The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-18

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manner This man who APP
peared as Lindsay, was sent by William M.
Price, one of the Hancock Electors for the
State of Maryland, and was consigned to the
Democratic National G ,mmittee, Of which
Mr. w. III. Barnum is chairman, but more
directly to the persons engaged in publishing
the newspaper in which the called Chinese
letter first appeared. 1t is not shown that
any such person as Robert Lindsay ever ex-
isted 1t is unlikely that a man answering to
that name ever made any affidavit concerning
the so-called Chinese letter. The man who
swore in court that his name was Robert
Lindsay, and that he knew H. l.. Morey, and
that he saw in Moreys possession the so-called
Chinese letter, subsequently confessed that he
swore falsely; that he never knew Morey,
never saw the Chinese letter. except in the
forged fac-simile; that he never was in Lynn,
Mass, and that his real name is O'Bren, the
name Lindsay being assumed for this occasion.
For his perjury he says he was to receive the
sum of 500 cash.
Such, in BRIEF is the story of the last card in
the democratic game. Those who SO reckless
ly used it deluded themselves and their victims
with the belief that after the election the whole
thing would be dropped. They were sadly
mistaken The prosecution is now being
urged with such vigor that the National Com
mittee are trying to pui all the blame upon
Truth and Truth retaliates by turning on the
committee. The fact is that both are impli-
Gated, and both have sunk to the lowest degra-
dation in the eyes of respectable people. Dem
ocrats as well as republicans denounce
Barnum, Hewitt, Truth and the whole dis
reputable crew, and join in the hope that the
guilty parties may be brought to punishment.
speedy and condign.
We call attention to the communication
from Danville. exposing the methods
adopted by the Democrats OF that city TO
prevent II free ballot and fair count at
the recent election. The statement made
is fully corroborated by private letters we
have seen written by trustworthy and re-
sponsible persons. 1t was a pre-arranged
plan to deprive Republicans of the ballot,
by dlatory tactics aud disreputable means
just as reprehensible AS any other kind
of fraud. 1t is stated that at least two hun
bred voters, entirely qualified. with their
tax tickets and their ballots in their hands.
were kept from the polls, with fra "dulent
intent, until. AS was claimed. it was too
late to receive any more votes. This was
in Danyille. In Pittsylvania county the
same tactics were observed. and conse-
quently the Republican vote fell short of its
proper and well known strength. A. most
of these votes would have been ,cast for
Stovall there is very little doubt about his
contrasting Cabell's right to the certificate
of election to Congress. We do not think
Mr.. Cab"ll will sit in the Forty-Seventh
Congress.
We learn that about the same condition
of things existed in Lynchbnrg The APP
planes so well known to the Democratic
managers were resorted to in that city to
prevent a full Republican vote, and suc-
ceeded pretty much as at Danyille. 1t seems
that the officers of the law, appointed to
see equal justice melted out to both parties,
were insuted. their authority scorned, and
the sanctity of the ballot prostituted to the
basest partizan purposes. These ontrages
cannot always be perpetrated with impu-
nifty. The intelligence OF the country will
demand that free ballot aud a fair count
shall be given everywhere. and the agen-
cies will be at hand to see that the demand
is enforced.