New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-28

4 We on Monday last, at the cost Of much time ant
labor placed before the public the statistics Of nat
III Tho several District Courts of New or
leans and win now, III orderto make the history com
plee, present for the consideration Of the voters
this good city some few extracts from the testimon,
/ in the case Of Aud VS.. Walton.
The learned counsel who opened the case for til,
plaintiff, il commenting upon what lie supposed TIL
defendant would Hi part rel for his defence said
Oh! but they will tell you these witnesses are per
ljured \ ss We will admit that Of the numbe
examined forty ase y; Of words to tina
effect. Mr.. Hunt IN response, stated that be coule
prove one hundred !: and we now propose to show
what kind these forty or one hundred are
by extracting few eases from several Of the pre-
cincts Look 1.-THE black record See men swearing
that they are citizens Of the United States gong
the police under that OATH and then becoming natll-
raIized years after-nen admitting that they nave
been voting years upon years being
knowing (as they testify they had no Tightto vote
swearing that they have read the Of the
United States in and in the same breath
asserting they cannot il one contested
election case they offered to vote and was re-
fused byth and in another contested
case that their vote was received Men who
arriving the United States over age, and making
the declaration Of intention to become citizens and
obtaining their full certificate of naturalization on the
same caring the tickets attached to the pro
test those they offered vote, without looking at
them, and admitting that they had not seen them
since the day ofeleetion, Men who admit under oath,
that they offered vote the full American ticket and
i'm the same breath swear that the ticket attached to
the protest, always full Democratic ticket is tie
identical ticket they handed the Commissioners
But will not pursue these sickening details fur
ther The extracts we publish are only a very small
portion Of the mass Of perury and corruption which
has been laid bare the industry and perseverance
of the counsel and defendant in the case alluded to.
What q commentary! The pure Democracy --those
lovers Of the dear people tile preseryers and defend
ersof the purity Of the ballot who were
horror struck that men could be found in any com.
munity who would interfere with the rights Of The
people BY breaking bao the advocates Of the
laW, insist that TIE inspectors Of election are
mere instruments placed at the polls to administera
oath ana count the votes, claiming that every man
who will swear God save the mark shall vote. NJ
will be borne in mind that the extracts Of test
mony quoted are taken from the Judicial records Of
the country and cannot be gansayed. AS they will
command the attention Of our readers, we shall say
noInore: - ~ lsS 58s I'll We
Philip Hays, First Precinct Exhibits 10 papers
ofF naturaz was not willing to- take the oath
required by lawkne only scully as a candidate
did not know if duld or IRilto,s were Candidates
he had n great desire to see the Democratic party
succeed in these contested election cases-signed
protest but did not read it. f
Pm. Boyce, Second Precinct Said tie tickets at
tached to the protest were those he had offered to-
vote, without examining looking at them-dd not
read the protest before signing it. Has eoted four
ontfve times taxing out his papers. He says
he k7leto he had to cote he a1as natural
ICED Naturalized, Fourth District Court, july 81,
1855. 5sS2 M nj
George Bate, Second Precinct Offered to vote
the whole Demo cratic tcket, and his vote was refused
by the Commissioners s. Testimony before Justice
Richardson) In his deposition before Justice Jonte
III the contested election case of Nader W. Quirk,
he says he presented his vote to the Commissioners
md bis vote was received he voted Naturalized in
he Fourth District Court September "a, 1856 fG
James Dempsey, Second Precinct Offered to vote
he full Democratic ticket opened his tickets
q look at them-don't know if the protest shown
lin is the one he signed or not-never read the |
Constitution Of the q. Sid not know on the day
'feleeon who were candidates for Clerks Of Courts
paid nothing for his papers Was naturalized in the
tourth District Court two weeks before the election
( Timothy Griffin, Second Precinct-Dd not know
the names Of candidates for Clerks for whom he in.
tended to vote he intended to cote for Pm. c.
Aud, from aolom he got his papers paid nothing
for his papers. Naturalized, Fourth District Court
September LIST, 1856. a
sgI aoma$ Rear1aey Second Precinct Naturazed in
Judge Elliots Court in Lafayette says his pote tpas
refused because he had Elliott papers, and they 1vere
issued on same day lie made his deciaration he toas
70 gears old ,che he came to this country thinks lie
offered to vote the Democratic ticket; did not read
it. Has never read the Constitution of the United
States; has been voting ii NeD Orleans for nine Or
ten gears. E$5s 5s #$s. II a,s4$s4 ~
Peter Nc Ginty- says he was naturalized in First
District Court exhibits no papers !; can't tell for
whom he intended to vote for Clerks paid nothing
for tis Tapers;; they teere sent to my house. "a.
Louis ON,,e, Second Precinct The tickets attached
to the protest dre not tie same DIS those he offered to
ootes did not look at them when he offered to vote
saysSh he was naturaized in Fourth District Court,
three Or four weeks before the election exhibits no
papers, and paid nothing for his papers. sz
Michael Sheehaap, Second Pfecnct-Exhibits no
papers, says he was naturalized in the Fourth Dis
trct Court 2sth August 1856 will not say that the
tickets attached to the protest are those he offered to
vote; was in the police last November a year; was
notthen q citizen Of the United States Ito be po-
liceman it is required By law that the party shall
swear he is citizen of the United States y upon
being asked by defendant if he had not been dismissed
from the police for perjury, answered that his place
had been declared vacant because he had not been
naturalized. Fdj 4
Il Philip Itlde,7mai,n, Third Precinct Naturalized
in the Sixth District Court, March, 1856 I" yosed
The spiole Democratic ticket. The gentlemen aoho
scere sitting at the sDdoao at the polls took my ticket
and did not return 1t. Atter Ihad poted, some men
came to my house aphere signed theprotest Upon
being shownsthe protest, he stated that it was the
paper he signed at his house.
NoTE This witness proves that a candidate went
to his house after the election, and after he had
voted, and told him to sign the protest--it was a
matter Of form. 5E.
a. Debruilie, Tenth Precinct Naturazed First Dis,
trict Court October 90 1856; offered to uotehe ,yoe
american ticket, except that he intended to vote for
W'iickliife Bell and Peire. There aras full Demo
cratic ticket attached to his protest
John 3. MoHedo, Eleventh Precinct -Naturalized
IN ls43 in Lafayette; offered to vote the American
ticket and upon his vote being refused, he consented
thstta fnll +;nt