The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-04
How the Democracy Hope to Cary the

Mr.. WILLIAM A. WALLACE is beyond all
doubt most active Chairman OF State
Central Committee, and il he could but intuse
some of his enthusiasm, determ' nation, and
absence of all scrlples into his followers, he
might hope to win the State by one Of those
gigantic frauds which the Democracy are so
renowned tor perpetrating. Occasionally,
however. he oversteps himself, and his letters
fall into the hands of his adversaries. Such
is the case with "Circular No. d." which was
| issued by him and sent to j. b. SAMSON, OF
Indiana county, from the headquarters of tho
Democracy in Walnut street. This rich
document, published and vouched for by the
Harrisburg Telegraph, reveals plot to carry
the State by the viest means known to
popular election-by fraud, ballot-bOx stuff
ing, aid colonization.
We do not intend to make any comments
on this circular, but merely to give some ex-
tracts from its advice. Speaking OF the re-
ceipt of deserters' votes-on which the Demo-
cracy set proper value, as it is well known
that all who fed from their duty in the trying
hours of the war now sympathize with the
Democratic party-Mr. Wallace says:-
THE only evidence of desertion is toe record
| of conviction. The act OF Assembly kno Hn as
the McConaughy law is totally volI as iegarls
| all other cases, and desire to impress 1T upon
| you and our friends that the law is with us in
| this matter and that we will be sustained IN
| receiving these votes in every case, and VIII be
| Jus fed i'm rcso-ting to almost every means to
| poll them. None OF the penalties imposed by
| that law can ever be enforced; | have the very
| hiahest authority tor declaring this to you."
Here is q direct incentive to resort every
means to compel the officers TO receive tnese
fraudulent votes. But the case is expressed
still stronger. In the Democratic counties
he advises -
"Where we have the President Judge, the
District Attorney, and reliable uries the case
is very plain one. The votes must be polled,
and you must threaten the Republican officers,
and fulfil your threats. This will dispose of the
matter in the Democratic counties. In those
counties in which the Republicans have the
Judge, iuries, and District Attorney we must be
specially active in sustaining and upholding our
election officers, and If we can succeed in get
ting them right, the whole trouble is reduce to
Republican districts in their counties. Here the
lists again become useful, anG advise that our
friends change the voter Gf it can be dOne) into
Democratic district over ten days before the
election.r
Here it is intended that The officers of the
law be threatened, and the tbreGts be fulfilled
The powers of law are to be oveIawed by
gross violence, and brute force rule where
legal authority alone should hold sway. At
the same time colonization is countenanced,
and the law forbidding any man to vote who
changes his residence in order to do so is
totally ignored That desperate effort to
secure that vote is to be made, is shown by
the whole letter, more especially the follow
ing paragraph
THE first thing 10 0c done is to keep our
election officers fully up to the mark, aud Sus-
tan them Ia recpiUjRg these UOtes. | advise that
| a circular signed by the District Attorney and
| the Democratic members Of the bar, distinctly
| pointing out their duty under the law, and
giving the point decided in Huber VS.. Reilly,
| and assuring then that the act OF Assembly
| cannot and snail not be enforced against them,
| be placed III each OF the hands"
But we need quote no more. Which is
the illegal party? Which canses violation of
the law? That the leaders of the Demo-
cracy esteem such desperate means necessary,
is sufficient evidence that the cause is almost
| hopeless; and the publishing of tlis infamous
circular will incite every man possessing State
pride to renewed eXertIon to defeat these
schemers' desperate and Illegal efforts.
WE publish elsewhere in The EVENING
| TELEGRAPH to-day the able and elaborate
speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, delivered in
Boston, and also a full photographic report
of the oration of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, ol
Maine, which was listened to last night by
thousands OF our citizens. In times of great
political excitement like the present, it is vel
that the views oil tried leaders be given to the
| neople and the record of Messrs. Sumner anC
Hamlin is such as to demand attention for al
their expressions. The eX-Vice-Presiden
still remains in the city, and will be rendered
the compliment Of a serenade this evening a
the La Pierre House by the Union League
1t will take place at 10 O'clock.
BEWARE OF LAST CARDs.-The Demo
| crazy rendered desneratp hv the certaintV O