Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-28
WING Outrage ON the Ballot box.

The Cambridge City Reveille has the following, in
relation to the unlawful course pursued by the Wing
Judges of election, in that city, to which have be-
fore alluded. 1t viii be that the Reveille ad-
mis substantially, the correctness of our information
and the statement predicated upon it. The Editor of
ers fair Offset, certain allegations in relation to
the carrying of Marion county by the votes of unnat-
uralzed foreigners. He is totally in in this
matter There is no truth in it at ALL If such had
been the case, it is not very likely that the State Jour-
nal would have failed to give it as good excuse for
the defeat of the Wings. But there never was fair
er election in Marion county than the last.
'The facts of this case we have no disposition to
conceal, have any apologies to offer for the
individuals concerned in this ndiscreet transaction
We deprecate much any does the blind en-
thusiaSm which leads to forget their duty In mat
tiers Immediately touching the dearest rights of the
people. We have not heard Wing or Democrat of
this place speak of this affair, with one exception
who does not in the most unqualified terms disap-
prove the course pursued, and hence we think the
Sentinel in its remarks is very ungenerous, and
fair towards the Wing party. This, however, is what
we may expedition that paper, il wishes to draw
off attention from the fact that the Democrats have
carried Marion county By the votes of unaturalized
foreigners. To charge upon the Wing party gener-
ally the of tlro or three individuals, and to
deal out the punishment due these, upon the Oe par
ty, is the principle of conviction working corrup-
ton of blood Now we are far from charging the
Democratic Party with the illegal votes of the for
eigners who turned the election in Marion county,,
only charge it to democratic clique about Indi-
anapolis and so should the Sentinel speak with re-
gard to the Wings.
But to the facts alleged by the Sentinel accord
ing to information, several gentlemen who were
legal voters and wished to vote were unable to at
tend the pos,-and Mr. Meredith of this place,
with the advice and consent of MIR. Elliott the In
specor took the Judges and visited these gentlemen
to take their ballots and they all voted in this way
told, except Mr.. Petey, who though sick, had
discretion than to cast his vote in violation of
the law.
During the absence of the Judges, which perhaps
did not exceed half hour Mr.. Elliott the Inspec-
tor, received some ballotstaking down the of
the voters but did not deposit them in the box until
the return of the judges. For this fact we are
bic to account. Some Of the individuals voting in
this way, passing with their families and would
not consent to wait the return of the judges
"The Ballot Box, however, was not "carried round
the township" the Sentinel was informed. And
although both wings and democrats objected strongly
TO this proceeding they did not do it on the ground
that they supposed fraud was being practised, but
because they believed the voters should hand in their
ballots sat the usual place of holding elections in the
township, and should not be allowed to vote by proxy
The result of the election changed by these
proceedings, had the wings the least reason to
wish for any change. We do not plead these facts
in justification of the alleged acts but to show that
there was no fraud intended.
''These are the facts as nigh as we can ascertain
them and will the Sentinel be as frank with us in
answering the charges of which we are informed
II is due to the public that the Sentinel should state
may be ascertained the number of unnatu-
rallied foreigners who voted at Indianapolis, and
how many voted by the of one mans naturaliza-
ton papers. Rumor says, these things were done
and since Sentinel friends feel sOcitous for
the purity of the ballotbox, will they please to en-
quire into this affair also"