The Van Buren press., 1872-10-29
To the Voters of Crawford County
FELLOW CITIZENS -


FELLOW CITIZENS -
Hear us for your country for you
cause and for your rights guaranteed
by the Constitution, the Hagaa Chart
Of your LIBERTIES We are upon the eve
Of most important crisis in the his'o
ry of our country five sleep upon ouI
rights now, our State and people vii
groan for another four years under th'
weight ofoppression, that has wei! nlgt
crushed them to the earth If we ial
now to release our State from the curse
| and aiIiiction she bears, the masses
will be unable to pay their taxes two
years hence The election to be held on
the 9TH day Of November next, affords
| the opportunity to free ourselves ofthese
evils 1t is the belief Of many able, re-
fcctngt.nd patriotic statesmen, that its
result will be a final settlement of that
grave and important problem Of " man 5
capacity for self government. How
important, then, the issue How great
the necessity Of you action in the prem
iscs Our opponents, as party, are
unscrupuloVs as to the means they EN-
ploy for " accomplishment Of their
aims. Power, patronage, money, bribe-
ry, corruption and frauds, are their yaunt-
ing boasts for the accomplishment Of
their ends, as shown by their recent acts
in the late State elections Of Pennsylya-
MIA, Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina
Have we not the assurance from their
past acts that they are capable Of and
and will attempt renewalo like frauds
in the coming elections The registra
ton required by law was closed in this
County, on the 2Jth Of October, and we
are advised that on the evening Of said
day, at ) O'Clock, p. m, but one name
had been " scratched from the Books
Of Registration, at the time the Board
announced a recess to meet at the Court
House Immediately after supper There
were men waiting for registration, as well
as to learn from the Board who were to
be rejected and the cause Of the same,
that they might have q hearing and rebut
the charges, and many remained until af-
ter II o'clock at night, when the time
had expired for review; hut no Regis
trars appeared at the Court House, as APP
pointed, up to that hour This being
true, and the evidence we have OF it can
not be doubted, have these Registrars
faithfully discharged their duty under
their respective oaths? Have they ex-
tended to those rejected by the Board Of
Review, (if any, the right the law has
given them TO be heard in their own be-
half? er have they beon disfranchiscd
upon secret er parts statement, and their
right, the dearest crownng right "
known to an American citizen, been thus
ignored, dlsregardll and set at naught
in giglation Of al lar in Republican
Government? We fear they have and
therefore address you this circular, that
you may, one and R, come prepared, at
your respective precincts, on the day OF
election, to assert your rights, and cast
your votes at said election, ss provided
by law And we here assure you, that
there will be, in attendance at every vot.
ing precinct, men capable, ready and will
ing to advise and assist you, in the per
rormancc Of every legal act, requisite to
enttle you to vote, and (eycn If refused
by the Judges OF Election) to secure the
counting Of your votes.
TO you, then, We make this last appeal
and say freeman guard well the watch
towers of your liberties On the day o.
election, let not single man fail to g
to the polls and cast his vote Let there
be no lsggar in the ranks-no luke
warmness, or apathy, in the exercise 0
the rights Of frtemen, but 60 coolly
calmly. and determinedly, and cast youl
votes-ayoiding all excitement or vic
lence yourselves in your conduct and de
pertinent, and use your best endeayor.
to thus influence others, that whatever
the result may be, we, as party, may be
blamelcss, even in the eyes of the better
portion OF our advcrsarics
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