The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-01
LincOIn,s "Way."

Another phase of LINcoLN's "way" Of
managing his side of the preside ntlsl con
!. test has just been developed in Baltimore.
. Finding that he was about to be over
100 whelmed by the lcgalvote Of the soldiers of
81 the Army Of the Potomac, Mr. LINCOLN and
his coadjutors concocted plot for seizing
and destroying the ballots cast by the ar
my. A man named FERRY, Of whom no
person ever heard before, was employed as
o aftting tool for this purpose. He became
Z :, in some way connected with the New York
State Agency for receiving and transmitting
. the army vote, and, in this capacity, manu-
, factured number of fraudulent ballots,
forging the signatures Of the soldiers from
5oe whom the ticket protested to come. While
engaged in this work, he wade Q mock re-
- violation of it to a man named WooD, a Re-
.e'' publican who pretended to be a Democrat.
g. aud WooD communicated tho matter to the
military authorities who arrested FERRY
and another Lerson named DoNSAHUE who
was also implicated in the fraud. FERRY
made mock confession Of his guilt; and a
military commission is now in session to in
vestigate the case.
as In the meantime the ballots from the
army were seized, and, it is said, destroyed
- and all over the country the Abolition
30 newspapers beralded the announcement
% that monstrous copperhead fraud had
beeu discovered, and that the Democrat
were tampering with the soldiers votes
The telegraph flashed the news far and
wide, while the truth was allowed to creep
at snaips pace, with the tardy denial Of
the infamous charge. 1t is generally be-
lieved in New York that he whole scheme
was ooncocted by Republican politicians,
in order to falsely accuse the Democratic
State Agency of heiaous crime, and, a,
the same time, to deprive MeCLrLLAE o.
the votes cast for him by the New York
soldiers. 1t was desperate game, but il
o must and will fail of success
'N i.' 1t is possible that the plot may have
been suggested by the facility with which
the Republicans themselves have changed
: the soldiers ballots, substituting the LIN
colin ticket for the names OF the McCLEL-
Ian electors. There are numerous instances
Of this kind capable of proof. One Of
General Grants staff officers recently sent
home . Mcclellan ticket in al envelope.
to be cast for him in accordance with the
provisions of the law. Returning home a
few days later, he opened the envelope be
.,. had sent and found that it contained LIN
coLH ticket Instead OF the one he had
placed there and sealed up. There is coed
reason to believe that this thing has been
.. prscticed extensively by the Republican
oficials, and hence their readiness to &C
cuse the Democratic party of similar mis-
deeds. .~
Since Mr.. LINCOLN has avowed his in>
tention OF managing bis own case. he must
81 be held personally responsible for the in.
vsnion Of the miserable plot By which the
a. New York soldiers are defrauded of their
q votes. We may yet hear of other devel
oprnents Of Dir. hsceLN's Z" way of man
~ aging the campaign. The Tennessee swim.
die, the great Northwestern conspiracy
and the soldiers voting fraud are all em..
natiors from the same prolific BRAIN
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