The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-01-02
Purity of Elections.

A friend in Ohio, says the Knickcr.
booker, sends US the following amusing
occurrence (Which actually took place
as describod) as illustrating a novel
method Of preserving the Purity Of
Elections :"
In tho northwest portion of the State
Of Ohio, in the county Of Auglaize,
there is township. the citizens of which
are principally German, and, notwith.
standing their sweet accent they arc
all Democrats of the regular 'unterri.
fed stripe From the time Of the ercc-
ton of tho county up to the year eigh-
teen hundred and ffty.two, there was
never Wing VOC cast in the township
spoken Of, althoueh'therc were over six
hundred voters but at the fall election
of that year, upon counting the ballots,
it appeared that there was one Whig a
mongst them. There was the proof,
regular straight-ont Wing ticket, and
they could not pass it by. This caused
great commotion; their cscutcheon
was dimmed there was a Wing amongst
them the blot must be wiped out, aud
with their courage Dutch Of course) up
to fever heat in the shade. they went to
work slyly to find the nan who.had dar-
cd to voto the Wig Dicket,' but their
labors were unsuccessful. In the mean
time another year rolled round, and the
good bccples' were again assembled at
the election precinct. 1t had not been
forgotten, however, that at the last cleo
tion some one had voted the Wig Dicket'
aid it was now the subject Of open re.
mark aud wonder.
While they wero having an outdoor
discussion of the subject, Sam Starrett,
late immigrant from the eastern shore
of Maryland, came along and demanded
the cause ofthe commotion
Veil. We vas a wondering who it vas
wat voted dc Wig dickct at de last cleo
tion," said an old Dutchman.
1t was me-" Sam said, and lit want
nobody else r'
Il diuks not" said the old Dutch
man, and the balance shook their heads
incredulously.
Il tell you it was though" said Sam,
pulling out Wing ticket, "and may |
be chawed upif aint going to do it a.
gam. a,h go'us 70 Vo'e 'na', \"o.u'"s
qu' 2 ,ne 'lehS''J anu Vo'G ~ open, too
II ie' you e"o" ,ra. C:.. III ~ 4n ,n, iuu'peu,
jus, as please, and you can't help it,
by Jemima u
So in he went to deposit his ballot
There sat the three old Dutch Judges of
election cam as a summer morning
ana true 10 MS woIu' cam nai"so over
his iicEet, open one "i 'ne ola Judges
,ook II; ana scanning IL a lew seconus.
handed IL uAcK 'owaFu Tue ihu'penuen'
voter, ano 'a'a y. ,
aw, dat isu IL u'cket'
MelI' pu' II ID 'he oox' taiu sam:
Vat you sayF sad the old Dutch
man, his eyes big with surprise put
HIM IN de box
ies'sir'ee, PUT II III the Dox am
goin' to vote 1t p
Oh no nix goot dat ish Fig
dlcket said tho old Dutehman, shak'
ing his head
Well, | reckon | knew It's Wing
ticket" said Sam, "and | want you TO
put il into the box 'darnatlon quick too"
mo, no dat ish not goot; dat lsh
Vlg dickei we not take 'em any more"
said the old judge, turning TO receive
'goot dickots" from some Of his Ger
man friends.
Sam went out and cursed till all was
blue-said he had come thar to voto,
and he'd be fambsrgasted if he want
goin' to vote in spite Of oil tho Dutch in
the township So, after cooling off
little, he again went in aud rendered his