Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-03
ruE ELECTION FRAUDS UPON THE
SEU yOHK SOLDIERS BALLOTS.
Co.re..ion OF Msrvin N. Jonss, of the
New York state miIitary Agency.

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Confession OF Marvin N. 'ones' o. 'he
New York State mil'tsry Agency
Marvin NJ. Jones, being duly sworn by COL John
A. Foster, dcposoth as iohows
have been In the rmployo col Nor'h,,in uhis
ei y, since last sptiug' camo here on dispatch
from Mr., seymour, brothtr OF the GoVernor' ahh
geRcTAl military agent Of the state. L. an lawyer
by profession, but Tor the last eleven years nave
been aeriminh and eivil magistrate OF the oiV OF
Albany,when have been able to do anyihipg WIN
the exception Of the time that have teen In 'he
army.
| lat hrst assisted in getting up certain oomps-
ras,,,or, ,o,, a., ,ss a.,a ,rsnsd r.eruI,,ng Of
| a. ~, -. .n.s So. ss.,,,,,.d I,, ,h.u,
hcc, ana 'or ABOUT threo months reeIu,'eu ,or
/ st my own expense. 1hnAlly came on win hbOdy
| Of forty recruits 10 Virginia. stopped In WASH
inrton week or two and then returned and raised
or attempted to raise battery some dineultes
bel 8 In the way, wentin as flrt Lieutenant.
The col ompany WAS battery NJ, I'd New York sr,il-
Io,v 1 served thiok .bout bfteen or eighteen
-. ~ ,h., ro.I,,on W. 80 .,.,,o.rS -.
months IN thM poslnon. we were nsuoned near
taken prisoner. My health being very much Inn
| ,.i,od bv impr,.on nment re.,.n.d .o., holn.
rScb.nssa and ,ooL an honor Nc d,,os.r.. WING
eNehhgeu' Hhu 'ooh III nonorApie usensfge'
After being sent Tor by MIR. seymour, the frat
thing my wife and myself did on arriving here
rs,. ~, -, aa,,sas " ~ sp, 'no
.nns,,, ~. ~ Wv. @ :" NO. "r. seymour Ie'.
always to report to Col, North. He (Col, Northl
ncver r.vs mo ,nv .nsc,.I d,r..,,an. s", ,o,d N.
20 40 ~, .a,i, a. =, a. vus - ,",..
=" w "hN eoui" hnu 70 uoj hN hheW Detfr
what to do than he did. fused TO visit the various
paymasters, hospitals, prisons, city i.il, court
house, and eveiywhe else, wherever soldier
neeueu any OF my "sntanoo' Ihs was my ousi-
ness until within about two weeks tgo, when an
.vept c.mc n Itor Nc,v y,,L ,o %, ~. yo.o. q,
a.. NJ, y,,L .o,1Io,. ,,oI 49, -. -. :.
,ns 49, ., 80. ,,n - rs nom ~, .o'sns ~
the NORM ~ thh umc, anu ne wrote me TO assist
this gentleman In taking these votes, and did So
visited hut two hospitals for this purpose Al I
soon became discouraged from impediments which
were thrown In nv wAy-tho soidieTs =, fusinS 10
vote, owing 10 an imprs,sion which thev had rot
that they We're goiuE TO be furioughed fof the pur
rose Of going home 10 vote I had M eommission
other than a mere nas,port showing what my
busineIs was This I obtained AFTER Mr MOTT,
Sesth' Who died yerv mddsniv Of .nonlesv i"1 TN.
commis.ion sif,,Ssa me no s,S in p9s,tiny ,,,.a.
10 the fortidca cations and eIsewheIe Tor IA nre.
vionsiy ohtsined n..scs ,enewshI. mcn,hIv ppcr
mIttinS m % tn uo within tbe IInion 1ns.
Tse two hospital. I yi,ited were E,newoS sn5
jnSIsi,pv sohars gnt i've vots. ~ T.pewons snp
hut none / think. AZ Juiioi.ry Sansre SsveSsi
soIbiops me 70 he otnse nj rsns..,.d ~. - -
y, Fo,t pnnn .pS t.Sa ,ha So,s qos re- .e,S'H ~
there nnt when we Ie.shsd he fop, the soiS,er,
rSIispd To vote heenn,e thev I,one.ted f,TIongh.
vent th,es ,I~os .t,srw S,s, wsnt 10 fnr;
| strong whore tooE somo 10 or 40 votes Therc
wv, mi thtur Sxsnt 70 49,. pu. n,hny y wsIe
hOt ne srnstisnoes son s,dc,sb,e a,aonI,y "a ~
lay owing IN many instances, ,S to having no per
| tnoI nniv Democ,stic yotes '"o"' '"o "io"'
DUTinr al this tIme iwss Al thc ofno. nore than
- tba e,,ne II 7 .nnnosa W. 49, ~. t nv. ~. ,h
a;,rrent of,eci, hIp ths,e wsrs none ~ ,be aacs
nne ~ ,hom ,rs onnSS ,,,n. go ~ 'ne ,hint
Ihe % Sit M ttgunsnt oi reW aoth. ioIget nis name %
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!. idc not know. .,..-,
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Of the regiment, ! can say think he s..; He
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SisnL 'Tu wi,ne..sd "oms :" rowers ., .t,6rnev " y
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| M.tu ucse soiueis '"orh'
pd YOU eyer eyer, admlnisnI aiI r an osth 70 any
20 n I' ,n no' '"'"N "' o'S'u'e na' h' "u'r'i'
q Then they were not sworn at ALI
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uh ,bsn on ,soy wnnid no n abs
Shsy .en .wn,e ~ mi otSeps aId th,s NJ cohsn
thty sHoe tSi anu otneIs uiu tnis; mt; Sonsn'
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meas % au ~ ~ eatse ~ sS mS A. III
nc nHlANleI W sIu ~ sen IN IN ~ A.
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49, ~. I,oUs rhsn.nso ,nnnas NJ NIo,, 1nnB
~" S.a.,ayn nart ~ ~ S,stn' ,hIni ' .. H'i"
M" ~ aonI.s nssJ 90 ~ ~ a. n.nr tdo,o,
Lnn,D ~ he 90, H,,t ~ ,hs 80 S NJ coha ~ ,H
me- hs used 70 Nv. in Sibaoy Il. Tsnrssents % thc
n.rs.,rr rSne,sI y, ,bs S,, 81 hs,, Vo,L w AZ
sS,,ns ~ II, nnntio. ~, he S'A'e o' Ne" io'k In
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on the tshIss Tnt nna ~, ,,vn ~ rs ehsiJsHa A.
not Know tSsstb.p have oy bsss not ssen ths.e
the soldiers In. think portion OF one OF those
two or three days we had another otnoer there
ns,S no nesns o. known the amount ~ o, nsiios
week. Thty were rsnernlly put m in bupaies or
! pasteboard boxes and sent BY messenger. The