Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser

NO ELECTION FOR SENATOR IN MAINE
Under this caption the Boston Atlas of Friday
announces (in a letter from Hallowell) the discovery of the most stupendous fraud, by which Mr.
Bradbury was declared elected Senator. It appears
that only forty-nine ballots were returned for Mr.
Evans, when fifty-three Whigs have signed a
solemn declaration that they voted for Mr. Evans;
and four other Whigs have testified that they voted
for Mr. Allen, of Bangor, and W. P. Fessenden;
of Portland; this, together with the votes of the
Independent Democrats; makes seventy-four against
Bradbury, which, with the Abolition vote, would
have defeated him by several votes.
Mr. Magoun, of Bath, a gentleman of the highest respectability and character, testifies that he
went into the committee room and there found his
ballot; which was not returned, as also the ballot of
Mr. Kingsberry.
An investigation was demanded in the House of
Representatives on the 22d, and it was declared if
Gov. Anderson gave Mr. B. a certificate of election
(which it is said he has refused) the seat would be
contested.
The Committee to receive, sort and count the
votes for a U. S. Senator did not revise each other's
count; and the scattering votes were counted
FOR MR. BRADBURY; and this was the way the
fraud was consummated.