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THREATENED RAID ON BUfFAlo--
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The War in Western Ken
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Union Victory in North
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WASHINGTON. Sunday, Nor. 6, 1e64.
r. :. MORE or aEYMouR's FRAUDS. p. =.
The following official documents received
at the Navy Department to-day, add another
chapter to The dark record Of Cor. seymou1,.s
peculiar ways for preserving the purity. of
the elective franchise on the United States
iron. clad Esstx-'
J.; :: '-..MEMrn1s. oct. 20. 1864.
cspc 4: r.. Rnnott, 9: s: 4: c1a.'ac Mis-.
qr1ana, sqsr|When on the ed inat I addressed to
you report upon the inlscondnct of the
New York election commissioner, Ihad re-
ceived oply the verbal and incom p1tte sc.
eounts Of their improper proceedings aboard
theaother vessels Of the squadron at this
point. Since then Z have received the writ.
len report Of Acting Master Grace, com
mondlng the United States steamer FaNn,
which prseeets the commissioners toiDge
on beard that vessel Ia 20 damaging light
that / beg 1eaye to forward the report to
,ou % Eupplenensasy to the q. oue e., made BY
official position Commissioner McMahon
added on board the Favn what seems: very
much like :aubornation Of fperjury.. Com:
1uent is unnecessary, ::
. l1tms.n, very respectfully your ob't servt,
:{s'gned) -; Ro9T = IoTs'SEn + sa,,r ,t7..+ ;,
TENN, oc1. sls!, iss4;5
1hase the honor to make the following
report with regard to the = manner: Ii
which the vote was taken on .board
ibis vessel for: thu state OF New York in
this State, on the 18th day Of October:
Michael M.Mahon and Hugh F. Mofghan,
clerks to Commissioners representing them
Seymour, now Governer of TIE State of New
York, for. the purpose OF receiving from each
soldier and sailor in the .. :. service who
are cItlzens OF the State ot New. York
power of attorney, IN pursuance ot an aetot
The Legislature q The sate o. Hsw 12fa s}se
t~to1s Of this State, absent. therefrom IN tne
military service Of the United States. In the
army ond navy thereof, to.voto. IN the next
general election On the eth dty Of November,
G and that the e4ld s:ssms1 a oI
/. the city Of Memphis, State Of Tennessee, on
| the 18Th day. OF Oct, 1sUf, and did recieve
W: ana % o. in4e.tts ation of the eeoro votes
,tha. on their ~ statement slS Of t6e voters
GG66h KSsstss,. Ksstss. AZ IL n6t hsatai4llzsd chizens Of
! the U. g.. md ore Benjamin Court, is a citi'
zen OF State OF Michigan, and therefore not
| entitled to vote under the .aboEa &C. said
lorpmtsstouer going through form 70 snat
| Ensign John Sullivan reading tho; affidavit on
! the bottom Of the. power OF attorney, and
t fisping the same, Hugh F. Morghau witness
| iug md lot swearing them In ths envelope,
| xe[ etgning them without voters kno wing
! The c0utents.'' They farther state that had
they known the quail 5cations required IN
| said cath they would not have signed It, as
| eth was neither read or explained to them.
! The manner in which this was done seema
to have been very unfair ahd one SIDED aa
thfy d i'd Lot distribute any -ouE !emoctaIic
tickets, BtatiLg that they Wouid turntsa s9c
Republican electoral tickets. but1aited "a: :a9
! 80, thereby tesarElng portloh oi tega!
| voters the sanae privilege they were ent!tlea
to-; Lamely voting. The commissioners
failed 70 perform dnAass tne9 were s"oeo- ~
ao' WaIra T1Iai reansntfHiir Mn snnr nad't servant,
rsIonsd1 :.JouYGR4cE,
enD'' Acting Master Commandin1:?
NJ. :, pc;.,r TnuSarnn cSmnandinee1 1tr
},Em;x. ,eGMs n} M}ia sdnaaTfn-'
J.. ~ .:t's' ss.,.::i,r,, xrva :.
=, a., sonrnLns 1919 11"s1 ocn
|; The Rehmona WAtg ot AasE lantsaaya 9 ns,a son
to Hon. JAS l. Jones, o. h1c9noaof mSklne !
ncaIl{ tnree s. Co!nmns soao ~ -, c5ainna ~ IL
yot1o 10 s1a.ss naia.a. ~ a,5' :5fsnns.inn nj
G1enan anu Eenetsson' ~ fs5ar.rr snG Shnn1;
the 'p1ospests q ue nan1a1{ti,~, ~ al
theI oe eles5o ~ ssss, u. ~ o'd ~ whin,
StateA eou4o .Iaen W 9e1 5tt,e~,ont: "a'Ss -
could, ahe,, referred :of eetlIemeut
+ tho. dtyieion ,oL. p5opetty pGtme iat. ~
the :. two -, aecuonss tae ,ees1oiIa9e41eehn u -
OF boundary me, ane xqa4i ~ asap ssst5S, *
navy, and me ase{ ssmen1 & oH eaSa ssSaU' dssn
q !ns Psopg,1 ,it'tetea N - the nteer dnrine th,
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