Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-03-20

"'"s' "S tHo Bieat omclhl uOcumenti or else |
what makes him look So dignifed Well, |
now. all things are ready, why don't they
commenced cannot endure this suspense
much longer and the crowd seems to have
caught the disease. But now give your at
IGNITION, DR.. Salisbury is on thr floor. he is |
going to speak Oh, Mr.. Editor, | almost
wish that some of those men from New
DIRK that draw pictures, had been present,
TO sketch the scene for some paper. But
alas !! ii is lost to the country, just because
some men are too modest, and did not give
the picture-paper men notice.
He informed the bodies that the commit
tee had performed the duty assigned to them
aud had labored assiduously in it's perform
ance. No ono doubted that the committee
would make as much of it US they could
the report is printed and the charman's
brother is printer. They had subj mnaed
80 witnesses and had examined 1875, the
others having been excused on account of
illness and other causes.
After the chairman of the committee
sat down, Dr. Martin commenced reading
the evidence, and continued up to January
18th when he was relieved by Mr.. Penning-
ton, Clerk of the House. The evidence
went to show what no man ever doubted, that
United States troops had been brought into
tins State on the day of the last election, at
the request of Union men, because they had
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sures were adopted, II fair election conld not
be had. Governor Cannon, in his evidence
stated, that he asked for the troops, because
he had been informed upon good authority,
that the Democrats intended to bring men
into Delaware from Maryland for the pur-
pose of influencing the election. He further
testified that 10 or 20 men did come from
Maryland, showing that there were grounds
Tor apprehension that the Democrats intend
ed 10 use fraud and even violence to carry
the election, and the presence Of the mill
tary alone defeated their plans. His Ex-
cellency testified that Secretary Stanton had
sent the troops here at his request to pre-
serve order and insure fair election, and
that he was not aware that MIR. Fisher or
any other person had made any representa-
lions to the Secretary of War on the sub
ject. Charles Wright declared in his evil
dence that Gen. Wool Informed him that he
came TO Seaford not to interfere, but to Sc
cure to Democrats and others fair election
The testimony of man from Georgetown
named Martin, who keeps the Poor House.
goes to show that he Runaway and jumped
III ditch where he remained with his head
Just above water until the soldiers passed
lie also stated that some 3 or men left
Georgetown, and formed an encampment in
swamp. 1t does not appear that the sol
dlers iulerlered with or in any way molested
them, and the cause of their sudden flight
Is mystery, and can only be accounted for
on the principle that they wero terribly
frightened because they knew they we're in
pad company and ought to be arrested, and
immediately came TO the conclusion that
they were the object OF their visit, and with
out waiting for an explanation, as innocent
men would have done, they fed. In this
connection the testimony of Mr.. Eligood
Provost Marshal at Georgetown may throw
some light on this subject. In reply TO an
inquiry why a file of soldiers were sent to
the Aims house, he said II did not send
after Mr.. Martin, but after man reported
to me as being cooped up in the Almshouse
ny the Democrats to keep him from voting
My orders TO the man in command OF the
squad was to get the man who was restrain
ed OF his liberty, bring him into Georgetown
and tell him to go and vote for whom h,
pleased rhoy did not find the man there
as reported, but Martin the keeper ran away
and took up quarters in the swamp. Com
ment is unnecessary.
A witness testified that the three men ar
rested at Georgetown were therefore, Demo.
Gratis, very active and useful at the polls
One of them, however, intended to supper
the Union ticket with the exception that h,
promised to vote for Mr.. Hickman. Demo.
I crat, for State Senator. The two straight.
out democrats had voted before they wer
arrested, but the man who intended to vot
the Union ticket'had not. Had this latte
exercised the elective franchise, the lowe
House would probably have lost the service
of that wise legislator and brilliant orator
2 Speaker Sorden
I The reading of the report is still goint
on, the end OF which no man knoweth. We
i to sum the whole matter up, the resul
of the labors of this committee are as fol
lows list. 1t has put the State to an enor
nous Unnecessary expense I'd 1t has giyel
good job of printing to the Saulsbur
press Of this town. Beyond this It has viz
d tually done nothing, although the commit
9 tee was composed entirely of Democrat.
i and the most strenuous efforts were made Il
I procure evidence to prove something whiel
: would reflect discredit upon the Union par
h ty, Even Democrats are disappointed ant
r admit that the whole thing is miserable
S farce. The mountain labored and brourh
| forth mouse"
o Yours, A.
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