New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-23
x, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH ea ISL.

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1mpeac hment OF Judge Elliott.
we have read the Report OF the Committee upon
the case OF 8. c. Elliott, Judge of the City Court
Of Lafayette, made 10 the Louisiana House OF
Representatives. 4 more bare-faccd, unmitgated
and outrageous case Of Official misdemeanor has
seldom been presented IN any country: and with
such magistrate to back their efforts ii is only
wonderful that the Loco Focos# OF New Orleans
had not a much larger nominal majority at the
recent election. The old stories about ppe,lay-
lng,' &c. in this now pure and yirtuous City are
no longer worth the telling, even if al were true,
compared to the facts as sworn TO and proven
against this Lafayette Loco Foco manufacturer.
1t seems that papers and documents relating to
the naturalization of seccateen hundred and thir-
tytour alien minors, from March ?, lS4l to Dec.
Is, 1913 have been laid before the Committee
and in not single instance, of al these could the
Judge produce any evidence, record or other.
written or oral that the provisions Of the law had
been complied with
A Phes the Clerk Of the City Court Of lafayette pro-
ducd the book accompanying tins report and marked BIZ the
.,,sr {, the only record kept SAID Court which
cates Of az4ou recorded IL declared that he did
not know whether tins book was printed AZ III TIM the certi
cates o. natur citation were granted but T. a. Pron, the
editor Of the Constitution, 4g-r published LAT.
s"ore that he ASSISTED printing The shset oouId that
boos and that thsy weIs Pfntsd WITHIN he two o. three
have been commenced ON III. ~ March. l8ii!!.
filled up in writing and oilers ief; INK IN rages
and it's uncommon thing 10 fad certificates Of :te' date
inserted teiors certificates of eair date for
certificate Of the 18th day OF Seyt mber, before ots9
Of September of the year TIE book bears marx Of
genuine record.
The Report further states:
In f7c although our statute has created The Cir Court Of
Lafayette Cour of record and required The Clerk keep
there has been kept no mhae no continuous history OF
acts and proceedings from dag day and from term TO term
form in this Court Justify certificate Of ua;nraizlton.
Iii Court of record without records so far as the subject Of
have bees illegally issued witoH resGrs 20 the lGws Of
Congress.
issued IN day. seems 70 your COMMITTEE impossible
that this could have been legally done ,rere hundred oehs
age the qualification the residence the moral character o. the
different persons naurazed IN open Court by The Judge
The Report then goes into an examination Of
a large number Of these cases, which presents
mass of facts almost incredible. Robert Lone
testified that he received his certificate Of na;u-
ralization from Judge Elliott without ever having
made any previous declaration of his intention to
become citizen, and without being questioned
by the Judge on that subject, or without being
examined or asked to prove by witnesses any
thing in relation to his moral character or his res
idencc in the United States; that all the proof
that he made was by the testimony Of one wit.
ness, Arthur O'Hanly, as to his having resided
some time in NeD- Orleans.
Patrick Moran testifes that he never made
any declaration Of his intention; that he rcceiv-
cd his certificate from the Clerk, the Judge not
being present; and that he was not s1corn at
all and that no witnesses as TO his character,
age and residence were sworn. Patrick Flood
got his certificate at the same time, from the
Clerk, and believes he was s,cora by the Clerk!
John Mccarthy and John Perry both obtain
ed certificates of naturalization from the Clerk,
without being sworn at all or producing any wit
nesses, one day while Judge E. was ont Of his
Parish and in the city Of New Orleans. Meet
ing the Judge afterwards in the street, they told
him what had been done in his absence, which
he said all right, and approved Their certlti-
Gates, without asking any questions This John
Perry, as he states had not been in the United
States quite three years.
j. Monitor was naturalized under similar c!rcum-
stances to the above, but with the addition that
his certificate was made out and sent to him IN
New Orleans, by the hands of a third person,
without his ever having been sworn or even been
in Judge Elliott's Court at all
John Doan testified thai he received his certificate from the
Clerk of the City Court OF Lafayette that he introduced
the he received TWO witnesses 10 prove his good char
he did knoc Of those ,citnessss until that day. and
that he had knopn the o. hen about lceek.
But enough. We cannot extend this notice.
The following will show the qao amino Of these
nefarlous proceedings, and exhibit the Loco
loco Committee of New-Orleans, and the re-
cent Election farce there, in their true colors:
II has been ur.ed that Judge Elliott responsible
the actnys doie ufhs Clerk and Thar lie has not bee
actu.,ed by any motive as ne derived no
cunary benefit from the NATURALIZATION Job
witnesses Que of them, Abner Phelps the Clerk of the Cry
Court OF Lafayette has is true expressly and enpatlcay
declared that udg Elliott had not received and VS. not TO
receive any @ recompense or gain for natuTa
izng persons his Court. But the Committee feel them
his testimony he implicated and charged accompce
with Judge Elliott he has been conradcted on seyea rHmts
by other witnesses aud the opinion Of your COMMITTEE,
,lorthy Of credit Air Phelps, however he promised
in case he successful IN collecting his fees make loan
the Judge 10 enable him 70 obtain CERTAIN property from
time ago. tina, ne Judge toD expected 10 receive sum
OF money shortly due 10 him r naurcii1ius Jretgners .
dne 10 his sice but REPEATS prt he spoke Of
money due to rim b. D, mocratic COMMITTEE
And Nh j. Nichoou the third states that judge
Elliott promised TO pay him amount (Which witness
was endeavo1ng 10 collect NJ Pfss1n) he
celyed the tees 20 Jon jol
pey sons and that Judge Elliott observed DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEES WAS INDEBTED TO HIN FoR THOSE FEES
Your Committee therefore of tina; Jndse Eitt
did derive or ec,ed derive, pecunlay beneht rom this
naturaIzaon Job Besides ths think i abun,1snty man.
Nh Van Blu en- of Ar Phelps and others that the Judge
has directly sanctioned the Illegal and corrupt pfaccs Of
superrtend and direct the keeping and preserving the ecofcS
aud proceedings Of hi, Court that he has By me mos SHANE
the ma!pracces unprotected Clerk and 50 aided N H.
tctirg blow upon public liberty that he has suffered ne
SHE OF spurious certificates OF rataaiz and That ne mas
ernitred the law which he has s"orE 10 administer III iti
10 be degraded into All Of fraud and political
corruption -, IL o I,