New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-25

ington, Greene Co. in which there are but three
or four Wings, iDforms US that he kept oct .tJty
soch votes by challenging, while as many more
swore through who ne IS entirely confident were
no, entitled to vote Now there are many Fec
ton Districts in this State in which there is no
Wing who dare stand a. the Polls all day and
challenge against three or four hundred excited,
infuriated opponents. Take the all but unani-
NOUS Loco Districts of Clarkstown and Orange
town, Rocklasd Co., Tompkinsyille, Davenport,
&c. Delaware Co., Phillipstown and Putnam
Valley, Putnam Co.. with many In Chemung,
Lewis, Tioea, Steuben, &e. &c. where the Ia
spectors are all against US, and the two or three
Wings who are entitled to vote are very glad to
be allowed to slip in their ballots and get out Of
the way unmolested. We understand that In
PhilpstowD, Putnam Co. where an e1traordi-
nary Loco Foco vote and majonty were gwen,
two of the voters are already in prison for per-
Jury, and there were thirty more complained Of
before the Grand Jury last weak.
g. Aa immense number we're illegally Na.ar-
allied for this Election. The law expressly
says that no person can be Naturaiized who has
been out of the United States within the pveced-
ing FIVE years. Chief Justice Nelson decided
at Rochester in October-as he could not but
decide-that this provision is to be construed
literally and strictly. Yet thousands were ma
turalized in September and October, as many
thousands had previously been, in defiance of
this restriction. We were in the back room of
the Marine Court in October, and heard the
Judge explain away this provision and put the
oath so as to evadeit.
4. Many of the NaturaGzed, and more of the
Unnaturalized Immigrant population of our
Country are unaquainted with the English
Language, and compelled to depend on others
for an explanation Of our Politics, Naturaliza-
ton, SC. They take oaths and answer ques-
tons which they do not understand, and SO often
Thousands of them have taken
out Certificate of Intention to become Cit-
zens, without clearly comprehending that
farther probation and process are needed TO con-
s.itute them voters. If they hesitate on these
points, there are abundance Of INSCRIPTIONS par
tisans 10 tell them, "Your papers are all right
you can vote" 1t is therefore but reasonable
and right, when Naturalized voter presents
himself, to ask him to show his papers. No man
ought to be offended at this since it settles all
disputes and prevents Illegal voting whether by
design or misapprehension. A well-meaning
A deptcd Citizen ought to be perfectly willing
70 show his papers, as we are thankful to any
nan who, really doubling our right, challenges
our vote. But on the day Of Election a placard
was pasted over our City, signed by several
Loco. Foco lawyers-including, beside the old
party hacks, such men as Charles O'Connor-
If which the purport was" Adopted Citizens!
1on't show your papers don't answer imper,i-
aent questions! Swear through" :" We have
not doubt that this counsel induced many to
swear in illegal votes who were not entitled, yet
sho honestly thought they were.-If any friend
las copy of this placard, we will thank him
% send it to US.
We have more to say on this subject, when
We have the vote of the several towns before us.
# this could secure scrutiny, and every illegal
,ote stricken from the poll, we would cheerfully
ay our head on block, to be severed in an in
tant if such scrutiny did not exhibit clear ma
ority of legal votes for the Clay Electors, and
Henry Clay thus the chosen President of the
American People. AS it is, we must wear
trough the ensuing four years under the painful
conviction thata man not honestly or legally
hosen fills the Presidential Chair of the Union.