Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-03
WORSE THAN PIPE-LAYING.

hO(CE HAN IlIE-La ING
Since our Iocofoco neighbors have about used
up the Glenworth CASE ppe-loying, and The old
stock of stories OF election frauds, we have coup
lie of cases which we would respectfully commend
to them as fairly entitled TO large draft upon their
pouS horror of rascay in elections
The first case is that of the return of Joshua A.
Lowell 10 Congress from the State Of Maine
Twice the people voted without ellecng choice,
and on the third trial, Mr.. Lowell, locofoco, was
declared elected by bare majority, and received
a certificate from the late (locofoco) Governor
Fairfield. Since the election Of Gov. Kent and
Wing Council on petition of sundry lreemen OF
the district to set aside that certificate and order
new election, AN investigation has been made, and
the result is shown 10 he, that Gov Fairfield and
Mr. Lowell, cast within the district, by persons not
entitled TO vote in the district; Which return was
itself incorrect, it did not contain the votes
for the Wing candidate. A correct return was
made, subsequently, but not counted. Al 1.-THE same
time this locofoco Council rejected return Of votes
cast by persons entitled to vote in the district, but
who held their meeting in place without the linn
its of the district. Had all the votes in the first
cnse been counted, or had these all been rejected
as clearly they should have been, and the return
in the latter case counted, there would have been
no election. Such is the report of the council
and so it appears, that iocojoco Governor and
Council elected Lo,ceH By ada.itting false return
Of illegal uotes and recting uotes of persons legally
entitled to uoie We will add that Gov. Kent and
| his Council decided to leave the question of the
validity of Lowell's election to Congress, where
it belongs.
The next case is The following, which we copy
from the Albany Advertiser of the 24lh ut. 1t
needs no comment.
Patent Recipe far carrying an Election. = During
the recent elections in The Canadas for members
of the Provincial Parliament, we had frequent
occasion TO comment upon the means by which
the Government candidates obtained the return.
I'm one of the counties, Rowville we think, where
the large majority of the voters were dsaffected,
the friends of the Government candidate, after be-
ing badly beaten at The first days poll, rallied in
great numbers on the morning Of the second day,
took possession of the hustings, and by allowing
none but their side TO vote, soon placed their
candidate some six or eight votes ahead of his OBJ
ponent, when forthwith the polls were closed aud
the ROyalis member declared elected Vixen we
first saw an account OF these proceedings we sup
, posed them TO be peculiar TO the manner of con-
Quoting popular elections under n monarchica
government. Within the last week, however, VIC
have seen these Tory practices adopted by the
9 Loco ,Focos in one of the towns OF our own
RI State At the town election in New Rochelle
Westminster county, last week, the Wings, a6el
nominating their ticket, repaired about O'Clock
= to the polls to vote Arrived at the appointed
= place, they found TO their surprise that the po
were closed, though no persons had voted but thu
inspectors (all Van Buren, mem and Ten of thei
b political friends. With these thirteen votes the.
+ had reelected themselves and the rest OF the tow
officers, and feeling entirely satisfied with this re
Il suit, they had no inclination to contest The eec
+, ton further. To all the appeals of the Wings t.
I" I've allowed to vote they therefore turned dea
y ear, and in direct violation OF the statute whcI
requires the polls 10 be kept open until sunset the
v persisted in declaring them closed, and proceeds
to canvass their thirteen votes, and TO declar
~ themselves and their associates duly reelected
t. This outrage may well he supposed, has rouse
n, the indignation of the whole town, aud measure
aie in progress TO resist these illegally elected Of
=, fcers The whole proceeding Is characteristic
III the lawless spirit and contempt for popular RICH
ly inherent in Loco Focoism.