The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-22
NEW ORLEANS ELECTION.

il is wisesaw that one story is good
until another is told. The Joint Stock
Concern" and other papers Of the same
kidney, crow nightly at the result Of the
election which lately took place a, New
Orleans. They style i, gratifying vic.
tory" because Mr.. Clay, the Buckeye
Blacksmith, the Kentucky pump-maker,
and Messrs. Prentiss and Poindexter Of
Mississippi had visited New Orleans, and
perhaps attended The Wing Convention
We see nothing IN the resul, to be source
Of rejoicing, without the Loco Focos, like
the woman praying for husband, is sat
isGed with any thing, for at the election in
December the Loco Foco Senator was
elected, and the Wings could mol calculate
that The mere appearance of Mr.. Clay
would change the result. But we had
rather lose an election than gain one in
the same manner that the Loco Focos have
this. Hear what the Buletin says:
"A, the several polls votes were offered by
persons having naturalization papers given by
Judge Elliott Of the Parish Of Jefferson, which
were believed by many of our legal voters 10 have
been wronafnlly obtained and in soma cases GER
tanly granted TO persons who had not been in this
country a sufficient time 10 en,itle them to natu.
ra,ization The votes Of such were received by
the inspectors under q mark Of exception The
validity of the election may therefore be hereaf.
ter questioned and perhaps the returns reversed.
Il is believed tho number OF such votes is be.
tween GOO and 700 and that # they should be OK
eudci, Mr.. Rosolius would have fair majority"
The Bee also beats the Bulletin out
II states that eighteen hundred certificates
Of naturalization had been issued by Judge
Elliott, in utter contempt of law and rea-
son. II also states that
"In the second ward OF the second municipal
", where the Wings had right TO expect large
majority, when some ten fifteen voters had
given III their ballots, Judge Elliot citizen pre-.
scented himself Mr. Locket, ono Of the Judges
of the poll, objected TO the vote. Mr. Diamond.
the other Judge, foreigner by birth, then OBJ.
lectod to every other voter, and refused TO allow
persons whom he knew TO DO entitled TO vote to
exercise that ptivlege-thns DISTINGUISHING the
whole ward, because his colleague refused to let
/ a foreigner vote, who claimed 10 be a citizen of
Judge Eliiot's manufacture. In the fourth ward
+ tho same thing done, and in the first the vot
ing stopped for like reason about II o'clock
+ In tho second ward two hours were lost and the
I poll was not no opened until Mr. Rosolius requcs-
| led the Judges TO take the votes knowing that
+ il tho polls Of the Wing wards closed he
must be beaten. The spurious votes were thon
taken at all the wards Tho wing candidate were
/ thus defeated"
II further states that in ward where
they rarely poll more than lao, 3l7 votes
wore cast, l2l were given by individuals
having the certificates in question. In
another ward 50 spurious votes were CIV.
en-, II of which were for S idcll, the Loco
Foco candidate. II also states that
awe understand that at half past two o'clock
Yesterday, a tarons tumult arose in tho 81 ward,
Third municipality, in consequence of the judges
refusing, in manly and determined manner, 10
receive these certificates. The ballot Dor Uas
broken 10 pieces, aad The rotes scattered, and The
Judges compelled to leare f'e ground
We are content TO loose when such a
victory is considered gratifying" A
majority Of 400 with 500 or 600 illegal
votes, and the votes Of one box DESTROYED
shat is pery gratifying, no doubt to Lo'
co Focos.
Ag The Hon. Edwd. Stanly has been ap'
pointed Delegate to the Baltimore Con
, yontion from the 9Th Congressional District
of this State, and the Hon. VIM. Ii. Wash