Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-11-01
ANOTHER FRAUD.

Ia our Sonatoris, and Assemt'y district,
the returned Home and Soldiers vote is
enough TO elec, two if DO. three G. our
candidates, By msj1riiies Of 10 to 80 each.
Tits was We! known. But, on tie meet
sug Of The return judges of Lycoming
county, Friday last, The Pto,toaofIry se-
,nsed to giee The Return Judyes about one
third q the .S,3iiers' vo'es, alleging that
there was some Informally abou. them.
This cut Of co or 20 Of 90. majority, anl,
if submitted to and not r-ctifsd, wouli
elect al the CoppesLeai candidates. Tlis
Is another evidence Of tie hatred Of that
party agaiss; the meo Eho risk their lives
to preserve to Is tie nigh: to vote st ali
Now, the Pro'L notary is not male the
judge Of the validity Of Election returns.
His duties are purely clerical. TIE re-
turn judges, tae Courts, aud the Legisla-
'ure and Congress, pass upon their !sgali-
ty. That We sTe authorized to charge the
Prothouotary with uonsirous usur2arion
o. pcwer, is clear, from the fol.oxiay Sec
ton Of the law regulating elections BIZ
soldiers:
"SECTIoN Is Il shall be the duty of
the Pfoiaonoiary Of the county to whom
such returns shall be made 10 deliver 70
the return judges Of the same county a
copy certified under bis hand and seal of
tie return O! votes so Transmitted 10 him
By the judges Of The election as aforesaid
or as officially certified By the secretary
OF the commonWes.,h as aforesaid to said
proih0uo'ary."
He did not gire in all the returns sen.
him from the Army direct, (nor the certi-
fed summary of the returns in the ofIice
of the Secretary Of the Commouwealtb,
sent to him that moruing.)
The following section shows, moreover.
that, even If there was al "iofJrma!i,y,"
neiiheE Pro'honotary, Tor return JUICES,
could be tolerated il refusing to coua,
them:
"SECTIoY p. NJ mere inf3rma!i.y in
the manner Of carrying out or executing
any Of the provisions Of this ac:, shall IT,
validate any election held under the same.
or authorize TIE return thereof, to te re.
jeciei or set aside; nor Shall .ay failure,
On toe part Of the couaissi3uers, TO reacl
or WISH any regiment 0r company, or part
Of company, or the f1ilu.a Of any compa-
Dy or part Of company, TO v5ta, invaIida.e
any election which may be held UNDER
this act"
Voting under difficulties as they must
10 the army, 10 honest, fais man could
'ail to overlook any matter of detail when
:hesubst-Dce Of al homes, election appears.
With the facts and the law before u.
We deoonuce the a;lemp, SIS base conspi-
'acy TO di>franchise soldiers, aud to return
nen TO Office With minority of the votes.
Let the Soldiers be warned By this-let
be people q; home take tie slarm-aBi
make the msjorities, next time. SO large
hat DO desperate tricksters will dare 90
tempt to trlmple on the will Of the
ecpie. The voice OF the Soldiers mus.
Id will be respected a, last =
By The following, it will be seen,
hat, elsewhere, it is sougb, to defss; a
;ongressmau by tie same unlawful and
dishonest trick.
GETTYSBURG, Oct. %.
The Democratic return judges, to-day,
ejeeted eight soldiers returns, for infor- |
lality. These returns gave Kuon'z, Union (
audidate for Congress, ls0 majority. :
be rejection Of these returns, and the al
.mps to defeat koon'z, produces much
Idignatioa among fair minded people of
i parties. The Union judges protested, -,
I'd refused to sign the returns. I