The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-11-19
NUMBER AZ.

democratic majority of 35S in 1860 is
swelled to 2,Q23 in 1862. ~ .t
Allen county is in the 10th Congress-
ional District, in which Mitchell, Union,
was defeated for Congress by Edgerton,
democrat, by 496 votes. Thus the Union
party is defrauded out of member of
Congress by n majority less than the
fraudulent vote of a single county
In the county given above, | have
shown the mode adopted tc ascertain the
facts. Space will not allow of similar
details in other counties | shall, there
fore, only give the results as found by
the same mode of computation.
In Jennings county the excess Of votes
is 746, and although the county has
Lass volunteers in the service, vet the
vote of Athon exceeds that of Hendricks
$50, and the Union majority in 1862 is
6O2 less than it was in 1860
In Johnson county the excess of votes
is 397, and the Democratic majority is
increased 232 .5sue la lt'-
In Madison county the excess of votes
is 136, and the Democratic majority of
ITS in 100 is increased to $50.
In Wander ,urgh county the excess of
jority is increased to 800 @
In Rush county the excess of votes is
465, and the vote of Athon exceeds that
of Hendricks Y, and Republican ma
jority in 1860 of "A is supplanted by a
Democratic majority Of IFS in 1862.
In Dearborn county the excess of
votes is Al, and the vote of Athon ex-
ceeds that Of Hendricks, and the Demo
cratic majority of All in 1860 is increas-
ed to ,l47 in 1862 1' r''i.i hae
In Bartholomew county the excess of
votes is SIS, and the vote of Athon ex-
ceeds that of Hendricks 1913, and the
Democratic majority of $50 in 1860 is
increased to 600 in 1862
In Adams county the excess of votes
is 276, and the vete of Athon exceeds
that Of Hendricks 335, and the Demo-
cratic majority of 293 in 1860 is increas-
ed to Z IS in 1862
1t is useless to prolong this statement
by the enumeration Of other counties.
Those already given show clearly the ma
ture and extent of the fraud
1t is well known that many of the
ablest and most influential Democrats in
the State gave warm and active sup
port to the Union party, among whom
are Gov Jos A. Wright, Henry Secrest,
Judge David Gooding, Col W. A. Bickle,
Judge James Hughes, Hon. T. n. Still
well, w. A. Pierce Judge A, C. Dow
ney, ID. R. Williamson, ESQ, Gen. W. J.
Elliott, Hon. John /. Morrison, Col Jas.
Gavin, Gen. Ebenezer Dumont, General
Lew Wallace, Col VIM. E. Mclean, Col.
r. J. Ryan, Hon. George BuslSirk, Gen.
Joseph Reynolds, Col. John T. Wilder,
Hon Charles Cathcart, Hon. William S.
Smith, Judge Joseph S Buckles, Hon.
Robert Dale Owen, Judge John Brown
lee, Hon. James NJ. Gregg, Dr. William
Daily, Hon Daniel Sigler, Fl. Crawford,
Esq, Dr. Stewart, General A. p. Hovey,
Col Kise, Col T. J. Lucas, Col. VIM.
Carver, Col Orr, Col Hathaway, Col
McGinnis, Col. Mullen, Col Merriweath-
or, Col. Blake, Hon. Alvah johnson, Col.
"A Steele, NJ Wilson, Esq, Major John
son, Col A. Heath, Hon. l.. G. Dough-
erty, T. NJ. Adams, Esd, j. III. Stuart,
Esq, Chauncey Carter, Esq, w. S. Fer
rer, ESQ.,, Judge A. Levering, John B.
Nees, Esq, N. Riley, Esq, H. N. Bacon,
Esq, U. V. Kyger, Esq, Captain John
c. Benton, Hon. Banner Lawhead, VIM.
Kurtz, Esq, George S. Atkinson, ESQ.,,
John F. Carr, Esq, Geo w. Carr, Esq,
Captain E. B. Hammond, Wm, Griffin,
Esq, Captain Geo. W. Allison, Hon. An
drew jackson, Hon. s. Spann, ESQ.,, j.
B. Fulwiler, Esq, c. E. Shipley, ESQ.,,
VIM. Hawthorn, Esq, D. K. Pershng,
Esq, E. R. James, Esq, W. c. Cullen,
Esq, Arch. Kennedy, Esq, Capt T. a
Mcfarland, and numerous others whom
we have not space to name, and these
men were sustained in their patriotic
efforts by thousands Of loyal Democrats.
who cast their votes for the Union party,
While the Union party thus gained large
accessions, no man can point to any
source of loss in votes to that party,
except the absence of volunteers in the
service. t.... t......
We viii now refer to the votes given
in several Of the strongest Union coun-
ties, and see who gains in those coun-
ties. Gr h"
In Henry county the Democratic vote
increased %, while the Union vote de-.
creased 742. .-.- ..f.
In Wayne county the Democratic vote
decreased l30, and the Union vote de-
creased III.
In Laporte countythe Democratic vote
creased 532.
In Delaware county the Democratic
vote is the same as it was two years ago,
and the Union vote decreased 2ll.
In Elkhart county the Democratic vote
decreased l57, and the Union vote de-
creased $50. -...
In Grant county the Democratic vote
increased 90, and the Union vote de-
creased l07. ..-E
In Hamilton county the Democratic
vote increased "a, and the Union vote
decreased SIG. s.a-f51
In Howard county the Democratic
vote increased 81, add the Union vote
decreased 132.
In Jefferson county the Democrotic
vote increased IA, and the Union vote
decreased 2l2 nlE. - .ar7os lL
l. Jennings county the Democratic
vote increased 5oJ, and tho Union vote
decreased 2l7. Wv
In Kosciusko county the Democratic
vote increased II, and the Union vote
decreased PAS. ~ .ss-,..f
In Lagrange county the Democratic