New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-11

admixture" whatever ehould voter deposit HIS
ballot for the candidate Of bis choice, and counting
the honest voter made mistake in what constituted
legal ballot MS to color and that his ticket contained
visible admixturc" Of green, blue red black ruled
the judges are, under this law, bound 10 throw ont the
honest voters ballot Should some designing demagoGue
distribute under false preensiOns ballots among honest
voters voting for his opposing candidate party with
the least admxturc Of color ana they thCugtessy or
without detecting the fraud vote, the ballots be
thrown out Of the count pd another choice OF the voters
frustrated
The following letter written to The GdIenG
Gazette in 1896 has been unearthed by ne iorG ON Re
publican and goes to show" that times ia the long ago
were somewhat the same as now
DUBUQUE, iowa, December 1916.
Mr. THOMAS I arrived here on Friday last. THIS Is
pleasant place DO not be astOnished when inform you
persons left for e LEGISLATURE about TO convene at Iowa
City Twas told that ont u that number 499 were
dates for Judges There are left this place two minis
ters the clerks In the Land Office and SurveyorGenerafs
Office, Postmaster few mechanics, one NJ d., one drug
gst grocer one teacher OF music Hope the Winnie
bagoos north OF us VIII not be advised OF ms TACT sui
the inhabitants have no fear OF the Indians, nOtwth
standing the late dsbandng Of the dragons at Fort At
kinson.
The following letter from Virginia polid
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va, April 2, 1scs.
To ne Editor Of Tie Enquirer and ETdHiHer -
Sir: Will You permit me to say the voters OF the IYth
Congressional District that whenever they are called
up0n to elect representative to the National councils,
that shall DO candidate for this district In the Spring
OF 1861 came ont against the Secession Candidate on Inc
ground that that doctrine was unconstitutional and i'm
of such men as Washington Madison, Hamilton Marshall,
Webster, aud Clay As was years ago opposed 20
breaking up the Government our foreathers established,
am now in favor OF conducting IL on ne true pIInG
pies OF constitution law think the next Congress should
be free and utrammeled view the condition OF the
country from patriotic and not partisan stand point
and am In favor Of Sir Fillmore for the next Presidency
whom the people Of the whole country eouid
unite with confidence as capable OF conducting us safely
through the troubles that now bcset the Government,
more silly on other points if It should be necessary.
''' wy +. E. CnAMBL1ss.
The MetrOpoIitan Record, beastly Copper
head printed I'm this city and circulated maIny
IN the Southern States has the following scream over INC
We iayo been absolutely overwhelmed with good news
during the past few days all Of 10 indicating tho steady
onward sweeper the great reaeuoh when we eel nior
ally certain to cumlnae ut an early day IN the over
people their lost Liberties and TIE RIGHT OF SELFGoY
ERSAiEST First Of these, there 10 GLORIOUS Georgia
ton manufactured by order OF the Washington
demagogues and elcctng gallant Southern General as
her GOUG7Or The full returns from the various districts
are hot oil write this but friends NJ 5aysn
nah Macon and other points assure MS that thereB no
question to tho great fact that the CarpetBaggeTh
Convention T. overheard. Ge0rgansl the white men OF
tie Empire state thank you from INC bottom OF tnelr
hearts Tor the you have taken In favor Of con
sttutoEal liberty resistance TO tyranny and OF that now
fundamental aud indispensable plank ~ ne DemOcIauo
P I5Ss s5 g' Is 0o'e''' ''' @"' men, az" '
For further ieoicings next issue Of The Record
Gov Orr of South Carolina made a brief
speech ut recent meeting OF the stockholders OF this
Grcenyile and Columbia Railroad A COpperhcad re-
porter says After discussing the business point involved
be put himself forward somewhat as tie defender and
apoIOgst Of that Legislature soon TO mrepresent the
State. HIS language bold, and II our comments par
take Of the spirit II will be acknowledged that we
have no. provoked the issue. The Governor said, In
effect that the gentleman from Abbeyile might ioln In
tie current dCuunciatiOn Of the Radical Convention
ight at the great nged-stieakedstrlpedand
specified" and all Of that but he would tell the gentle
man from Abbcyie that the acts Of this Convention
the law Of the land, and would remain SO for three
yea perhaps, for ten years-tlat the gentleman might
obey but that the Convention had the power,
and he and all would nave 10 tlere were some
thugs that Constitution that lie did not approve; but
that there others that he did apprOye and III con
cluslo that q was for the gentleman from Abbeye 10
consider whether his course calculated to remove
letters from on orr limbs