New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-03
urarcoRDED NATURALIZATION PAPERS

No fact is clearer or further beyond the power
Of aisputstion, than that all courts exercising
the right to naturalize aliens, are courts Of re-
cord No other courts ere authorized to act in
the premises. Hence,.it follows, as logieal
consequence, that there must be record kept
Of every naturalization made a court OF record
can perform no judicial act, in accordance with
law, without it is recorded. Therefore, any
and every paper, pnrporting to be q naturaliza-
ton paper. no matter how signed or sealed, is
fraudulent and void unless there is regular
minute Of il on the records Of the court from
which it was issued or purports to have been
issued.
Assuming these conclusions to be absolutely
correct-and we presume no intelligent man
will stultify himself by attempting any denial of
their complete verity-will it not become the
duty of the Commissioners Of Election to ex-
anime into the matter and see that no frauds
are committed upon the elective franchise by
the reception Of votes founded upon naturaliza-
ton papers like the ones described Most
assuredly. And if they are not unfaithful to
their trusts, they will institute rigid scrutiny.
The law, arming them with authority, impera-
lively, prescribes that any Commissioner of
Elections who shall knowingly receive an illegal
vote, shall on conviction, suffer fine and i'm
prssonmeaf, or both, at the discretion Of the
court
Therefore, in case of doubt, or when an indi-
vidua1 offering to vote shall be challenged on
these grounds and the reasons stated, the Com
missioners, not only for their own protection,
but for the protection Of the Law, Of the people,
and the ballot box, must institute thorough
investigation.
1t is well known, for we have mentioned it Sc
yeral times in these columns, that numerous ma
turalization papers were issued by the Clerk Of
the Second District Court. previous to the pre-
the journals Of that court!
AL such papers are null and void, and it is
the sworn duty of the Commissioners to exam
inc into the matter, and to reject when found
1 sGLENDY BURKE, Eso--The card of this dis
tinguished gentleman, which appears below,
will attract general attention. 1t will be seen
that he brands as false, the allegations con.
tanned in o card published in the Courier, a
few days since, charging him with having taker
upon himself proscriptively sectarian obi.
cations.
We think Mr.. Burke has been rather too con-
descending, under the circumstances, to notice
such card at all. No gentleman reposed the
| slightest confidence in its statements; and il
could have been passed BY safely with con-
| temptuoHs silence. But, as persons abroad, I'M
acquainted with the facts, might draw erro.
neous conolusions from silence, perhaps it is
we'll enough that the thing should be branded
as it deserves That work has been effectively
performed: @
Eds. Crescen-Ina card published in the Courier thu
undersigned, among others stands charged with having
taken solemn oath not to vote give his influence
favor Of any for any office in the gift of the peor
l If he be Roman Catholic"
is false. The undersigned has taken such AT
OATH has be been bound by such obligation
| =45t G. BuAKE