New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25
TIE CONTE STED ELECTION N ST.
IONS.
BLAIR ys. BARkET.
SYNOPSIS OF IHE TESTIMONY


SYNOPSIS OF THE TESTIMONY.
From TAe ~ Louis Democrat, Dee. p.
Tbe evidence which - have before u, aid "h'ch
W. heve car.oly aIaly red proves by competent tes-
tiinony that eight hurcIed and iorfy--N Il Fiu1t
l1t yot.s vere cos for B1fet in fhe August election
Iterau.s of he irauiule1t voter ar given, sni 10
large Iulter OF rstaooer ther ce'ees are pointed
out ar tt fact Of their having voted heshuy auh
thai they voted for Barrett j. brought home III msn-
u.r SO convincing a. TO l,sve room TOR doubt In
maIy cases the proof s the admission ot tIe ptues
th.mseyes; IN others the prot Is n ace oy Persohs
who know the parties ard the tact Oi theH ha'ing
ed without having Ti2lt 10 yote Isrge cass Ot
cases eve prove by the returns OF the census taken
muecia,Iy after The election by wlicl many persons
voted shoan not % have been natural zed or
that they were under age, eEd m1y others cJud not
b. found in Zoe city ~ all by tue GENIUS takers, woo
yisit.d syeiy hahtoticn in Il. The returns made By
the censrs takers the Official scs Of sworn officers
and eItitIed IA BE- received with l-pheIt rena1cs.
BaIret, m hi. evidence endeavorst, In one or t"p
irstsIces ony D. eet and overthrow this testimony
but finding that he Lad such indifferent success, he
then att ped 70 show that the C.Dsus was ordered
to be taken at m unusual time t0r ne pFPl'e 0
tvrnis'ing frcg ,@f me frauds ne Ged h" Parly
b0 con Ettft,d. H. could difference IL the
efforts ade by the oticals 20 cid him in committing
frsud sni in the for,s to aid Mr. Blair 10 exposing
and punisbing fraud. We CO not know whether the
ordinopce Authorizing and requiring the census 10 be
takeo as' August Immediately after the election -.
ua,sec iih spy trch view or not but We so0w That
Il l. The ouiy OF al governments to assist IN detecting
punishing frsud, end II TIE census was nsruneu,
tai IN aiding tins object II was AZ at worthy Il all
Or ise aud viii not be complained OF by any persons
except those who pepetrated the frauds and protted
by ITEM as did Mr.. Barrett Not only does the evl-
chow this large number Of ifau5uen, votes, but
IL shows the men wh) we've most Instrumental IN exc
cutre the plan of operations aDo the plan Itself upcn
which the go called Democracy operated. The plan
coeXtersive with the whole district, irauluient
votes beng shown in ain ost every precincts but
some preciucts where the Judges 10 the con-
z. I-p
yossessItn ftbe pos and keep OFF tue friends OF the
other caLdstes by threats and violence, the ballot,
boxes literally s,utej full oi fraudulent woes, an1
tie pcl s1elleo to enormous nUinotr, snihs EFT,
without any other circumstances, to mark the frdad
c,umitted Snd require the lection o' the entire PEE
oirc,. or is character was the precir CT held at
HOKTOss HOUSE, AT GRAyOIs COAL DiGGlSGs,
Where 1856 votes polled against ji 10 the year
cost Tor Mr ReyDods the Administration carddste Ia 1885,
sworn b, ,ny mr. competent to sdainer oahs
G d Ie -, 49, s s ~ niJ 90 80 si, ,bsf me of
tie JUDGES and the clerks Of the election 81 ths
cir had bea convicted IN tie Criminal Court Of s. Louis
County OF oon.pisc chest" sod Therefore dis
qualified TO act IN ,be cspacy o Jlose or ceia Dt sey
oiss "ts the pupers from the Comfy Farm voted $, thus
precinct a-d of them were cha lensed '~orn an On
the o.hs bns compelled 10 vote me bIHes tlhes I.ns
lsat orshsN ~ tie Shts numoNr OF peisol' VINO 'o'.
t5e ,ls's pois ,1c.s Grain EGsua Grsy, ,ort Of
81 r,;u..r unfrr the CoutJ Court, who did Live
al he precinct hinse but voted there acted Of
for these srsrs. persons AL of whom we're aoor
county osds f them residing within the
precinct the of Of these were hid
sed they Refused 70 aud OF - Judges o he eeo
tie who chae ed their votes og Of
telling him # his bu,ioess that no oth-r
votes chaleIg there iha. day and al % hee stranges
allowed sot although ,ney DID MT hge IN lie precinct aud
am sta sne .S ,eqq, I' syfy p0S ss 10 o s "a 10. so
voted snd would not vote II any ohsr ecir, on
fIthsr sto~u by evidence amost 60 elusive thai Tie
n. aS"" ~, he bso. IN he Box ~tre never opeoe3
sld number does ret .oue'poHd WIN aa, r-arn.d oI e
TIE Iol N.Lsss Of the oIoedlgs, csrousi1s AID lAsins
noLey upon al = DO ikeo Tor H.
IHE CAROsDEIEr POLLS.
The evi6erce thosssat at Carotdelet CITY, where
10 1850 th- whole united % ~, sseled 10
fs SO w1erc IN 1850 h" Atuirst cand ta-~
a votes 20 yaies ~gre piled for ssT.e in in I5o, 80
sudS Tie pos 'uognoed al dsy by mob heaird ~
vote tut Who only voted ,bru,else prevented
Esiy % S,ir sui.a % vote 9H .a.f ialeh.e
At request ty fsnd ofMr Bar and forced bin % vote
ticket hs ;he Msyo Of the ety. vho candidate for tse
l. gs.u lhy rr; ticket iiasssed his Transaction, I'D
"ho cnaet go ne vote Of Ian ho 'es N lIo' snd ~ao
kovi to ths 10 msde the cAieuse sad 20 The
lui: 4 he pvrs.,rd II h, csaerser and Inoi.
Sa' slowed 20 vote, ara obtained the priy.ese BY Toe
p storrs brougs, from Ino. from their *
Waterloo Turnpike voted Csrond- The Blrfsi
h-Ifn.c BIicge hose votes vse rejected 3, The Arbs
IL wi'cen,ir which bad brvustt mot
sld al ~ trm "p1shd shn q. Carcu-eiet
,kat cortrctof so:sd M.h AID Cirondect sO
lst IS n 90 perr lo LvsG r llcs Ard "a. been
lied 20 have sccolut = le uh wssr IL in- So fns AID
fIt f IT, suE sId 20 Clroucset a,,itet
ie The Io Bsn,t y tlat Place Rat o.. coauy road.
ard Crolces o0Vrrsd v1t5 lorer 5y tbs
County Cour, order furnish rsct Hscklry
Tie tsi of the CcLrty Cl.lf, and thai hsckuey
ticket with blrret that l. openly
piocan.d tae,e tie r-ets BY The COO. I
urcsr whom tt.y a. S1fk hlt
for Bsr.t sttna ~ pad 3 FOR ri,
bro = 20 u. polls 70 so,- AID shen chse
fussc hey entitled 2 vote that tteV
hTcugi pJ dIussd ~ith hquor and azso efssd
it.ir votes they then p.e VIII liz 4Jr,
srf wren cneerre peely cr3srsd, brou9ht
ttrs third tine and tie JUDGES connecting receive
u .r wtsl il tf COZ ou Tie ssicsul- $40
prc-iIt the Di.triri ~hch iaciney c4rd
cst tor CcUlty Judge, Istsd ~th the cfs.-s H.
u Of -, Gu Co4r slc ta th- rsir ais 10
81. % ~ the County Cout ha controlling nfs
erc' employed bring N u1en ~ m TIE rrolnci1g
couft tss 20 Tor bscErsy and t1e Nsora D'mocrs &c
tsst that the whole and revenues Of .ar county
w.fe u.ed fos tbs purpose
W cannot enter toto the ui- ute detail Of the evil
deuce this po.st bat hazard ltle in expressing
the oplI ion that the entire vote cast at The tSo pre-
cucis Of CsTord.et ana Grsyois Coal Mines will be /
ihro~n ont by Congress upon tie evidence adtuced I
ly Mr. Blair, snd, IL the sts,Gte sgainst bribery |
Pot ID Grce that Hackney would BE- disqualified ~ |
hold an cfhce of profit trust IL the state.
HARLEn HOUSE.
4. tie LSrbI Eolle Precinct, the judges were not ,