Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-03


suffering humanity, you will have a seat
given you very near Jesus in heaven
RsU. Peter Stvyker, D. D., in Chrtsttan In
teIIigsneer.
After examining fifty witnesses, the
grand jury could find nothing to justify
action on the charges brought against Ma
jor Butterworth and Governor Young by
the memorialists. Perhaps, however,
Messrs. Young and Butterworth will be
able to find something to justify an action
against the memorialists. These gentle
men put their names to petition to Con-
gress, asking for an investigation here,
and representing-to use their own words
-''that said Benjamin Butterworth and
Thomas L. Young in person openly pur-
chased votes and bribed qualified electors
to cast ballots in their favor" &c.
These are very grave charges. They
affect the reputation of the members from
the First and Second Districts for per-
sonal and political integrity. The accu-
sation is deliberately made, after the cam
paign is over and the heat of the canvass
has subsided. There is neither insinua-
tion nor qualification. They are charged
with personally doing an unlawful thing,
a criminal act. 1t was not done by proxy ;
it was their own volition. They bought
and paid for voters. Moreover, after this
extraordinary memorial had been pre-
sented and published, and its contents
made known, and after number of the
memorialists had fastened to certify that
they did not know that the memorial con-
, tanned these specific charges, number
of distinguished Democrats signed and
, forwarded to Washington dispatch, say
: ing had they known of this memorial
7 they would have subscribed to it. They
ought to be allowed to do so yet. Th'
r memorial is rather weak in the legs sine
I so many of the original signeFs asked K
s have their names erased. 1t need
y strengthening, and the gentlemen wh'
e had no opportunity to subscribe really
ought to be permitted to sign it yet. l
is not too late.
y We're this done, the matter would b
! made more interesting. There is sucl
n lack of respectability and responsibilit.
|. on the part of the few remaining signer
n to the memorial that Messrs. Butterwortl
;. and Young may think it inexpedient t
i ask them to step into Court and verif
their accusations by competent evidence
> But if the gentlemen who telegraphed
IS after reading the memorial, their readi
Il ness to subscribe to it will only do so, o
" in other manner reiterate in responsible
" form the charge of personal bribery an
v corruption against Messrs. Butterwort
as and Young, there viii be no hesitation 8
e, to the course to be pursued.
n viii they be so obliging as to do it?
e, is really a case for the courts, If respons
n BILE parties can be found. These gentle
n men who came forward with such alacr
IN ty to inform the House of their entire wi
Sc lingness to back up the charges of pc
ot sonal bribery and corruption have dut
re to perform. If Messrs. ButterWorth an
rn Young are guilty, they should be trie
of convicted and punished. 1t is due to Il
,e, voters of Hamilton county, due to Il
nd State and the country, due to the ballO
It.; box itself, which should be so protecte
ly as to be above suspicion, They oug
not to shrink from their responsible
He because it is unpleasant or disagreeabl
Iy they should, rather, come forward chez
to fully, since they are invited to do so
ne both Butterworth and Young and the R
@; publicans of ofCineinnati.-Cte Conanaerctc