Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-02


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ifalsity by afeference to saidfetarnsfmadn
by MS as managers and clerks of said
election at,said ,pgeencta,.,i ,rgfo tsa
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County Of Johnsop,m woaJ s1s tsaI
4. Before me Samuel sal.ers, ian sasting
justice of the peace in and for the, county
and, Territory aforesaid, personally np-
peared Isaac 'Muhday,, Theodore, F. Gar
Fett, James o. GfnterS WnhoO sWifson,
and James, Findlay, who being swoTns de-
poseth, and saith that the foregoing state
ment is true, to the best Of their, ,knowl-
edge and belief. |
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Sworn TO and subscribed before me-this
day OF January, A. D. 1855.
. '.'''''." SAMUEL NJ. SALrERs, ]. ?.
TERn1foRr OF KASsAs,, ! ''' s''A
County ofJohhson.f 'eai aaSa 20 ,Hoh
, Before me, Samuel isalters, apcrs ohal1y
heodore, +. Garrett, who, being
sworn, says that on. the tn day of Jam
uary he was arrested in Leavcnworth coun-
ty, under, as it was said, warrent, and
taken TO Lawrence, by an armed party of
ten or eleven, and while he was under ar
rest, proposition was made to him to
make a new poll-book, (by some one of
tie Free State party in Lawrence, and he
thinks by man named Ewing. J which
pan.booIt should be made our, SO that
General Calhoun would receive it, which
deponent, being in durance, told him or
them he supposed would be all right.
THEODORE F. GARRETT.
Sworn to'and subscribed before me. this
the eighteenth day of January, 1889
~ 'l. ly SAMUEL Al. SALTERs, j. p.
These depositions impressed ny mind
fully that the returns placed that day in
my handso,were, true. |, entegtaiped no
particle of doubt alb out the result. when
in. TIE presence Of Col. Starks and others,
Iopened the returns and foud majority
of 379 votes for the Democratic party
| concluded, as matter of course. that-the
dsposiliQnsQt the Judges and clerks We're
m5dew 4 full Knonwledge Of tie con
tents of the returns, then for the 'iifst time
mlny possession. (iThes returns, together
with the, depositons of the' Judges asd
clerks, Iscnt TO my office, at Lee, mpton,
by Mr.. Brooks, one Of the clerks in the
Surveyor Generals office. I am in
formed, ina letter from MIR Brooks, that he
placed. them in the hands of Gen, Macleau,
chief clerk in the Surveyor Generals
Office, on the 9Th day Of January, l at
once said to my friends, and Others who
approached me onthat subject that the
Democratic party had a majority in the
Legislature, and authorised phe publication
OF suehh . statement. | came. to Wash
lngton with No particle Of doubt on my
mind as to the resufe2 On the SATURDAY
night after my arliTalin' Washingtelt +
called topay my respects to an old friend.
Judge Douglas. and before leaving no
placed in my hands paper he had Just
received from Kansas. This paper con
tained what purported to be the deposi-
tons of tie. Judges of election fnra,the
precinct of Delaware Crossing: y aad u in
VII ich the Judges depcsed that there were
but Jo'1yMr{e votes. Polled at that, pre-
cinct. -"''1' A'.' '''-- q" %'''ohe'
] could not act, or form my opinion
upon newspaper publication; but + i'm
mediately informed mysfmends thatsif the
statements so made, should! proYe,tru
they must inevitably controlmy ,action.-
IIave received and opened return from
the Delaware Crossing precinct, which
gives to the Democratic party a majority
of $40 votes, and would thus secure IL ma
jorityt to the Democratic legislative ticket
OF Leavenworth county, and a majority
on Joint ballot III Tie Lesisiature, Under
the Constitution. }" If'Ithe judges of cleo
tion, at that precinct,i furnish me,a rs i'm
formed Governor Denver before leaving
Kansas, a reliable and sworn statemenC
that but forty-thlee votes were polled there,
Iishould make myself a party St6 the
frrud if deemedrto be goverhed Sby
the oaths of the7judges. ,Itaissa !ques-
ton going to the Legality. Of the, reiurns.
, OF that l may judge and deteimine.-
L shall do SO; and, in my determination, L
shall be governed by justice and truth, and
the right. If it shall, as 1t probably will,
place The Government of the State oi Kan
sas in the hands Of my enemies, no ono
will regret it more. bat yet no one, not
even Black Republican,, could perform
the duty with more of, the consc .ousness
of right than shall feel in the honest dis
charge of my official duti.s 1have writ
ten to Gov Denver to procure The sworn
statements of the judges of this contro-
verted precinct, and to have them taken
under such circumstances as win securs
IL free and unbiased exhibition of facts.
BY the sworn statements, SO pfocufed,5 [
shall be governed in giving the certif Gates
Of election TO the members of 'theS. Lesis-
lature' from Leaven%orth eouhty.s,'q ST.
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