Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-19
POLITICS.


POLITICS.
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In this dav 2 sheet publish .n otiidavit reported
las, winter 10 the Senate Of Ohio which contains mat
ter worthy Of the attentive consideration o ien oil all
parties
Nine men, GU, Of ten, whether Wing or Democrat,
G questioned to the abstract proprc'v Of the thing
will show that election fraud Is bad as any other
fraud II II swindlny swinding, al all times and
pl.ces; that 10 the majority immoral as 10
cheat en- individual that he who destroys The elect o..
fellow vne, BY snnr.l ng IN spurious vote
on other SIDE, ough, 70 BE- infamous rs he VII"
commits robbery any other manner: and that We
encoura rascay at The polls shall e sure 10 have
an increase Of rascality private Transactions Al
most every body viii admit all THIS 10 be true, ana ye'
there is an inclination among all parties 70 WITH a.
frauds which promote their o:.n acvant75". 20 Gee"
them from censure aad punishment, aud 10 Poiia.
them BY the pre,cnce that the hostile pai'y - III an
probability gully Of similar practice. ho 70 '"s
party which indulg . ti:s inclination ae iho'e
cnnn,res at frauds, and shelters those VINO co'hii'
iiem, The more rankly VII ifana ha"''''' CIV '"F
boldcr viii rogues become and though the party whic'
ENCOURAGES then may triumph io' time II very r.
umvh w rendc. it the more infamous, and lie sooner
p yhaus, the patience nf tn community.
The affidavit Of jefferson Peak, ~hlch We Pnh!'sh
,,m The Ono Statesman obtained from the records al
,ha O,;o Senate shows the practices haze been
escorted 10 IN ono, those Of ~h'ch Gi-ntworih was
The ins,,uG,ra, IN iis city, and those also "h.c cs
r,aced the eieclon5 IN the Third Senatorial District
of tb,s State We tear that the facts here disclosed,
,e bu, The fragment. Of great ccasr-lcy, more eX-
,en.iyciy rant fed than m,si people suppose. hsfe
has arisen il seems, pr i.sscn Of election s"incers
a class Of ,:ho receive regular wages Tor gong
from one part of the country to another - 5'e ifaocu
in, votes and The vocation D! an election a'okcf has
beeone az regular an occupation a. that u! IN e1-
change broker. The conversation OF the !-!ow, VINO
WAS taking his crew Of Iogucs into Hamilton county,
elbows the pretea,s which used 10 PALATE the IN
Equity they were committing. They were gong y
IN, down Da.can 'tis greatest yfila, tie! saio, IN
tie world; they were ca ..o-. s'flcus and 'Iuca'
lie GRAND
We know, fer onr part, tbs, great pains ss!e taken
10 produce the impression among the Wing party, that
10 introduce false votes INTO te taoho1es, II not per-
iecy right, 81 least pafdonabe, has:ncch As al wa
retaliatng upon their encn!es III tieIF -" n way we
have heard Wings excuse these practices by saying,
Oh your party DO lie thing Produce 'hr
fonf, has always been cur an>rr, aLa We il help YOU
10 hang those W:o gu!': Z: Me wrong u: as hiSh
a rhbei Of nfany Is can hr Ts,srG Nol ,,ci re sap
pose all Of party r. IT, pure and honts:, or TIA:
knayes IN gu. ranks no, lsci; to exercise
ihslr knavery elections a. 4 iney scr" WI gs-bn''
certainly, have no, committed The drrioIao!c error
nj giving up to such tie management d our e.ec-
Hons . ~
The Ohio Statesman informs that !r. Wilkins,
an esninen, lawyer Of Butler county, who last yea:
took su active part in favor of ar'son having b. come
Disguised wh The !raus hic came to his Ahn" edge,
public assemblies, IN Cincnna'i and elsewhere his
tory Of the practices which opened ls 10 tile tue
relations and views Of parties.
In suboininc the affidavit Of Jefferson Peak feel
that no further remark Of IS necessary 10 awaaen
among all good men, whatever may be the political opi-
Mons they embrace intense abhorcnce Ct the prac
tees exposes We feel that, ,his point, we are mol
wholly without pretenslons 10 the character o
impar,allty since, our readers will rcco!ect, We
have always been ready 10 ccnsure men OF our own
party when sc have found them counienanc'ng IN
any manner, the pron.gae doctrine Ct encoun.erIng
fraud With fraud.-.E y lie Post
EVIDENCE Is rnE CASE ~ WEiCn1 rs. HoInI>, ran.
rernine the eCBttstd s.at Ike Senate u Ghto, Jron
Hamilton county, Que son by the attorney i"r George
w Holmcs Please to state II you know 81 any per
ron or persons taken 10 Cncnna 10 vote at The State
election held the 18th October last; aud II you kno"
anything about it, state all you know in relation Il
them:
Answer by deponent. went on board The steam
boa, Mail Il, tins Place. the night previous 10 ihe
State election in Ohio, Tor Lawrcncrturg, Indiana on
business for Mcssrs Peak 4 Roberts, Of this piece and
ON going on board found The boa, SO much crowded
that there possible chance Tor sleep, either on
The floor, or state berth AS there were Sc
many persons board and above places for
sleep, including the floor, inyscli, with number OF
others, we're compelled 10 SIT up all night nearJ
40 did get 10 lay down short time before day, by
occupying another mans place on the floor which lie
had just left
During The night way up, nearly MI the con-
that was TO take place The next day. and great per
lion Of the passengers that saw that night, did not
have the appearance that cabin passengers usually
have, though did not any thing Ike all the pas
sengers tina, board got OFT Of said boat about
daylight nj Lawrenc. burg; aud great portion OF them
were ia bed when went on board, as every place
seemed to be crowded, and the greater potion Of
those saw seemed 10 be like ruiians than other
wise And when the boa, stepped nj LawrcEceburG 10
put me out they sent me n. i,are III The vaw and /
l..l, flp deck Ia q In thp null
ard there appeared 10 De great many persons decs
81 well in the cabin.
After remaining in Lawrenoeburg sior, time, pro.
badly one and half hours left Tor CINCINNATI OHIO,
on board the steamboat Indiana, where we arrived
abor, 10 o'clock, on the morning Of the day Of the
election in slid State during which day. IN passing
through the city of Cincinnati, saw several adrer-
isrmcn,s cklng up different places, purporng 10
want hands 10 go on the Green River LOCKS 10 work 10
the uin her OF two hundred hands l ms ao-
ycIt.cncnt eiatod that they wished all The hands that
would conclude 10 ro to be ready On the wharf on
". sduy morning. Tie 18th Of October, ready 10 90
the mail boat, for which, SO much per month would
BE- gwen the amount not recoeced. On my arriving
al The mail bout, Gen Pike, next morning, saw an
nun>ia number Of persons boar! ct SAID boat Gen
PIE, and, also, large number on the wiar and
wharf b,at, opposite the said steamboat Gen fke. 4
man on the wharf, w:,h sheet of paper IN ore
hand, Which appeared Ia ccna;n Eumb,r Of names,
and n number Of bank bills tie other and seemed 10
b., settling with number of men the wharf be-
,rc The boat left ; nnd the man, with the AID OF
another, continued 10 settle and pay i number Of
and boys or youths, hoald Of ssis hce'. after size
Il Il i,. barf And after had len lie City Of Gin
r,unu and prccet ded down stream, semc SIX eight
miles, Mr. E. F. Calhoun, Of Mississippi, and myself,
rss IN conversation % poiii Of the day, and during
which time gentleman, by the name Of George Buell.,
at Lawrencebug came up TO us, IN me cao:h OF sad
boat and asked me If had noticed what was gong On
IN bontd orthc boat, answered that dad NOT Know OF
asy thing strange. Ic then asked me if had not Oh,