Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-09-13
THE DAKOTA ELECTION.

The returns from the counties upon the
Missouri river establish Il reelection of
Gen. ToDD beyond any doubt. His mai,.
r'ty OF the legal votes viii be much larger
than last year. Counting only the legal
votes and ToDo has clear majority of 81
on the Missouri. Admit all the fraudu
lent votes and Gov. JAYNE is III ahead,
with the Red River to hear from. which
will give Gen. Todd at least us majority,
thereby securing bis election triumphan,ly.
Kansas aud Nebraska have astounded
the world by their election swindles-Jut
for giant frauds barefacei rascali,ies,
and base ylllanies--Dakota has eclipsed
them all. Early in the campaign it became
evident that Gen. TopD was the peoples
choice. All the patronage, the promises,
and entreaties of Gov. JAYNE could not
phase him with the honest settlers They
knew that he was not political advrn,
turer-llitcd into position and authority
because an influential relative had d..
nanded it, He was their fellow Citizen
their friend and benefactor. If he purity
OF the baliotbox were maintained Gen
IonD was invinci5le. Gov. JAYNE and
his friends knew This, and at once resolved
that what could not be accom- pished by
honest means should be accom- plished by
dishonest means, and openly proclaimed
It. Brale Greek, 10 Cole county-ani the
pease settlement, in Charles Nix county,
were selected as the theatre of action. In
the former place there are but thirty
actual voters all told. Yet, under the
sk''ful engineering Of some Jayne men
from another county seven,y,two votes
were cast. Ga canvsssinr, six more bal
lot: we're FOUND IN the DIX IMAM tuerv ~u,u
unrn-s tire ;'o't books. Sic Todd bal.
lots, waica hda been rotei opsniy, were
taken from the boz and rejected.
A. the Pease Settlement the greatest
raseaiity was practiced. There are but
thlrty.four actual voters ia Charles Mix
county Ye, one hundred aud thirty eth!
rotes tccre cast, one hundred and thirty Of
them being for Jayne. Not less than one
hundred and fifteen Ioua soldiers, stattoa.
ed At Fort Randall poted ia Charles Me
ea""ty for Cor jayne They not only
voted IN defiance Of Law, but we are in.
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These soldiers belong to Companies "a
and &C. Of the Iowa l4th.
Not only this, bu, Gen. Tod!s most
influential friends have been arrested and
Imprisoned in military prison at Fer,
Ra.dall, probably for the express purpose
OF presenting them from ticpa,ny in
the election. Mr.. Bsuguier was arrested
a, the lanktou Agency and taken to Fort
Randall on the eve of election, and kept
in close confinement until few days
alter election, when he was released We
have no desire - 10 Capt Paltee any in
justice whatever, but to arrest-imprison,
and release nan with at any charge or
reason whatever, is a singular proceeding
and one which Capt. Pa:tee will undoub-
| tediy have an opportunity Of explaining
and defending.
These are a few Of the despicable ex.
pedieuts resorted to t. elect Gov. jayne.
Thanks t. the integrity OF the people they
have utterly failed rhas carry with them
their own eoru rnents--taeir own lesson
| their OWL reward, which we commend to
Gov. Jayne aud his fris ads