Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-18
How to Preserve the Purity Of Injections.
The KnieksrbOeker for Decemberhas the fol-
PEsEaylso rnE pUnrrY or E1rcTlOss.


RESEAvIEG THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
"In the northwest portion OF the State of Ohio.
in the county of Auglaszt there i township, the
CT liens OF which are principally German, and not.
outstanding their Sweet scent they are all
Democrats of the regular 'unterIifed stripe. From
the time Of the erection Of the countYup to the
year eighteen HUNDRED and ffty-two, there bad
never been a wing vote cast in The TOW nship Spok
OF, although there were six hundred voters;
but ut the lalt election of that year upon counting
the ballots, it appeared that there was. 0Hs wing
amongst them. There was the proof, q regular
strsight out wbg ticket, and they dare not pass 1t
by. This caused great Commissions their escntche-
on was dlmHled; there was Inhig amonSt them;
that blot must be wiped Gu, and with Lher copr-
age dutch 3t cOuTSe) upito fever heat in the
Shade they went 10 v ok sIyly TO 6nd the man WHO
dared to vote the Wig Dlcket;' but their labors
were unsuccessful. In the meantime another year
rolled rounds aud the good 'beepIes' were again
assembled al the election precinct. II had not
been oTgotton, however, that at the last election
some one had voted the 'Pig Dicket;, and it WAS
now the subject Ut open remark and wonder.
bile they were having an out door discussion
Of the subject, Sam Stare IT. late immigrant fun
I the eastern shore Of Maryland. came along and de-
manded the cause of The conrmoti0n.
"'VeIl, We vas wondering who IT vas voted the
Wig dcket at &c last election,' said an old Dutch
man.
"'Il was me- Sam said, 'and it want no body
elseP
al drinks not said the old Dutchman, and the
balance shook their heads lncTeGulously.
IS Il tell you ii was though said Sam, pulling
out wing ticket, 'and may be chawed UP il 1
amt going 10 de it again. am going to vote that,
[holLing out the lcket,) and vote il open, too
I'll let you know thai n IN Independent AmeTiesR
| Citizen, aid I'll vote just as ] please, and you
| can't help it by Jemima"
$50 in he went 10 deposit his ballot. There sat
the three old Dutch judges Of election, 'caim as
| tFuE1 ia han
ded over his ticket opsn. Que Of the old judges
took il, and sc,nnin 1t a few seconds, hantIem ii
back tawards the independent voter, aud said:
"'Yaw datis Wig dicket.'
"Wel, putt i'll the box said Sam.
"'Vat you Sayl' said the old Dutchman, his eyes
big with surprise; put him in lie bOxl'
"'YeS sir &c, putt in the box! am goin' 10
vote liz
"'oh! no, nix goot, dat ish Vi dicket,' said
the old Dutchman, sLa King his head.
"'WeIl, reckon know it's WHICH ticket
SAID Sam, 'and want 1t put tin tue box daEna-
ti-n quick. too.'
".No, mol dat ish not goot; DAT ish Wig Lcket;
We not take Ell any mUre, SAID the old judge, turn
ing 10 receive 'gUOt dckelS from some of his Ger
man friends.
''sum went out nnt cursed till all was blue
said be he'd come thar to vote, and he'd be dArn-
GergnSIed If he want goIn' to vote in spite of all
the Dutch in the township. So after cooling of
la little, lie again went III aud rendered his ticket,
very neatly Iol'eu up he ola Juuge tooS u AGAIN
and notwithstanding Sans demuIEng, untDIIed ii
and looked it over: then turning 10 Sam, in mau-
ner aud tone not to he misunderstood, said:
i 81 tell yOu dat ish Wig dieket, dot it ish mir
goot and dat ice not take 'em any more
Sum again retited, cursing all the democrats
generally, and the Dulh particularly, and assign.
ing them the hottest corners of the birthstone
regioni aud was going TO curse every body that
didn't curse TEEN, hen heu us interrupted by an
lold Putchman IN the crowd, with:
"'Sam SdaErelt, tells you vat il lsh, il you will
vnte der Dimergrat dcket, and leef der county,
We gifs you so mach monish as dakes you we're
You cum vrom.
"Sam scratched his head, studied awhile, and
then said thatos he had come there to vote, and
Ewa'nt goin' away without votin', he guessed he'd
doit.
''Aguu Sam made his appearance before the
Fi"dges. and rendered his vote. The old
judge took it. and looking ii over quietly. turnerl
to Sam nd said:
"'Yaw, dat is goOt; dat is Dimergratic dick
et!s ard dropped 1t into the box.
'lt is only further necessary TO say that Sam
went back 10 the eastern shore at the expense of
The township, and that at that election, and ever
tsince, that GeIman township has been o. K.
"Fhat is what call preserving the purity of
elections.' D. T."