Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-28

staPendous Frauds by Gov. SEYMOUR
CoPpsrhsad AEenti-namss or Dead
onosrs and Soldiers Forged upon
Democratic BaIiots-The Bogus BAL
tots Sent on by the Dry Goods Box
Full.
The disclosures made in Gen. Doubleday'I
court, in session at the station house, Balti-
more, yesterday, must fill with astonishm ent
the minds OF even those who have been CONVEX
ssnt with the tricks Of the New York Demo-
Gratis. The rebels South have " robbed the
cradle aud the grave" in their conscription,
and now We ind their Northern sympathizers
robbiug the graves OF dead soldiers 10 obtain
votes for Mcclellan.
We learn from the Baltimore papers that the
discovery Of the affair and its utodus operdndi
was purely accidental.
According 10 the law recently passed by the
Legislature of New York in relation TO the
voting Of soldiers and sailors, any one of either
class who may be in the field, on shipboard, in
hospital, or on detached service, desiring 10
vote, is required to fill out blank, enclosing
his vote, execute a power of attorney-which
must be certified to by commissioned officer
and witnessed by another voter-and forward
the same TO some person at his home, who
must also be legal voter, who is authorized
TO deposit the vote in the ballot-box on the day
of election. This has afforded fine feld Of
operations for the immaculate and spotles,
Democratic" party, who are constantly cry
ing out fraud against their opponents. A della,
occurring in the receipt Of these proxies OF
votes In some of the counties OF New York, an
agent Of the Union Central Committee Of
Clinton county was dispatched 10 Baltimore To
look after the matter, and 10 distribute tickets
among the soldiers in camp and hospital
This gentleman, whom we will call Jones fol
the time, found that something was wrong in
the voting, and that, among other things, tn,
oath necessary to the power of attorney wal
not being administered. He proceeded 10 tn
Office Of Governor seymour's Commissioner
NJ. J. Ferry, No. So West Fsyette street, as
serLiDg bis views, and representing himself a
New Yorker, told him that he thought tn
Democrats were not doing enough In the wa
Of securing votes. Mr.. Ferry replied that the
were doing great deal more than he (Jones
was aware OF, aud desired 10 know II he had
commission nom Governor Seymour. Jone
'NPhou tnhL No uhu nOt, Dut tndt Nc nhu Dec
appointed as agent on the part Of his county
lie was then Informed that If he had list o
the soldiers from his county II was unnecessar
Tor him W proceed any further on his mission
as the vote could all be made out in this city
Jones responded tina! this would be accomps
MED with considerable trouble, and was me
with the reply that the agency had "nlgge
who signed all the powers Of attorney"
The Intelligent contraband, laboring earnest
ly for the cause of Mcclellan and Seymour
VSlandigham and Ben. Wood, was seen seate
n' desk, husiy engaged signing notes In tn
'n'srest OF the peaceaI-any.terms party.
Mr.. Jones's attention was called from tn
"niggcr" TO a large blank book, with the re
mark that that record book contains tw
thousand names OF men who have been in tn
hospital Once-where they are now, or whethe
dead or alive, do not know, but they are al
gnod for n Democratic vote"
As Mr.. Jones was about to depart from In
Office he was urgently requested to "help in tn
wor!- by the commissioner, and being full
Impressed with the rottenness and fraud Of tn
tiurc arrangement, he consented. Major Ger
rrnl Wala'e wss spprIfed OF the facts OF III