The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-11-09
ballot. 1t was thus Mr.. Hall got his

Dut ILLS was hot all. ENeIN voter III
other PRECINCTS, Who wished to vote the
real Union ticket was refused, and COM
PEELED to ask to be put upon the rejected
list provided for by the law. But this
poor boon was not allowed, and at He'd
gesville oXthe Kennedy ballots We're pub
licly gathered togetherond burnedM ubon-
fire made of empty tar-barrels.
In other parts Of the county this game
of fraud and intimidation was practiced
with like success. Berkeley rolled UP a
majority for Hall unexpected even by
the most sanguine Radical. Fifteen
haDldlea loyul gotefs 2rere diefr0lchise9
and Radicalism Won the day, in field
uncontested, because Federal bayonets
were interposed to screen the guilty
Wretches from such an expression of
public condemnation as never was seen
in any election, and which would have
sent them bowling to their dens of i'll
iquity, disconsolate and broken-hearted.
How was it in Jefferson? The cleo
ton in that law-abiding old county was
conducted on different principles, and
the truth, partly told, gave Judge Ken
nedy a majority OF 16l votes. Eighty
six votes We're challenged at Smithfield,
and put upon the rejected list. They
We're all for Kennedy. At Shepherds
town, however, 100 rotes qeere rejected
arifhoW challenge and thepe1yectlyloyaA?)
inspectors refused to admit them on the
rejected list, saying, ''that they did not
intend to have any after claps." Mr..
Daniel Cameron, who was the supervisor
at this voting place, was a rol,oato1y sub
stit,He for his son, IA the rebel army, in
Company b, Second Virginia Regiment,
and when Patterson was about to in
wade the sacred soil of Virginia." pulled
his spectacles over his eyes, that he
might draw a g fine sight on the ID
Yankees" This while his son was
making uniforms at his tailor shop for
the rebels. He was asked, that day, by
an officer Of the rebel service, F." if he did
not volunteer in the Confederate army?'
and he replied, Yes" Then,o said
Capt. NJ, did you take the test OATH"
" Yes,n said Cameron. s.Then, sir, |
pronounce you periured william said
Captain NJ.
1t can be proved that men who We're
in the rebel service We're permitted to
vote, if they displayed the Gtopli1ae tick
ct. That was all right. Indeed, Mr.
Chapline made a bargain With rebel to
allow him to vote, if he Voted for him.
He went up with the Hall ticket dis
played, and substituted it, before voting,
with the Kennedy ticket, which was re-
gistered on the received list. But this
was not all. Last Tuesday, the eth inst,
was the day fixed by the Board of SUI
pervisors for certifying the polls to the
Governor of the State. The returns from
the different townships disclosed the fact
that Judge Kennedy had carried the
county by a large vote,-Hampshire,
Hardy and Pendleton had gone the
same way,-defeating Hall before the
people; Federal bayonets, and rascality,
Joe Wheat, Chapline, Koonce and 1t.
Gov. Stanton included, not forgetting
the dutch card printed at the Uecke1
office in Baltimore, which we will have
translated for the benefit Of our readers,
and print before long. Then came the
question, :" How can we defeat Kenne-
dy, and give Hall the inside track:"
The answer came, 'tbroar oadhe Charles
tom rote, that will give Hall the certifi-
Cate Well, the Board met as stated,
and before three Of their body could ar
rive, they had decided the question:
That is to say, they threw out 264 votes,
which had been cast for Judge Kenne-
dy, and, when the other supervisors ar
rived, refused to open their decision
These three supervisors, they knew,
Were in favor OF retaining the polls,
because, legally, they had no power to
throw them out, and because there was
no good reason assigned for doing so.
Let every honest man remember, that
this outrage was committed by Daniel
Cameron, who was a rebel, and Mr.. Pot