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

Il LAST. This reproduction is caused by numerous re
]: quests, some Of them from the highest Democratic
sources. The exposures made in those publications
founded on irresistible and irrefntable data-producet
II q profound impression, and caused many good citi
zens to ask, e. Whittier are We drifting z Well
4 Con knows they had sufficient reason to ask them,
selves that question. s 5.ss
have no remarks to offer in addition to those to
Y be found attached to this preface All we have 70
say to our readers is, read--refect
: Tho Black Record.
y No We, on Monday last at the cost of much time and
labor placed before the public the statistics Of nat
ralization in tie several District Courts Of New Or
leans and will now lin order to make the history COM
plete present for the consideration Of the voters Of
this good city some few extracts from the testimony
in the case of Aud vs.. alton.
j The learned counsel who opened Che case for the
plaintiff in commenting upon what he supposed the
defendant would in part rely for his defence, said
81 oh !but they will tell5yon these witnesses are per-
iured.n 6 Well, we will admit that of the number
examined, forty are pes5u,ers$;f or words to that
etfect Mr.. Hunt, in response, stated that he could
4 prove one hundred and We now propose to show
what kind of peruries these forty one hundred are
4 by extracting few cases from several of the pre-
cincts. Look at the black record! See men swearing
that they are citizens of the United States going upon
the police under that oath, and then becoming natu-
rallied years after-men admitting that they have
been voting years upon years before being naturalzed
knowing, las they testify they had right to vote
swearing that they have read the constitution of the
United States in newspapers, and in the same breath
asserting they cannot read wearing in contested
election they offered to vote, and their vote
fused by Che Commissioners and in another contested
election case, that their vote was received. Men who
arriving in the United States over age, and making
their declaration Of intention to become citizens and
obtaining their full certificate of naturalization the
same day swearing the tickets attached to the pro-
test those they offered to vote, without looking at
them, and admitting that they had not seen them
since the day Of election Men who admit under OATH
that they offered to vote the full American ticket and
in the breath swear that the ticket attached to
the protest., (aIways full Democratic ticket) is the
identical ticket they handed the Commissioners!
But we will not pursue these sckening details fur
ther. The extracts we publish are only a very small
portion Of the mass of perjury and corruption which
has been laid bare by the industry and perseverance
Of the counsel and defendant in the case alluded to.
What o commentary! The pure Delnocracy-thos
lovers Of the dear peoplethe preservers and defend
ers of the purity of the balot.box-those who were
;horor-struck that men could be found in any COM
munity who would interfere with the rights Of the
people by breaking ballotboxesth advocates of the
law, who insist that the inspectors Of election are
mere instruments placed at the polls to administer an
oath and count the votes claiming that every man
who will God save the mark shall vote.
will be borne in mind that the extracts of testi-
mony quoted taken from the Judicial records of
the country and cannot5be gansayed. As they will
command the attention of our readers we shall say
no more: -&ss n
ii Philip Hays, First Precinct Exhibits no papers
of naturalization not willing to take the oath
required by law-knew only Sculy as candidate
did not know if duld or EPtltop were candidates.
he had great desire to see the Democratic party
succeed in these contested election cases-signed
protest but did not read it.
# tPn. Boyce, Second Precinct-Said the tickets at
tacned to the protest were those he had offered to
vote, without examining or looking at them-did not
read the protest before signing it. Has roted fou,,
Or tire times before taking out his papers. He saus
he ,eu he had right tooote before he eas natural
ised Naturazed, Fourth District Court, July 81,
1856.
i. George Bats, Second Precinct-Offered to vote
the whole Democratic ticket and his vote refused
by the Commissioners. Crestimony before Justice
Richardson) In his deposition before Justice Jonte
in the contested election case of Nader VS.. Quirk,
he says he presented his vote to the Commissioners
and his vote was receved-he voted. Naturalized in
the Fourth District Court, September "a, 1856
James Dempsey, Second Precinct-Offered to vote
the full Democratic tcket-never opened his tickets
to look at them-dont know if the protest shown
him is the one he signed or not-never read the
Constitution Of the U. s.-did not know on the day
election who candidates for Clerks of Courts
paid nothing for his papers. Was naturalzed in the
Fourth District Court two weeks before the election.
Timothy Griffin Second Precnct-Did not know
the names of candidates for Clerks for whom he in.
tended to vote he intended to uots fol, I'm. C.
1dutd, from ,ehon, he got his papers paid nothing
for his papers. Naturalized, Fourth District Court
| September LIST, 1856.
Thomas Kea,aey, Second Precinct aturalized in
Judge Elliot's Court, in Lafayette says his cote
refused because he had Elliott papers, and they ,cere
issued Of, day he made his declaration he acas
rs gears old eie, lie to this country; thinks he
offered to vote the Democratic ticket; did not read
! it, Has never read the Constitution of the United
States has been voting in Nec Orleans for nine or
ten gears.
Peter Nc Ginty-says he was naturalized in First
District Court; exhibits no papers can't tell for
LtS w WIG SleIhS pun HotfHS
for his papers they ,oere sent to my house.
Louis Olre, Second Precinct The tickets attached
to the protest are not thesans those he offered to
pote did not look at them when he offered to vote
says he was naturalized in Fourth District Court
three or four weeks before the election; exhibits no
papers, and paid nothing for his papers.
Michael Sheehan, Second precinct-Exhibts no
papers; says he was naturalized in the Fourth Dis
trct Court, 2sth August, 1866 will not say that the
tickets attached to the protest those he offered to
vote; was in the police last November year; was
not then citizen Of the United States Ito be a po
liceman it is required by law that the party shall
swear he is a citizen of the United States , upon
being asked by defendant if be had not been dismissed
from the police for perjury, answered that his place
had been declared vacant because he had not been
/ naturalized. 5s'
Philip Huderma1,,, Third Preeinct-Naturazed
in the Sixth District Court, March, 1855. AZ uoted
the tohole Democratic ticket. The gentlemen acho
,oere sitting at the sDioo at The polls took my ticket
and did not return it. after he'd votcd some zae,
came to my house ,uhere Isigned the protest" Upon
being shown the protest, he stated that it was the
paper he signed at his house.
NoTE-Ths witness proves that 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.