Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-20
From the Madison journal,
The Official Canvass---The Attempt {,
Diafranchise the PeoDle


The official canvass, though not completed on
Saturday, decided all tie cases in contest and
realized the worst apprehensions that have been
entertained respecting it. The State has been
Tansacked from one end to the other for Barstow
votes. The opposition have brought in every
illegal and fraudulent vote in favor of Barstow,
rejected by the County Canvassers, and counted
them in the official vote. The following are
some specimens of the changes made;
j. In Adams county, votes for "Barstow"
the christian name being omittcd--w ere
thrown out by the County Canvassers as infor-
NAL They were counted by the State Can
vassers.
2. In Jefferson county, A votes were given
for "Bashford." They were rejected by the
State Canvassers
3. In Monroe county, the town of Clifton,
which gave IA for Barsiow to for Bashford
was rejected by the County Canvassers, for the
reason thathe tOacn rdS ncreY organ zed qndhdt no
notice 'rGs giren that poll ,conid be opened there
1t was received by the State Canvassers
4. In Manitowoc, two towns wera rejected
one giving BaShford, and the other BsrStow a
majority-by the County CGnvassers. as iufor-
NAL. statement had been obtained from the
Barstow town but none from the other, and the
former was added in
number OF similar changes were made; but
tne croWnn~ villainy was the throwing out of
the legal canvass of Waupacca county and ad-
uniting the fraud of the Waupacca Falls can
Vass, uhere more than ttricc as manu- r0tes trrre
poued as there are mate Inhabitants including
ChHdren! And not only that, they added to the
3l' majority which was first returned from
"aupacca Falls and increased it to 42I. The
vote OF Polk, hitherto reported at 40 for Barstoyy
was announced at l29-an evident fraud. The
whole transaction was a cool, deliberate inso-
lent outrage upon the people of the State; and
had Bashford's majority been 1900 instead of
nabout one-tourth that, means would have been
adopted to bring out BarstOw ahead. Mr.. j. H.
knowlton produced affidavits, showing that the
Naupacca Falls returns was not the official re-
turn. The Attorney General refused to look at
them. He was asked, however, if the Waupac-
ca Falls return included all the votes polled in
the county, and admitted Mat it did not The
eastern portion of that county is disfranchised.
There are three counties from which the Off
Gals have not been received, viz: La Pointe.
La Crosse and st. Croix-the first of which Civ
es Barstow 80, and the two latter giving Bash
ford 81 in the aggregate, Barstow is $50 ahead,
by the mockery OF q canvass perpetratcd on Sa-
turday. The returns to come in reduce that to
132. Throw out the Illegal and fraudulent re-
turns admitted, and Bring in the legal votes re-
Jected by the State CanvaSsers, and Bashfori
has a majority of something over 500 votes in
the State.
MIR. Bashtord will not submit quietly to this
fraud. If redress is to be had he will endeavor
to obtain it. If there is no remedy against
such wrongs, then it is time for revolution. If
the rights of the majority are to be cloven down
by the mere dictum of whatever unprincipled
knaves, an unprinciplcd, corrupt and reckless
faction may elevate to office, the fact should be
known. We believe there is a remedy, and no
effort viii be spared TO obtain Justice. Coles
Bashfofd will yet be Governor of Wisconsin,
and the desperate rascaty by which it has been
attempted to defraud him II his rights, should
be branded with the infamy that it SO richly
merits
The canvassers meet at ID o'clock This Rlorn-
ing TO consummate the transaction they arc
pleased to dignity with the name of State Can
vass-hsving adjourned over ON account of the
non-arrival of the three counties above meR-
toned.