National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-01-22
The Rev York Election Frauds.

The New York Sun. in its reports
of the Investigation into the New
York election frauds, has the follow
ing statements in regard to the kind
OF persons who do the illegal voting,
and the evidence against them:
sit is well known that there are
many thousands of thieves and 9th
er criminals walking the streets OF
this city day after day unmOlested.
Indictments remain against them in
the District Attorneys office, and
they are out on bail. The iudict-
ments are never tried-and why 2
Simply because these men can be
made useful at elections, and in this
way: Inc names OF these persons are
known. or can be readily ascerta L.
ed. They are sent for by Mr.. Blank,
and informed that a majority OF as
many thousand is required at the
ensuing election, and they are ex-
pected to do their part or take the
alternative-the indictment you
know as Lord Dundreary would
say. Well, they OF course have no
difficulty deciding. But how shall
they know how many times and
when to vote That is easily ar
ranged. Each man is provided with
printed slip, something like the
check Of bank or counting house,
but not so large, on which the name
of the man to be personated, the
residence from which he must hail,
and the election district in which
the ballot is to be cast, are given,
The repeater, thus armed, sallies
forth confident of performing his
work faithfully and well, and
without fear of detection.
The committee intend to probe
this thing to the bottom, and have
summoned nearly four hundred wit
nesseS upon the one question of
using fraudulent naturalization pa
pers. These papers, as our readers
know, were offered by the hundred
or thousand. The committee have
the testimony of the printer who
manufactured these documents, and
who had his presses running from
the first of June up almost to the of
election. Printed over 100000 Of
them. They were disposed of in
many cases indiscriminately, falling
into the hands Of honest men and
rogues alike. Ono hundred and sev-
enty-fve were voluntarily returned
into Marshal Murray'S hands by
men who dared not use them. From
the Compton House, well known
political resting place on third av-
enue, one hundred and fitty-three
persons were registered, and one
hundred and seycnty-ninc voted
therefrom. as appears by testimony.
The committee on Saturday Sum-
monel the clerk of this house to
bring the hotel register, but noth-
ing could be made out of 1t. Last
years register had been distroy ed,
and the new one 'doctered SO as to
make it all right. Figures don't lie
you know jackson Hall, in Sec
ond avenue and Thirty second sreet,
owned or run by Sheriff o Brien
/. has been 'riddIcd by the commit
tee, Two hundred persons are PROV
ed to have slept there the night be-
fore election, and 10 have votec
thereirom on election day.
Letters have been pouring in upon
the committee since their arrival IL
this city giving partial or correct
information of frauds perpctrated
making suggestions and thanking
Congress and the committee for thls
investigation. The committee have
assurances that had these frauds
been carried on to such an extent as
to give a majority of the Electoral
College to Governor Seymour Il re-
bcllioa greater than that through
which we have passed must have
followed. The Eastern, Western
and Northwestern States would ncv
or have submitted to it. And an
other Brutus might have appeared
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