The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-19

Gratis.
Gen. Van Antwerp and J. NJ. Beck, ESQ,
testifed to the accidental discovery Of the
pcll-book in the hands of Judge Mason, who
confessed the fact, and stated tina, it was put
into his hands as Attorney'for Thompson.
The Congressional Committee on Elections
in Congress, a majority Of which were Lo-
cofoco', reported against Thompson's right
to the seat, and the Locofoco Majority Re-
port concludcs-"Your committee would not
be understood as justifying the conduct Of
the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners Of
Monroe County, or of those who distracted
the poll book, and subsequently, detained it !;
ON THE CONTRARY WE THINK 1T MER-
IT'S THE SEvEREST CENSURE. The
Clerk had under the law no authority to re-
fuse to receive that which purported to be .
return from On election district. 1t was his
duty to receive the return and lay it before
the legally constituted board Of capvassers,
OF which he was MEMBER,
| The Minority Report sums up. the whole
matter Us follows:
| Nor do the committee see that either the
contestant or any Of his friends can be
charged with any unfairness in this matter.
The entire board Of commissioners OF the
county of Monroe were tho political friends
OF the sitting member. "A majority of the
election officers ut kanesville were also his
political friends. A number Of other influ-
entail friends Of his went long distance to
GAINESVILLE prior to the election on IAN cleo
pioneering campaign in his behalf; while the
| actunL sheriff Of Monroe county, political
friend of his, did the same thing, and was Mt
Evansville and voted there on the day of cleo
non. The contestant, it seems, had political
| friends at Evansville; but it does not appear
that either he or any Of his friends from q
distance ever visited kanesvillc at or before
the election for political purposes. No ques-
ION was raised at any time by any one
against the correctness Of the proceeding.
until after the election. The balloting
seems to have been conducted, and the poll-
hook kept with moro than usual care and
regularity. :.
The poll-bOok in this case was duly made
up and delivered by the proper officer to the
clerk OF the board Of commissioners Of the
county OF Monroe, o. the law requires, whose
duty 1t was to receive il, and 1t the proper
time, with the assistance Of two justices Of
the peace, to open it, and make an abstract
or the votes OF that and other precincts, and
transmit them to the Secretary OF State. to iJe
counted and canvassed by the board Of can. |
vassers. But tho clerk Of the board of COM
missioners Of Monroe county, without eull- |
ms to his aid the two Justices Of the peace. |
as the law requires, but under the advice OF
>. Z. Hall Esq, one Of the ATTORNEYS OF the
sitting member, (and who travelled hundred
miles to give such advice, refused to receive
or take care of the KanesvIle poll book
and II WAS actually carried away by some one.
nut no one knows who or how, except that
through some unknown agency il was in the
carpet-bag of Mr.. j. Z. Hall before he 10,
nome, as he now tells US in his evidence
~. :. c. Hall care the poii-book to the
Ntt'ng member IN the spring Of lS49, ,pho,
IN Inc ri,.ier Of that gear, disputed the er-
,sfence Of such poh-book, before the COM
atSee but on the l9.h day Of January last.
Judge Mason, another Of the attorneys OF the
.lulng member, in attempting TO serve, ut
a's own ONCE, II notice on the contestant, to
axe testimony in the case, accidentally, ~
- supposed, served on him the original poll
BOOK Ut the GAINESVILLE precinct which the
eoh'cslant, inter duly examining it in the
presence Of several other persons, returned.
the Congressional Canyassers; but the com.
mittes think that, under all the instances
OF the case, the vote Of this precinct should
ne received and counted, which will increase
the number OF votes given to the contestant
to b,o9l, and the number of votes given to
the sitting member to 6,5O7.
In view Of such transactions "A the one
detailed above, no wonder that the Locofoco
leaders of Iowa justify the Border Rufian
outrages upon the ballot box in Kansas.
The Advocates 81 Treason Increase. Ii
The Ebo-shins Of Keokuk had meeting
on Thursday night, ia Cattaraugus. Among
the speakers present were Mr.. Moss, and
Mr.. I. B. Cunning, formerly editor Of the
Dispatch.
Mr.. Moss made an argument against our
Senator, Mr. Miller, predicated upon the
fact that he once owned slaves in Kentucky.
Tie WAS very much shocked at such fact. /,
That, however, is nothing marvellous. Mr..
Moss is nm old Abolitionist, and his old hor-
ror Of Slavery We suppose sometimes comes
back to trouble him. In such moods, it is
enough to damn q man that he was born and
brought up under the influences OF the ia.
though he should have disco scs.
I'd himself from it and come to . Free State ,
% avoid its evils.
But the argument Of the evening was ;;
made by Mr.. Cunning. lie said that If Mr..
Fremont was elected, be would never be per-
nitscd to take his scat that such On army /
xould rally around the Capitol, that it !
would be impossible. Mr.. Cunning has just .
from Washington. where he repre- :
'ents himself As having had private political !
conferences with Pierce and Douglass. His ]