The national Republican., 1867-05-31

CORRECTION OF THE REGIsrRY.-Ycster-
day morning tho registry Of voters was reopened
at the courtroom, In the Csty Hail. for the pur-
pose Of correcting the lists and placing thereon
the names Of those entitled to vote and who were
not previously registered. All the judges,
MessTs. Bowen, Clophane, Plant Bacon, and
Robbins, with the secretary, Mr.. Samuel V.
Noyes, were in attendaucei also large number
Of persons from oil the precincts, composed Of
gentlemen Of both parties, who acted as chal-
lengers The various ward commissioners wero
also In attendance, having been requested to at
tend. Before nine o'clock the courtroom was
densely crowded, and some four or Eve hundred
remained outside, being unable to gain admis.
sion. OF those inside 4 very large proportion
| were colored.
few minutes before nine o'clock, Lieutenant
Eeklof, with eighteen or twenty policemen, en-.
tered tho room and Immediately made the np-
plicants to be registered form line extending
from the front door to the clerks desk. When
the judges were seated the others were requested
to withdraw from the room and take their places
In tho line outside. 0ficers wore stationed along
tho line In the courtroom and outside to pre-
serve order and prevent 4 crowd from entering
the room. At nine O'Clock the judges began to
register the names, each voter passing out Of the
rear door after his name had bcen registered
Upon the applicant presenting himself, the fol
lowing questions were asked by Mr.. Clephan,
and General Bacon: "What is your name1'
:" Whore do you Liver" How long have yoi
lived thore2" >" How long have you lived in th'
city7' Have you beon hero beforef" Why
| did you not GOMEZ" "Has any one taken your
name to be registered" "Ars you twenty one
years Of sge'" II those questions were answered
satisfactorily the name would bo registered.
In some instances colored men answered af-
hrmatively to the question whether they had
been registered before, and upon inquiry 1t ap.
poared that they had come up again under the
mistaken idea that that they must again present
themselves In order to secure their registration.
Tho Judges told them to withdraw, and were
careful to question each now applicant as to the
point whether or not he was already registered.
About half past nino O'Clock, Mr.. George 7.
Langley, Of the Third ward, (who, 1t will be re-
membered, was one Of tho parties applying for q
writ Of nandamuS,) appeared before the Com
missioners, and the oath having been admins.
tered to him as prescribed by the rules and regu'
lations, Mr.. Bowen Questioned him as follows:
Where were you during the rebcllion' Were you
In the rebel army at any time! Did you furnish
supplies Of any kind to that army! Had you any
communication with any person or persons In the
rebel States between April, 1861, aud July, 1862
Were you engaged in my kind of trade with the
enemy during the rebellion2 Did you advise any
j Federal soldiers to desert1 Did you harbor any
rebel soldiers during the rebellion? AL Of these
questions were answered in the negative, and Mr..
L. got very much excited, stating, "These ques.
tions are put to me through spite" and to Mr..
Bowen, "Perhaps will make 20" swear some oi
these days. His name was placed on the regis
try, and he withdrew from the room.
A number Of other persons were challenged,
some Of whom were registered and others were
not
At the close of the session II was aseertained
that 445 names Of white persons were added to the
: list and those of 4l9 colored persons.