Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-12
The Ashland District.

Since the death Of Henry Clay, oar Eigth Con.
gressional District has been disgraeed by The In
production Of o kind OF elsctiUnsering tactics,
which was previously unknown In our State. L
was first used TO secure the election Of John q.
Brockinrdge, next VI James B. Clay, and now
again In the attsmpt TO defeat the win ofthe roo
Pile and crush out John N. Iisrlan. The honor
Of the Stato the integrity Of the elective franchise
and every priaoipie ol Justice demand rigid scru-
tiny and fearless exposition Of these frauds. that
they and their originators may be held up to the
scorn of the nation. Some Of the scenes In the
Ashland District on Monday lait wore rvvoitins
in the bold effrontery OF the means used by un-
serupulcus demagogucs to defeat Mr. Harlan. and
We are grathed to learn ftom him that he contcm.
plates thorough investigation into tho poll books
and u searching exposition OF the Introduction 0f
illegal voters. Some Of tho facts developed will
astonish the friends OF order, and We have takcn
some pains to collect th,m from various sources.
AT the Cynthana precinct, In Harrison county,
from seventy to one hundred newly naturalixed
Irish voters were allowed ~ vote and of that
number upwards Of fifty swore that they reached
Cynthiana on the 10th Of May lnst--a most re-
markabe coincidence to rendor them qualified on
residence IA soon Ms tho polls were closed. largo
numbers of these Irish vagabouds were seen 10
l"aye Cythiana; going in the direction Of cosipg.
ton and l.exington--coming like shadows and No
departing! \ whulo gravel train OF Irish wora
taken to tho Colcmanylle precinct aud voted
there and. alter voting, they too fitted with tho
twilightS Gangs of Irshmen stopped during the
day Of eloction Mt Cynthiana aud had to inquire
tho way to the Court House,
Such was tho locust fight OF theso miserable
tools Of moro Intelligent but INSCRIPTIONS agents
in the back ground, TINT an old citizen oi llarr-
said TINT Cynthiana was actually turned into
Young ireland, +" and many voters aged and res,
peetable, were deferred from going 10 the polls,
dsheartoned by the foreign invasion, and saying
il was useless to contend against such open ind
shameless frauds Men working on turnpikes.
who hnd more right 10 vote there than we
would have had, were marched u the polls aud
their votes registered There were from seventy
to ono hundred Irish voters on newly issued nat
urnlization papers, and the mill to grind out the
'better citizens" was kept vigorously ut work un.
til the day of election. II 10 known that lrirhmen
went from Anderson and Mercer counties to the
Ashland District, voted there and Immediately
returned agon. A leading Democrat In TIar,I.
son, by the name Of Boyd exprcsscd to an intel-
gent gentleman of Fayette that large number Of
men had been brought from Owen, Pondleton,
Morgan, and Grant counties md voted In lIarri.
SON Take these things into consideration. and
add to it the fact that up tho prascnt time we
have been unable 10 got at the official vote II
Nicholas county. and anybody can draw hi. own
comments and deductions. There hns bcrn u
deep hid scheme Of rascality attempted, Lut we
sincerely belic,e it will be foiled.
Mr.. Harlan made most gallant race n race
unparalleled in tho history Of Kentucky. Demo.
Gratis openly asserted that the District had mnde
Breckenridge Vice President and that IL should
make him President also Every energy Tint nge.
nuity could suggest aud every fraud that political
rascnty could in,ts were resorted to to crush Mr.
IInrlan but we do net believe they will DO successful
His friends are justly ndgant, and insi.t TINT hc
shall onntest the scat Of Mr. Simm., 10 do this, II
IN necessary that they should ferret out all the
FRAUDULENT doings In every precinct, now TINT ihcy
aro fresh md the evidence easily to bu Obtained.
Let them get NIL the information possible and
transmit ii to Mr.. Harlan. the suspicion of fraud
is not enough; the proof must bc induced. Mr..
Harlan ia prepared to resent tho indignity which
has been placed upon his friends by tho bnso effort
to drown the expression Of their will, and hc will
work as gallantly and zeAlously to vndca,e their
right-. M he hns throughout the cai.vass in cnnn-
ciating his principles. Let his friends then 4, to
work and drag from darkness the guilty pcrpe-
traitors of these frauds. Produce tho evidence and
Mr.. Harlan will 90 before Congress demand his
scat, and make such exposure Of political cor.
ruption will startle the entire country. In this
ho will have the best wishes OF every honest man
whoprofers the honor of his country to the suc-
cess Of party, bascy achieved Louiseiitc Jour
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