Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-06


The Aboitionists, ia their efforts 20 escape the
moral effect OF the righteous condemnation which
the people OF Indiana have IN the late eleCtfOn
visited upon them, are loud mouthed ia their
complaints of frauds in the election
The indianapolis Journal has the following:
"Alien county gave but 355 majority two years
ago; now il gives 1000. The election board
were all Democrats, that is Bright Democrats,
and they peremptorily gefu-ed To allow any Re
publican OF Union Democrat TO have plsee on
H. They we've solicited TO grant this, not conr
teSy, but right, and were denied. The result ",
that a county which lyis added hardly anything
to its population in the pIst two years adds i. Ia
votes its poll list That increase, represent
ing 5000 population. came out OF the ballot box,
but never went into u +"
This malignant accusation of fraud is 20 much
like the recent talk OF certain noisy AbOtunlsls
in tbi- city, vino have been making themselyes
supremacy ridiculous by their display of gel ith
out discretion, and contemplate by their santers
of better men than themselves, that few can fail
TO recognize the authority on which the Journal
attempts to impugn the integrity of the vote loi
Allen county, and look with scorn the miSer
able factOhist who thus Whites his own home
The old adage lit is a vile bird that fouls it ewp
nest" was never more strkingiy illustrated than
in the case of tbs contemplate slandeierT
Ignorance and aSehood the marked fea
lures of the Journals statement. =
In October, 1850, A leu eountv gave Hen
bricks 36o minority tor Governor. In November.
1860 il gave Douglas 671 majority in a total v,.te
of $3.50 The vote OF le62 j. 5.7l9--being l3l
less than the vote OF 1861 instead of Liza
greater, as falsely stated in the Journal The
vote of Wayne township in November. go was
2,34l; in 1862, = 4l3-an increase in 1862 OF but
- votes. which can be easily accounted for by
the large increase of population in two years,
which has more than balanced the loss by enlist
ments In the aggregate of our votes there is
not, therefore, the shadow OF ground for sus
picon OF fraud Ii the Democratic majority had
been half what it is, the Abolitiousts would
probably have been satisfied. Their disapp0int-
ment and rage only show how little they know
of the real sentiments OF the people of this
ty, and how miserably they were deceived when
they supposed they could impose upon the inteIli
gence OF our German and Irish fellow citizens
/ by the chaif with which they sought to draw
them from their fidelity to Democratic principles.
In STYLING our Judges of election Bright
! Democrats" the Journal also shows it ignorance
OF the Allen county Democracy. OF the 5,e5i
votes east in November, 1850, the Breckinride'
or Bright ticket in Allen county received AZ votes
| only. and we have no reason To believe that the
strength of the Bright faction has increased
since 1860 The chief sympsthizers with Mr.
Bright in this county in 1860 were the leaders o
the Republican Abolition party They alon,
sou ght to do him honor.
What the Journal means by the Statement
that ANY Republican or "Union Democrat" haC
IA right 10 he judge of election, which de
MED him, we are at loss to know. When any
reputable citizen OF this county will undertake
over his name. to mpeach the character o
any of the Democratic judges of election. OF
charge fraud upon them We will be prepared u
meet the charge. Until then, do not hesitat,
TO say that the insinuation Of the Journal. OF
of its Fort Wayne informant is as base as it i
| false.
The late election in this county, and we be
lieve throughout the State. was fought upon
principle anu not with reference TO the politica
promotion OF any man or faction. and so far a
the action of the Democracy of this county il
concerned, believe purer more inrelli
gent expression of political opinion WIS eve
made the ballot box than made tn
| 18th inst.
Neither charges Of fraud nor pretences of the
absence of Republican voters in the army. vii
blind the public mind to the true significance o
the late elections in Pennsy lvania. OHIO and In
diana. They mean no less than that the majority
of the people OF those great States have no con
fidence in the present Abolition Federal Admin
| istration Let the Administration. therefore
| take heel to its WAYS and be wise Fort Woyn
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