The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-04-18
SPEECH OF MIR, DUNCAN,
OF OHIO.

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! I at that moment laid my hand on his shoulder and
observed old fellow If it had not been for you that we
never would have beat them in the world To which he
replied beat indeed No indeed said he lift had not of
been for the votes that carried TO Cincinnati that Dun
can would of beaten them to death. l asked him. how
in the devil did you manage as not be found outl
What ward did they vote in? He remarked, that he di-
Vided them out and carried seven or at time, and
voted in different wards and his friends helped him. and
portion of fthem voted in the third ward asked him,
ffhe carried many eighty hundred and he re.
marked that carried more than either and remarked
more than ofce that he carried more than Pendeton'ss
majority. And, suppose, there was eighty or a hun
dred board that day. and. probably, over that num-
Der.
Stewart also informed me that he was the man that beat
Merrywether, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, who ran
at the August election for seat in the legislature OF
Kentucky. / asked him how he managed He told
me that he took the from the city of Louisville, and
carried them to Six Mile island and there kept them
several days. and eat drank and slept with them, until
Monday ofthe election, and then carried them over into
Jefferson county, and there got them to vote and in that
way he beat Merywether He alsosated that the wings
did not treat him well at Cincnna for they did not
give him but seventy five dollars to pay the men with
Iasked him who gave him that. He said that the Tip
pecanoe club gave it to him. of Cincinnati And he re-
marked that he had paid out ten dollars OF his own mo-
ney and that he could not pay them off until he got to
Louisville asked him if they were a making any
noise about their pay and he said no. that he had just
been below and treated them to dollars worth Of drink
He also stated that he never eat until they eat He al
so stated that they eat in the cabin and part on deck
He told me that he knew how many men it would take,
andthey weredeemined to have them. noticed, at
dinner when the to the table, that was easy
to dstinuish them from the rest passengers or that
is, the most OF them ..
Mr. Sheppard ofthis place. the editor OF the Warsaw
Patriot decided whig paper, and as much so as any
in the State was on board, and called on him to no.
tice the men, and called his attention to great many Of
the circumstances herein detailed And l do further
state, that wento the house where Sheppard stopped,
with an officer This day. for the purpose oftaking his
deposition, buthe could not be found. ...
The said Stewart informed me that he would have no
difficulty III getting the money on his arrival at Louis
ylle asked him if they did pay him we'll for his trou
ble He said he did charge anything only his mo-
asked him how many went up on the steamboat Mail;
think he toldme between eighty and one hundred
asked him who had charge of those nte Mail and he
informed me that Russell had; and think he said Cap
lain Russell asksd him if they swore the men that
he carried up to Vote; and he told nearly all of hem
He told me that he told them when they came on board
the boat Louisville what theJ should have if they vo-
ted and ifthey did not vote, they well knew what they
would get. And further this dep6teht saith not.
JEFiFERS ON PEAK.
Sworn to and subscribed before us, this Sd day OF
December, 1910. ,-..-..-.. y ..r.;. ..,.
B, ,TILLER J. P. &C.
JAS. F. BLANTON, J.P. &C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky, GalL0tin connty, scat
The foregoing deposition of Jefferson Peak was this
day taken subscribed and sworn oby the said Jeter-
son, Peak before the undersigned two Of the Common
wealth justices OF the peace within and for the county of
Gallatn State of Kentucky, at the time and place. and
orthe purpose stated in the caption thereof and the no
tce hereuno annexed. The said Jefferson Peak being
duly sworn and the question propounded, did, in our
presence write with his own hand the said foregoing
deposition. g p Pr s .'.
Given Under our hands and seals this Sd day Of De-
cenber A. D., 1910.
. B. TIIaLER, ]. P. g. G. SEAL
JAS. F. BLANTON, JP. G. G. [sEAL.l
But as have said those ffauds were not confined 10
Hamilton couhty, they were widespread, and nevercan
be but partially exposed hold in my hand an expose
OF the frauds practsed in Philadelphia corrupt and
as alarming as those which have partially exposed as
practised in Hamilton county. also hold inmy hand
the Glentworth frauds as practised in New York. which
can only be equalled in infamy by those which have
named. The limits OF speech will not permit any
ching more hana mere synopsis of those frauds Twill
ask the clerk to read some extracts exposing the more
4iaring abuses pracsed in Philadelphia. will also
oak the clerk oread some short extracts of the Client
slSrth frauds in New York. The clerk read them.+
MIR. Speaker, have nothing 10 say OF the political
crime, andmora depravity involved in holding seat
on this floor obained by such means those disclosed
by those reports only far and my
concerned The individuals who it is said were return
oths House by this system Of fraud, were Charles
Navlor of Philadelphia; Edward Curtis, Moses Grin
nell Ogden. Hoffman, and James Monroe OF N. York;
and N. G. .Pendleton of Ohio. How many more have
been re,urped know not nor is it my present purpose
toenquire, (except as to the member from Ohio) OF
them leave others to speak, the sngleIemark that
present honor gained by such frauds and treason will be
future inflmy and contempt Bpi Irepeat that have
somehiAg to say Of these frauds as connected with those
Ihave The honor to represent, The people Of the first
congressional district Of Ohio had no representative in