The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
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you can and advise our people here. In
haste, your friend, DoNonUE !.
The Judge Advocate then addressed the
Court u follows:
It appears in this case that the defend
ant, Donohue, jr., q young man connected
with the New York Central railroad, q
road to those who live in the city OF New
York almost Synonymous with treason,
has for the past two or three years been
engaged in one ofthe most gigantic frauds
ever attempted to be perpetrated on this
nation-a fraud which, if it should have
been successful, would in my opinion
have produced . disruption Of our entire
country, and our war for the preservation
of the Union would be practically at m
dence OF the two witnesses produced before
you that on one occasion Republican
happened to hear something that was said
by enc Of the State agents OF the State OF
New York, that frauds were being perpe-
trated he went to the Office Of the State
agent IN this city, and found him willing
and ready 70 make false votes. Prudenily
representing hiniself as one of the party
they were working for, he gained their
confidence, and was allowed to see the
working OF their plan. 1t appears that the
regular blanks for soldiers are forged
The names of the officers purporting to
swear the soldiers are written out by one
party, and the name Of the soldier who il
represented as casting hls vote by another,
and q third fills up the blanks. These are
then put up, either sealed or unsealed,
with the ELECTORAL ticket Of the party which
they represent and, as the first witness
testified to you, several dry goods boxes
full Of such votes have already left the city
OF Washington. At that time, il will be
borne in mind, that Edward Donahue was
IN Washington. He comes TO this city
How Is this statement as compared with
that Of his accomplish, Ward Newcomb,
It they who induced him to commit this
fraud. or did he them? Does Newcomb
say that Wood asked him. or was it Dono.
hue who asked him to write these letters |?
Hefnds Donohue IN full blast, writing as
fast as he could, sometimes the name OF
soldier and sometimes the name Of an Of
dcer: sometimes giving one rank and
sometimes another :sthe other one filing
up their names; and still third one the
full blank. Thus the persons around this
table IN the course of Sunday afternoon,
filled up the number Of nearly hundred
and fthree persons could in one afternoon
manufacture 100 or 200 such fraudulent
votes, what could not twenty men similar
~ employed for two weeks effect? The
enormity Of the fraud is appalling. Here
is fraud that may well call for the infiic-
ZION Of the severest penalty known to the
court. The most sacred rights Of the
brave men who are absent from their
homes perilling their lives in the face Of
the enemy 10 uphold our liberties, are i'm
perriled, and fraudulent votes are sought
TO be given against the cause for which
they are perillng their lives. While they
are absent in the field, these plOtters It
home seek to cas-: the ballots of these brave
men without their consent, and while they
cannot bs present TO speak for themselves
or defend their rights. This prisoner. who
though one Of . numerous family OF chill
dren, cannot show that he has even one
brother in the field upholding the Tag OF
the country, is here proven to have cen
spired with others to defraud our bruye
soldiers of the exercise of the sacred elec-
tive franchise. A crime 90 enormous ~
this calls for vigorous punishment, aud
do not hesitate to say, merits the extreme
penalty Of death.
During Col. Fosters address the prs
oner was evidently more than ever i'm
pressed with a sense Of his critical position,
and ut the conclusion left the court III
charge Of the guard in manner strik ing
~ in contrast with the de6an: air with
which he entered il.
After so much that challenges the in,.i0-
nant rebuke and detestation Of every up
right mind, perhaps it il not amias to in
dulge in . few "pleasantriee'' of the -Occa-
sion. For instance, among the captured
is doleful ePistle from one
z. Minor. OF Canton. N. Y, who deplores
The nomination Of Mcclellan, who can't be
elected, and there's no use trying, and in
an agony Of despair, inquiries "what is to
be done?' He thinks he never could stand
it fer four years more under Old Abe. He
wants 70 sell his place, however, and liz !!
willing to TAX greenbacks for it," AnOtll-
er from Annapolis, dated at the rooms of
the Sanitary Commission, and signed byd
M. j. Munday," says the ''work'' is go-
ing or very well; that he is dong good SER
nee, and that he will stay there, ss Sey-
ga04r' s .n?truct.0Es are to keep c0nCdSscr
Ut that point. He desires Mr.. Ferry TO hur-
~ Cp the discharge of soldier named
Black, OF Elmira. ". r., who will be host
among the soldiers for electioneering pur-
poses. Another communication, dated
and addressed to the New
York World, headed Infamous Outrage,
md de ailing the particulars Of the s.burn- |
ing of q Mcclellan Flag by Lincoln Pau
pers," which had not been mailed. INDUCES
n the usual strain Of Copperhead epithets |
n relation to Uni0nists, and desires the |
editor of the World TO give wide publicity !
% the occurrence FOR the enect IL will have |
upon tee ..nends'' at the North. Still
smother seems designed for publication in |
he World as an editorial, charging the dis |
,overy Of gigantic fraud upon the RepMb- |
icans. In this manner il was expected TO
Orestall and prepare public opinion for the |
arGe excess of votes over known vOters.-
Anc, as a grand finale, let me here tram |
'cribe an exact and literal copy Of the |
Commission issued by His Excellency |
- - -
# New York. They are all OF . sample,
Ind win be valuable a. an evidence Of the |
lightly aud high political character Of its |
authors:
The People Of the State Of NesO York, BY |
he Grace Of God Free and Independent, to
III whona these presents shall come, Greeting: |
Know We, that !, Horatio Seymour, Cover |
Tor Of the State Of New York, have desig-
rated and appointed and by these presents |
10 designate and appoint, pursuant to Gem
,ral Order No. 265 Of the War Department,
lated Oct. ], 1854.