New-York tribune., 1868-10-09
TIE Frauds IN PHILADELPHI4.

MOCRACY-TIIE HISTORY OF NATURALIZA-
TION--SIX THOUSAND ILLEGAL VOTERS
MADE IN THE SUPREME COURT-PROTEST OF
A MAJORITY OF THE JUDGES-0PINION OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREwsTER--THE PROB
ABLE COURSE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
IFROM OUR OWN CoRRE. PoNDENrI
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S.-The Democracy Of
Pennsylvania Is fortunate in Chairman who under
stands the political usefulness OF cOnce-pot The Hon.
william ~ Wallace last year carried the State by the
limited issue of fraudulent naturalization papers, colored
with coffee TO give them the proper tinge Of age This
year, grown boder with success the Democratic mana
gers propose carry Philadelphia by similar frauds
instead of taking the coHeepot their tool they have
chosen the Supreme Court Of the state.
As briefly possible will give your 10000 subscribers
in Pennsylvania an unexaggeTaed account Of the man
ods by which the Republican party is to be beaten in
this city October l3 more monstrous system OF swnd
lin has been invented, 20 back to 1865,
when Buchanan obtained the electoral vote of Pennsyl-
vania by forged papers The revelations made this week
have astOnished the city. We were used To being
cheated, and, like the eels the story who
bad been frequently skinned alive, had learned 10
bear 1t without much complaint, but Of cheating SO
unIhs,. stuIynUuuS' ana oVcrWhtnhlhE, we nau
10 suspicion To the animal invasion Of our polls by the
tpeatels" OF New-l Ork ANA the rOughs OF Baltimore
coIoh'1auVh On si9u No"le ne NVths oy nuos, ana
the voting early and voting often Of Democratic citizens
IN diieent Wards, We were accustomed, and suerance
had grown TO be the badge of all our tribe But even
Quaker patience gives out when nd that in less
OVER 5000 ILLEGAL VOTES, and intends by such Ia
make the coming election an Infamous Dur1esquo Of
About two weeks ago n reporter ior naiiy paper a
piled to the PrOtnun0ry the supreme Court 20 copy
and print the public records Of the naturazed Citzcns
created n that court since sept l. Even in your city
such request officer would dare refuse Here Mr..
J. Ross SuOwden. Protnouotlry, dd refuse. The public
records were not for the public In the selenu and re
SpOnsioe Office ~ making aens citzcns. the clerks and
they were to discharge tnclr duties IN secrecy, like
chat OF Star Chamber. The reporters appealed TO
ff nd tl.I
judges, upon the bench, and The court hosaed
Unwilling 10 comply &c scarcely dared 90 refuse. Amer
might be copied IN the presence Of some subordinate al
The lrOthOnOary, aud with tins reluctant permission
moi sufficient; dozen needed. For it soon dis
covered that the seal OF the supreme Court au9
TO certificates Of naturalization at He 'ae Of
SenR hniaftd day. That the records oi tAS
Court imperfect, masmuch merely the name oi
the person uaurzod Vas registered without residence
voucher. Thousands OF cIulens mad been cic1ed by
aud had never examined and whose ldenliiy u Vac nt
tery without The means 20 ascertain The PiOthonotay
had sgney his papers mad never read; CLERKS
who weIe strangers 10 INN auXed the seal of
the Court to certificates which ccrthed TO nothing
For WHILE at uconveueni hours and under vearisone
restraint the reporters wlth hcir faNcAouh gums were
those dead directory, drunken foreigner let out
between hiccOugh and Il huirGh for seymour lnOiua
tiou that led uusiSpeced revelations 1he inmates of
ad aI cXanIinntion lt n,rcd Thar they were kDpt 10
vote the Democratic ticket; that none oi tAcih haa
been in the country i've years: that they had
, red i'm the Sn,,rclne Court upon the oath ol
men whom Trey did not know; that OF them had
been in the Rebel army from lS02 10 1900 acEe was m
worth noting But another drunken foreigner
forward with proofs. day Of Two
after this, German naued Ubez was arrested i0f
drunkenness and n his pockets were found t"O ndura
zatu va peTs (did le Intend "a vote twice %, aud e
blue card with this inscription: "DcinOtsaic hatuialA-
ton hearcl naturalization paper aud charge
Committee 692 Samuel ID. Daley, Secretary" M
Daley; by the way, Is the Secretary OF the Denoc
Chy Committee or what Is called DISSEMINATION. ovI
tasthed tnt he had obtained his certneatcs C cuzen
house, in which the business oI the
Court was transacted were st further revealed lts
zation papers to men who lad Informed
INN thar they had right TO vote
Jpon the person Of wCllknowL Democratic rough ~
rested for an attempt 10 XII, were lonh" ~ p4nS
naturazat papers, hearing the seal oi e Coi an'
Another named Watson testified That Co2Fshal Snu
Pierce. prominent Democratic pOuclans pdd hn iiom
aud tnat he had sworn more thlh 20 ailgns ag
through the Supreme Court. upon tcggsWehs
that " tie Democratic party Wou'o sec hiih
Uron petition to the Court 70 order the ProthonOay
tanned by perjury the matter formally brought be
fore Judge swOOd on october ahd thhs hc ifp'H
defense. Judge sharsWood the next day siahtyu q
requiring certain persons to snow CHse why th5i
condition that Attorney General OF the state should
appear 10 prosecute the rue. and that ohlcei, llS
by the Deputy AtOrney-Geucral' Mr. Lewis vain
Smith promptly took cnarse OF the investigation Ml
Gates; that his signature have been forged; that he
did not by whom the seal OF Inc Court had Deen
ein 20 attach the seal 10 blanks aud that ON one occd
sion ~ blanks thus authenticated were scattered
ProthonOtans had been guilty Ct rsuu, Dul
the incOntrOyertble fact remained tat susht-
seal of which he custodian, ana tat forgery ad
been carried to such perfection Dy the DonocIauc e1
perts that could not tell his own signature rom thcr
limitations Nor had he properly discharged lbs dules
iu the words OF Mr. Brewster the making OF cilich
sfy brand was proved The gr0sses earclessnes- Was
proved shown that neither the Ir"ihonoay nor
be Judgs of the Court could take 20 men out OF $780,
aud declare that they knew them To be entitled To the
citzensp which had been 50 rochlessly ana lGhoiahty
granted Judge hUsWOOd reserved Ms uecsin' anu Do
this part OF the matter rests A., t, . a.,
Bu this is not all Yesterday ono OF the Judges OF the
e1nrene Court the Hon John NJ Read addressed lot.
Ter 10 Justice SharswOOd which e requested Should
DE read ~ open Therein Judge Read declared tt
ouested OF the ProthOuotaTy Information OF the number
of persons naturazed. The Prohonotary refused judge
Pead further pointed out that nothing buJ searching
Investigation would satisfy the community ana Ieet"
the Efforts 70 battle inquiry. Finally, hc AYERS tna'
appOinted Judge Williams they had formed ths eu
nb,uc oflon: - We at three regard NE Prdctce ~ na'
rbgierer Jtf0ts sanctioned contrary 10 ne plum ~crdS
or me acts Of COngress, AND TnEgLiokL ilII%AL And
Judge Read adds: "hs Will be the opinion Vi a ioJor'
ty OF the Judges Of the Supreme Court whenever JudSe
Williams taxes the oath OF Office" o,,,.,A,
Now the whole interest OF the election III
in the question tchether THOUSAND egh potcs
are 10 BE- reccced at he polls neH IueSddU II ater lhe
Wholesale perjury and the opinion Of te majority Oh tno
udQes OF the highest tribunal IN tie STATE that .c pro-
ceednes of the Court violated the laws 0 Congress- an9
are Therefore Illegal these GOO votes are receiver anu
counted then Philadelphia has been sofa Out 70 the %
cratic party With tins tremendous swlhdie auuo 70 'o 40
other frauds colonization which cannot aitenpt "
expose il u TOO probable that the Repupcan u.hos
viii be defeated, though 1t has known maJOri5 u
ega voters do not Overcstlnato the danger u Hi,o'
sav maj this city is threatened with an a'ahhcDo vi
Ten Thousand Fraudulent Democratic 'V'VS u'A'
day. , A., r,Aon. have
done all they DO. for Judge Williams has no. S, o t
after the election The AtorneyGenerad mas uJne