New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-17
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The town Of Fine. ST. Lswrcncs County. n v
voted as lolo~s
Tsylor....367 Van Buren.-..tN CASH.
We now know where the following srhdavit
comes from, and can guess At the ctvC~~s
stances under which IL was made
IL appears that the Judges and Inspectors rho
held the election IN that district At the counting of
the votes. were ahoat 10 return the balio, cast by
Mr. Dodge as 4" scattering - which coming % the
cars of that gentleman induced him to draw up
and present his AFFIDAVIT "a the election osicers
who deenins the same sufficient, certified his bal
lot accordingly. snd his vote nc~ sppears +" coli
,srv and alone" the above return.
Sac Of Ne., Yers. y. Larresos Csssiys -srrprAsr
DoDGk being duly gusaed according Ia lss, doth De
po.e and .sy ths the Electoral Ticket voted BY him Zoe
BENJAMIN srandreih and Others, 10 the Democratic
ticket regularly nominated 9, Albany that the nance
on said tcscs az ~ spsriess Tut me ssii ueket
boaa & ticket supposed to Dc favorable 60 Ire election
Of one Lewis Csss
Tai. icponsnt farther saith tbs, he 10 well acquainted
win the aid Lewis Csss and has no hesi'scn ~ snru
ins his sNistrnce that he resides Ia tbs state 81
Michigan and has rrsded there since his nstnrr ffou
the Court OF Louis Philippe that b. sss regulsrly
nominated the Democrats candidate q, Baltimore.
New ORR not psiinx by and with the cons~nt
OF John Calhoun then and there Expressed through
ono Gen John Commander. then snd thew present
that the said noui alton fairly obtained and good
sad yaasble confederation given therefor part where
ot the copyright Of scerta letter kuown the
Nicholson letter sni this tcpOncnt verify h~ieses the
.ai nomination b. of fsn force and eject sud binding
uron al such persons intend O. ash leave the
country In the capacity Of Postmaster OF otherwise.
after the gth isy 81 March. 4. ID. $50
And farther. ,his deponent saith that he IL eel &c
Qusiuted with the signature OF the said Lewis Csss
that be has him write and that the signature II
Lewis Cass~ siiNed "a what b. known a. the chicago
letter i genuine. and In the pruper hsnd writing n
the said Lewis Cas- And farther. that he 10 informed
by one Thomas Richie that the ssii Lewis css 10.
from bis present pursuits ana habits 81 tfe, being
man OF leisure. accustomed 10 rise a. oclo,k A N
every day fully competent 20 write as iarse ioto /"
the .ad Chicago letter and therefore. this deponsut
declares that he verify believes the sad Lewis Csss On
b. the sole spt only sgihor OF th" said Chicago letter
sni fully entitled 20 all the credit thereof TN. eerc
ncnt declines 70 qualify to tho same 81 the Nicholson
letter.
And farther this dcponens saith. that he doe. consd
er the sai wis Cass ~ now eligible % and "a can
didate tor the said Office Of President %; the United
states and that he 10 informed and believes that tina
said Lewis tsss hs. duly prepared himself therefor.
nssmuch he has lately 20 wit within the last two
years carefully considered si-od sud acquired all the
ariasfc and political philosophy OF all the southern
Electoral CoLLEGFs.
But AZ To any other matter thing touching the
qualifications OF the said Lewis Cas-, thi. drponent
saith not fApf Aol DoDet.
sworn and subscribed this the tn day ct November
A ID l-ls before me- JOHN SMITH J.P
B-Mr Dodge no, being Wiling - tsss the os,s
by tie Book swore b the above by copy Of tho RAJ
iimore Platform john smrn, J. y.
We consider the question now settled brewer
Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan, ras a candidate.
Philadelphia Rrpuhlc, 10Th