New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-05
stupendou. Frauds I'm Contemplation.


The Central Clay Executive Committee oi the
c;tv of Nsw.Yo-k have recently been put II pos
session of system of facts relating to the puI
rcsed frauds Of the Loco Fooo party at the CON-
ing Rleciun, which they herewith present to then
feIIox.citizens, in the hope tina. the magnitude
and wicksdaess Of this black plot against the
esct;7e franchise may arouse and unite all patti
ots and sll good men to most effective resist
snce.
There IS a secret or tyaniz atom in the Loco-toco
oarsy fur the purpose OF i.sud,-known only to
the wirs-puliers and controllers OF the patty
distinct from al! Others. Ths scheme OF opera
lions IS exactly and O-ieay tins:
l. They will in the Cites and large Towns
and oopuisus Counties, cause a large number OF
Young men, and others, OF no fixed comicIe or
family, 10 sleep night or Two previous 10 No-
vernber 5. In a Ware or Town or Election DIS
,.ict, adiacea: 10 tia. where they are known gen.
e.ally 10 reside aud having thus acqul.eda nom
iDaly Ieg.l resiGence, they viii go hsst to The
polls in that District, and being challenged, VIII
.sveer in" their wees, technically secure, as Is
supposed agains: III. penalties Of perjury. They
Town, II which they have previously res!ceo,
and being there known as old residents, Will ex
pect to vote without beng challenged. out y
CHALLENGED, will generally reuse to vote
II. LIE -ee oruanized bants of hardened villains
rsens:be 10 esr OF present or future retributlon,
ai birds, reprohates and rutisns will be employed
and well usid, to 90 from one election dstrist 10
another, and vote in every one which they can
reach in the course the day, and as opportuni-
ties favor, vote several times at the same polls, IN
studiousiy prepared disguises, with false names,
&c beng previously trained by ,rusty managers
Ill The naturalization papers of foreign vo-
.ers tboth Irving and dead will be USED by other
ioreigners-the same paper being presented at
different polls by as many different men as there
are accessible voting places, each man IN his turn
assuming and swearing the name which the GER
Lifi cate Of naturalization bears
" By these same rufiin agents, to use In
.inidation and violence 10 prevent Wings from
voting where the Loco F=cos have large raleri-
lies, and by riots TO get possession OF The polls
and fnghten away the aged and lnirm, the feeble
ana peacesble sort OF Wigs
The Loco-Foco leaders ard secret managers
know that their party is in an absolute, decided
minority in this city, and that tbs only way of
overcoming the Wing majority is by introducing
illegal votes according to the scheme above de-
tailed. Their common expressionln conversation
on this subject is, that "if VOTES will give Polk
and Dallas majority in this city, THEY SHALL
HAVE IT."
These facts We, of the Central Clay Executive
Comnittee, GO hereby guarantee on our personal
veracity, credibilty and honor,-having made
such examinations as fully satisfy us of .he
authenticity Of our information and tho safety Of
these pledges of responsibility.
The remedies we propose and earnestly urge
upon all hoDest voters, are
l. A rigid inspection and peremptory chsleDgc
Of every voter capable of changing his lawful resi-
dence by nights misunderstanding, Of course,
the young o. unmarried men of no fixed domicie,
boarders, &C. A careful Identification nd prompt
accusation of every perurer, followed by his arrest
and ccmmttel to prison on jus; suspicion or evil
dence Of false swearing. Thsss legal proceed
ings must no. 5c confined TO cases of perjury;
but every instance of an attempt to vote on the
part OF person, knowing himself not to be quail
fed, must be Immediately noticed, ard the &C
cused committed to prison.
III. Every Man who votes on naturalization
papers MUST BE MARKED, with the number of Eiec-
ton District and Ward where he voted, in order
to secure his Identification, coaTiction and pun
ishment in case Of fraud.
III. The presentation Ct the polls, before SUM-
rise, of large body of respectable and courage
Gus citizens, with large number Of minute. men
within reach Of a hasty summons, al of whom
are to act in union with tne Police force under
the direction Of the Mayor, Aldermen, Marshas,
and special Peace officers appointed ior the day.
This Peace Guard must be kept up at every
Election District, frem sunrise tiE the uotes are
counted and the returns made up. The object
of this volunteer force Of good citizens is to pre-
vent, if possible, any occasion for calling out the
military to quell any riot or breach OF the peace.
n. B. A suggestion already made public may
be repeated here. The poll clerks must take
both the name and the residence OF every voter
and these names and residences MUST BE PUDLIsH.
ED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TIE ELECTION.
"We cen then compare these lists, and thereby
detect many vho ight otherwise vote III numerous
districts, and escape the proper punishment. The
inspectors also, when naturalization pupers are
presented must see that the name corresponds with
the name upon the papers presented, and thereby
prevent that game sc successfully pursued by the
Locos in Baltimore, o: voting seventeen men with
one set of papers"
Authorized and authenticated by the Central
Clay Committee, regularly eoarened.
Importance of II Single Vote.
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