Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-07

10 MS sunDIushng prostitution OF his OIL
fetal position, Commissioner Mcmahon
added, aboard the FaWn, what seems very
much like subOrdination of perjury. Com
ment is unnecessary.
I am very respectfully your obedient
ssrvant,
[signed,] ROBERT TOWNSEND,
Commander U. S. n.
U. S. STEAMER FAwN, orr MEMPHIS, 4
October 2l, 1864.
SIR: have the honor to make the fol-
lowing report with regard to the manner
in which the vote was taken on board this
vessel for the State of New York.
On the 18th day of October Michael
Mahon, Commissioner, and Hugh F. Nor
gan, clerk to the Commissioner, represent
ing themselves to have been appointed
by Horatio Seymour, now Governor
of the State of New York, for the purpose
of receiving from such soldiers and sailors
in the United States service, who are ciLi-
zens Of tho State of New York, power of
attorney, in pursuance of an Act of the
Legislature of the State of New York, en-
titled An Act 20 enable the Qualified Elec-
tors of this State absent thersfrom in the
Military Service of the United States, in
the Army or Navy thereof to vote on the
next General Election, on the sth day of
November, 1864; and that the said Com
missioner did come on board the United
States steamer Fawn, from off the city of
city of Memphis, in the State of Tennes-
see, on the 18th day of October, 1854, and
did receive nine votes. find, on investi-
CATION Of the above votes, on their own
statements, that six of the voters-namely,
James Clancer, Edward Coleman, Charles
Smith, james Weightman, Charles Cook
and John Ross, are not naturalized citizens
OF the United States, and that one, Benja-
min Court is citizen of Michigan, and
therefore not entitled to vote under the
Act-said Commissioner going through q
form offxing the power of attorney, Acting
Ensign, John Sullivan, reading the affida-
Wit on the bottom of the powers of attor-
neY, and signing the same and Hugh F.
Morgan witnessing, and not sw wearing
them In the envelope, yet signed them,
without voters knowing the contents.
They further state, that had they known
the qualifications required in said OATH
they would not have signed it, but the oath
was neither read nor explained to them.
The manner in which this was done seems
very unfair and one sided, as they did
not distribute any but democratic elector-
al letters, stating that tn ey would furnish
the Republican electoral tickets but failed
to do so, thereby debarring portion Of
legal voters of the privilege to which they
were entitled, and consequently failed to
perform the duties the were sworn to do,
and publicly.
Very respectfully yours &c.
Segned, JOHN GRACE.
Acting Master Commanding.
To Robert Tos0nse,1d Commanding the 7th
Division Missouri Squadron. ..-
The Richmond Whig of last Thursday
contains a letter from Senator Henry
FOOte, to the Hon. Jas. j. Jones, of Rich
mond, making nearly three columns, solid.
1t is mainly devoted to a statement of the
claims of Mcclellan and Pendleton, and a
discussion ofthe prospects of tie Confeder-
acy should they be elected, re says; -FL
A Convention of all the States could
then be held, to which could be referred
for settlement the division of property be-
tween the two sections, the re-estsblisment
of the boundary line, the equal division of
the navy, and the assessment on each sec.
tion of the proper ameunts to be paid for
the damage it has inflicted on the other
during the war. This convention should
further arrange contint ntal meeting for
the two confederacies and provide for mu-
tual pledges to intOrce the Monroe doc
trine.
Voters will have an opportunity to ap-
prove of Senator Foote'S plan on next
Tuesday.
Richmond papers of Thursday abound in
boastful accounts of their late operations
in the Valley and against Grant, evident
ly designed to fire and comfort tkeir North
ern allies at the coming election. -