New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-09
PROCESS OF NATURALIZATION, ETC

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| We regard the process Of naturalization a
lust AZ much q matter VI record as any othel
Judgment Of court, civil Or criminal We be
| lieye there is no dissent to the correctness O
this proposition. AT all events, we have yet tt
hear it questioned. Hence it follows, that suit
able books should be opened, and regular
record kept Of every transaction connected with
the official business Of every court when this
is not done, or when 1t is partially slurred ovel
and neglected, the door to fraud, oppression
and ali descriptions Of wickedness is opened
vida The record, often times, has restored tt
the orphan the estate which dishonest guard
! ian had sought to appropriate to himself; tn,
record has exposed and prevented innumerabl,
frauds and expressions; and, without the re
cord it would be impossible for parties litigan
to obtain a hearing in a superior court, whel
they were satisfied they had been treated I'M
justly and unfairly in an inferior court Their,
would be no chance for appeal-no prospect 70,
redress-without the record, which should bs
as true and accurate as mathematical de.
monstration The acts Of the administrator
executor, guardian, plaintiff, defendant, etc.
and the application of an alien to be made q
citizen, should all be shown by the invariable
record! If that is incorrect, or false, or fraud
ulent, all parties concerned are at SEQ without
chart or compass.
| We have heard it bruited about the streets
| that there are no records Of naturalizations
| made by the Second District Cortland they
were exceedingly numerous, amounting to many
hundreds--for several months prior to the
election which placed the present incumbent Of
the clerks Office in position! We have been re-
quested to ask, consequently, whether this is
the fact J whether any records are missing
aud if there is no record, whether man hold
ing wholly unsubstantiated piece of paper is
either legally or morally entitled to exercise
the right Of suffrage
In compliance with the requests made, we
have propounded the foregoing interrogatories
Personally, we are unady1sed whether any
records are missing or not, or whether any
Judges or Clerks have been remiss in their
duties We very we'll remember that, at the
time referred to, there was an unprecedented
rush for naturalization papers, and that the
court in question was unusually popular with
many hundreds whose good fortune enabled
them 10 become citlzens-or attempt to become
citizens, from ehoice-a prerogative denied the
unlucky natives OF the soil
But II there is no record, a very delicate
question arises, which we do not pretend to
possess sufficient legal knowledge to discuss as
y should De, ana very likely Will be, discussed.
We may say, however, that what there is no
record ot-when there should be an ample and
complete records liable to strong suspicion,
If not to unqualified reputation, without there
- collateral proof to demonstrate the contrary.
In view OF the facts that there are, unquestion-
ably, large numbers Of illegally granted, fraud
entity obtained, and void naturalization certif-
Gates IN existence IN consideration Of the proba-
blty that scores Of these certificates were origin
ally granted to men who have since died; and in
the base of trne renuh,ioon;so thot ,lo nu,;tr of
the ballot box mnst he nreservad we would = d,
if sworn Judge Of an election has not the RIGHT
if it is not his solemn dutv as q citizen and az
oficer-and If lie would NOT he puiltv If moro,
periurv if he failed in the nran,;sos.- ., 49,,
ina into the qualifications ~ ! .,,,nootaa ;.a;s;a
nal. even to demanding a nrodrotion - -,
papers Of naturalization befora al1o,rin. H., -
vote '-'
We think II would be HIS bo,,naan ar4u4 4.
so. Any other course would Mace tho baI,ot
hox on tho n,arcu of ~ $50. e GU.
IL mas Deen TOO often IN this city. Why, let the
r uie preached oy some be allowed to prevail, and
inc. Judge OF Election might see, with his own
syes,on one day,a pauper ship disgorge i've hum
ired paupers upon our levee, and the next day
1e.compeiled to receive their votes, as good and
awful citizens, simply because the deluded and
gnorant people were willing to take the pre-
'crloed oath
such policy as this would soon make our cleo
ions the yeriest delusion and mockery on earth.
md no man rviahiny his co,n+n,, s,o,I -. -.
,ort such = ao..,;. wy e'aA sup
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BUSINESS Cotton is coming nfreely; many
'essels are arriving to carry it away strangers
re arriving in our city by hundreds daily alb
emit citizens are returning by thousands weekly.
)ur streets are assuming an enllvening and
risk appearance. The weather is cool, bracing
nd exciting. Our merchants are all actively
ngaged The fever has absquatulated, and