New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-17
THE TgIBU N il.
TuEsDAY MORNING, DEC. II.

TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. IL.
The Frauds by which Polk was Elected.
The ailidayits of several weliknown and re-
spectacle persons, showing that the vote of
Louisiana was given 10 Polk 6y the most gigan.
weeks before the public. No answer is made to
them, because none can be made. Here are
physician residing IN Plaquemine, the steward
of one boat aud the engineer OF another which
were employed to take full leads of Loco Focos
from New Orleans thit6er, who solemuly swear
(and their testimony IS corroborated By many
other wi,nesses) tha. several Of the few Wings
residing In the Parish were beaten ana covered
with their blsod driven from the Polls because
they attempted 20 challenge some OF the crowds
of strangers who were voting thcre-that many
Wings were thus ntimidatcd from voting-that
the Sheriff refused to nolce the challenges that
were made, but put IN the Polk votes as fas. as
they were offered; but, ahcn Clay vote was
offered, he threw that on the floor and put Polk
vote in the ballot-bo1 instead--that while the
Wing legal voters were not allowed TO vote at
all the Loco Foco in,eriopers (some OF them
aliens and minurs) voted three times each-that
is, at each of the Polls in the Parisll-and that
She master-sprits in all this gigantic vlllainy
were Judge Leonard, who represents Plaque
mine in the Legislature, and The Sheriff afore-
said. Thc Judge chartered the steamboats, at
New-O1eens, superintendent the loading, fur
nsacd the liquors, ana thus tcsk DOWN the IN
yromptu voters Of Plaqucmine in the RICH; con
dition for patriotic service; the Sheriff then
finished the Job in the most bUsiness.like manner.
The Gct that these outrages were committed
does not rest on the affidsvits Of the witnesses
aud the silence Of the cuIprits, ample aud con-
elusive as these ere. There is corroboration
which cannot be gainsayed. Plaqucmine is an
old Parish, lying about the mouth OF the Miss:s-
sippi, and not capabls OF rapidly increasing IN
population, since its whole area is an uncuti.
vabc swamp lying below the surface OF the Ms
sissippi except sinai! SIP on the banks of that
river. This Parish, by the Census of 1910, hos
bu, fifteen hundred and Effy-one ohite iaha6i
tanfS of boh sexes and all ages. Or he.c not
more than three hundred and f,oeaty could
according to the laws of Population, be Male
Adults. louisiana has a Property Qualification
for Voting which in Parish where the laws
were enforced, would reduce the number Of legal
voters still lower But this has probably never
been much regarded in Plaquemine, when votes
were needed for the Loco foco party. The vote
of the Parish at the recent Elections has been as
follows:
1870. 1872 1873 ISL
" + 5;i' ~ :, lis; "s: si; Isl :. 1861 60
Esss Of os evsf
Folks Official majority in the State. .............659.
These figures tell tue who story. The actual
number of legal voters in the Parish cannot ex-
coed 800, Of whom at least 40 are Wings Sub
s,ract ihc.e, and the honest LocoFoc0 majority
is 220 Had no more been returned Mr.. Clay
by most atrocous aud impudent villary he is
s4inded out of it,
And what says the LocO-Foco Party and Prcss2
Do they court investigation do they parry the
facts DO they mSnifes. amy regret at such
complete subverson of Republican Government 2
MOI tuey. incY cu'Ihio oVei IL. 'u"gc 'Is"ii-
ard is compared in some of these journals to Ma
poeon. The lrauduiently returned Electors are
entertained with feas;s and honors; The foul vote
for Polk is cast under the roar of ITO guns, and
al! is hlarity and exultation. They glory In the
robbery and riot on its spos! What care they
for Purity of Elections and the Rights Of the Lee
gal Voters. Nothing. Hurrah for Polk, Dallas,
Texas and villany in general! Why should they
BIO more chary OF the means than OF the end
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