Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-29

Never before the advent Of the present New
Hampshire Administration, did the Executive
Of tho United States descend to the petty tyran-
ny Of compelling tho clerks OF the Departments
% vote at the municipal election. Heretofore,
under all Administrations the clerks have been
unmolested. Very few Of them, unless natives
or old residents of the city took any part what
ever in the local elections. A large portion Of
them wisely refrainedfrom all political contests,
and were content to discharge the duties as
signed to them quietly and faithfully. But
now the order has gone forth from the White
House that every clerk must appear at the polls
ON Monday next or forfeit his place. No mat
ter what their politics may previously have
been, they are ordered now to go to the polls
and vote the Fusion ticket which the Sag
NIGHTS party have nominated. Wings must
vote for Democrats; Democrats for Wings, and
Protestant Americans for Catholic Irishmen,
or be deprived of the means of supporting their
families. Can there be greater tyranny than
thisr The Administration presses falsely
charge the American party with prosecuting
Catholics and foreigners. What do they think
Of the present persecution of the clerks of the
Departments by the Administration itself
Notwithstanding the decree which has gone
forth foom the petty tyrant Of the White House,
we are confident that it will in many instances be
spurned with contempt The high spirit Of
American citizens cannot and will not submit
to dictation There are many gentlemen in
tho Departments who will treat this ukase from
the White House with the derision they would
exhibit towards bull from the Vatican
Since the above was in type we have re-
ceived the following communication on the
same subject:
At the election of Mayor last year it was or
dered for the first time, by the heads of de-
partments and bureaus, that the clerks and
other employees of the government should
support Mr. Maury and his associates, whether
it conceded with their principles or not In
order to see who should dsobey this order,
spies were placed at the polls to watch the
,ction Of the oficeholders. In consequence of
the ballot system prevailing here tickets were
printed on yellow paper, and the officials sup
piled with them. 1t was found, however, that
this plan was not complete, inasmuch as many.
tickets were scratched" and thus the order
evaded.
This year the Administration has deter
mined, as it is reported, to guard against such
a result by furnishing the tickets, and requir-
ing them to be voted open. BY this means,
every ofice-holder is not only insulted and
degraded, and stripped Of his constitutional
right of suffrage, but the law requiring the
vote to be by ballot is virtually annulled and
abrogated by the Executive, 70 far as office
holders are concerned. The ballot secures to
The voter an unknoUn vote, and is so designed,
in order to give to the poorest and most de-
pendent laborer tho right Of suffrage upon an
equality with the richest man in society. This
right is torn from the ofice-holder, in violation
Of law, if the report be correct and his degra-
iation will be complete.
We win SEQ how the American people will
bear such an outrage from such source.