The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-24

.5rW w nh the attention 81 "ar rea.l.rs
4" III. following nr,selr iruin the M"ntr2nma
RsPatliean exposing the manner ia which
the Republicans 81 Pawcsheik r"nnty have
''ecn .win'ilcd NY their opponents. II nc-,i.
20 comment from us
AN tUTHA.t.--On. af the most unlusli-
liable sclicmes, n We think. and n every
ln.er Il fair dealing will think who j. mt all
tciualntcd With the lrcamstanres, wa. en-
tered into ~ tlc I.1ard selected t. canvass
be- Vote. 1T the county, IT, thwart the
Wishe. "i thr people q, expressed AZ the
'allot huN en last Nan,las week The err
riinstancc, n We understand them. are
iblut these
In ail clcetlpns heretofore iieli IA th,s
puats. the returns have been made ly sta
ling tue nnmber If Votes given To each can
ldat. in figure, instead If writing on the
number in full as suggested by Oh. Code Of
hc Stale Returns made IN this way. have
lway- hr.n received, aud the custom hay
.ng heen ,ndulsed ia es.r since the county
vas organized and never having been oh
er,ed o. IN a single instance by any board
II cansassrrs. IL was considered all that was
aece.s airy. But IL seeius that IN this in
,ancs IL was not proper t. follow Old cus
alns. aud il j. thought thar the democracy
sad an object IN view in thus diyersing irom
tIc oil beaten pasis, AMI that II Wa not
t.ic ersai la,r thct have FIR stickin. T.
She terI letter II tEc Law. tina, induced
icfa pui-le ,li, unwarrantable coarse--
rpnf.e wlieh Inv. rendered. the vote II
even cut ~ IT, nine townships in the coua
- werthlcs, lie ham d,mocrse, hav-
nE received information Ia tic effect that
II. retsirns ri been made ont IN FIGURE III
II tie t"wn-hip hut onc--and thai dem.
gratie "nr--thnught a. seikr ulaon this
.!ans. prcteNt 10 thwart the legally ex.
Pressed will i the sovereign people Of tie
t,unty, and ~ eXclnding all but tlle ,ic,ne-
'ratls township. .tepF. the election ~ the
democrats candidate
1 he excuse sci ~ 10y tlcm lor I..ifs,,lng
Ill, enAn-, nas that somebody hal told
omcbutls el.e tia, che returns Il this
Jackson township were illegai---that IN
,,cad 81 bein. mad. out Cor jackson town
up tleS were made unt tot Montezuma't
i9wu>l.ip In order that ,he,r action might
AIRY upon IL face the appearance. oi fair
.ealiug, a Proposition was made "a establish
4 rule hy which - hr governed aud ei
ssfAI - VIII Ill iuF 8&8ts tsftif fAffU. tLHt
Rcnt hi Tor enforcing the law o. the very |
tettcF. Pree.denl> sere not allowed L. |
Aasc ans weight. Il matterel but little 10 |
them thar retnrii- made o,.t with the mum.
Der Of votes given ia figures had always |
been received. aud tliat nearly every officer /
elected IN the county since II wa organized,
held that 0tiiee Us tie votes IL the people
bong returned ~ the same manner. by the
rule established, every township in the
county, with tie exception of Grinnell and
Jeiiersoa Wa thrown ont, and IL We ar, not
rerv much mistaken, the reception Of tive
township. wa> enc more than wa bargalned
ior by the sham Democracy. We should |
aAe L. know what the yuters Of Sugar
Creek, Washington, Deep River, Warren.
Bear Creek aud Madison think of tAis action
2, the hoard u eansasscrs. We think they
VIII not relish Il - sery much. and that
they viii no, lii. the idea If leaving their
harvest iields T. go ~ the pill. 10 vote ior
'i'r ihsn ~ tAsirchoice. and theu when their
poii h"aas an. returned g. tue county ,udv..
made ont rs they nearly AWAY has. b..n
made out, have been thrown aside A. -
much rubbish We !. r,ils think tho, wll
submit quietly TO such injustice. la, when
the opportunity affords administer meri,ea |
rehuA.