The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-10-25
DEMOCRACY PREPARING
FOR STUlsENDOUS FRAUDS.
The Whole Scheme Exposed.
correspondence Of the Springfield Journal. l
ALEDo, Oct. 10, 1860.

correspondence Of the Springfield Journal
ALEDo, Oct 10, 1860.
Without attempting to dictate, or
presuming to be able to post you upon
Il matter Of great, if not vital interest
to the cause of right and truth in the
State of Illinois, yet | will take the
privilege OF transmitting to you few
items, which YOU are at liberty to use
rs You may deem proper.
The State Democratic Committee
are advising their friends throughout
the State to bet freely on the result in
Douglass favor, rs they have already
ten thousand voters brought lately
from other States, scattered along the
Illinois Central Il. H., and will, before
the 9th Of November, have enough
such in EGYPT to oyerbalance the
Republican majority at the north
The following | have from an unnlis-
taxable source, to wit: ''On yester-
day, 4 Democrat who has been pretty
active i'll stamping this county for
Douglas, and who has not dollar Of
his own, staked a considerable sum on
the result in Illinois, and says he has
plenty more to bet the same way, as
he receives it all from the Democratic
State Central Committee, with instruc-
ton to bet freely, for they have already
ten Mousand Democratic voters at
Work on the Illinois Central Railroad
and other Railroads in Southern Hi
noiS; that they are all brought from
other States within the last few weeks
and that they are daily shipping Rail
road hands and other Democratic vo-
tiers into Egypt, and are bound at all
hazards to have enough such in Egypt
before the 9th Of November TO over
balance the Northern Republican ma
jol.ity: that they were successful in the
central counties in Illinois in 1853 by
this means, and that they are bound to
use the same means to succeed in
1860.
| have also learned from reliable
source That they are under perfectly
organized system. Tile State Com
mittee apportion such voters to the
counties, and the County Committees
apportion to tho different towns and
precincts 50 as to have plenty at every
place of voting in the State, and are
thus preparing and scheming one of the
most stupendous frauds ever perpetrat-
ed, and doing it all under the name Of
Populor sovereignty.
| send you these items that, If YOU
are not already in possession of the ex-
tent ofthe frauds preparing, and if you
deem this worthy of consideration, you
may aclualnt the proper persons there
with, or have them make the investiga-
ton for themselves. | anu fully salts
fled that there is at this time the deep
ost plans being laid by the Democracy
or Illinois to tlwart the will Of the peo-
pie, that the scheming and nnscrupu-
louS leaders Of a corrupt party are ca
pable Of inventing, and that means
should be adopted without delay to
meet and thwart these plans. They
are well satisfied that Their power is
gone if they 10 not resort to intruge,
fraud and falsehood.
In addition to the above a cores
ponlent of the Press 4. Tribune, writ
ing from Bushnell McDonough Co.,
Illinois, under date OF Oct, 18th, fur
nishos the following.
This county will send a representa-
tive to the Legislature favorable to the
reelection Ct Judge Trumbull, if we
are not oyerborne by frauds and colo
niz;ltion. The Donglasites have com
mencea importing, and up to Yesterday
our spies reported the names and hid
ing-placcs Of thirty-four Irishmen that
have been brought into McDonough.
There is one gang Of seven from Schuy-
Ter County, who are harborcd in some
shanties at saw mill about ten miles
east Of this place. -Four Irishmen
came here a few evenings since from
Galesburg, and inquired Of a Republi-
can for our deputy sheriff. They were
introduced to the acrong person, when
the scat was let out Of the bag
These Gets were hurried into the
country; but a Widc-Awake tracked
them to their hiding place in the house
Of a brawling Donglasite. The others
were similarly introduced and placed.
Most of them have SO far came from
Galesbnrg and vicinity. Who furnish
es the money to oay the cost Of this
colonization It must take considcra-
bic to carry out the fraudulent plans of
the Squattcritcs. One day last week
draft for 800, endorsed by Joel 4.
Matteson, was cashed III Monmouth
for the holder, a Douglasite Of Ma
comb. 1t can be guessed what use
this money was put to, and it is not
hard to divine why Matteson endorsed
this draft.
Yours, &c.
WIDE AWAKE.
P. S.-Since writing the foregoing l
have learned that gang Of eight Irish
went down the road last night on
frairhf train tn Macnmh whore fhnv