New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-26


cred. she few Republicans present could rst sen ia
! to what extent frsud WIS actually beng prscsci.
wha, they could see, however. coupled With W.
fact hat Challenging voters MAS out OF the qses.
ton, eslns TO the violence Of Dickei's a,s, n
keeping tee Republicans frou tue polls their cs,-
clusiors We're se,y decided that bold scheme Il
chestins WAS beng executed. There sss no w
Of positively deterstDipg the fact, howe'er, "
measuring lis msgn'tca-, tlll toe retarn' were
inside. TIE rtquis tons 81 the aw sero ":a that,
if there MAS fraud, 1t Wa saosn that II cOsl b,
in the eDd. detected aud pusssed. In tins ssssi-
edge the few Republicans there, were, not oss-
tent at least compelled 10 wait
b means of illegal voting Az double voting.
end perhaps stufiog. Mr. Dickey sed been sSle 10
get bis 3l9 votes into his bsllOt-eox. B1s Mr..
Dickey had to send TO the Secfetsgy of State the
names of his 3l9 voters. This was the trap shst
caught him. and f'om which there wac no escs2s.
He fabricated bis list, toe next day. as we'll % 10
could, and sent on hi. $40 names TO headquarters.
Armed vita this list It was only necessary 10 20
into the plantation, ferret out the inhabtsa, as
certain their names, and determine who Of the $40
were residents and voters, and who wers net.
This was done. full census Of the male rspuls-
ton of 81 years and upward was msde, and q
comparison instituted TO verify the voting list.
This examination disclosed the fact that there were
but 1919 voters in the plantation. snd that Of these
but 1853 voted Mr. Custom. House Officer Dlcksy
was thus caught in the act of returning l66 asues
and 66 votes from his precinct more THAI belonged
to him. A further Investigation showed that 81 Of
his l66 nsmes were the names OF peruoss not
voters, and that lis of them were purely fcttious
The magnitude of this transaction does not strike
the mind so fOrcibly as tue gigantic frauds Of Kaa-
sss But in Kansas, there was State to be saved
to Slavery. In Mans, it WAS Only lo,al csatest
the most important thing involved being q seat
in Congress. And Mr. Dickey wss but one, smag
twenty or more Government officers, actively
engaged in carrying the election, aud he had
charge Of a township having less than zoe
votes. To be able to show a sxiude Of l6G On
this aggregate, maofests genius fer scouadr ,lisn
not at all inferior to that displayed al Klckspse.
Considering Dickey's position and chances OF
exposure. think John Calhoun himself csaid
not complain Of him. His conduct fairly entities
him to promotion in that great political or
gsnlzaton in this country that DOW mainly seeks
to compass it's ends by fraud. We shau see II be-
does not hereafter get the due approval for his
penitentisry offense-if not BY promotion to q BET
ter cfice at lesst By retention in the one he now
h0l0s.
r,e lesson taught by the ready and complete OK.
pOsure of this fcaud. through tho agency of good
registry Law, should not be lost upon our Legislators
at Albany, who are row considering this sabject.
II illustrates and enforces, BY practical demoasra
ton, many of the views we have often had occs-
sion to urge in regard to this important reform.