Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-09
.Eha Ashland District.

Since the death OF Henry Clay, our Elgntn
Congressional District has been disgraced by
the Introduction of a kind OF electioneerlng
tactics which was previously unknown in our
State. 1t was first used to secure the cleo
ton of John G. Breckenridge, next of James
Is. Clay, and now again in the attempt to de-
feat the will of the people and crush John Nj.
Harlan. The honor OF the State, the lntegrl-
ty of the elective franchise, and every prin-
ciple of Justice demand a rigid scrutiny and
fearless exposition of these frauds, that they
and their originators may be held up to the
scern of the nation. Some OF the scenes IN
the Ashland District on Monday last were re-
voting in the bold etfrontery OF the means
used by INSCRIPTIONS demagogues TO defeat
Mr.. Harlan, and we are gratlhed to learn
from him that he contemplatcs a thorough IN
yestigation into the poll books and a search
ing exposition of the introduction OF illegal
voters Some OF the facts developed Will as
tonish the friends of order, and we have
taken some pains 10 collt CT them from various
sources. AT the Cynthiana precinct, in Hal
rison county, from seventy to one hundred
newly naturaliZed Irish voters were allowed
to vote and OF that number upwards Of fifty
swore that they reached Cynthlana on the
10th of May last-a most remarkable colnci-
dence to render them qualified on residence!
As soon as the polls were closed, large num-
beers of these Irish vagabonds were seen to
leave Cyuthiana, going in the direction OF
Coyington and notwithstanding like shad-
ows and so departing! A whole gravel train
of Irish were taken TO the Coemanville pre-
einct and voted there, and, after voting, they
too fitted with the twilight? Gangs OF Irish
men stopped during the day of election at
Cynthiana and had to inquire the way to the
Court House!
Such was the locust fight of these miserable
tools Of more intelligent but INSCRIPTIONS
4. Al. al nd haf m DIR rlt
of Harrison said that Cynthiana was actually
turned into Young Ireland" and many
voters, aged and respectable, were deferred
from going 10 the polls, disheartened by the
foreign invasion, and saying II was useless TO
contend against such open and shameless
frauds. Men working on turnpikes, who had
no more right to yote there than We would
have had, were marched to the polls ana their
votes registered. There were from seventy
40 one hundred Irish voters on newly issued
naturalization papers, and the mill TO grind
out the "better citizens" was kept vigorously
at work until the very day OF election. 1t Is
known that Irishmen went from Anderson and
Mercer counties 10 the Ashland District, voted
there and Immediately returned again. A
leading Democrat in Harrison, by the name
of Boyd. expressed to an intelligent gentle
man of Fayette that Q large number OF men
had been brought from Owen, Pendleton,
Morgan, and Grant counties and voted IN
Harrison. Take these things into considera-
ton and add TO il the fact that up 10 the
present time we have been unable 10 get at
the official vote OF Nicholas county, and any
body can draw his own comments and deduc-
tions. There has been deep laid scheme OF
rascality attempted, but We sincerely believe
il will be foiled.
Mr.. Harlan made a most gallant race; a
race unparalleled in the history OF Kentucky.
Democrats openly asserted that the district
had made Breckenridge Vice President, and
that IL should make him President also.
Eycry energy that ingenuity coald suggest
and every fraud that political TascalIty
could invest, were resorted To TO crush MI.
Harlan, but we do not believe they Will sue
c,ssinl. Ills fiiends are justly indignant,
and insist that he shall contest the scat of
Mr.. Simms. To do this, IL is necessary that
they should forrest cut all the fraudulent
doIncs in every precinct, now that they are
ff,sh and the evidence easily to be obtained.
Let them get all the Information possible
and transmit il 10 Mr.. Harlan, the suspicion
of fraud IL not enough; the proof must be
| a.lduced Mr.. Harlan is prepared TO resent
the iudig nifty which has becn placed upon
ais irieuds by the base effort 10 drown The
expansion OF their viii, aud he will ~urk a.
| CALAMITY and zealously 10 yiadieaie their
| rights, as he has throughout the canvass in
ennnciating his princlPles. Lei his friends
then go 10 work and drag from darkness
the guilty perpetrators OF these frauds. Pro-
| duce the evidence, aud Mr.. Harlan will 20
before Congress, demand bis seat. aud make
such an exposure Of political corruption az
will startle The entire country. In this be
xlil have tbs beSt WISHES Vf ev,ry bonesi
man WHO preisrs ths honor OF his eouatry %
The SUCCESS Of party, basely achieved Loa.
Jour.