The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21
ATROCIOUs FRAUD AND INFAMY.

afuCic tkoin the 1NeW OiiedHs AfOplC, giving
an account of the stupendous frauds commit
ted by the locofocos at the late Presidential
election in louisiana. In a Parish number
ing thirteen hundred and fifty one souls =
men, women, children and negroes-trelre
hundred and eighty-three rotes Hers polled,
and a majority of eleren hundred and nine
fyJfre given to Mr.. Polk! And how was this
done? BY asystem of fraud, perjury and
scoundrelisn, heretofore unknown in the an
nails of party warfare, or at least practiced
with some show of decency. But in this
case all modesty was thrown aside and a sci
of shirtless, s~oulless yagabonds, who would
sell their country for a pint OF whiskey, led
on by men in authority-by the Judges of
our courts, more s~oulless than the rabble they
headed--paraded to the polls and taking
possession, prevented the Wings from yetin 6.
And not in Louisiana alone has this game
been played. All over the country, in every
state, more or less Of it has been done, and
we have no doubt but Henry Clay is defeat
ed not fairly but by fraud and rascality.--
And is there no r~emedy-are we meekly TO
submit to these gross outrages upon the
dearest legacy bequeaihed usby our f~orefatl-
ers? If so We may as well fold our arms and
Surrender our government to the ~loafers
and vagabonds, the off-scourings of society,
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the lees and refuse of the community who
control the ballot-box, ond thrust in their spu
rious votes in defiance of law and Justice
If this gross system of imposture and crime
prove irremediable, we may bid farewell 10
the dream of selfgovernmont and popular
Institutions"
- The New Orleans Bee of the 18th gives
the following additional particulars. The
Bee says:
A number of young wings. night before last.
having learned that the lecOtocos had ffeIghied
a steamer with objects wearing the hu man form
Omen they cannot be called) for the purpose of
z pipe laying the parish of Plaquemines. deter
mined TO watch their maneuvres, and to ascer-
tain their destination aud TO fish this
object, chartered the steamer Swiftsure, which
they got under way about one O'clock in the
morning, some three hours after the ~locofoco
boat had put out. About three O'Clock u dense
fog imPeded their progress, and they were for
ced to lie 10 some Two hoars. AL six, the mist
having cleared away, they came in view Of the
object Of their pursuit, made fast 10 the left
bank of the river. .The SwifIsure landed on the
opposite side and despatched q boat over, which
shortly returnen win the Information that a
bout l5O persons were being qualified to vote.
and that their destination was Poinie a la Hsche
where a poll would be opened at 10 o'clock.
This wings Immediately got under way for that
place, and the boat was soon landed opposite a
staf bearing the American Ensign. Before
however she could be made FAST, the Sheriff OF
Plaqnemines ordered titzs boat to be removed
imam authorltlye Ione, saying that il was his tam
ding, aud Ihatlt must be kept cleaT for a boat
which he coon expected with voters on board
Not W ishiug to create any disturbance, the wing S
advised the captain 10 drop down to the point,
which he did, while they remained on the ground
claiming the right, as American citizens, al least
to remain At the polls as spectatofs.-In a fe W
minutes the steamer Planter, Captain Lodwick,
heared the shore, his boat swarmiug With beings
who made the air ring with stionts for Polk aud
Dallas. So thearghly@ crowded was the boat
that IN their descent from the upper deck one
man had 20 leave each side at the same lime to
prevent her Gu reering over. Once on land they
were marched or driven like a heard OF swine t.
the road and there formed into q sort of u line
10 await the arrival OF the Agnes, another boa
an the iocofoco employ. She however, did not
delain them long aud came booming up W it'll q
crowd similar in character, though lar less ia
number, headed by Judge LEONARD who had sc
tar forgotten that digniiy that is reckoned 10
appeItain to his Office as TO hurrah, and amalga,
mate with men who were jour1eying totralnplt
upon the Constitutions aud desecrate that in
strument the American people prize above al
earthly blessings-the Ballot Box. The s.Suy
~ereigns' from the last boat having touched terra
frma, fell in rear OF the line hrs; formed, ant
with q short of perpetuating free Iom.-This W a
about twenty minutes after nine, and befor.
h~aif-past ten-a little over an hour-over 81
voices had spoken for 'sPola and ID ,llas" an,
Equal Rights"
The conTiuct 0 fthe Sheriff aud his minion
deserves the contempt OF every American VII,
loseshis country, be he wing or l~ocofoco. 'fhs
iitsle party of wing 5 was pointed out by hin To
every infuriate Irishman or drunken fisherman
as meE who come from the city to control ttht
vote of P~laquemincs. They were Missed as the
moved about the ground, and when at last SOM
one or twoo OF them squeezed through the crow
TO the table on which was deposited the preciou
receptacle OF freemen's voices, he peremptorll
ordered them-'sif they had voted to make room
One or two, however, persisted in sta wing, claim
ing the right as NATIVE BORN AMERlcAN CITIZEN.
TO stand blythe box that was SO fast filing wit
fraudulent kvotes. Finding .!ihats every thin
was going as the locos willed il, without law
without justice, and without precedeni, I'll
wings gave up their places aud left the room.
grossly polluted, under the sanction of iudici;
and other oaieers. aud contenied themselves b
taking the names of such vot ers as were suppl
sed 70 have exercised the elective franchise heI
on Monday.
AN INTERESTING RELfc.-There is a curiosi
at the Fair worth seeing-a boar c~ontainin