Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-04-19
From the New York Evening Star.
Ncw-YOrk City Election.
THE GREAT RESULT
GLORY ENOUGH.

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most unparalleled victory, not only over their
opponents legally entitled to vote, but over
the countless thousands SO illegally introduc-
ed from other places TO empower and vote
down the citizens and residents OF the city
Had the Loco Focos even carried a majority
of the Common Council, the means whereby
they had succeeded would have formed the
elements of their own destruction, for such
desperate attempt to corrupt the Ballot Box
must bring with it reaction and condemnation.
The moderate and thinking men OF both
parties-indeed, we may say every honorable
man who has been spectator OF recent
events, feels shocked at the frauds, perjury
and corruption, which too evidently enabled
The administration party to poll so powerful o
vote. What are we coming to in this coun-
try? A peaceoblo contest at the polls is n
peaceable test Of the party-it is to ascertain
the opinions and views of citizens entitled to
vote-it is fair and honorable appeal to the
ballot box. We are all Americans-living
under the same constitution and laws; each
boasting Of his freedom and equal rights--our
political differences are after all the differ
ences between members of the same national
family. What. therefore is to become OF our
freedom and rights, our morals, safety and
religion, if the administration Of our Govern
ment is permitted TO embark in such open,
avowed, palpable schemes Of fraud and cor
rupion as those recently exhibited IN this
|city? More than .fpe thousand strangers,
having no interest and no domicil, are intro
duced by the partzans of the administration
into the city, and brought to the polls TO de-
eide who shall nuke our municipal laws
More than four hundred votes over and above
the ascertainod votes OF ward, arc polcd in
such ward. Men move from ward TO ward to
sleep one night as an evaslve qualification
More than two hundred sailors from United
States vessels of war brought over to the city
to vote-sloops and small craft trading down
the North and East rivers, each known never
10 have more than three hands turning out
thirty and forty votes from each vessel. Men
turned from the polls for want Of legal quail
fications, brought back by administration
partizans and made to S,Dedr IN their VOTE
| Hundreds with the red clay Of New Jersey
adhcring to their thick soled shoes, present
inc themselves to vote as citizens OF New
York. and all this fraud and perjury set on
foot and justified, to enable Mr.. Van Buren,
to saw ri hare recovered The CITY," But he has
bee n sienally defeated, as he ought to be,
Notwithstanding all his mighty efforts. Ihtrt
Is this dan a clearly dscerta'ned Hing majority
in this city ocfpe thousand rotes.
It is, therefore q mockery to call contest
with persons from other States, hired for the
occas sion, un election. We mast hare a regis
iry of voies in order to sweep away this vast
system of perjury and of fraud and every
man who has an interest at stake IN his per
son, his children, or his property, must de
mand il Of the Legislature, as the only mcan'
f coming to fair decision on oil such mat
tiers. This charter election should open The
ewes of the honorable Of all parties to the
dangers that menace US, and redress pro-
vided in time.
II From the New York Express.
The utter mockery that is made OF the sa
cred right Of suffrage in this city, Is one OF
the most alarming signs OF the times. The
whole spirit of the Naturalization Laws is
defed. Our Marine Court manufactures
american Citizens, with stcam-car rapidty.-
II In the heat of the election, pe1uics OF The
most fragrant kind have been committed q
the Polls. Double voting was becoming Sc
common that many boasted of it. What par
ty is likely to be most guilty OF these things
the public can Judge from the fact, that th'
Loco Foco party resist every proposition TO
Registry law, or any other Law that vii
give the people an honest system OF voting
The Wings of the Union in looking at TIM
Election, must remember that our Mayor
but year ago, was 9l1 votes behind the Lo
co Focos and the Administration Party
since which time the Administration has ia
ken up Now York Loco Focoism, and th'
party here has been consolidated. This con
solidation the Wings have broken down, un
der all the disadvantages ola Charter Elec
ton, involving all kinds of local feeling. Ii
the November Election, upon our own bot
tom here, the vote we have now given teach
es us we shall do as well as we did last Au
tumn, and tlat was well enough. The Wbie
Party now stand OH solid basis, that Loct
Focoism cannot shake. We have stood The
test of storm, the like Of which can never
twice be reused against us. large majori
ty, by its soothing power, would have lullet
us to doze. Our organization now is to d.
our best.
II From the N. Y. Gazette.
Since writing the forcgong-written we
confess with a very subdned feeling of gratu
laiion, we have received the ultimate result
and now, indeed, we can join with our breth
rem in calling our triumph GLORIOUS :
We have carried nine wards-WE HAVE
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