The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-26
Political News.
REPUBLICAN KNAvERY.

Political News.
REPUBLICAN KNAvERY.
The Minnesotian is jubilant over the cleo.
ton of Butler, in place of Lehman, in the
first Philadelphia district. Butler has the
certificate, through forgery and bribery, but
Lehman is elected. 1t appears the returns
of the fourth ward were handed to VIM.
Byerly, one of the judges of election, to
make return to the judges of the Congress
sional district. While in his possession,
these returns were altered-several hundred
votes were taken from Lehman and given to
Butler, thus electing the latter. The official
returns on file in the Prothonotary's Office,
and which remain unaltered, elect Lehman
by 1872 majority. Byerly, the Judge, was
arrested on the 18th. for forgery. The dis
trict attorney of Philadelphia is already ia
king measures to ferret ont the authors of
this vile cheat. Mr.. FoRNEY, in the Press
of the 18th, says:
Inc hepupnc8n parry nave just acnieVeo
magnificent triumph, and in the joy with which
they hail this triumph they have the sympathy
of thousands of honest Democrats. They can.
not afford to stain their victory with fraud.
They cannot afford to assist in striking down,
by the basest agents, the men who have stood
in the fore front in opposition to Mr.. Buchanan
and his Administration, and to whom, in large
which they are now exulting. We think the
return judges, in view of all the facts Of the
case, should Immediately be reconvened, and
should revise their action and give the certifi-
cate to the duly.elected Representative from
the first Congressional district.
1t is charged that this is an attempt to
make good Republican losses in Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio. Butler has the certificate,
and will take part in the organization of the
next House, unless he should have the mad.
ness to decline to receive it. There is no
other way of reaching him than by con-
test in the House. Such villiany is without
precedent.
A COMPARISON.
Charles f. jackson was elected Governor
of Missouri because he had declared himself
openly in favor of Stephen A. Douglas, the
regular candidate of the Democratic party.
Henry D. Foster has been defeated for
Governor of Pennsylvania because he either
has not had the courage to come ont boldly
for the Little Giant" or has been secretly
favoripg the Disunionists. Had he openly
declared, as jackson, of Missouri did, be
would now be Governor-elect. In these
days of cheating and corruption the people
want to know for whom they vote. They
expect their candidate to come forward like
a man, to whom principles are higher than
political success. The friends of Douglas
will not vote for his enemies in order to
elect him.
NEGRO VOTERS.
A considerable part of the Black Repub-
lican majority is easily accounted for.
Brinkerhof is Judge of the Supreme
Court, and was a candidate of the Black
Republicans for reelection. A short time
since he made decision by which about
fourteen thousand negroes were invested
with the elective franchise. A more high.
handed abuse Of the judicial Office has never
been perpetrated in this country. Negroes
in Ohio will hereafter hold the balance of
power, and so they will in every other State
where they are permitted to vote.
The Cleveland Plaindealer of October 10,
says: "Full blooded negroes voted in
several of the wards yesterday. At the
Second Ward negroes as black as coal
peddled tickets. Negroes hired carriages
and carried white men to the polls. Negroes
were everywhere. The refrain commencing
Sleeps meats too good for niggers'-
is an absurdity. Here on the Western
Reserve roast beef is hardly good enough
for them. They sit at the first table and
white men are forced to lap up the crumbs
at the second. That's the style here.
That's what ais rs. We have met the
Africans and we're thours! :"
ATTENTION, WIDE AwAKEs
The following notice appeared in one of
the Pittsburgh papers previous to the Penn.
sylvania election:
"CoLoRrD MEN OF PITsBuRaH AND VICINITY
You are requested to meet and form your.
selyes into wide.awake clubs Immediately, for
the purpose of furthering the interest of the
friend of the human race, Abraham Lincoln.
Our colored brethren had tremendous dem.