The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-22
The Maryland Democracy.

evident, as there the party has for years
had unrestrained license to vegetate and
flourish without let or hindrance. They
have been in no dread of exposure by a
fearless Republican press till lately
Recently live Republican named r. Clay
Crawford, has established paper in Ches,
tertown, and is stirring up the Democracy
in way to astonish the natives.
Last Spring it may be remembered by
our readers, some account of a charge of
fraud was made by the Democrats of that
village against the Republicans, who were
said to have acquired right to vote at the
corporation election by becoming joint
owners in piece of land fronting three
feet on the river. Mr.. Crawford, in his
JournaJtwo week ago unearths the doings of
the rebel Democracy in this business By
the following from the Journal the reader
will better understand the nature of Dem
ocratic politics in Kent county, which is a
fair sample of the party all over the State,
where opportunity favors their schemes and
trckery:
''In May last an election was held in
Chestertown for the corporation officers.
1t was known to the Democrats that under
the 10th Amendment some of the colored
men would offer their votes. Many colored
men are the owners of real estate in this
town, and as it required property qualifi-
cation to entitle the electors to vote, it was
seen that the Republicans could carry the
election.
Senator Vickers had in old slave times
| obtained the passage of a law preventing
any one from voting at the municipal cleo
ton, who did not own real estate in the
town. This law was passed to keep down
| the poor white men, the mechanics and the
laborers, and it answered its purpose fully.
But this addition of the colored property
holders upset that arrangement, and then
the illustrious Statesman who went over
in government ship to vote for Andy,
consumated the second great act OF his
| Senatorial career.
He concocted the deed given below
prepared it in the Senate chamber at Wash
ington, conveying ONE SQUARE INCH
| of land to each of a number of non property
holders, who could be whipped in to vote
as the Senator dictated.
| He brought their right to vote, if not
their votes, with one square inch of land.
Not even enough to bury them in. Every
man is entitled to at least six feet by two,
but the Senator only gave them ONE
INCH SQUARE.
The deed was executed. Done in the
Senate Chamber at Washington. The voters
were marshalled by Sweet William, but
hand to manufacture his bogus some share
Stockholders out Of to carry the election.
The Republicans cleaned out the Demo-
cratic Conservative Citizens ticket, bogus
land holders and all.
The Democracy then commenced charg-
ing fraud on the Republicans, lying re-
port was sent to the Neu York Herald.
accusing the Republicans of this very fraud
concocted IN the Senate Chamber.
Now we do not intend to publish any
statement about the broken down slave
drivers aristocracy, without having the
proof, even to day and date, for all we
print. We give below copy of this deed
furnished us by the Clerk of Kent county.
READ! READ! READ!!!
George Dickers' Be Be it IT., remember be r!
Citizens of Chestertown 10Th day of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy. There was brought
to be recorded among the Land Record
Books of Kent county, a Deed, duly
stamped in the words, and of the tenor fol-
lowing, to-wit:
May, in the year eighteen hundred and
seventy, by George Vickers; witnesseth,
that in consideration of fire dollars to me,
in hand paid, |. the said George Vickers,
do grant unto J. w. Perkins, VIM. A.
Vickers, JAMES II. PLUMMER, land a
hundred and forty-four names are here
appended which we omit, all that piece
and parcel of land situate and lying at the
casternmost corner of lot No. Fifty-two, as
described and designated on the plot of
Chestertown, and running one foot front
on Mill street, thence parallel to Calvert
street. one foot thence at right angles par
allel to Mill street, one foot towards the
bottom and from thence to the beginning
in said town, and being ONE SQUARE
FOOT OF LAND.
Witness my hand and seal the day and
year first herein before written.
GEORGE V1cKERs. SEAL.
Witness: The interlineation between the
third and fourth lines from the bottom,
commencing with the word sthence' and
ending with the word "beginnng" first
made. CHAs WALTERS.
District of Columbia,
City of Washington, U. S.
l hereby certify that on this sixteenth
day of May, in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy, before the subscriber Notary
Public, for the District of Columbia, and
the City of Washington, duly commissioned
and qualified according to law personally
appeared George Vickers, of Kent county,
Maryland now in the City of Washington
and acknowledge the aforegoing deed.
In testimony whereof / have hereto set
my hand and affixed the seal of my Office
the day and year above mentioned.
CHAs. WALTERS,
Notary Public.
And was accordingly Recorded May 10Th,
1870. By
JESSE X. HINES, Clerk
of Kent county, Md.
Of this contemptibly small business the
Editor of the Journal very APPLY remarks:
''Now what can any high minded honor
able man think of a party STOPPING to such
a contemplate fraud. What can be the
opinion Of the world, of the dignity and
Statesmanlike qualities of man who would
concoct such document in the Senate
chamber at Washington.
And then to hear the Democrats blab
about Radical Frauds Radical cheatingH'