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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28
THE ENQUIRER AND THE FOREIGNERS
The Enquirer says /:

| ne Enquirer says:
"The Wing has another complaint-viz that
/ MIR. Polk owes his election to Naturalized Fo-
reigners. If such were the cause of their defeat
/ whom can they blame but themselves! Did not
ihe Wings openly profit by the votes of the
american Natives" in the elections of Phladel
phio,'' &c.
No-Mr. Enquiret--the Wings have not to
blame themselves for this result. They did not
and they could not, induce, and be parties to, the
fraud, villainy and perjury by which thousands
OF Foreigners, as you well know, were made vo-
sers, with special reference to the Presidential G.
| lection, who had no shadow OF claim to Natural
izaton.-Nor have they to blame themselves with
the fearful mingling up of foreign and fanatical
feeling In our political contests, which threatens
so much future mischief to the country. The
blame is with you, ard your party. Who does
not remember the systematic efforts made by your
presses and demagogues, every where during the
summer, to identify the Wings, as a party, with
the dlsgracefu! riots in Philadelphia, and to array
the Catholics, as sect, against them? 1t
was insisted that the Native American partv
were Wings, and the opprobrious epithet Of
"CH ORCH"BURNERS" was unscrupuIousIy
applied to them. Does the Enquirer want proof
OF this fact! Let him look into the Locofoco
papers OF that period, and he will find it. But it
was not confined to them, as will be seen by the
following extract from long publication made
by "JonN LrLLY," himself Catholic, in the
Gettysburg (Pa.) Star, some time before the eiec.
tion-Senator WALKER, the accredited agent of
the Locofoco party, who took up his residence in
washington for the purpose Of aiding in the ma
nagement of the contest, is here shown to have
endorsed the cheat:
A few days since I received, under the
FRANK OF MR.. SENATOR WALKER, OF
several hundred Locofoco docu-
ments, filled with the usual quantity of ISLANDER
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or HeNRY CLAY, and an.
PeaIs to the members Of the Catholic church 10
support Nj. Polk and go against the Wing party,
on the FALSE And FRAUDULENT PRETgNcg that that
party had lnstigated the burning of the Catholic
Churches in Philadelphia, was hostile to the
rights and interests Of Catholic citizens, and
Identified IN all things with The Native American
movement
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STANDARDIZATION FRAUDS.


AT the recent term of the United States District
Court in Pttsburg "a bills of indictments were
found, and among them Is for perjury and subor-
nation of perjury in obtaining naturalization pa
pers. Seven were against one individual, four
for perjury, and three for subornation of perjury.
and one each against eight others, all foreign
ers and members of the Locofoco party We
copy portion of the communication of the
Grand Jury to the Court:
SIN passing upon twenty-five bills Of indict-
ments OF various kinds, twenty-four of which
were found to be true, among them were fifteen
Tor perjury and subornation of perjury, arising
out of the application of seven aliens for natural-
izaton, each of whom admitted under the
act of Congress oil Gath May, 1924, which is con-
strued to admit person arriving in the States I'M
der eighteen years Of age, and having resided
therein five years, to become citizen at any
time without having previously filed declara-
ton of his intention so to do.
"ln the examination of these cases it was
clearly shown that one of the men was 81 years
o! age another about 30 years of age, who had
each been but about five years and two months in
the United States; and one about forty years of
age, who brought with him to this country seven
the oldest of whom is about 3 wears of
age All these applicants were admitted to cili-
zenship, and received certificates OF naturalization
Six of these were admitted by the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions of this <A'leghany) county, few
days previous to the late elections, and the other
In the Court of Common Pleas of said county
some time ago. Each of these, ii is found was
admitted to citizenship on his own oath, with that
OF one witness only. -Four of the five were vouch-
ed for by one man, one by his brother, and the
others by some other persons.'
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28
DORRISM.

The Providence Journal remarks that nowhere
IN the country, except in Rhode Island, has the
question OF Dorrlsm been so thoroughly discus
sed and so well understood has it been
so distinctly made an issue in the Presidential
contes' as In Massachusetts and Connecticut
The theme of their orators, the staple of their
resolutions the denunciaton Of their papers, have
been the "sutierngs of the patriot Dorr." and the
'cruelty OF the Algerine Tyrants." More false
hoods have been circulated by the Dorrites in
those States Than would suffice for dozen ordi-
nary Locooco campaigns. The result is before
the people, and 1t shows that wherever the SUBJ
ject of Dorism is understood it will iniure only
those who advocate it.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

The certainty that Tennessee has cast her cleo
toral vote for CLAY and FREblNGHuYsEN now
proves that The loss of New York was the really
fatal loss for that ticket. The States Of Massa.
chusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island.
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. give toge-
Their lO5 electoral votes. Add New York sc, and
we have l41, or three more votes than are neces.
sary. When we consider the fact that the Polk
majority In New York is only somewhere about
tiVe thousand, and that full that number of foreign
ers were naiurallzed in the State within short
period prior to the election, we have the lamenta-
bic evidence that a handful of strangers-the
great mass OF them utterly ignorant of our inst;-
tutons, our laws, our policy, our condition, our
resources, and our wants as naton-have deter
mined the choice Of the Chief Magistrate of our
Union and It's twenty millions of people.
NnLinnnI Int
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

In Ohio, at the Presidential election in 1910
there were 273,s3l votes Polled, Of which tho
Wings had i49. 81, and the Locos I24,7s9. At
the recent election there were polled 3ls. 1922
Understanding an increase Of IS, 1871 since 1910.
four years-of which increase the Locos had
more than $4,000, while the Whos had but =.
oO0-and the balance, 1000, were added to the
Abolition vote. The Ohio State journal saws
that this astonishing increase TO the Locofoco side
has beer made by naturaizations and illegal vo-
ting; for the conversions to the Wing side since
1910 have been as thousands to hundreds who
have gone over to Locofocoism. 1t remarks tina,
the boast was made at Cincinnati that fifteen hun
dred men were naturalized in an incredibly short
time in order TO secure that county to the Iocos,
and that the men who brought them up proclaim
ed their readiness to bring up five hundred more
if necessary.
In Pennsylvania, at the State election. when
there were Governor, members of Congress,
members OF the Legislature. and Canal Com
missioner to elect, and the decision of the ques-
ton whether the main line of the State works
should be sold, and when it might be presumed
the full vote Of the State would be called out.
there were 3l3,32l votes polled, while at the Pre-
sidential election there were 32s, 73S-being an
| increase of l5,1l7. Mr.. Clay's vote was ICl,-
s63, being 444 more than Mr.. Skunk received,
who beat the Wing candidate for Governor A, 800
votes! These things look not little strange,
! and we should like to them accounted for
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In the Hermitage district, in Tennessee, the
vote at the recent election stood, Clay ZIG, Polk
%; last year it stood, Wing S3, Locoroco Co.
80 much for Gen. Jackson's influence at home.-
Mr.. Polk s native county (Mecklenburg) in North
Carolina, has given him a far smaller majority
than It gave to the Locofoco candidate for the OF.
nee OF Governor in August; and the State of his
nativity as well as that Of his adoption have both
refused to endorse his claims to the Presidency.
On the other hand, Henry Cay's native county
in Virginia, (Hanover,) which gave Van Buren,
majority of l2, has given 80 majority, for Clay |;
more than two thirds Of the people Of the county
In which he resides have voted in his favor; and
his adopted State of Kentucky will run his ma
Jority up to ten or twelve thousand.-Nat. Int.
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The Philadelphia Gazette says-"So alarmed
have some who voted the Polk ticket become,
that, in our own vicinity, it has been thought me-
cessary for the Locofoco leaders TO 90 about and
assure the people that no destructive legislation
will be attempted. We happen to know who
have been busy in giving such assurances. The
truth probably is, that some who were driven or
cajoled by party organization are beginning to re-
fleet at their leisure, on what they have done.'
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From the New York Plcbcian.

We publish with pleasure the following note from AL.
dcrman Shacr
Mr.. Levi ID. Slam, Editor of the Plebcian:
Dear Sir-Pleasc pronounce the statement made in a
siandcrous Wing paper Of Saturday morning that the
Democrats OF the Sixth Ward displayed in the process
sion on Friday night, banner bearing these words
Amcrcans shall not rule us''a lie of the black
est cast Our leading banner bore these words under
an American Eaglc-"Fosered under thy wings, we die
VIM. sHALER.
g. This we must conclude is a coniradic-
tion for distant market. The statement of
the New York American was-not that the
'Democrats-but the slrsh'of the Sixth Ward.
carried the banner with the obnoxious inscrip-
lion referred to-a fact which was confirmed
by gentleman of Newly ork who was here
some days ago, and said he saw the banner,
and that the statement could be proven by ma
ny Witnesses. The Alderman. (who we believe
is entitled TO the prefix of an "Er-") does not
say, however, that it is the statement of the
"American" he conradic,s
Since the above was in type, we have received
the following, through the Richmond Enquirer,
which we suppose is the freshest version OF the
affair, and we have no objection to giving our OPP
ponen,s the foil benefit of it, IL strikes US, how
yer, that the party treat Alderman Shaler rather
shab5ily. They were willing to use his state
ment in the first instance TO contradict the fact,
and now they discredit it themselves by adopt
ing miserable Oyster-house story
TO the editors Of the IN VI Morning News
Gentlemen observe in your paper this morning
notice OF the banner which Inscribed Americans
shant rule us" Happening to be in Oyster saloon
last evening, overheard conversation between two
gentlemen III the next box One said to the other did
you that banner in the Locooco other
night NO; ; was the reply. 'Wcl, did, remark
ed the former gcntleman I'VE got it among ourselves
to exasperatc the Natives and get them vote for Clay
1t was carried by Wing, surrounded by Wings, I'll
and was only raised up they passed knots OF Wings
on the corners stationed by pre- concerted
mcnt in order that they could tell their friends, and if
necessary, swear that they it," then heard the
other gentleman ask who that painted the banner;
the other said it man by the Of Christie
pher and that his brother John Christopher it,
Icu arc at liberty to publish this and will any
time testify to the truth Of it.
Respectfully yours, DAN'L. L. MANNER.
Nov. ID, 1874.
OJ7AHy one who has ever seen a party pro-
cession in the city Of Newly ork, must know that
there is not word Of truth in this story.-Such
a trick could not be attempted, but at the imm.
neIt hazard of the lives of those engaged in it,
and especially upon the Locos, who have regu-
larry enlisted "Fightng Club"
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the new Executive, is to show aprompt and an an-
qualified concurrence in the favorite measures of
ultra Southern policy.-Bah finer.
THE ELEcrIoN FRAUDS IN Lo1r,s1.N.

The New Orleans Bee Of the S,h instant saws !:
The excitement produced by the returns from
riaq"emines' is waxing warmer as people bestow
witnesses testify were enacted there during the
election The simple fact that the Polk majority
III 'hat parish is more than treble the number of
votes ever before poled in it, at any one election,
ano Is over double the number Of male adults re-
s.oent within 1t, requires corroboratine circum-
stances 10 show the extent of the frauds commit
'ed upon the franchise. 1t is of itself proof.
POSITIVE and undeniabe, OF the grossest impos.
Judge LEoNARp-tho functuary alluded to in
the article Published by MS last week, from the
bee,-through the Courier of the evening of the
"h' con'overts the statement of the Bees cor.
respondent as to the scenes at the precinct of La
Hache. The Judge and Mr.. Claiborne, who
went IN the boa. with the persons who voted, saw
that they were legal voters, who had not voted
elsewhere: committee of Wings were inves-
uga,ing the facts, and intended to make them
public and set on foot prosecutions, if the facts
warranted them.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

The Richmond Wing comes out in favor
of the call of Convention to amend our
State Constitution. In its opening remarks,
, places its advocacy of the measure upon the
obscurity which characterizes the present
Constitution in its most essential and DALI
operative provisions. This is certainly the
case in regard to the right of suffrage; but
the arbitrary arrangement of representation
IN the General Assembly, by which the people
oi the West are deprived of their just share
'oi political power, is, TO our mind, the most
serious objection 10 it.-lt was this mainly
which induced us to cast our maiden vote
against 1t, at the time of its adoption
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

The Alexandria Gazette says-We desire par
ticuIarlyto Impress the fact upon the public mind,
that the principle of opposition to improper Fo-
REIGN influence in our elections, is as strongly
advocated by the best informed and most worthy
NATuRALizED CITIZENS, as it is by the native citi-
zens. 1t is an American question: altogether !;
and naturallZed citizens, whose hearts and inter-
ests are all enlisted in the prosperity of the coun-
try, feel as deeply concerned i'm lis correct dec-
sion, as those who were born upon the SOIL
They do not recognize any distinction between
CITIZENS of a common country
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

The Globe, having no farther use for Presiden,
Tyler, has opened its batteries upon him with in
creased vigor and venom. The Madisonan re.
torts upon the Globe in its usual Sir Forcble
Feeble style. In addition to the ingraiitude of
the Globe, we think it exhibits want of magma
nImly and even of manliness, TO assail Mr.. Ty-
Ter, situated as that gentleman now is--the mere
efhgy OF President-detested by those who
made him what he is-and scorned by those who
seduced him from the path of recttude and hon.
or. He is receiving, however, the usual reward
OF traitors, whenever the treason becomes profit
less-spurned by the very basest of his purcha-
sers.-Virginian.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE TARIFF

The Chambersburg Wing says that the Polk
lies in that quarter now that the election of Mr..
Polk to tho Presidency is certain, unhestatingly
avow their reliance for the salvation Of the pro-
tecive policy to be on the Wing Senate. A
pretty piece of impudence this, when they cleo
tioneered for and sustained Mr.. Polk as better
Tariff man than Mr.. Clay!
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

PETER c. Hoco, esq has been appointed Post
master at Scottsvile, Aibemarle, Waffle late
incumbent, Mr.. Jordon, we understand, resigned.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

Too late.-Upwards of 600 emigrants arrived
at New York from Europe on Wodnesday-too
late for the election; the State was carried with
out them.
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1t is said that some of Mr.. Clay's speeches in
favor Of protecting Home Industry, were pub
lished and circulated in Pennsylvania, in the
German language, as Mr.. Folks.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

O-CoNeREss, and the GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
VIRGINIA, meet on Monday next.
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PoLK's OWN STATE AGAINST HIM

The vote of Tennessee has certainly been cast
against James X. Pok-7ery much to the cha
grin and modification of his political supporters.
Mr.. Polk is the first man ever elected to the Pre-
sIdency without the vote Of his own State.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

President Tyler has appointed his brother-in-
law, DIR. r.. NJ. Miller, of Columbus, Ohio, to
be Second Assistant Postmaster General, in place
OF Mr.: Tyson, resigned. Cooper, the father-in-
law oil his son Robert has been appointed Surveyor
OF tne Fort oil Philadelphia. "Provide for the
family"
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Hoes.-The Kanawha Republican of the Goth
states that upwards Of 10000 Hogs have passed
through that village this fall, on their way to the
Eastern markets.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

Measures are in progress for constructing
an Electromagnetic Telegraph, on the plan
OF Professor Morse, and under his direction.
between Newly ork and Boston.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

The Baltimore American says--@Tbere is
another family quarrel in agitation on The
point whether John G.. Calhoun or Silas
Wright shall be Secretary of State under Mr..
Polk. The New York men who have voted
Tor an annexationist are very DESTROYS to have
Mr. Wright III the Cabinet, because he is OPP
posed to annexation. They have elected Mr..
Polk, but they wish 10 defeat the measure up,
on which he received the nomination for the
Presidency, and which formed the main issue
upon which he was made President''
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OF THE FOREIGNERS.

In the recent professions in the city of New
Y ork, banners were carried which were emilia
zoned with notices well calculated to inlame the
native citizens and to lead to riot and bloodshed.
The flags of the French, Dutch and every other
nation, Eve learn from the Express,) were dis
played, as if they had been treading their own
native soil, instead of that of the land of their
adoption, in which, having renounced their form
er allegiance, they now claim citizenship. On
one of the banners was inscribed
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f" AMERICANS SHAN'r Rule U.s."

And such Will be the fact very soon--and they
will rule Americans-unless some check can be
given, not 10 the spirit of emigration, but to the
combined action of these emigrants, as separate
and distinct caste, throwing their consolidated
vote in the scale of party, which agrees to pay
their leaders with Offices for the votes they can
muster at the polls.
When flags and notices such as that above de-
scrbed, are Haunted in the face of American citi-
zens, these foreigners owe much to the forbear-
ance OF those they insult that they are permitted
to march peaceably through the Streets
Lynchbug VuginiGn.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28

The Colony Of Liberia, according TO the
census of 1S43, contained population Of
1850. Of these 645 were born in the colony.
The annual value Of Pianos manufactured
in the United States is estimated al one nillcH
two hundred thousand dollars.
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-S ~ A u ~ IN O US.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 90. ls44.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-05

Democratic party would not credit the truth Of
| the nomination when first announced--they were
astounded by it, and fatty pronounced il impos-
sble, and that il was nothing but Wing lie
(Laughter)
Mr. S. then passed to review of Mr. Polk s
opinions on the tariff as laid down by Mr. PAYNE,
of Alabama, and declared himself ready to meet
him upon this issue in Virginia there was no
questionlwhich had been more fully discussed in
the recent canvass, or upon which the people of
Virginia were better informed, than the tariff.
[Some objection was made by Mr. PAYNE to
the manner in which Mr.. S. represented his ex-
pose Of Gov. Folks "anti- protectiveness" but the
objection seemed to us one of form rather than
substance.
Mr.. S. then read from an address of the Virginia
Democratic State Committee, as published in the
Richmond Enquirer, certain anli-proteclive pro-
positions which Gov Polk must endorse, and
which that committee no doubt knew that he
would endorse
Mr.. S. next alluded to the subject of Texas, and
the miserable treaty now pending, and was about
making some comment upon published report Of
Mr. c. j lngersoll, and stating the terms which he,
as Southern man, would require as pre-requs-
tie to the admission Of Iexas-when his hour ex-
PRED, and he was compelled, very reluctantly, to
resume his seat.
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Ala, was next recognised,
and devoted nearly his whole hour in striking the
true balance of Mr.. Van Buren's four years ex-
penditures, which had been variously stated by
political writer's and speakers
Mr.. McCLERNAND, of ILL.,, continued the
political discussion
The debate was continued to very late hour,
and the Committee was addressed by Messrs.
HOUSTON, PEYTON, SAUNDERS, BID
LACK, FOOT, of Vermont, (who made his de-
but in an excellent speech,)-and the floor was
then assigned, at Z O'clock, to Mr. HENLEY, of
Indiana.
A motion was made at this time that the com
mttee rise, but it was resisted-no quorum voted,
however, and the committee was thus compelled
to rise.
Motions for adjournment, calls of the House,
with candles lighted, and every prospect Of a
pleasant night session