New-York tribune., 1872-08-08

81 80 iooSS ss and for 1871 at Sl57,5sSs2 6s How az
feIeut this statement from that OF MT. ipTv
expenses OF the Government IN lsl were % lno % % man
and half times what they were III S aSo an Hb we're IN
twice as much for each person IN 1861 a. t'! ~ cras
1862. Whom will you beleve-the Register Oh ''io
ury Mr.. Conkling
MS CONTINUED FALsIF1cATIoNs.
A. Co,klinr ,nologzcs for the centralzng tendcho'
Of the present Administration IN passing la" "u'n'
izing the President ia time OF peace To suspen' ~
OF habeas corpus, contrary to the Constitution
declares that the privilege OF the writ OF Sebeion
b,ii not he susuended unless when In cas- on ~ Ia
tn'i,, Inc nubc safstv may require H. auu ~
excuse for the passage OF law WrtuaI "a tl,at
ro of he elections In the hands OF the Presioeis, ~ a
~" ~ onl re;fect himself he said whatt Now $50 Hia H
Mr. COnkling said, FOR remember ~ mon nut forth
before this intelligent audience one "i MISREPRESENTATION 1e and
~ onolngita for and defend the AdnihIs'!i,io, t a,
| am putting 10 % you as the iie stqtements reck-
Eau Eau poUt, tt,ded and untruthfnl that these men are
making 10 the people %heeI heI to attack no mans per
make to your passions desire 90 ~ m it ,pord about
,aI cha sracfer and would not have said ~oI, uD %
M t O nrober 10 20 of his way to make an
upfounded assault upon me. ltls y Mi,e & 49,, disii9
ons1ess fhe unfirness. and the perNefsoh OF laas
6y which ne seeks 90 impose upon the Aie5lc, ~, & anon
r certraifn this aw consists IN allowing lno A
. indication Of dizus % appoint two person e LIN % "a
sos rarty watch toe polls At welch m,nors ' r -
10 ,t sny enc or do anything except 20 oos on e. "" @
e rh-el fraud akes place and tins "'a"u' '-i'--s "
son or ezPense.
rHE UIQuIToUs LAW FOR sELr-EIEcTNG.
Perhaps there would be no objection 20 sdch law as
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member Ut Congress- bat Mr. Conkling, when ne ma'e
this sta e,nent knew that the law 10 which he referred
was not ne centra!zing act TO which ooleeuos & N"s
made and which ne lahored at the last session o ~,
ress 10 have extended 20 every nreclnct OF yoll. pa
I'M the United states. The Objectionable act was pas''@
Feb % 1q7r II ant hurZcs tAc Sup-rYsors Watnci
"a Mr Conklne calls them-"t0 personally scrullhiI',
couuf and canvass each and every ballot ll iutilol
,o ~ 1,td ~ s,a+ps Marshal OF the District TO appoint
specia Deputy Marsnals,r without limit as 20 hui"e
no aid and assist the supervisor lh s t
and
0gy for each day ne shall Doe on dltY, uut t3c'.|5 Az
days and tne tenth section OF the act s as ioilOws .
SIC To- And be dr,ier natd Tat Whoever ~ oI Nlo-,
any authority po"e- OF pIoe.'' OF ntl1 .b ot.,rnr
brieI assault bribery sole iauou or oiAeiyi tI
or prevent Tie Supervisors Of Election or ehef Of % OF le @
or ns genefai o 80 f .,e-a or hc5 he or th.r
states whether Of pocess or oia"ie or s- o a
- t such places oi re.taton polls Of ee'oa Or n
o or po Of escrot or gong from any sch place o rt
sraroa po eeeoa or 10 aa ron, any g % an an rtura or @
6cae thereof Aa shall mo, iReIeIe Win remove.
eee rom any such rraon OF poll Of election OF o. can
sg votes heIeai of making retnrrs or eeih'1es
supervisor Election iht haIsna or m s ~ S. S 10 DO or
ues, either oftham, or snail tAAten or - az lie
sbs neglect 70 ali ant assist any o. ne & 10 @ " %
i0maucs st @ AeT duties wheR required " oiM ol en- %
e5a, be- eesi Tuliy maleeauor and hane 70 instant
without process ard on coayelo4 tsisO s @ " ~ IAN
Improvement more than two years ana Y lhe lo ~
OF by bath ibd Imprisonment and shall nav ne s o. 'l
w t AZ he nerson rbo nav have registered voted and which shall
~ a u6eT spv of be prov sious refuse
n, p rom auswenng or answering shall knowingly give ase w.
aor N respect TO t nqur7 awiulg made such person shat be
thereof sa he punished by imprisonment aot to exceed o. J or by
6ns not exceed by both sue tne and imprisonment AM hA'
p' av ditferent is this law from the to which Mr
to different statute when he knew OF the existence OF
TINS and in fact, was mainly instrumental ih Us pas
.auug upward OF 10000 Inhabitants Out t Is IN 4oIce IN
the ty of Chicago to-day. How easy for an unscrupu
ions prtv armed with the power TINS law gives thein
70 control your elections as they please ANY y0ief Is
| liable ue arrested without process ~ lhese Deply
the aIrssl when called upon oy Deputy Marshal D.,
likely 20 i' punished by lmirsOnmcht l3t tWO tts au
"a tine OF 5000. party in power. clothed win ne al-
tsir no,a I moments have only 70 raise q disturb
suce aud arr them n order % carry an elecUon rs
+ .frs Qbich I sought 10 defeat when it was in
/ ",,'mittee ana smoke AGAINST IN the Senate.
+ I want, If can, 10 impress me monsF2us 3 Guar
ac-4r OF this upOu 1he citizens OF Clncago. ]
DO not suppose that attempt VIII be made tofniorce
il mere n TINS city, for public opinion would hardly tOitr
are n but under this statute, supervisors appointed,
ana te Marshal OF Tie Cuted states may appoint as
many deputies he peases aud they nave authority ~
arrest any citizen at the polls they nave autnoFdty m 20
ballot aud they may arrest without process Inc
in the cty OF NewYOrk at the election that occurred
there year ago, was exposed anu ~ was snoNn ta.
many OF then armed WIN authority O arrest CIl1es On
sight without process escaped cOuylcts from sing
sng and they the Opuflfy your election boxes
AT the last session an EFFORT was made 10 extend TINS on
nOxious and unconstitutional law 20 every place Oi voting
in the United States. To accomplish this object the
rules Of the senate and parliamentary usage We're tred
den under foot and IL 10 few independent Re
I
solid Voe O Tie Democratic MEMBERS tAat the measure
wac defeated
THE LAW OF FRAUD AND MENACE.
TIE Senatorial caba who running the Gov.
ernment and whose friends fattening the spoils
Of Office and the punder Of the people, perfectly
reckless in their efforts 20 maintain themselves in power
In order coerce Che House OF Representatives into
passing the obnoxious measure II resolved 20 annex
as an amendment TO an appropriation oiI, ana COMPEL
tOns necessary 10 carry on the Government rule OF
the the senate forbade IHe attaching 10 AN apPropTarGn
Dlll OF any amendment pIoVlhg Or general legnldon,
and cernane 20 some appropriation. The VicePres
dent Mr. C0faZ, could not be relied upon TO disregard
this plain rule or the senate AT te dcttlOn OF the party
managers, ne left the chair and was occupied by
Senator Anthony Of Rhode Isand who boldly decided
| that amendment virtually putting the election az
every place OF voting in tne United states under the
! germane ana pertinent 20 sn appropriation bill.
/ In the Senate We were pOweress 70 resist
nent passed but, thanks 60 the independence OF the
House, stood firm, ana refused TO concur in the amend
mitee appointed ON the disagreeng vote between
the two Houses the time fixed for the nna adjournment
/ OF Congress extended several days, and were
threatened WITH called session Unless the House
however the Senatorial caba alarmed at the indigna
ton TINS attempt TO continue themselves In power by
controlling the elections Of the people, and by the
/ denuncatiOms of leading Republicans in the House.
/ among whom Judge Kelly OF Pennsylvania deserves
/ honorable ment0n-backed down, and the amendment
/ was passed IN the harmless form mentioned by Mr..
Conkug, and the people Of the United States outside
the cities containing upward of 2O9 inhabitants are 10
have at least more free election, and II you elect
Horace Greeley they will be kept free otherwise before
another four rolls round this obnoxious law Will be
extended 10 the whole United States.
IHE FRAUDS THAT Mr. BOUTWELL, ABETs.
Do you want example OF a violation OF law by the
Secretary OF the treasury You may remember-you
certainly dohat Congress, some two years ago. author
lied the Secretary the Treasury to refund portion Of
the debt Of the United States by exchanging per cent
for per bonds The law provided that he should
not dispose OF any OF the bonds for less
par, and It provided also that the hall Of per
should he the extent Of the expenses TO be incurred
making the exchange. Under this law, which forbid
sale OF bonds for less than par, Secretary Boutwell,
entered into an arrangement with what he called the