The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-15
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

4'Ai+AIh'iki-, -, IL AZ.
lna>much As the PARTISAN press of this
city has been ling long aui loud about
the prosecution Of the roughs and bum.
mers VIII" were indicted al the present term
of the [. =. ClrcuIt CONT for all sorts of
mIsdemr anois aud all kinds of ''devimeut'
III connection with the late Congressional
election, II may bs well, for the Infurma-
tinn of the readers nf The WIG Ia say a
few words III reference To these worthless
The PARTISAN press, with brazen ell rrnt-
cry that would do Infinite credit To the.
Father OF Lies" has asserted that the
prosecution oil these vIolators of the elcc.
ton law was undertaken for political bur
poses. and the effect of II will b- 10 deter
all good men from serving As uiii GERS of
election III this city. To auy one who has
listened 10 the trials al these villains this
assertion or prediction of the gazette is the
hugeSt KIND at joke, Tor the g'cat major
rH ni them were selected because they were
people OF no character. ana brcluse they
would not scruple In do the duty political
dTudgery that every decent Democrat
would drspi>c and expose. | was recently
informed by Il leading Democrat of tins
city, who II a physician of large practice
and a gentleman "i y"raclty aud integrity
that III a recent municipal election the fac.
ton 10 which he belonged having a clear
majority IN the ward III which lie lived
ami having elected their man tn tho city
council at the preceding election. ont of
pure - cussedness, stuffed the ballot box
To the eXteut Of
TWO HUSpRfD AND FIFTY TICKETS.
: They did their work 80 buurlinriy. how
ever, that 1t WAS discovered and exposed
before the election began. aud he left the
polls III disgust, believing that his faction
had been sold ont lay Those who attempted
the peIpeiratIuh of the fraud. and who had
taken that plan To cousummato their vii
laIny aud cover up The sale. ii ward poll
ticiaus. OF the Democratic PERSUASION. viii
take tins plan IL cheat cach other what
will they nui do III order tp cheat their po
hticai opponents A large number ui t!i,>c
gentry were indicted 10y the late grand IN,
III the | ; Circuit Court. Their II -u>r,
consist of almost every conceivable viola
tiou oI the election laws Ballot box stuff
ing and interference with the L \ mar
>hallS being he most common. The cul-
prIrs frur: the city "i Baltimore have been
ably defended 10y Bernard Carter and ]. r.
F"e-a cousin of the pnetic..l Eigar \ Han,
VIII" have unirrtakrn the ia 10y CONT act
and who have left no means uuiried Ia
screen aud arquit their clients They are
employed by the Democratic State Central
Committee, | believe OF SEINE such orgaui-
z4ti"n, aud aIe supposed u h- paid out If
the state appropriation of $40 600 tina, Was
made few years ago iuI the puTpnSe Of
employing counsel for this purpose ansi the
further patriotic purpose OF lntomu,fyiur
the villains that might Toe convicted and
fined for i'nilu'Ing the sanctIiy If the bal
lot box. NessIS. Carter and Poe deserve
much credit Tor their Efforts III behalf of
Their cirnis. u there II any credit To Ice
attached IL such dI>repntahle people |
mean the clients, not the couiIs-l for they
demur To nearly every Indictment and
argue the matter with an el"qucuce and
p.ISisicucy worthy of a better cause. S.v
c'ai ni the rnugii> have been convicted and
s,rsral II item lar, p'eaded guHiy. Two OF
them were sentenced To twelve
MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.
on saturday ia>t-nne for voting twice and
the other for a>sauItlug beating aud ia
tImIdaiIng voters. One of the most suu
g-suve circumstances IN connection with
iheS. trials occurred about two weeks ago
during the trial Of i iIotnri"us character
that has since breu convicted. One Of the
Jurors Impauu.lrd III the case was ap
preached by = fellow IuIor not on the patel
and VINO Toy til. way Is said To be good
Democrat. who inquired II Juror number
one was of a like political faith himself.
pom being assured that lie was, ami al
ways had beeu, Iurur number two informed
him that there were fifty dollars ready fur
any juror on that panel who would hdEg
the jury and prevent 4 conviction and that
juror number one might as well have II as
anybndy else. Not cuut,ul with this eitpt
lie after wards approached number two upon
the street and renewed the proposition:
whereupnu number one went before the
grand jury, VIII" very properly indicted
number Two for an attempt u obstruci
the administration at Justice Whrreupnu
numbrr two WIS required To give bail for
his appearance Ia answer the charge IN
the Indictment. and SHORTLY afterwards ap
prarcd At the clerk desk III company with
Michael Baun"n. E-'I the head center of
the Baltimore ring. who became IN. surety
IL the sum Of 500 rh. case has not been
IrIgd yet: but II the facts are rs repre-,
scented and give them Just a. | get them
number Nv" will probably 20 IL the penn.
Tertiary for year or 80, and the verdict OF
al! honest people Will be,
SERVED MN RIGHT
| would not have said any thing about
these trtaIS-iur 1t Is i subject III no way
interesting IL nIr.-hsi II not b.rn Tor the
misrepresentation as have been informed
nf the BAR mole GI-eife aud some other
OF The i"s>e- newspaper lights in the galaxy
at political summarizes that r-vuivs in or
bits more or less cll'prIcal, The tori of which
NO T,T 4
Damon. the hrad-ceuier aforesaid These
PARTISAN sheets say nothing abpu; the cases
of the I"uEhs that rl'.d guilty, nor the
case ui the ilruI alleged t. Toe guilty Of an
attempt To hrIhc no. no, These Things
are left III the background. and then an
sophisticated country readers might he led
II infer from their long and Ion howl ui
defiant rage that all these attempts to pun
lsh these villains wsIc nothing els. than
attempts To I:iiImldaIe the ifce aud lnic
pendent voters of the Monumental City at
the next State and pIssiirHrIal elections
Good citizrus Of all political parties hail
these oiintTs nj the National Government
wt;h delight, aud look upon them rs the
dawuIng Of i brighter day. It. the pare >uu
shine of which chlclucry an! fraud " i'll br
swcp, nur If rX.>se zee 50 may il be.
The second walking match between Pro
lessor Miller and Russ came L. rather an
unexpected term nation last Saturday It
began III ia" ACADEMY nf Music At : l.. NJ
the night before. and the two athletes tone
rnu;d the tack as II a uesi Of live hornets
had been let loose upon ihem-al least
Miller did This mLu Miller walks mos e
with has arms than he does with his legs
aud | cannot better describe his yes icula
tons than by asking your readers 10 i'm.
agInc him To- he lighting 4 swarm of InfurI-
aIrd horurts, aud trying al the same Time
10 seek safety from them 10 light. After
trampIng all t.Ighr, Ross lucuiiuusIy
LEFT THE TRACK
Al q \. " and went home and took refuge
IN Ted. Poor fellow, he would have been
more successful IN = pecuuIary point Of
vIrw. If he had contented himself with
- cutting capers' for the young christians
III this pliItlal house with the many towers