New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02

Il ~ Gates OF naturalization are not complete
rs who did not offer to vote. @
% who offered to vote in precincts in which they
did not reside.
60 who signed the protest without having read il
and without knowing its contents.
. It was on such evidence as this that three Ameri.
can Senators and several American Representatives
were expelled from seats to which they had been
rightfuly elected, by arbitrary and INSCRIPTIONS
majority It is such evidence as this that the con-
esants in the parish have sought to thwart the
will Of the people, and to foist themselves into office
And, it is grounds like these, and evidence like
ths-for people like these-that the real voter is to
be degraded, his voice stifed, our elections made
mockery, in order that q few partisan leaders may
reap the honors and emoluments which flow from the
possession of power and place!
Further comment is unnecessary.
ssThe Black Record" Continued.
On Wednesday last under the above head, we drew
attention to the startling and horrible fact that the
counsel for,the plaintiff in the case of Aud VS.. Wal
ton, admitted that FORTY PERJURIES had been
committed by witnesses on the Democratic side, and
that the counsel for the defendant stated he would
prove that the pejuries would reach the awful num-
Der of one hundred! That he did do so, to the salts
faction Of the jury, is amply demonstrated by their
verdictnot one Of them finding in favor of the plain
| tiff!
We also quoted extracts from the recorded evidence
on file in the judicial archives of the parish with the
names Of the parties, showing that perjury was the
main element of our opponents strength-faud their
right ARMAND corruption of the baot-box the prin
cpa hope upon which they relied in the last canvass
We are well aware that those irefutable disclosures
taken in connection with the Statistics of Natura
zation,' published by us on Monday, created an inef
fable disgust in the minds of all honorable citizens to-
wards the raudul schemes originated and carried out
by the leaders of the opposition, which render the
ballotbox receptacle OF seething corruption instead
Of being what it ought to be-the palladium of our
liberties, and the yndicator Of all that is pure and
| honorable in republicanis1l.
The Statistics of Naturalization proved fraud of
the worst order The Black Record" of Wednes-
day, proved fraud and perjury of the most odious
description In both ublcations-which were drawn
from official sources and cannot, therefore, be dis
puted-enough of vilainy was exposed to sicken the
heart of honesty, and make Disseminated with the
workings of the institutions under which we live.
Who would not prefer the tyranny of European des-
potisms to the tyranny Of Unrestricted perjury?
Having exposed one class of perjuries, we now
come to another, and call upon all feowcitizens,
without distinction of party, creed nationality, to
read over the evidence we are about to submit and
judge for themselves We don't ask them to take
our word for the proof IT is file in the different
Courts; but we pledge ourselves that every word
contained in the following abstract is true-abso
utey true, nleter and spirit-and that there cannot
be an honest doubter in the city, without he goes to
the sources designated and satisfies himself.
enyoke the careful attention Of all honest men to
the following testimony. Part of it was taken last
fall, and through it with an infamous mass of SINH
lar kind, which will see the light in due season,)
three American Senators and several Representatives
were arbitrarily and wrongully excluded from seats
to which they had been elected by the sovereign peo-
pie And it has been attempted to be used since to
defeat the righteous claims of Americans rghtfully
elected to parish offices. A thorough cross-exafnna-
ton exposed its deformty, and elected facts which
will disgust all just thinking suffragans We ask our
readers to note the broad radical difference between
the sworn testimony of the same men, taken before
different judicial tribunals, and to bear in mind that
it is on such evidence that Americans have been un-
justly oppressed and the American party stigmatized
without stint.
| Here is the testimony:
Nicholas NauTwen.ieth Reconsideration before Judge
Reynolds December lS5Naturazed, First District Court,
9th October 1856 says II presented myself the poll held
in said Precinct, 2o and rendered my
and rendered my naturalization papers and willing
take the oath comply with required by
law notwithstanding al Of ,chc the Commissioners refused
rte The rendered and intended cast
the full Democratic ticket have lived in New Orleans
twenty-one years.
Deposition before Justice Richardson March 30 1856 gays
Did go towards hepo and afraid fight LEFT ho,a
Offering 70 rote < 49,.
7eorgeF HtsfngerEg Preeincs-Deposition
Judge Reynolds December 1855 in the words the
mony Nichs Nau above, he rendered his
tura,tion papersras eing take the oath, etc. and
| retc pls refused by the Commissioners.
Deposition before Justice Richardson March g. 1856 says,
he the polls and she confusion great he did
offer Naturalized Fourth District Court October 9Th
1855 ~.
George Serrer, Twenty third Precnc-Deposition before
Judge Reynolds December, 1855 In the words
the testimony of Nicholas Nau above rendered his vote
naturalization the commissioners willing take
the oath, etc., notwithstanding the commissioners refused
receive my votes
Deposition before Justice Richardson March 1856 He
did not to the polls but back of the house.
put his vote in the box. He did offer vote
naturRzcd Fourth District Court, l2th September 1856
Henry Troy Seventeenth PrecincDepostion before Judge
Reynolds December 1855 has lived "weve months proceed
ing the last general election held in New Orleans the 5
Noyenbe 1855 the last three months Seeeatet1h Ec
ton Precinct" Gilnebug Lake end Pontchartrau Railroad
presented myself at the poll in said Precinct rendered n vote
etc. etc, above; refused.
Deposition before Justice Richardson, March says He
lives Sodelle between Union and Prosper Streets
)ehch is in the Si1eah Precinct says did no, offer Il
Nauralized Third District Court 9th October 1856
Joseph Heck Seventeenth Precinet-nepostion before Judge
Reynolds December 1856 In the as those
above, that he offered to uote papers
tng to take The oath, &C. that his refused 6y III
/ Commissioners.
Deposition before Justice Richardson March 2h 1856 SAYS
the polls the day of election seeing or peo
pie going oeat hons and did offer rote" Natu
rallied First District Court November ID, 1855.
Fati Hess Seventeenth Precnct-Deposon before judge
Reynolds December 1855 says; In the as hos
above that he offered to rendered his naturalization papers
tas teiing 70 tde te oath &c, that his refused By n
Commissioners.
Deposition before Justice Richardson March 2h 1885, says
He went to the polls Waterman told him to tick
~ totd not, and homen He the man wht
kept the protest box and he told him that he had
his to The Commissioner he could ro ia ta
boz Che protest box) Naturaed Third District Court Jun
3d. 1855
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