Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-01
Pipe LAYING.

How mean, base, hypocritical is The rant and
fustian ol Locoiocosm about the purity of the
balot-boxes, and other such matters. Before
the election, they were sensitive 10 a fault, up
on these subjects. The winds Of heaven must
not visit, too roughly, their tenderness of con-
science, and it was excruciaiing to hear them
dreading the existence OF fraud and impurity,
in the elective franchise. But, occasional de-
veopements, since the election, disclose the
proceedings oil these pure minded men, as being
characterized by the most arrant knavery and
dishonesty which have ever been fastened 10
the skirts Of any party. They have pracised
rascality on system, and have no more right
10 talk about honesty in elections than Stephen
Burrows had TO preach, or Munchausen TO
write history.
trial has recently been had in Albany,
which proves one branch Of Locoloco dishones-
~, beyond the power of escape or denial.---
The conductors of the Albany Journal were
prosecuted for libel, for stating that the Super
! intendent Of the Mohawk and Schenectady
Rail Road Company assisted in bringing Illegal
LOcniuco voters into that city, to carry the
charter election. The defendants justified by
giving The truth in evidence. And upon trial
il was fully proved 1--WE quote from report of
the case "that an evening or two belnre the
charter election OF lS4S, the Locoloco General
Committee met, and discussed the question as
to how certain voters al the Aims House were
to be got To the city. Coslgan was moi pres
ent, hut il was said that he would furnish cars
to bring them in. II was agreed to send oui
cars the night before the election, Ia bring
down the voters, and cnlonize them in the sew.
era wards. A list was made oul in rhe hand
writing of one of the members of the commit
tee, which Mr.. fl. exhibited. COstgan was
seen by member Of The committee, and agreed
To furnish the cars. Two loads were brought
r IL. A
not from the Aims House but from the Sche-
ncciady end Of the road, where great mum.
Der Of laborers were employed in grading he
road, so as 10 dispense with the Inclined Plane
Some of the freight Cars were sent out TO the
Aims House as had been agreed upon The
Inmates of the Aims House were brought out
from the back way To The cars, and after reach
ing the city were distributed through two
three or more wards. IL would be shown that
they were illegal voters in the wards where
they were taken. They were kept penned ~
all night, and the next day taken To The polls
where they voted, and then were returned &c
the Aims House.
The day after the election, Costigan came &c
a member OF the General Committee, and tolC
him that something must be done to make thi:
look like fair business transaction, and that ht
must be paid for the use OF the cars, Ii wouIt
then go on the books and look all right. Tha
person gave him some So, which he at frs
took, but afterwards handed il back, and sale
that it would not do, but he must go and give
il to another individual, and let him pay il into
the office, so that when the affair was invesii
gated the books would show fair bushes;
transaction"
Here is one instance among scores which
doubtless occurred, where Lncofocoism wa
guilty of as gross a fraud as was ever perpelra
ted upon the ballOt-box. From this one, ",
can readily infer the character OF the WHOLE
the determination 10 commit the most glarinl
and palpable dishoneStIcs, in every case wher
they could hope To escape detection. All thi
while, these pure hearted men were full of sane
imonions regard for the preservation ofthe cleo
tive franchise from abuse and wore long laces
and Tor a pretencc, harranged dismally abou
the degeneracy of political character and pro
ceedngs. Wonderful preachers OF poIiica
righteousness. Hypocriles in profession, hol
low hearted and base minded lecturers upoi
public purity.
Locoiocoism has proved itself desperate AM
reckless, -ready for the hasest practices, from
The basest motives. The case in Alban,
proves the extent TO which they can go, AM
are determined 10 go, whenever party success
demands il. They endeavored to conceal tn
lrckery. But the foot appears, land il is tn
same sort Of loot which Is visible in all thei
discovered schemes Of villany. Fraud is NJ
sacrifice 10 them, and dishonesty has no terror
to the selfrighicous Pharisee Of Locofocoism
when their designs require the full exhibition
Of their true character Conn. Courant.
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