Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-11-28

How New York was Carried.
The vote of New York city is what carried the
State for Seymour and Hoffman It is now well
known that the increased majority of the Demo-
Gratis in the city was mainly obtained by frauds In
naturalization. Twenty thousand of these
fraudulent papers were issued in three days !;
and when the Republicans and honest Democrats
Of the city would have taken prompt measures to
arrest and defeat this fraudulent vote, Hoffman
the Mayor and aspiraHt for the Governorship of
the State issues a proclamation (mention of
which has heretofore been made in these eoumns)
the effect OF which was to encourage the blood
thirsty mob to prevent arrests of scoundrels try
ing to vote without lawful right, protecting them
and virtually offering premiam for such ras-
cality. The effect was just as the Tammany ring
had planned for. The total vote of the city for
President was 1855 900; the total vote for
Hoffman, ll3, 900. The Tribune puts the Repub-
lcan vote at Al ,000-an increase over that of
1864 of IL ,000-or little over thirty per cent;
while the Democratic Increase was over &c 900
CT a little less than ffty-ive per cent. on their
vote of 1864. No one at all acquainted with the
political influences that have been working in
favor Of Grant all over the Northern States, can
doubt that fifty per cent of this Democratic in
crease over that of the Republican increase in
New York city was fraudulently achieved. AL
lowing them the same per cent. OF increase In
Lincon's vote In 1864, and the Democratic vote
would have been just about $4,000, or $4,000
less than is shown by the returns. Carry these
figures out with reference to the vote IN brook-
lyn as well as New York, and the whole Repnb-
lican State and national ticket is elected. Our
regular correspondent, an old resident OF New
York, goes further than this, and thinks "it is
not likely that more legal votes were cast in the
city for Hoffman in 1863 than for the same per-
son two years ago." when he received but
81 900, or $4,000 less tbaa in 1868. In view of
these startling disclosures and suspicious it be-
comes the duty of every honest American citi-
zen, whether Republican or Democrat, to give
moral or material aid to the efforts of the men
contesting the election in New York in favor of
Grant and Griswold. For if il once obtains as
a rule that scoundrels may so falsfy the lawful
1y expressed will of the people and by forgeries
put corrupt men into Office, the Government is
virtually revoutionized and handed over to the
very worst elements of its population. There
never has occorred in the history of this coun-
try case so imperativey demanding thorough
Investigation as this and the efforts of the con-
testants are worthy a firm and honest trial. even
though they may lead in their results to vio-
olence against the mob and its Infamous lead
ers. No honest, intelligent man believes that
Hoffman is of right the Governor elect of New
York or that the State has given majority of
its legal votes to Seymour; and the frauds
which have for the time set up contrary show
ing ought to be exposed and set aside in favor
ofjustice. -Sderamento Union
FREEMAsosRY IN THE EAsr.-The New York
Tribune, of October 18th, says =" Robert Morris
delivered lecture last evening at the Cooper
Institute, on the subject of Freemasonry in
SYRIA and PALESTINE He said he had been sent
to the East by the Masons of this country for
four objects. First, to examine into the Free
masonry of the Eastern nations second, to OBJ
tain information of the orders kindred to the
Masons such as the Knights of st. John third,
to visit the places renowned in the traditions OF
Masonry-Tyre, Jerusalem. and others; fourth,
to make collections of specimens, relics, etc.
His remarks these topics were very interest
ing not only to the Masons, but to the general
public. At Smyrna he found eight Masonic
Lodges, which included among their members
the foreign Consuls of most of the nations not
Roman Catholic, and nearly all the Turkish dig
nitaries. At Ephesus he attended Masonic
picnic At BeyBout he found the only Lodge in
Palestine Among its members is the Pasha of
all the territories from Asia Minor to Egypt. Mr..
Morris found the Pasha very gentlemanly, in
telligent and friendly man, willing to give him
the fullest aid in the prosecution of his enter
prise At Damascus he found sixteen Maso1s,
among them the renowned Add ell kader, for
merly Sultan of all the Arab race of North At
RIGA, where he carried on a most destructive war
with the French for three years Morris was
kindly received by this fiery old warrior who
gave him the symbolic kiss on the right and left
cheeks Throughout Syria and Palestine there
is an intense prejudice among the lower classes
against Freemasonry but the high officers OF
the Turkish Government and the few educated
and intelligent men who are to be found there,
are well disposed toward the order. Nowhere
in the world, says Morris, is there such an at,
tachment to Freemasonry as among the Nahom-
medaus In the famous city of Tyre, the seat OF
King Hiram he could not find after three days
search, a single Mason in Gebell, the ancient
seat of all learning not single person who
could read. Ancient traces of the order were
numerous On the keystone of the arch under
Solomons temple, the Masonic compass is found
deeply cut in the stone. Morris traced the anal
ogy between the customs of the East and those
of modern Masons. Charity was the distinguish
ing characteristic of the Eastern Masons- he
had left his country deeply prejudiced against
Mahommedans, and had returned feeling that IN
many respects they could teach us Christians
something He spoke very highly of the Amer
lean missionaries on the Syrian coast