Whig Republican. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1840-18??, 1840-11-19
From the New York Democratic Press.
Unparallcled Frauds!

4. 1t will be seen by the annexed procee-
dings ofthe court of quarter sessions, and
grand jury of the city and county Of Phila-
delphia, that while the locoioco office
holders and demagogles III this city have
| been conspiring to destroy the characters
of our most honorcd and estiniabe citi-
zens, the ocotoco leaders have been clay
| inc pipe 10 q pretty considerable extent
One Judge ofthe court ofqual1er sessions,
has, it is said, laid fifteen hundred ':teet"
In other words, the officers of the court
have, it IS believed interpolated its records;
for the purpose Of obtaining naturalization
papers for persons who were not entitled
to them under the law. celebrations
OF intentions" anti-datcd, have been frau-
dulendy inserted In the books Of the
court, and these books have been excll
sively in the custody oflocofoco officers of
the tribunal. On the authority of these
interpolated declarations, one locofoco
Judge is charged with having granted
FIFTEEN HUNDRED naturalization
papers. This was prior to the late state
eectIon. Who does uotsee how Ingersoll
was elected in the first district The pro-
eeedings Of our Marine court were anere
joke to this wholesale work. The con-
spiracy here was no doubt intedded as a
cover for these foul practices.
It's said that the same thing has been
going on in another court in Philadelphia.
Look out tormore Developments
Office ofthe North American
Philadelphia, Wednesday II o'clock. NJ.
III the court of quarter sessions, held
this morning, the matter Of the illegal
frauds IN tire natura6aflon docket, was
called up and the ofaion Of theA<court
delivered by Judge Kin, President. .
Judge King said tina upon exalnlna-
ton of the docket, and tbs oral evidence
produced before them, thecourt were sat
lstied that the declarations of Intentions
the legality ofwhich had been called INTO
question, had been traudulehtly interpo-
lated. enc that the name of tine recording
clerk, III every instance in Which 1t APP
geaFed; had been forged-ThA declara-
nons. 50 interpolated, were by rAler of the
court, vacated.
The naturalization frauds havAe thus
been brought before Il judicial tribuI<aal y
the judgment Of the bench pronoulsSce
Here is something tangible. The wings
Instituted no secret court and employedN no
desperad1es to give testimony The puA p
lie record are produced they are broA 4
into open court and are found to show in
terpoiation aGd forgery What are the
people to think Of these things? While /
flor, the cry IF So @,lll.ilsti,'
',o'l are i"lsih9 'fle cry on lfalld peQuringA:
l1e-1lSe-ZeS IL give strength Il n helg bQli&
charges, the o {aI.s = : ,he possession h
1 .hot 55,arf,,l-and the clear evidence
. .be;r OMIT stares them in them in the q
: A more alarming development has rs s
been made in this country. what VIZ s.
the endl -
The correspondent Of the Courier b
as follows: oot.
: PhlladelPA'a' oc' @.'', lie
nj ,c,.o E,,dqe presented BIZ
; Grand Jury. M.
: 4,ndarstond that the Grand &c
s. into court Yesterday with req
W SENTIMENT winch, on a es9y 81 can
N formatty was handed oacH 70 of Or
10 Judge lo[ eoll lo,-ere lin the ONE i
lie report IS very severe ~ eliG = by II
le OF tactS) upon Tue ni.''' ra,l,ti that Il
H. rallza'ioh p'le ..',tod Nv ON stateme
- a lo9g s9d tI7at bills were leh MAJ
: co''i -, 49, oitI,e criminal to near
= TWO CO ~ dnino Fhe ia Judge OF 4