The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-04
Startling Facts.

on for 1923 men,
Startling Facts.
1 ask you to notice some startIini
facts about The Sixth C~eneresslons
district OF New York. Toa have, il
the New York Tribune and In 9th
er papers, statements which SHOW
that in many wards in t5is dIstric
the vote is uuduly large IN eompsr
isoE with census returns. 1hes'
statements are put forth re clesl
proofs Of election frauds. Now, /
the census returns of these wardi
are not false, the Republican party
and Its leaders have been guilty O
the foulest fraud ever praeticed on
a people. By the census returns
there are only 1ls.20O people in the
Congressional district, showing 9
falling off of mere than 10000 since
I660-the only district in the city
IN which 1t is CLAIMED there is q loss
| of population. This is a Democrat
ic district. Now, in tbs enrolment
of 1864, there was charged against
this district more than 80, 600 men,
as liable 70 military duty, when in
the county of Oneida, which is SAID
to have about the same population,
only $3.50 were enrolled. More
men were enrolled IN the Sixth
Congressional district as liable TO
military duty than in any other
district in this state or nation, near
ly three times as many as wore
claimed of any Republican district
of this State, although many OF
them exceeded 1T in numbers bv
the census returns. There conld
not have been O,090 men liable 20
enrolment IN this district unless /,
had a population of about goo, 900.
When this was pointed out by me,
1T was said in answer, not Only that
the district had a large population,
but that il was rapidly increasing
in numbers Those who are parad-
ing the census returns to show how
small the population OF this district
is, then demanded that this ENROLL
ment should be enforced at the point
of the bsyonet.
They called as traitors merely be-
cause we asked a scrutiny INTO the
action Of the officials. At length the
case was so gross that an adjust
ment was forced and the enrolment
cut down &c about 10000 men
Now this implied a population OF
200, 900 in the district. /
ask you to look at the enrolment
and the census returns as they con-
front each other. Both were defen~
deG as right one implied a popula-
ton of nearly 300, 600, and the 9TH
or Of q little more than 100000. Il
ask you to look INTO the columns of
journals which defend an enrolment
Ifthe census be honest called
for moro men than r living IN the
district, intending aliens, tie aged,
.nfrm and others not liable to du.
". Then look at these men again
who come before you and declare
hat there are not as many voters in
he district as before they SAID there
we're men haDle 20 do military duty
who now say that there we're not
,ne~third as many men to be en-.
oiled as they insisted upon a few
ears since. They claim TO stand
You as men fighting fraud,
md they convict Themselves Of be-
ng guilty, either IN unfolding the
nrollmeDt OF defending the census
eturns, OF the foulest frauds r~eeor-
in the history OF our country.
This statement must show that it
vas my duty, as the Governor of
his State, TO ask that these outrag-
should be ree:ifed. If there e7.
was o time when it was the duty
{ men to step forward and protest
gainst cruelty and wrong, it was
{ that time. How were these de-
hands for justice met by those who
re now charging fraud upon 9TH
rs? They declared that these ine-
ualities were apparent, not real
hey argued that :
The Grolrh of the City had been so
Great
hat thIs quota called for no more
han lis far share of men. They
lso insisted that the character of
be population of the city of New
-ork was such that there was alar-
er proportion there than else
There liable to do military duty
Tow, | ask you to bear in mind that
one could be enrolled unless he
Tas a citizen. Aliens were not in
He must also be a voter
here, if he was of the right age.
The enrolment of this class was
{ those bet ween 20 and 50 years Of
&c. together with those between 35
nd 45, who were not married. You
ee, then, that all Of those enrolled
,ere voters, except tie small class
Tho were betW cen the ages Of 90
nd 81. But this enrolment did
OF include all who were voters
hose who were exempt hom duty
,r physical or other reasons, or
nose above the age Of 35, who wore
larried, were not IN The %enroll>
proportion Of Enrolled Hen and 70
terS.
The number of voters in New
.ork enrolled should be loss than
ne-half Of the number of those who
adj a right 10 vote at our elections. J
Te are not lsft to speculation upon