The New York herald., 1869-02-24
Total Ndtti-
RADIATION.


1861 3,903 1867 l5,476
II appears that the number naturanzed during the
years 1861, 1862 and 1868, when the war was In full
nine years The total number for the three years
was $3.50, which was only abont he ordinary num-
per for single year by taking the average rags, nun. nun.
suralases s n IN % eacS Of Of the oiner nine years.
then have doubtless almost all become clti-
zens since thus increasing the number IN subsequent
rns me wsr wy m
well known n . man became n citizen
he was liable to be drafted while, II willing
10 be . soldier, he volunteered without walt
ing to be naturaZed and obtained bounty. The
eject Of this cause In reducing natnrazations ~
shown by the fact that Notwithstanding the small
naturalization OF the three years next preceding
1854 and the excitement which attended the contest
between Lincoln and Mcclellan the number natural
Another means by which the increase In 1858 IL
made larger Is by overstatng the number natural
lied in 1858. lt Is put by the committee at II, H.
That number obtained by including 27,sD7 as the
number naturalized In the superior Court. This
sks who Was directed by the CLERK of the conr 70
count the naturallzatOns as the committee
had requested him to furnish them with tine
| total number. Tie number WAS not only proved
afterwards by the deputy clerk to be over 5000 too
large. but the persons who examined all the papers
| in the court ON behalf Of the committee or the
| Loyal League reported TO the committee that the
1 number naturazed In October 1865, was S654 less
sn ne peducnr az om Ia The Total of ~ ws
have 32 ASS the total number naturaiized In 1905
That the majority should have adhered 70 the larger
number In face Of these facts II not calculated
10 produce favorable impression as TO the fairness
OF their report.
since 1855 that In that year the republican Legsa
ture OF New York. in the hope OF reducing the demo-
cratic vote which was .ss' nee M dnd c,,Izsn n
should he registered a. voter IN any Incorporated
city village unless he exhibited his certincae OF
naturalization to the registering officers As these,
| in each district OF the city Of New York. were
| supposed 70 consist Of TWO republicans and
| two democrats, all Of whom were appointed
| three republicans and only one democrat the law
| administered win great ri9or la consequence
| large numbers Of adopted citizens who had been
voters for number OF years found themselves dis
| franchised because they could not produce their
papers So also the sons OF many sucn naturalized,
while minors by the citizenship Of their fathers,
disfranchised because unable to produce the certin
Of their fathers AZ sgsn rue a. M
way to get over the diculty, and they have largely
increased the numbers Of naturalizaons during the
| Here follows . lengthy and vigorously written de-
fence Of the manner In which the New York judges
ana sn % me ~ u
her naturalized. Continuing, the report says that
the tables prepared by the Loyal League agents only
found 7lS In the supreme Court ana 2,37e In
| the superior Court IN which they claimed that
| the Witnesses belonged 70 this gang OF COM
include ali the fraudulent naturazatiopl aud Yerl
large number OF honest ones. The nmDer oi specific
cases OF fraud OF which any proof was offered ID very
inconsIderaole and IL was proved that tue number
OF those who voted was very small IN proportion 70
| the number who held fraudulent certificates.
| Most persons who had fraudulent or even doubtful
certificates either tailed 70 claim VOTE or were
| driven on by the inspectors. The minority then
argues that spirit @ hostility % foreigners voting
time Of national perts aliens by birth proved Them
selves ever faithful and loyal while the city Of New
York alone gave near one hundred thousand men OF
4 foreign birth or parentage 70 defend the Union
during the recent rebellion. The report goes
" sS e me
single leap from slavery 70 suffrage. Let the Irish
and German immigrant be treated with a. least
door OF welcome to them. Let every man Who has
% senson 70 acquire i S' otisenssip. Scccmc @ e a., an
American citzen and share In AL the rights and
duties o. citizen; or. ~ es preferred let nim Dc
come a voter six months Afterwards II tne sufrnge
everywhere follows years residence and the cleo
niied states, we shall hear less Of election frauds
| This h the greatest measure OF reform ~ well
:. sesompIasnsd .ns po In far dlScrsns spiris G |. .
| the proposition OF the majority report 10
proh,6l. uHturalizat,ons ey me Supreme : v@ and
while any OF the present Judges remain on the bench
or IN other words, during eight years Ia one court
courts are men who are without supsriors In the
Union for high Integrity OF character. The attempt
70 put sacn stigma upon them w excite tine ,ne unit ,
real object sougit-the prevention Of naturalixatons
In that great cityw sgnally fail. The democratic
| vote will roll up faster even than II has under the
proscrptve legislation Of The Representatives IN the
0'- INCREASED vorx or NEW voaK IN 1858.
Referring the Increased vote Of this city last year
the report savs:-fhe only reasonable test OF the
vote m New York II comparison with the vote Of
Philadelphia In New York the vote In 1905 Was
Ibaoss and the population In 1850 was s, &c., being
one vote 90 every dve and fraction siiooi Of popu-
Iaflon and In Philadelphia the vote was i6, 1853 To
sz s OF population, being vote 10 every four aud
fraction ls( 1901 Of population. A Philadelphia gave
majority for Grant we hear Of outcry about its
large vote. Perhaps u would be well to have COM
mitiec OF investigation. this committees would NOS
allow the minority 10 introduce evidence that repub-
Iicsn .'repeatersrwere sent from New YORK 20 Pna.
dejphta With q perverse one-sightedncss In men
having two eyes the majority of the committee can
| only look at the Increased vote IN New York -
! 4 democratic monstr0sity. They never apply
| their percentage 70 the Grant column, or
| allow Il . place In their tables la 1863 the
vote In New York for Fenton was 81, ,4Q2, In 1858
FOR Grant S574s being IN increase Of over fortytwo
! per cent while the vote in 1899 for HOFFMAN was