The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-30
Letter from New York.
NEw Y0RK, April 10, 1889.
10 tAs Editor offAs caieaoHian,

ToAs Editor efAs caieaoHian,
Eighly-four years ago this very day was
fought the battle Of Lexington. Il Was the
commencement Of great struggle 90 free
this country from foreign rule, which slrug-
gle, strange to say, mas not ended yet For
many years the government Of this city has
been in tho hands Of those who obtained
their power through tho votes Of Foreigners
not naturalizad, or naturalized by fraud aud
led about from poll 10 poll, ell some Of them
have voted a. often At one election as many
a native would IN long life, Probably no
election has occurred for many years without
the casting OF many thousand illegal votes,
II fifteen or twenty thousand Illegal votes
would carry an election Of President they
could be obtained In New York That tLo
frauds Of this kind have been immense, and
always the benefit Of the democratic party l.
notorious.
Frequent efforts have been made 10 have a
registry Law which should exclude If possible,
such frauds, Our legislature has OH winter
been 10 travail silh such law, Al last the
feared that no law could be made this winter
which would help our case, This law h not
oil that could be desired, but Il will make a.
legal voting AZ least, more cumbroua aud
dangerous than hitherto. One thing Is In
ils favor. The demarratic papers ore on At,
lacking Il with cSeeedingTage and bitterness,
which IL very good proof that Il will do some
good, | nm inclined TO think that Il will
work pretty WE'LL notwithstanding one or
two serious defects 10 ils s,ringency, which
have called down upon Il the opposition Of
Tie Times and others Let the Americans
and Republicans heartily support Il, and less
fault will be found In il one year hence than
nov,
Our legislature has In hand bill Tor al,
loving oil members Of benevolent societies.
like the Bible, Missionary. and Tract Soeic.
ties, 10 vote at the annual elections Tor oil.
GERS, by proxy, Probably the late contest iu
the Tract Society suggested this movement
!, 10 opposed by oil the pro.slnycry prints Of
The city, rs well as those who think the best
method Of expressing opposition to on evil
10 10 ignore ito existence
The pro'slaveP party IN the Tract Society
dread another struggle for supremacy In
which the anti-slagcry sentiment Of the rural
portions OF the country shofid find expression.
So long as lhoae only can vote who can per.
ionally attend the annual meeting, they can
very surely perpuuate their policy Of dis,uad
ing men from the ain OF slavery by saving
nothing about il. Il a man in Vermont or
Iowa owns stock 10 any company In New
York, he can by proxy express his opinion
or preferences Ia the selection Of ia officer,
Il is hard to say Why, Il hc invests money Ia
the Tract Society he shall be required to
take long add expensive journey TO have q
vote in the election Of those who are 10 trans.
aeS is business, In most cases Il would BE-
SS dSs9 70 yS!S sy S 9aan PRgglS r hc
MY OF the society At the annual meeting
Of the Tract Society next month there viii
be an exciting time, for not only is is moral
policy but its management in respect to IL,
economy vigorously assailcd.
News Is At present scarce article. The
supply don't como up TO the demand. DIV
goods are abundant, bad liquor abounds. mol. /
i'ieians arc especially fragrant, money &, /
plenty, bu; not murder has been committed
for week, unlcs, !, be one Of the common.
est sort, such as when a IIibcrnian under the .
influence of the "cruthur," makes q vain at
tempt TO find the brains Of a brother Celt
with shillalah, This leads ne to rceollcci
that the raw material for the manufacture Of I
votes 10 becoming scarce. The immigration /
~ Lila port. -ha, in TIC first quarter Of the
year only reached about 5000. This is .
great falling of from some former years when !
the arrivals Of foreigners averaged nearly .
1000 per day What will become Of the
democracy when deprived Of Irishmcn p .
That party may derive consolation, however.
in the vigorous attempts to revive the slave
trade, for three-hlths Of all "niggcrs" can (
vote through their masters. aud thar too
without the trouble Of naturalization.
II is a singular fac, that the democratic /
minority Of our late legislature, in their adj /
dress TO the people, just published never
mentioned the name Of buchanan. Ills own /
party is heartily sick Of him, and support him .
only with ardent desires for the offices and .
political iavors yet in his power to bestow.
We expect soon to have the excitement of .
the arrival of the Japanese embassy, which
With all the novelty Of barbnric spcndor, will
cause Gotham to open its eyes, OF course !,
we shall show them oil the wonders Of ciyili-
zation, and repay ourselves by staring as we
please at them. The number Of persons con-
neeted with the embassy is said 10 be four.
teen, ....-
Our sister city, Brooklyn, is, Tuesday, Ito
have grand celebration of the introduction
IF water. 1t will be a great thing for It's
Brooklyn will Soon be the third
,ity in the Union, and New York With It's
suburbs the second city in the world.