Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-01
Fraud, in the Georsia Elections.

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Virginia 10 these frauds and TO shew from evidence cir
tania indeed but therefore the less likely to deceive
that the Georgia Electoral Vote controlled by fraud
distinct that of the Parish of Psquemncs by the pre-
vacnce of which Mr.. Clay LOST, aud Mr.. Polk received
the Of that decidedly Wing State. The general
suit has been affected by the Georgia frauds ao'
has been reversed by the collective frauds New York.
Pennsylvania, Georgia and Louisiana But il is still well
to exhibit these facts, TO impress the public clearly
and distinctly with the necessity OF reform in The laws
To that the public mind is already powerfully Inclined and
think spirit is rising the country which will break
down party barriers and compel a sautary change.
We quote from the Missouri Republican, having mis-
laid the statement of the Georgia Journal:
"THE FRAuDs LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Some notice has already been taken OF the Placquennc
frauds in Louisiana, by Which the OF that State was
given to Mr. Pok-of the alarming frauds which per-
peirated in three OF the New York.
which the Of that State was in like manner for
The LOcoioco cardidateaud Of instances of illegal
voting and double voting Pennsylvania and else
But the editor OF the MilledgevIe (tico) Journal makes
Of systematic fraudulent voting Georgia winch
the rascay of the Locoocos all the other States
completely IN the J1 6 I cruid Tor sl, deposited
in the State House with The comptroller General fret
how many persons in the State, and each county,
entitled TO vote according the Tax Receivers
second how many did in each county the late cleo
ton third where less number voted than were entitled
According this table, which published at lorso
there taxable persons or voters in the State in
1874. The whole number Of cast the Presden-
al election sc 257. Eleven fell short at the
pos OF the number OF voters whose on tie
pobooks, amounting in NIL 10 9uS; and in the
ties there was excess amounting in the aggregate
feen fhousIHd nine hundred and forty four voles The
Journal continues
According the books, IL, 60 persons were legal
y entitled vo!e Our column shows that 59I4
more votes poed than the counties entitled to,
and the column marked less shows that in
9OS more votes could have been than poed. But
here, make everything plain. tina, all males
over 6O years OF exuneraed from poll tax, aud al
owance must bo made for this class Of before
arrive at what should have been the legal Of
Georgl. To do this let the last census When
TAKEN Of population of 2l0 53i free white
males, there were GAG returned being GO years OF
Thif i little the rise OF per cent? and, taking
this per ceniage guide the ndng
suit that 9,5U2 votes polled the last ell ction
than were legal, or than the law could by any
OF recognize, than be accounted
by natural increase OF pulation We ask the reader il
this Is not state ut things demanding the peoples attention
and inyesugau"n1 IL not OF what value is their and
boasted system OF free suffrage, when at important
election. like the Presidential 1902 illegal pofes can be
brought the scale whichever bought up and
perued Puu'ers OF the ballot box think proper
ihemi Surely we nre right when we say that the people
should demand Of their lawmakers sion Of the cleo
ton laws and that additions, penalties be enacted for the
punishment; Of offenders against them.
But here facts:
The counties Of ForsyilI. Lumpkin. Tab; rsh1m and
franklin oil nearly IN line connected with each 9th.
er. habersham Joins Franklin, Lumpkin JOINS Harder.
slnm and Forsyth LHpkn. TLese four counties 70.
the Comptroller Generals Office $50 voters And
TO tins four per cent. = heh is large estimate
years and liable be returned, but
authorized to vot and there would be 32JJ At the
late election these eousiss gave Mr. Polk d,0l4 and
Mr.. Clay l,Sll-n all > 35 votes; aud Majority for
Polk O 2,I93 Deduct from the aggregate of 1886
1923 the number of returned the Textbook and
age, aud IT will he that there 2 632 TO-
tiers Of Which account Is be gren, and who
not legally entitled TO vote.
But let pusue this line little further. Madison md
Ebert joins Franklin Lincoln Joins Ebert and Columbia
Joins Lincoln. These four counties the Comp
trDler Generals office Csc Add to this. as
above four per cent for ego and there would
be 3, l05 At the late election these counties
gave Mr. Clay 2,l2i, and Mr. Polk 999-n all 3,I23
icts aud majority for Clay e ,l2J Take tie
returned by the Tax receiver with the per cent, for
sixty, and the votes given, and will be that
while the first four counties have given 1862
than be accounted for by the information and
the last four have only given egsgn Dnars
they are Ebert county which gave olJ out Of
I,iz1 ueJv'y Clay. and which gave the largest
JOy Of any county the State, voted only lnuy.seyen
more than returned the books add the four per
for ege and II will be Iha she voted
five less than she was entitled Ia.
The last mentioned counties Wing counties; the first
Democratic: which makes the fnifost showing1 No
one hesitate in his Neither shall hesitate
sly that in opinion Henry Clay has received
junty Of the legal votes Of tre State Of Georgia.