The southern aegis. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1857-1862, 1861-11-16
Plug Uglyism in Harford-By their Fruits
We shall know them,


We shall know them.
We wish every honest man in Hartford county
would call at the Clerks Office in the Court house
and take look at the bundle of county tickets
returned from the late election. They will find
that those from Havre de Grace are printed on
green paper, while those from the other portions
of the county are schite. The fact that this was
the only point in the county where soldiers are
stetioned may assist the reader in coming to his
conclusions as to the why and the wherefore.
We deem it our duty to relate circumstance
connected with the printing of the tickets in this
county, that it may be seen how much reliance
may be placed in men who cry out " Deceptionl"
Look our for Fraudsp' &C. &c. About two
weeks prior to the election We called upon Mr..
William Beuldin, of the National american, and
after consultation, we agreed to print the election
tickets of our respective parties in such manner
as that no charge of trickery could be sustained
against either of us-the county tickets on white
paper and the district tickets on blue paper, the
latter for the purpose Of distinguishing them from
the former the day of election, and to facilitate
the separation of the tickets in voting by the
judges, they being deposited in separate boxes.
Mr. Bouldn purchased his paper for the county
tickets honestly and fairly, and according to our
agreement and that for the district tickets oe
supplied him. A few days thereafter, Mr.. B. ac-
costed us in the street, and intimated that he
would have to print part of his county tickets
on blue paper-that his party friends in Havre
de Grace were anxious to have tickets, and, hav-
ing no sOhite paper, he would be compelled to
print them on blue paper. 1t Immediately oc-
CURED to us that game of Intimidation was to be
attempted on the few honest and fearless Consti-
tutional Union men of Havre de Grace, and we
therefore protested against it, and actually loaned
Mr.. Bouldn a sufficient quantity of paper to
print the tickets, reminding him of his liability
to the charge of fraud and corruption were he to
print tickets for Havre de Grace, where U. S.
soldiers are stationed, different from those in
other parts of the county. We supposed our
agreement would be carried out in good faith
and were consequently much astonished when a
friend informed US that member of our party in
Havre do Craze was compelled to givs-ap awhile
IleheI, "hu Foue 4" Sieeh ohe, anu 'u"I ano'uef,
q prominent citizen of the town, was knocked
down and prevented from voting because his
sentiments differed from those of our protectors as
was evident from the color of his ticket. The
effect of this honest dealing may be seen in the
vote of the town, where our candidates received
thirteen votes out of eighty or ninety, who are
known to reside there and the Union party re-
ceives more majority by far than there are legal
voters residing there.
And these are the beings who charge honest
men with fraud and trickery-that deception
is the order Of the day" with our party, and that
nothing honorable or dishonorable will be left
undone to elect its ticket" Oh Shame where
is thy blush?