Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-16
IMPORTANT AFFIDAVIT.

The cause and history of the following
affidavit is thus sta In the town of Fine,
ST. Lawrence cou..,y, n. y, the vote at the
late election for President stood as follows;
Taylor 367, Van Buren, 404, Cas- /. The
Judges and Inspectors being about to return
the vote OF MIR. Dodge as & scaiteriag," he
protested against it in the following manner
and form, to the great enlightenment of the
Barnhurners, in hesitating and doubtful
state then and there being:
STATE OF NEW York, ST. LAWRENCE
Co., sS.-Steadlast Dodge being duly quail
fed according to law, doth depoSe and say
,-at the electoral ticket voted by him for
Benjamin Brandreth and others, is the dem
ncratIc ticket, regularly nominated at Alba
ny that the names on the ticket are not
spurious, but the said ticket is bona tide
ticket, supposed to be favorable 10 the cleo
ton Of one Lewis Cass.
his deponent further saith that he is well
acquainted with the said. Lewis Cass, and
has no hesitation to affirming to his exist
ence that he resides in the State of Mich-
gan, and has resided there since his return
from the Court OF louis Philippe that he
was regularly nominated As The Democratic
candidate at Baltimore, New York not par
ticipatng) by aud with The consent of J. c.
( Calhoun, as then and there expressed, thro'
one Gen. John Commander, then and there
present.; that the said nomination was fairly
obtained! aud good and valuable consider
alton given therefor, n part thereof was the
copyright Of IA certain letter, known as the
" Nicholson. letter ;" and the deponent verify
believes the said nomination is full of force
and elect, and binding upon all such per-
sons Is intend to ask leave to serve the
country IN the capacity OF Postmaster or
otherwise, after the 4th day OF March, A.
u. i349.
And further this deponent saith that he is
well acquainted with the signature of the
SAID Lewis Cas- that he has seen him write
ainl that the signature of : Lewis Cass,"
affixed to what is known as the Chicago
letter, Is genuine, and in the proper hand
writing of the said Lewis Cass. And far
Their, that he is informed 10y one Thomas
Richie that the said Lewis Cas- is, from
his present pursuits and habits of life, being
nian OF leisure, accustomed To rise at
O'Clock \. NJ. every day, fully competent to
write as Jorge lettertas the Chicago letter;
and, therefore, this deponent declares that
he verify believes the said Lewis Cass to be
the sole and only author of the said Chicago
letter and fully entitled to all the credit
thereof, This deponent declines to qualify
to the same of the Nicholson letter.
And farther this deponent saith, that he
does consider the said Lewis Cass as now
eligible to and as a candidate for the said
Office OF President Of the United States;
and that he is informed and beIives that the
said Lewis Cas- has duly prepared himself
therefor, inasmuch rs he has of lately, TO
wit, within last two years, carefully cons'd-
cred, studied, and acquired, all the arithmetic
and political philosophy Of all the southern
Electoral COLEGEs.
But rs to any other matter or thing touch
ing the qualifications of the said Lewis Cas-
,hiS deponent saith not.
STEADFAST DODGE.
Sworn and subscribed this the 9TH day Of
November, 4. u. 1913. before me.
JOHN SMITH, j. P.
y. B.-Nr. Dodge not being willing 10
take the oath by the book, swore to the
above by copy of the Baltimore Platform.
JONI SMITH, j. T.
We consider the question now settled
forever, Gen. Lewis CasS, Of Michigan was
a candidate.