The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-05-15

the acknowledgements of those who participated
IN the frauds, not only as workers and conduc
tors OF the nquty, but as voters also; but large
part IN letters which received from persons re
siding III the interior of the State Ohio, and sey
eral other western States-letters received be
tore the election, informing me that arrange
ments were making by the wings TO send voters
by companies TO defeat my election, and letters
received after the election, informing me thai
companies had been sent, had voted, and boasteC
OF having done their part to defeat "buIIy Dun
can. " have said that have neither time nor
space 10 display but small part of this mass O.
evidence. can only present one of the most
glanng items, and merely allude to the balance
Pipelayers focked from other districts, and otheI
IStates-some on foot, some on horseback, some
on mules, by wagon-loads, by stage-loads, and by
Isteamboat-loads. My time will only permit me
to notice the steamboat-loads | will ask the
clerk TO read the following deposition. The
clerk read
57.-BTPOSITION OF JEFFERSON PEAK,
In the matter of the contested election, where
the seat ofGeorge W. Holiness tn the Senate Of
the state ofOhio, is contested by an elector OF
Hamilton county, the said George W. Holmes
appeared by his attorney, Thomas J. Hender-
son, at the clerks Office of the Gallatin circuit
court, in the town Of Warsaw, county of Gala
tin, State of Kentucky, on the second day Of
December, lS40, agreeably to the annexed no
tice, and adjourned over until tomorrow NOR
ming, December 3, 1910, as endorsed on said
notice.
DECEMBER 3, 1S40
Met pursuant to adjournment, when Jefferson
Peak, witness, produced on the part of said G
w. Holmes, who being duly cautioned and
sworn, deposes and says:
Question by THos. j. Henderson. attoyaey for
G. w. Holmes-Please to state if YOU know Of
any person or persons taken to Cincinnati TO vote
at the State election held on the 18th of Octo.
Der last; and if you know any thing about it, state
all you know i'll relation to them?
Ans'cer By Dcponcnt.-I went on board the
steamboat Mail, at this place, on the night pre-
vious TO the State election in Ohio, for Lawrence
burg, Indiana, on business for Messrs Peak and
Roberds, of this place. On ngoing gaboard, | found
the boat 50 much crowded, that there was no pos
sible chance for sleep, either on the floor, or in
a state-room or berth. AS there were so many
persons on board, over and above places for Sleep
including the floor, myself with number OF
others were compelled to sit up all night, OF
nearly So | did get to lie down short time
before day by occupying another mans place on
the floor, which he had just left
During the night on our way up, nearly all the
conversation seemed TO be in relation to the
Ohio election, that was to take place on the next
day; and great portion of the passengers that
saw that night did not have the appearance
that cabin passengers usually have, though did
not see anything like all the passengers which
were on board, as | got off Of said boat about
daylight, at Lawrenceburg; and great portion
Of them were in bed when | went on board, as
every place seemed to be crowded; and the
greater portion Of those saw seemed to be more
like rutfians than otherwise. And when the
boat stopped at Lawrenccburg to put me out
they sent me ashore in the yaw and had to
pass through the lower deck to get to the yawl,
and there appeared to be a great many persons
on deck as well as in the cabin.
After remaining in Lawrcnceburg short time
probably one and half hours, left for Gin
cinnati, Ohio, on board the steamboat Indiana
where we arrived about 10 O'Clock on the NOR
lining of the day Of the election in said State.
During which day, in passing through the city of
Cincinnati, saw several advertisements sticking
Iup in different places, purporng TO want hands
to go on the Green river locks to work. to the
number of one or two hundred hands This ad-
Ivertisement stated that they wished all the hands
that would conclude to 60, to be ready on the
Wharf on Wednesday morning. the 18th of Oc-
tober, ready to go on board the mail boat, for
(which SO much per month will be eiven-the
11,fr r,of rapollppfpH IN t,n
mail boat, Gen. Pike, next morning, saw an
unusual number of persons on board said boat,
Gen. Pike; and also large number on the
Wharf and wharf boat opposite the said steam
boat Gen. Pike. also saw man on the wharf
with sheet of paper i'll one hand, which ap-
Ipeared to contain number ofnames, and anum-
Der of bank bills in the other, and seemed to be
Isettling with a number of men on the wharf be-
fore the boat left, and the same man, with the
aid Of another, continued TO settle and pay
la number of men aud boys, or youths, on board
Iof said boat, after she left the wharf And after
We had left the city Of Cincinnati, and proceed
ed down stream some six or eight miles, Mr. L.
+. Calhoun, of Mississippi, and myself, were in
conversation on the politics of the day, and du-
ring which time gentleman by the name of
George Buell., of Lowrenceburg, came up to us
in the cabin of said boat, and asked me if | had
noticed what was going on on board of the boat.
answered that did not know of any thing
strange. He then asked me if | had not observ-
cd man paying off men on the boat ever since
she had left the shore. | answered ! had, be-
fore she left and SINCE He asked me if | knew
what it meant. 1t told him supposed it was an
individual who had been TO Cincinnati to engage
hands to go on the Green river locks He i'm
|medatcly informed me that it was man paying
off persons for going to Cincinnati to vote for
Pendleton. | said to him, it can't be possible.
He replied, come with me, and will prove it to
you, or | will satisfy you, do not rccolIcct
which. He then started, as well as can recoI-
Iect. townrds the crowd. whom tneY wore assnm.