Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-10

Old Line corruption-Imp 'rtations
S,ms three or four w~ssa ago. q, o
II. Look. the old line Prosecuting A.
,ornsy Tor this District. came out In \
card IN the Decatur Press. charging
upon The Democracy Of that ooun,y
spsci-s OF corruption which. ~
must say. wss not sI,ol~.h~r unlocked
iur. BY W. Il vas this-r IN II he hsc
b-en wait d upon by c.mr OF the lea
isrs Of he Democratic party Ia tha
Q ,un,y. and solicited TO subscribe mon
cy towards drfrsying the ~xp-ns-'
con .-qusnt upon the importation ~ =
satfi n~at number Of vo ers to carr,
that county ~ the Ostoi'vr elrc'ion
u win. the old line candid sis for Sen
<tor in hu county. came out in few
! sys after the xpps Arsnos Of L ok
ssrL. an emphaticsiIy denied tn
Oh ~ s~s preferred by the Prssecatin .
Attorney. Last week. new fac
was pu, upon the matter. and the char
sss uf Look clinchrd anil made goo
by The trstimony Of Que Of the candi
i.,es nov upon The Dempcstic tIck-
of that county. We slIuds to Mr.
Bu.k. the old line candid ate for Sur
sevor of Decatur county. Al = me-
tiny held in the lover p,rt Of lhs
s.mnty one d ~ last week. this gentle
man vt up AMI Withdrew from ih'
ticket sta IN : ihst his reasons fur doin.
~ were that he could not =. "a an viii
party So corrupt ~ that with uhict
he Wa then ath ATTN q hat he hsd
been repeatedly solicited 10 subscrib'
"a msy To help i-srsy the expenses o
,np,r,ing sutfi ,i-nt numb~r of vote
To carry the county 1t the October el
scrlsn. an that II his charges wer.
ienied. he could give the names and
the amount already subscribed b,
csrh inilvidutl for that purpose.--
What do hinest men Of Hll pxr,ie'
think Of such base ani dsstardly g n
duo? Honest Drmacra Of th. 4 3
Congressional district how can yu,
rem sin with = patty that will thus w.
.,Iste the laws and the @ ms,i,utio,
Of your country? H,w can YOU sifi u
ate with = p srty 80 CORRUPT. % srrv IL
50 degraded? You here have the tes
tim my Of twv men-nnr xn office h d:
'Is. by app 'int'nrnt under Joe Wright
aud tn other csndidats fsr re
sp ,nsibls offic- on the Democratic
ticket Of Decatur county, nffirmin,
that The 81 line leaders IN this Con
grss>ionsl District have determined
upon carrying the election by sprci,
II frau I the mpst corrupt and repre-
hrnriole. The plan is to imp"st vote
into the lower countiss from Ohio. an
into this county from the 8 h Di~tr,c
the District Known ~ the Burn
Di>,ric,"--snd they are TO be aostter
I'd out among the farmers. one or w.
In place. TO KEEP the fraud - darl
and s'iIl ~ possible.
The friend. Of freedom In this cnun
~ mua be- wekeful and sigilans. for "
have evidence before us sufficient :
confirm ths belief that all Of d.
srrsn yrments arv nov hsing male .
carry GA, this gian, fraud IN this coun
y. That votes will he imported ffor
the q h District into this county IL. 1
= word. almost certain. and the frsu'
nut bs detected and fastened upo
them.
VIZ have al this hourA good ma
j"ri'y Of the legal voters Of the coun
", and our friends must see 10 II .ha
they ara not Imposed upon BY = sci O
h,rvIing rag .muifins from o,hsr count
lee and districts. Cumbxrk has NO
oo many IaurrIs during his brief ter.
IN C.,nSres 10 suit the old lin~rs q
this DIs,ricJ. and they will stop ~ n
means however foul and corrupt TO d,
feat him.-RasApiifs Rspu5.