Weekly North Carolina standard., 1858-11-10

out the city. in vndicating and re.estabsh;ne their
rights and restoring the good name of Baltimore
y ineir declared purpose so to unite in gHarantying
hereafter the purity Of the ballot box and absolute
freedom OF access thereto and in promoting and se
curing, 6y all lawful and fair means the election Of
nonest competent and faithful men, without distinc.
on ot party, to the various offices of Mnnicpal u.
a'c'ai and Executive trust in this city Every mem,
Der OF the Association. while binding himself to the
exclusion OF party purposes and preferences from it's
counses and action, remains free and unconmitted
to pursue his political convictions in all matters of
general government and policy. The Association
has been organ by the election of the permanent
oH'cers, whose names are subscribed hereto As it's
hIst and most appropriate public act it has resolved
to make the present appeal to the community and
its members therefore respectfully and earnestly in
vte their fellow citizens to CO operate with them by
the formation OF kindred associations in the different
wards with a view to the peaceable and lawful at.
ta'nment OF the objects which they have disclosed
and which are a common and vital necessity to men
OF every honest calling and every shade of political
opinion" ..s.
The following, from of our exchanges, will
show how the late election in Baltimore was man
aged by the Know Nothings:
'How THE BALTIMORE ELECTION WAS MANAGED
One OF the judges Of the recent Baltimore election,
named Ballard, publishes letter in the Baltimore
Sun, giving history Of what he election day.
Any doubts that may have been raised as to the raud
uient character of the election entirely put to rest
by the testimony Of this witness He SAYS that be-
fore the hour for opening the polls. crowd of
and boys congregated about the window openly as.
serting that should who did not vote the
Swami ticket. Gentlemen of known responsibility
and standing. who suspected of an intention 20
vote otherwise, were rudely thrust from the polls
Men and boys voted often as they pleased and
the officers permitted tickets be taken from sup
posed electors within hacks and omnibusses and
handed by third parties into the ballotbox; and in
nearly every case two or three times many votes
were handed in as there persons in the hacks.
Those who offered to vote tickets marked on the
back were not permitted to vote at all while other
favored individuals stepped up with properly mark
ed ticket in each hand and deposited them both in
the box. Mr.. Ballard says that he left the window
ear'yln the day, determined to have nothing to do
with the election Judge bu, he remained spec
tator of the proceedings. From seat in the back
part of the room where the election officers sat he
witnessed a continued repetition Of voting by the
same persons until their faces became as familiar as
the sun. From votes taken at the time, he conf.
IDENTIFY atfirmS that one person voted in that ward
from eighty to one hundred times, and that his bal
lot was received As often offered. From an nli-
mate knowledge of the people of the ward, he is
tident that not than thousand legal votes
were p"l'ed, although the returns showed neara.
thirty hundred. To sustain this assertion he
went to the trouble of canvaSsing since the election
and in six blocks containing about l2O voters found
that one hundred did vote, showing how large the
illegal poll must have been.
This testimony adds to the general weight of fact,
going to show that the government of Baltimore il
III the hands of awesS and reckless pa, tiZanS and
that they have been aided and abetted by the autho
rites who should have restrained them An eec-
on law that admits of such gross corruption certain
ly needs amendment If register of the names of
all persons voting was kept and preserved similar
to that Of Pennsylvania, it would be easy detect
and expose these wholesae frauds upon the ballot.
box"