Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-09

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reasonable mind, of the character of the OF the i'm
migrants.
have already ia with the letter of Mayo
Wood and 10 confirm his statements, shown that NOR,
than half the criminals Of country are Of foreign
will now add lev more specific facts from the differ
! ent States
In Massachusetts, there we're according 10 the table. O
1850, $50 colvicts, OF whom than halt were for
eigners-and throughout all New England the proportion
about the same
Ia Missouri there were COS convicts Il whom gss ser,
/ foreigners.
In Connecticut the ShoIe number $50 Of whom 80,
we're foreigners.
IL Illinois the whole number was 3l6 Of whom SO wer,
/ foreigners.
In Maine the whole number was 7I4 ofwhom 500 were
foreigners
But without going large into the subject will
state the general fact that according to the OF $50
the conyctons among me Hatre population but on
~ every FurEES HUNDRED EiGHrT-those in the for
cigH ynDai1tiou were on IN every los
To- the four cities Of New York BROOKLYN ALBANY and
Buffalo, the number convictions 10 1852 was 3 1888 of
whom 2,sV2 lOrcgncr-i
OF rnarE.nrSDHEp ASp arrested in New York, for
drunkenness in the first week n August 1885 TWO nus.
hHED AsD FIFTY-TwO were foreigners
Hut pass from these disgusting details 70 consider the
indirect effects Of ihis population social and political
No argument be necessary to show that such ele
men' ~ those described In the statistics above cited
must necessarily create disorder riots ard violations Of
law ~ any community into which they NAV be thrown
The tables themselves show that fact But such pefsons
bring otlgr and indirect evils on the county which il
possible, are more fatal 10 he security than those to
which have referred, When thoy become INVESTED wth
the right oi suffrage, candidates or Office will Geek their
yotes and To- order 70 get thcm will pander 10 their pre-
JuIce- consult their pleasure aud adOpt every means 10
win their favor To do this, rriE OTUCE HrSrFE vr-r
siNE 10 THEfH LTvFL lie must promise 10 do what &C
cords with their wishes and tastes Re must associate With
them, drink With them, hstter them, and II need be-
hUbf Than ln this Eay the candidates J,eoiae DrotI.
fafc and NE become corrJf Aher election
being anxious % retain er places their are constant
NJ liked on the voter and their legislative actOn j. shaped
not by regard " the principles II the Constitution and
The welfare Of he county but by desire y concse
The iHvOr 81 this potential eleueni Nv elections And
having made large sacf6ccs secure their soats they
think but fair seizs the earliest opportunity ~ rein.
buf-c Themselves by plundofing the treasury under the
guise ~ contract claim the Government o.
Have We not even behed the homistng spectacle II
candidates for The Presidency the foreign vote m
the most open and undisg1-ed nsnncr Aud Wh.t ere
al ihe homescldlsws and presumption laws and anI lis
intuition Laws ut nominal pdcos but palpabe and hal
almost said corrupt buds Ny political n-pimnt. Tor tie TO-.
rRn vote! The dignity aud ndrpsnjrrrf ~ tr nnrsf-
soon destroyed hy practices hkr these sud boz sol be-
come. '"pi' i"o Boo ile hands ~ ripuiDu- con
sbturucy.
The neat -icp b. irp,s ,aLr,ef ~ dr,ff Lflery In
stead % unn,Ycd w0ds sLiL ~ not -l-ig Lungrf or
homestead i0r wO would be IN laly IT, 1O9k diem
u they hid hrm..- ready money. Will he domsnJ
Cd yea bos b,,, sui 81, .o. 90 .,,n. st.t.. o., ,f
demanded Hf tiir pucc Df voice. Thu. money g. nsI-
an 'cine" 10 p"l'tict cout.t- ,nd teady b.gn 4,
zee in oar rcpuhc t" germ - ttlt npnDn ubcb 90
"bli the fO.cgn Pfetouan baud. ~ Jut up tir imperial
crown M Rome ~ agcDuf Continue o. istpt iofie. ~
gnOe"t aud duprave iOfrigurfs add ,th them With tho
el"rtisc franchise, nd tie dty ut faf distant s. the
putS That can command tie most money viii rHuiyr
ihr 'lrcti" tud b." 'f pfopit, ~il ju-n, tin I've
"'i tlir irr uat '! sc LuJlDs d,.,r pac. .s.rsu@s
The alternative left 1bein Is corruption aga'ian.m.