Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-13
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TIE riIainy coming to Hghi-Me .jccts IF hcHeys
.uarch Circuidr ccariy d,tncd!
The Cincinnati Advertiser of Wednesday mornn 9
contains the following most alarming exposure of the
secret schemes of the Federal party To defeat the po
pular will Il should arouse every friend OF free 90
vernment in the State-if elective franchise can
not be kept pure there is end TO free government
Democrats onynu rests the mighty work of checking
this corrupt British scheme of destroying the sacred
right Of free wW-and free expression of
Long had the attempts al fraud 10 our cars-we
listened but scarcely could believe senses that the
frauds OF Pennsylvania and New Jersey to be
transferred to Ohio. Though We had Alfred Kelley
circular of March last before yet we could scarcely
believe that even his party would countenance such
henous conduct.
A letter from of the most respectable citizens OF
Cincinnati says, the excitement in that city IS very
great-and stage passenger confirms it, and says the
Democrats will take every possible means 10 punish The
.uy-as far the laws of the Stale will ard IN 1t
There no doubt the object IS to throw into Cincinnati
votes enough to defeat DR. Duncan for Congress, and
the Legislative ticket and then blow that Harrison has
carried his own county What desperate cause il
must be 10 require such desperate means.
A letter to us from Nena says, that two stage loads
of Young left there for Cincinnati, ostenshy, We
suppose, In be at. the great hard cider and coon skin
hnmbup that comes off oday Oct 1st but in reality
to remain until after the election and the Federal
ticket Mr. Kills who is sending voters TO Cincinnati
from Springfield Clark county, is well known in this
region of country, and it fortunate his alarming
tricks, frauds and guilt is timely exposed.
MIR. Bromwe 10 whom the letter is sent, IS mem
Der of the city council elected under Mr. Kellcys
cular, and thus showing that official Wing dignares
are the leaders in this revolutionary act. Let
friends every where be the look out call meetings
necessary and make all preparations for he detection
of fraud aud yilainy !:
As we assured that frauds are to Mpractised all
over the State by "Harrison reformcrs we appeal to
our friends, TO stand forth in behalf of their rights with
the Constitution and Laws of their country their
shield and protection and truth and justice Will noby,
glor.ously triumph God and victory the
side OF those who contend for truth and righteousness
From the Cincinnati Adrertiser IF 3oikm
u The following is copy of letter which We un-
derstand has been received by member of City
Council, perusal of which will shew what manner
our election TO he conducted the 18th proxmo, and
will fully account for the rejection by the members OF
that body of the proposal made TO them, that if they
would permit one Judge and one clerk from the Demo-
cratic party, the different polls in the wards of
admit one judge and clerk from the Federal Wings
to the polls in the different townships in the county.
That some arrangement Of this kind is necessary to
prevent frauds at elections must be clear from the
letter below.
But how has this reasonable and honest proposal
been received by those honorable gentlemen? Why,
with the utmost scorn and contempt. In own
hearing, Of the trustees of the second ward held
this language, as near we can recoect He said
tina; there was great degree Of impudence in such
proposal-the city council had been elected BY majo
rity Of 1000 OF our Citizens who had confidence in their