Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-11-04
dbt lportase sentinel.
VEN N A, OHIO:
November 4, IS46.

suo Columns VI lH0 StaT, NehecluS pretty
severely upon the conduct Of The board OF
Judges Of the election held in Brim6eld on
he 18th ult., to which we paid no attention
1t the time, for the reason that we were
entirely unacquainted with the circumstan-
,es. Since our last publication, however,
we have been furnished with the followingl
in relation to the subject,
it being copy orone furnished to the ed
itor of the Star. We publish the article
for the purpose of correcting the wrong
impression which has been formed Of the
not from the article which appear
ed in the Star alone, but from the numer-
ous false statements which do not find their
way into print; and we do so not for the
purpose Of censuring the editor Of the Star,
for we doubt not that he was, as he says.
informed of the facts rs stated in his article.
If those facts were true the judges would
most clearly have been guilty ofa wrong
deserving Of censure; but from the facts
contained in the following certificates, and
from what we know Of those who attest
them, we are compelled to believe that the
information upon which these charges are
grounded, was derived from persons anx-
ious to do the judges of that election an in.
Jury to crafty their party malice. The
following is the communication:
For the Ohio Star.
Mr.. EDIToR-We find an article in
your paper Of the 2lst Of Oct, which reads
as follows; .a .s
"We are informed by several gentlemen
from Brim6eld, that after the Judges Of the
election, in that township, had closed the
polls and proclaimed them closed, made up
and signed the certificate Of the number of
electors, and unlocked the box to begin the
count, two voters. presented themselves at
rs minutes past four. After some discus
sion the polls were re-opened, the two vot-
ers received, blank left in the certificate
filled; and the polls finally closed at rs
minutes to five. These TWO votes did not
change the result, but it is evident that such
abuses, as opening the polls after having
regularly closed them and admitting votes
after the hour, ought to be checked; other
wise there is 10 security for the purity of
elections whatever"
Now, sir, the facts are these: The polls
were closed by Colonel Cartsr's watch at
7 minutes past four. Directly two voters
came in and presented their votes Tho
ballot box had not been unlocked, and be-
ing credibly informed that it was not four
o'clock by some ofthe best time pieces in
the place, tho Judges, after they had listen
ed to some contention among the by.stand-
ers, unhesitatingly received their votes. In
reference to Col. Carter's watch, it was not
claimed to be correct by the Col. himself.
BENJAMIN o. Epson, }
.. DAVID CoBuRN, Judges.
BENJAMIN OSBORN,
I. i:AAs a. pa.a.n, Isa., Clerks.
We, the undersigned, certify that the
above statements are literally true.
Allen Palmer, VIM H. Meloy,
Alpheus Palmer, James 8. Moulton,
Fred'k Carts, Almon Lamphare,
Arba Twitchell, Fl. L. Carter,
Edward Parsons, John M. Twitchell,
John Kelso,
With regard to the time occupied in
counting votesl have nothing to say, but
ut IS minutes past A o'clock the votes were
all counted-the time cannot be mistak.
en- in. SYLVESTER WoLcoTT.
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