The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-17
Frauds Upon voters,

Base Conspiracy ofthe Federal leaders
to defraud the Democracy OF their votes!
SPURIOUS TICKETS. Democrats,
aud honest men of all parties, who wish |
the purity of the elective franchise TO be
protected. and who desire that the voter
shall not he cheated and defrauded out of
his choice for the Presidency, we ask
you to give us your attention in an expo
sure of villainous fraud, and your aid
in preventing its projectors from accom-
plishmg their Infamous end.
We make no false appeal, and put
forth no claptrap scheme to impose upon
your confidence, but disclose an alarm
ing fact, and it being fact, every honest
man should set about to head the Peni-
Tertiary -scoundrels who are engaged in
the damnable scheme,
On Sunday night the Democratic Cen
tral committee of this county received
two letters, one from Morgan county,
dated Saturday afternoon, and one from
Zanesville, dated Sunday morning, writ
ten by citizens of the very highest stand
| ing, communicating the alarming intelli-
gence that in both Morgan and Musking-
um counties, TAYLOR TICKETS had
been found among the people.-tickets
having the names of the TAYLOR E.
LECTORS on under the head of CASS
AND BUTLER,-others with the names
of TAYLOR ELECTORS on, under the
head ofVAN BUREN AND ADAMS,
thus purporting 10 be CASS TICK
ETS, for Democrats to vote, and FREE
SOIL TICKETS, for the Free Soilers to
vote, when they are TAYLOR TICK
ETS, and nothing else.
Wehave not only this information in a
perfectly reliable shape, but we have also
to add that the same fraud is at work in
FAIRFIELD among You in
country townships and herei in our midst |
Shall this fraud succeed? Shall the
people be SWINDLED out of THEIR
RIGHTS, in this base way? The Peni-
tenliary is open to such villains. and we
admonish every honest man who reads
this, 10 unite with US in guarding against
this game. and in arresting on the spot
every knave who is found with these false
ballots in his possession.
Democrats. one and all, be vigiant-be
active,-nothing bu' fraud can defeat US!
w. R. Rankin, Pros. Attorney;
A. McVeigh. County Auditor;
F. M. Ellis, Junior ofthe Eagle;
J. C. Raney. Prospective;
Fl H. Robinson. Seniorofthe Eagle;
H G, Whitman, State Senator;
ID. A. Robertson. u. S. Marshal;
S. Ewing, Prospective;
J. C. Cassel, Post Master;
j. L. Tuthill, Prospective;
Lancaster Nov. 6, 1S4S.
REMARKS We scarcely have language
to characterize the above hand-bill, post
ed up at the polls in every township in
this county, upon the morning of the e.
lection, as it deserves. Concerning the
charge against the Wings of Muskingum
and Morgan we shall say nothing at pres,
ent So far as regards the charge against
the Wings of this county, enclosed in
brackets, il is a wicked, malicious, damn
able SANDER; and the signers not only
had no "information in perfectly rela.
shape" but had not the least cause to ex-
cite suspicion. Without any reason
whatever. these ten men have published
& circulated criminal charge against the
Wings of Fairfield county-and we de-
fly them to bring to light the least shad
ow of an excuse for propagating so fou
and infamous a slander. We have been
member of the Wing Central Commit
tee during the campaign and have acted
with them upon all occasions. We defy
any yone, he he Whig or Democrat or Loco
f'co, to point to one solitary act of thi:
Committee, which is not fairly, Aonestly
hOnOradly and leg'timate'y within thu
range of moral or political duties. w,
defy any one to produce solitary individ
. ual, who will say that the Central Com
mittee have ever limited at any thing dis
,. dishonorable in the performance of the
duty.
Upon the day Of election, we Offered
fire dollars for sight of a ticket of th'
kind referred to printed at Whig print
ing office-another individual offe red
dollar piece for every ticket ofthe kim
without reference to where printed; it i
sufficient to say that not one could b
produced.
We have thought it our duty to sa,
this much. A "penitentiary" charge il
made by Ten individuals, Of standing an,
influence in the democratic party of thi
county; made without provocation an
without the shadow of testimony as to III
truth of the charge; manufactured solel
for political objects-an act we woul
scorn to do and scorn the men, be the
Wings or Democrats, who would engag
in it,