI this number and YOU
leave Mr. Van Burcn seven hondrod H,ousprd vu,c.
~ playing dcmsSnEucs foreigners Il,rt plry has 81
cured two bundled thousand more votes vhich are
probably legal but rolled by persons who hnve not
made o"' form of government stuJy aud are of course
not As familiar with II American citizen, are Take
these away and count Mr. Van Burcus vote by riiive
American citizens. and you have all told iyc hundred
shouSond free honest who think Mr. Van 3urcn
NO thy al support OII Of this number deduct your
rg, votes IilI's. Bonons and Calhoun's pocket PIE
ocs ana we d" not believe you will find more i4an
iGrcc hundc thousand good and true voter. v 10 sup.
porte Mr. Van B!ren after c,ol examination Of all
ths Prcus-s. AID making up their minds from pure
deere for lhcir eu,.ntrys good.