Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-11-06
Illegal Voting.

The largely increased vote OF Pennsyi-
vsnia this yesr. has raised ION both sides)
general but not very specific charges Of
"false" or "fr.udu!eot" voting. Iii is not
alleged ,hss there Vas stufing Of ballot
boxes With enormous votes, ss on the
Canal lines in 1888. or 10 the kansss
border sovns. But it 10 said there 10 too
large an increase Of votes, swelling up
the n.jorisy, io . particular county, like
Berks or Allegheny. to unespsetsd pro-
portions. And individual instances OF
sross sre mentioned. Bot this 10 no
vsy to substan,is,e the serious, sweepiOg
.lleg,sioss of gigantic inposi,ions. II
the ssues Of soy ilIegsi Of fictitious per-
sons are found As hssiug voted, the charge
10 so far sustained, end DO farther.
10 White Deer, Kelly, Ls~isburg, &C.,
in our county, there Vas large increase
Of votes over any prior election, yet We
presume no one will say there we're more
erroseous votes sbss nsy hsppes any
y..r-perbsps less, for both sides we're
more than commonly wstebful. Over 10
Chillisqusque and other Opposition dis
,rie.s, that party made gsius, By getting
ont (ss vs did slsewhers) the last man
that had . vote. And 50, ~ think, it
vss geusrsIly-as fair . contest % ssual
-sse vish which both sides should be
ss,i,6ed, uusil they show real cause for
complaint.
Il is true, there are questions always
arising - to the right to receive ballot
from paupers, prison eouvic's, transient
persona, those Of unsouod mind, &c. But
some times one party hss the advantage
Of these questionable voters, and some
times the other. Il might be veil, BY
Gases stated, TO test their legality before
the Courts, or to procure Legislative action
clearly defining these points IS fer q may
be.
Those general, Wholesale accusations,
however, are evil and unjust, for they
charge crime iodiseriminstely, tend to
destroy confidence 10 the purity of the
ballot. box, and thus to undermine free
government Doubtless, il there Be any
wilfully illegal or corrupt voting pr.e.ised,
i. is the duty aud right Of any and every
officer and good citizen to see j. punished
and prevented in the future. That would
be useful and praisewershy 10 all respects,
while geoersl esnpiainine shout triflisg
or imaginary wrongs, and no corrective Of
real wrongs, does more harm than good.
Seek to try aud convict, under the laws,
both illegal voters, and election officers,
Who knowingly or earelessly violate tie
rules Of the bsllot-box; bot cease from
Wholesale ISLANDERS Of large classes Of men
not proven eulpabls.
Woodward's Tactics.
Most readers remsnbsr the sentiments
Of Judge Woodward 10 Dec. 1860, and
,ous Of them heard his not-conmit,al
At Lewisburg. At BellefOnts, he
aid, according to the Press:
"Ths only question before the people |
'or discussion this fall, Is whether the
officials now in power shall be .
OF whether the people desire .
change. So far as my observation among
he people has been. an Of the opinion
hat the people of the whole country are
10 favor Of the Union, and only differ ip
hs means for perpssussing il; and there
'ors again say that it is not my inten-
ion to discuss the Issues, ~ there are
.entlemen here, to do this, much mere
be to do 90 thss myself"
At Losk Haven, the Democrat reports
lin to bsvs said:
"All the people Of Peunsylvsnis were
ssnimous in the opiuios that the rebell-
30 should be suppressed, but ss to the
rode Of accomplishing il there vss diver.
ity Of sentiment between Democrats and
At ssnbury, hesrsr reports be said:
"lss. The Rebellion must be subdued.
4. The Conssisstioa must bs susssissd.
d. The Union must be restored"
We put this oo record to show how
'ush, - hs moved .neas the people, be
'snd il necessary 70 raise bis pasriesisa
bovs bic orisisal position, which wss,
Let South Caroline 20 il pesss, il sLs
o ss sll." Great - we're his sdvssee6
wards The srus pesisioa, hs jet fell
tort Of il.
0onmutation Money.
A "Wsr Gazette, O6eisl," dated Wssh.