M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-10-27
The EieolIOu Farce Iu InIala poll,


We invite the attention Of the peo.
pie to the following card, wblc ap-
peard in the Pittsburg (Pa) Repub
licansr, a German paper. tits from
a soldier of the 7th Pennsylvania
Cavalry. lie says.
PIrTsBURe Oct. II, 1864.
l, George Stumpf, member OF the
7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and at
latched to the music corps, do here
by certify, that although formerly a
resident Of Piltsburg, enroute from
Atlanta to Pittsburg, was requested,
together with about 1900 other SOL
Idlers, by the officers at indianapolis,
at which place we arrived at 4 O'Clock
inthe morning Of election Gay, to vote
the Republican State ticket. a great
part of the soldiers were Germans.
At the depot were carriages which
took US to the polls, and mary ofthe
soldiers voted twice and three times.
We handed our votes into a window,
and nobody asked US Whether We had
right to vote or whether We tumer'
| ly resided in the State. Afterwards
we were treated wit kale aud all other
tbingc We might al and drink. |
am convinced that every soldier Ci
the 2 600 voted once, and many two
or three times, although we belong
to Pennsylvania. Ohio, Michigan,
Maryland and other States. Besides
us in Indianapolis also voted about
1000 invflids belonging to other
States. AT $50 PM, started toe
soldiers OF the Pennsylvania regiment
to Chrlstlliue, and tue soldiers OF 9th
or Siatus TO other places.
[Signed GEO. STUMPF,
7th Pennsylvania Cav.
PIPE LAYING IN INDIANA.
CARLYLE III. Oct. IA, 1864.
To the Edltor Chicago Times.
The Union League Of this place
SEM fifteen OF it's members to Indiana
to vote, and tie Union League st
Trenton, an Abolition town on the
Ohio ard Mississippi railroad, west
of here, sent nine OF its members =
The departure Of these men few days
before he election, and their return
a cOup'e oi days after, were remark
ed at the time, and q Ieaky member
OF the League divulged that they
went there to vote, and that their ex
renses were paid by the League. 1t
is believed here that that the Union
Leagues all over the State sent DIS
many of their members to Indiana as
they could pay the expenses of. Per
hays Michigan assisted Ohio, and
New York assisted Pennsylvania, in
the same manner. II.
1t was by such bold and shameless 8
frauds that q city which had, at the
last census, but $4,000 people, gave
s 5000 votes and this, too, after iurn-
ishing an emmeAe number Of sold
iers to the war, who were not at
home. The annals of rascality may
he seorched in vain for precedent to
the meons by which Governor Nor =
ton carried Indiana at the election.
Never was the elective franchise 50
prostituted and disgraced Never
WAS q worse blow struck. at the vitals |
Of a republican form Of government
than this mockery Of an election in
Indiana. Is there no legal way by |
which remedy can be appliedl Shall
Snch a fraud, stepped IL the most
awful villaiuy, be allowed to win T!
This is a~matler deserving the serious
OF every voter. In the
mean iime the people OF The Union
States owe il 10 themselves to rebuke
at the coming election, the partisaus
who thus aim death flow at their
liberties, and WHO are profting bv !
this rascslity. itthey do not, their
moral s,nse is dead. E"Quirer.
Interesting to Those Who Desire
Peace.