The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-11-10
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been robbed of their votes, by Wing Clerk
of a FEDERAL COURTl Eat.. 4
On Monday, the Sd of October the District
Court for Ohio commenced lie session 10
c evslsnd, Judge Leavln presiding.
This being the proper Cuurt for the nAiur-
alIzatlon of foreigners, many presented their
claims 10 become cili2ens, early IN The week
and we're put eff at the suggestion ofhe Clerk
until Saturday, under pteIence Of The pressure,
Of business, attendant upon the numerous ca
ses IN bankruptcy. then before the Court.
Mr.. Miner, The Clerk, notwithstanding this
preence of want Of tIme,' was every day
spending whole hours Of leisure with his Wing
friends. talking p"lIIics and boasting of his de-
volion to the Wing cause and even declared
that he must return to Co umbus and vote for
Corwin, Court or no Court
This created suspicion among the friends of
the foreigners. and Mr.. Miner was again ap-
pealed 10, 10 know what his real intentions
were. He still then made lime the condi-
ton, an d said he had no blanks, with him, and
made other such like excuses. He was told
that blanks should be provided, that an asss-
tant should be employed to 6 them out and
that nothing snoud be left for him 10 Go butt TO
sign his name. With his understanding, il
was published in the county that foreigners
might get their papers 6y the proper appca.
tion TO the Court, on Saturday, the Bib. and
accordingly from fifty 10 seventy presen-
ted themselves with the certificate Of the dec
laraIion Of their intentions, and their friends
for witnesses. Az usual in such an aesembage
there were the representatives. ofevery tongue
and Bailon' The hardy sons of toll from Scot
lands Healhes, the Emerald Isle and the Faith
or land Of Germany all now ANXIOUS to be-
come members OF our great repubhca family
and enjoy The rights Of freemeO.
II is we'll understood IN this county at last
that foreigners generally vote the Democratic
ticket Here were from SO to rs applicants
known by the leading wings IN this CITY and of
course TO this Wing clerk, 10 be friendly To-
wards the Democratic party, and it was fear.
ed their votes would endanger the election of
certain candidates on their ticket in This coun>
tv. especially their runaway member, T, M.
Kelly. However at the gong in oflh court
al 3o'clock, P. M. every foreigner was on
the ground, and through their friends Of the
bar asked for their papers A debate follow.
ed, mostly between the Democratic members
oflhe bar and this Wing clerk. the talter tlst-
ening TO numerous suggestions from the Wing
members Of the bar, who continually surroun.
ded him, r
At length the Judge decided that The sppl-
canle should be heard. not however without
manifestIng much indifference end induging
legal scruples which had mol until that hour
seemed to embar.ass him, although during the
week he had wiped from existence, bankrupt
debts 10 The amount Of millions Of dollars, with
q single scratch off his pen.
Forty-,hree were in whom the Judge
left the court room, with several applicants
remaining for their papers.
The Clerk and Marshall soon followed and
as lhere was no formal adjournment, it was
supposed The court would come in again on
Monday morning and notice was given 10 all
foreigners 20 appear on that day, so that they
might get their papers IN time 10 vote on Tues
da~
Ii had now got to be 2 o'clock in the even
ing, many of them had ten, fifteen, and twenty
miles to travel TO reach their homes, a few had
the means to pay their expenses, and etald ov-
or until Monday, the balance left.
The next was known Of this whig clerk,
who seemed to be the court in every respect,
save gsntlemanly honor and dignity, be had
left in the 8 O'Clock stage coach for Columbus
on Sunday morning, 'o vote as mus, be sup
posed agreeably 10 his boast, '{or Tom Cor
win tho Wagon Boy!' He did vote, no doubt.
in Franklin county bu, al the expense Of For
! ,y-Three adopted citizens oflhis county, who
| 10 honor and justice ale as much entitled 10 a
vote as himself
He took with him every paper connected
with these preliminary proceedings, no, bnly
robbing The poor foreigners of their votes, but
taking IN many instances the only remaining
ovdt nee oi their right 10 citizenship, even had
they desred to DO be naiuralzed elsewhere
These are the facts, and they presen, case,
not only for impeachment and removal, bu'
for the scorn and contempt of every honorable
mind. We understand Mr.. Miner receives
his appointment BY The Court and is now en-
joying salary Of three thousand five hundred
dollars per year; ifso, we ask his dismissal
ss the only atonement which the court car
now make, or share with him the odous con-
demuatlon Of The people. The whole lransaC
ton is marked with that soI6shuess aud dis
regard of ano.hers rights, which characteris
es the 'high wayman.' and exhibits spirit o
laWless intolerance which should be met will
merited contempt. Did Mr.. Miner suppos
he was advancing the interests Of the party b.