The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-10
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1874.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1874.
THE VICTORY IN NEW ORLEANS.
We had the qualification, yesterday, to present
our readers with the cheering news of Wing
Victory in New Orleans. The most confident
expectations were INDUCED in by the Locofocos
of success in that quarter, growing out Of the
Texas humbug and the Wings, although they
endeavored to keep up their spirits, were evident
ly not sanguine of the result. The victory, there
fore, SO unexpected, and being achieved over a
will cheer the hearts of Wings in every quarter
of the Union. Both parties thought that if the
Texas question could be welded to the disadvan-
tage of Mr. Clay anywhere, that New Orleans,
from its position, would be the point most expos
ed. 1t will be seen from the following remarks
of the Bee, that the victory, brilliant it, falls
short of what it would have been but for the
frauds of the Locofocos, who held the city author-
ty, and the control of the elections in their hands
A FARCE-A BROAD FARCE
One of those exhibitions, called elsewhere cleo
tions, took place in this city yesterday, which
would afford food for mirth, did not the rights OF
the people, sacrificed ANONYMOUSLY, invoke
more serious consideration of it. To the enemies
of free government, the scenes that transpired at
several Of the polls, furnish comfort and cause of
exultation, but TO friend of liberal institutions
and one devoted to the Constitution and the laws,
they were tokens of an abatement in the patriot
ism, not to say courage, of American citizens, the
most melancholy that could be presented. The
rights of legal voters-acknowledged and known
to be such by the judges of elections, as well
as the whole communIy-were trampled upon
and spurned with an Indifference and safety ut
terly amazing.
The Wing judges of elections, without excep-
ton, determined to reject the votes predicated
upon the fraudulent naturalization tickets issued
by Judge Elliott, who was impeached and turned
out of Office for his corruption in making them
Because these foreigners were refused vote for
good causes, the Locofoco Judges in several of the
Wing wards closed the polls, absolutely refus-
ed to permit old citizens, known to the whole
community as legal voters, and admitted by the
judges themselves TO be so, to exercise the priv.
lege of treemen.
In the second ward of the First Municipality,
not one vote was taken. One of the oldest and
most respectable citizens of N. Orleans presented
himself to the judges, and his vote was refused
by the Locofoco judge, on the ground that the
Wing Judge intended to reject the fraudulent en-,
Elliott certiicates-this, too before SINGLE EL-
lott voter presented himself! He anticipated the
probability of an Elliott voter being rejected, and
upon that pretence allowed no vote to be received
In the first ward, First Municipality, which ought
TO have polled over 400 votes, but 81 votes were
taken. Of these the Wings received about 80
majority Had the whole poll been taken, we
In the third ward Second Municipality, but eleven
votes were taken, when from 400 to 500 should
have been polled, &c.
But apart from the DISTINGUISHING of the citizens
of those and other wards, during the voting the
most outrageous delays were caused by unneces.
sary wrangling of such character, for instance,
the stopping of the polls of the third ward, Sc
cond Municipality, until voter could 90 home
and get his naturalization papers, which might
have taken him the whole day. We have seen
native born citizens sent away from the polls to
get their tax receipts out but never have we wit
messed poll closed for one of our own people, or
as long as it might suit him to be absent
1t is too late at night to dwell upon the numer-
GUS instances of trang with the people through
the day. Insults and wrongs, which they bore
with astonishing forbearance-with such patience,
indeed, as to be remarked upon by strangers as
quite too exemplary, and which we would not be
surprised to see entirely exhausted whenever the
like practices are attempted again
But for these miserable articles and positive
outrages the Wings would have obtained tr-
unph such as would rejoice the heart of every
good wing throughout the Union. AS it is, we
have elected nearly the whole of both of our tick
ets-an achievement which may be considered
great victory, under the circumstances AS indi-
cative of the vote at the Presidential election, it
presages complete and glorious triumph of Hen
ry Clay. Our friends in other States VIII doubt
the fidelity of Louisiana no longer, She will be
found steadfast when most needed, and will swell
the tide of victory it rolls in sublmity over the
Union.
THE PHILADELPHIA RIOT.
We learn by the PHILADELPHIA papers received