Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27


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This fraud is apparent that sensible Republican
will defend it, The entire election board in this city
Republican Although Democrats pettioned for division
of the board, but Republicans put on it, The
result is apparent BY these Wholesale frauds the honest
voter has been swnded out of his franchise and deauded
of his right to select his rulers in constitutional manner
The ballot the dearest privilege of American freemen
farce and fraud practised by the present corrupt
leaders, and will continue unless the people awake in
time and assert their rights. On an honest VOTE with
ballot boxes unstued the Democrats would have elected
their State ticket by twenty thousand majority.
From The EDansoile lind } Times
Men who never had a residence in Indians-boys under
ageswore in their votes while Others not content with
giving vote and mourning the guilt of one perjury re-
peated The dose twice thrice. Omnibuses and hacks
busy all day hauling up, as nvaids those who had
already given their votes repeat the vote and repeat the
perjury The vote of Evansville itself shows the gross
fraud upon its face Never such vote heard or
dreamed of in this city.
From the Terre Haute (Ind.) Journal.
We are credily informed that company of men came
from Indianapolis last Tuesday, after having voted in
that city and voted three times their here and then
voted 10 this county at least making five times in ALL
The ballot box is much respecting institution with
of our opponents Better far better be beaten than de-
scend to such prostitution Of that noble franchise of free
dom.
From the Fort Wayne (Ind) Sentinel.
1t has seemed strange to many rejecting how so
able j. K Edgerton could be beat BY Defrees.
and how it happened that the northern counties and
cialy those townships along the airline railroad, should
have given such heavy abolition votes. We explain
the mystery. On the election day train Of three
filled with soders-nOt of whom, probably, was ent-
tied to votepassed the railroad from Toledo to Ken
davie, and the voted at four different places The
would contain at least hundred and seventy
FIVE men, each of whom voting four times would make
hundred votes and hundred more than Derees
majority This s only; there doubtless others
equally damnable Defreess election fraud, and If the
vote Of the district could be correctly asceraned he
is beat thousand votes 1t is by such vile means as
these that the Democrats have been beat not In this dis
| trict alone, but throughout the State.
The Boston Courier published on the 18th instant
extract from the letter of Massachusetts soldier at In
dsnspos stating that the of the regiment of which
he is member voted at the recent State election in In
DIANA and that he though citizen Of another State like
Them and minor besides, solicited to do So but
fused The Courier publishes portion of another
letter received by gentleman of that city from member
of the Massachusetts, regiment. 1t Is as follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, OCTOBER I3, 1864.
DEAR BROTHER Did you attend an election out
West7 1t big thing The people are more enlightened,
of course; it 10 natural consequence that there 10
liberty and freedom than in Massachusetts, and other be-
nehted lands much that people vote many times
tssv a., Ssu ,Suns on the Il estimated
that the Goth Massachusetts, regiment cast about six thou
sand votes for Governor Morton last Tuesday. And
know that of the boys of company voted ten and
twelve times each one two or three car loads
of the regiment taken to the town OF Greenvle-
about thirty miles from hereand treated to big dinner
1t is copperbead town. Tor has been) think the boys
hardly did their duty while there for the town only gave
| about 600 majority.
letter of a member Of the regiment under his
own signature appeared in the Quincy Patriot of the 22d
instant The writer s stated to be respectable young
man of that town. Here is his letter:
CAMP BURNSIDE, INDIANAPOLIS OCTOBER 10, 1864.
DEAR -: take this opportunity to write you few
lines to let you know that well aud hope that these
few lines will find you the same. We have moved from
Camp Darlington, and encamped at Camp Burn
side. Ii s about half mile from where were before
aud we are close to where the rebel prisoners We
here yesterday and suppose we shall stay here
Yesterday was the State election here and most Of our
regiment went down to the city and voted Some Of the
boys voted twenty-five times each You could 20 and vote
many times you pleased and then after the boys had
voted in the CITY, OF the Indiana wanted them
to 90 about thirty miles and vote again SO they took
extra train OF cars and rode TO the township, and
voted there. The Indiana paid their fare up and back
again, and gave them all they wanted TO eat and drink
did not know any thing about it until IL too late, and
90 did not CO. Gov Morton the Republican candidate,
was elected by large majority. SO the Massachusetts,
/ men helped elect him.
The regiment of Michigan boys that came in Saturday
night went of to tho front Monday The conscrp and
substitutes coming into camp pretty FAST thar is the
that had TO because they wanted the bar
racks for them. Our barracks here not good
those left at the other camp but guess that
get along until we start for home There IL not much
news stirring-notbing worth communicating, will
close. Yours ever, WILLIAM W. PEsNDdAN.
The New York World gives the following letter on the
same subject
| INDIANAPOLIS, OCTOBER 10, 1884
| DEAR -: Election is over aud things begin to move
again. have often heard of advantages being taken
by politicians at polls but they say seeing 10 believing
and can now give you account Of free election.
Last year the election much nterfeed with by the
military that less than hundred Demo ratio votes
cast Tuesday the election free from interference.
voted without question being asked We vote here ct
| one pace for the whole township three windows The
whole vote of the county in 1862 little eight
thousand Strange 10 tell the vote Of this ooship alone
/ on Tuesday was 1896 votes. Now, how the vote
made larae2 l went to the polls after dinner, and
while engaged in conversation with prominent hepubh
can Of this city noticed lieutenant take up eight sol
ders to remarked to the gentleman that one Of
them certainly not Of aee they were at the second
window We waited until they we're through and then
took good look at them, when my friend acknowledged
that he did not think the of age But stranger STILL
were both very much surprised to the lieutenant
give them each another ticket, march them TO the third
window and vote again This was done in less than five
minutes after castnR their first vote My eyes were now
opened and began watching and it was Imaginable
the lieutenant in open, bare faced send up
gang Of that had voted every Eve minutes Soldiers
from other States voted minors voted and all without
single challenge objection being made quieter cleo
ton saw, and every appeared TO think 10 was
worth a head 10 make objection to Q soldiers vote
No Republican denies the egsty Of the voting and one
remarked TO that he had doubt but per
cent. OF the votes cast we're Illegal / prove and
i would be willing a testify To asserted