Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-01
Ballot Box stufIins PrOpensities Of the
Slave Democracy.

Enough has already been proved upon the
party calling itself democrr tic. to ccnvic, 1t
in any court in christendon Of fraud and
knavery at the ballot box. This corruption
ha. no, been practised by that party in a
single instance-it has not been confined to
one locality. to one State. territory or town.
ship. Enough already appears to satisfy
even a skep,ical mind. tina, ballot box s'ui.
Eng has heen part Of system universally
adopted by the black democracy all over the
country. IL has unqucstionahly been nn-
derstood nv the democratic adersas means
to he adopted in all Desperate case. to carry
the elections. Now what is the proof. " we
were to 20 into n recital Of nll the cases that
have come to light. it woull extend this ar
ticle over a space that would exclude every.
thing else from our paper. The first three
elections in Knnsa. have hem prorcd BY The
rcry b,d Of criisnos. mos, strocious frauds.
Who committed them3 What party sns-
taIned themg Let the records Of Congress
answer the question. The slave democracy
caused them TO he comm tied. and then
sanctioned the dinbolicnl deeds. Gen. Whit.
Geld was twice elected delegate TO Congress
by fraudnlen, votes, and with the proof
staring them in the face. III, whole party in
Congres. marched up and vb'ed % give him
seat. Look at the OIfor, and Kickapoo
returns under the L"compt'n constitution,
and the slave democracy rying to bolster
them M. Then in Minncs, ia at her frs,
election, the officers sent there by Buchan-
an carried the State by fraud at the halo,
box. In philadelphia. in the las, prcsidcn.
,ial election. fraud carried the city and
Stte. under the direct sane ion of the black
democracy. In st. LOUIS, ~ the last Con-
e, s,ional election, fraud defeated Blair and
gave Barrett the certificate Of election to
Congress. Frank Blair ha. the direct proof
in his pocket. TIE able ard talented How.
ard was cheated out If hi' election in the
Detroit District in Michigan in the last
Presidential election. by faad IL. too.
has the proof ALREADY in his possession,
ready I, BE- presented To ths next Congress.
But To come ne,rer home. l,ok at the frauds
in Aroo.iook County in our own State, in
the last election. These Aroostook frauds
have been ferre,cd out ant brough: To the
light, and the direct agency Of the black Dc.
mocracy has been proved by an Official in
ycstgation. Ycs. the black democracy Of
Maine. under the advice OF leader. Of the
same party in other State, and having the
d,rrci ,daciioH of ne corsrlm'ri al Wash.
iurfoa. went 70 work deliberately and swim.
died into the ballot box about three hundred
bogus votes for the purpose Of elcc,inc Bion
Bradbury TO Congress from the 9th district.
II was not mistake. but wilfull, DELHI.
crate piece Of knavcry. What can the hon.
est portion OF the people Of the country
think Of such party party that IL 80
STEPPED in iniquity, 80 totally depraved, 80
UNANIMOUSLY wicked, as to 81 to work delib.
erately TO break down all he safeguard. OF
the halo, box. and override the legal voters
Of the country by a system OF frauds, which
knock out at single blow the very basis
upon which free government must rect.
We charge these things upon the slave de-
morracy, because they hare been PROVED
Guilty., and we call upon every man wheth-
er in the republican party " not, to expose
the rascali,y. II these frauds are TO be toll.
Grated. and the guilty party suffered to re-
main in power, 80 that they can be repeat
ed. what are all our electoral rights worth
What i. the right OF suffrage WORTH The
black democracy, represented by the Bu.
chanan dynasty, ought to have branded up.
on it, back and all over IL, in staring capt.
tails, FRAUD. FRAUD, FRAUD; and then
i, should no, be suffered to ~ at large, like
the murderer Of righteous Ahel, bn, hung
upon come culprit. galluw' high as llaman,
that the world may gaze Ipon It's last re-
mains.