The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-05-22

From the Providence Herald.
We believe if many Of the federalists
could but know The infamous tricks of some
of their leaders,. they would abandon them
} in disgust. The erpedient party must re-
sort to such Infamous trickery, or they new
er could galn even temporary ascendancy.
Look at the following, from the New York
Evening Post. Ii IS but one among thou
sands like it -
I" We published last autumn statemen,
of fraud committed in the election of that
season by importing a gang of rogues from
Philadelphia, who voted in as many differ
ent wards of the city az they could. This
spring It appears that the same party pro-
cured a similar importation from the north,
for the same purpose. We take from the
Albany Argus, the affidavit of Edgar d.
Ferris, gvlng an account of the execution
of this Infamous scheme. Thaycr and Coul.
son, who are named in it, are, it seems, wlrig
police officers in Albany. What are we
coming to, when men sworn to prevent as
far us possible, violations of law, are fore
most in such schemes of prohgacy!
albany County, se.-EDGsR ID. FERRIS,
+ being duly sworn, says that OH Monday pri-
or to the New York election for Mayor, &c.
which was held on the 9th Of the presen,
month, he was requested while in the city
OF Albany, TO GO To New YORK and VOTE
THE WING TICKET, and that he should re-
ceYe for such service one dollar per oav aud
have his passage to New York paid tha,
deponent lives in Chazy, Clinton county,
but was seduced by the offer made to him
To accept 1t; and further that Coulson, one
OF the Albany whig police officers, pald his
passage to New York, and gave him Mt one
time 81 and at another time S5, FOR HIS
SERVICES IN GOING TO N. YORK
AND VOTING THE WHIG TICKET,
which deponent did in the Eighth ward.
DePonent was not challenged. And depo-
nent further says that he is now only seven
teen years of age, and that he deeply re-
grets having complied with the unlawful in
vitation and inducements held out to him
by corrupt and designing men. TuAYER,
another Thig police oJfcer, was along rith
COufson and a gang Of about facenty three
Others WhO Dere on The same errand TO NeU
York that deponent was, aud who appear
ed under the control and direction of Thaycr
and Coulson, and said that they had recelv-
ed the same pay as this deponent, and VO-
TED SEVERAL TINES IN DIFFER
ENT WARDS OF SAID CITY-OF N.
YORK. EDGAR ID. FERRIS.
Sworn to this 18th day of April, 1899, be-
lore me II. Nj. BURT,
Commissioner of Deeds.
IL is little curious, To say the least, that
the party which practices such knaveres
should ask for registry law to preven,
frauds at elections.
REMOVALS FROM OFFICr.-The Post
Master General, in compliance with The
call of a Committee of The House of Rep
resentatlves, during the last session of Con-
gress, made a statement of the removals o..
Postmasters which had taken place from
January l., 1915, to January 1, 1899.
From this document which embraces the
two last years of the administration of Mr..
Madison, and nearly the two 6rst years of
the administration Of Mr.. Van Buren, the
following facts may be gathered, viz:
During the portion of the administration
OF Mr. Madison, comprised in the report,
the removals made were at the rate per an
mum OF Ia 55-lOO postmasters in every
thousand Of the average number of post
masters.
In The same manner, the removals dur
ing The administration of Mr.. Monroe, were
IL oo- lO0 postmasters in every thousand.
During the administration of Mr.. Adams,
the removals were 8 l5- 100 in every thou
sand.
During the administration of Geo. Jack
son, the removal were IA SS-I00 in every
thousand.
And during the two first years of Mr..
Van Buren's administration, the removals
have been at the rate Of IL 6l-l00 in e.
very thousand.
Thus 1t appears that the removals from
office were in nearly the same proportion
during the administration of Madison aud
Jackson, and that they were also in nearly
the same proportion during the administra-
tions of Monroe and Van Buren,.
The ouicry made by the opposition with
regard to removals from Office, particular
! ly in the departmsn, of the Post Office. has
been so great that we expected that there
was al least some small foundation for the
clamsr created, though we were well salts
fed that more removals were expedicnt for
the good Of the country than were made.
But we must confess that we were not pre-
pared to find that for oil this cry there was
so little wool; that otwi,hstanding the vio-
lent, exasperated, and factious opposition
during the administration Of General Jack
son, the removals were in no greater ratio
than during the two very peaceable years
which terminated the presidency Of Mr..
Madiso,,, and that amid the turbulencs of
the opposition and the agitation Of the po-
IiiienI elements for the last two years, the
ratio of removals has been no greater thsn
it was during the quiet no.pariy times of
the administration Of President Monroe.
E6u Stat Deroeraf