The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-28
CORRESPONDENTS.
TIVE VOTES OF NATURALIZED CITI.
ZENS.

Evidently kellOSB appreciates UAo enOrmlty
If the outrage which he proposed to put upon
Al those foreign-born citizens who had
naturalized in the Second District Court of
this city. AS solution for the difficulty
which he himself, through his cat's-paw, At
torney General Field, has created, he very
blandly suggests that the votes of these so
DISTINGUISHED citizens, be deposited in
separate box and counted under protest.
Why such q proposition should come from
Kellogg at this time, is readily explained. He
little dreamed that his plan of DISTINGUISHING
nearly the entire foreign vote Of this city
would produce such howl of indignation
among the foreign Republican voters Of the
North and West, and would prove such
damaging blow to the party throughout the
country, as to destroy its power forever He
has been made to see the folly of such an out
rage, and he is now attempting to sneak out of
the responsibility of the measure, which he
concocted for his own benefit in Louisiana
without regard to its effect abroad
TO enable him to cover his retreat with AZ
little ignominy as possible, he has tempted
the Democratic Committee by . proposition,
which he would never have made had he felt
secure in the position he had taken or con-
cious Of its legality or justice His PROPOSE
ton bears upon its face an admission Of his
error, and a desire to correct the blunder he
has committed. Our Committee, we are sorry
to say, has fallen into the trap set for it, and
consents to assist NJ. Kellogg out If dilemma
from which he could never have extricated
himself, If left alone to his own resources
As in every previous compact, arrange
ment, or compromise made with the Kellogg
Packard crew, there is no sincerity, no truth
no honesty in this last scheme of the enemy
to defraud the foreign citizens out of their
right to vote. Faithless in everything and
for an honorable compliance with any obliga-
ton entered into by the leaders Of the usurpa-
.ion and, like pitch, you cannot touch them
without being defled.
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New ORLEANS. Oct. &c, 1874.
istration for Democratic and Conservative
Party:
Ny Dear Sri have received your commune
cation OF Oct. Is on the subject Of naturalization
papers issued by the Second District Court.
In reply I beg to say that, with view, pos
sble, Of avoiding striking from the registration
books and poll lists the names Of persons who
have taken out papers before this Court and Of
preserving the rights Of al parties Interested.
suggested the following plan, viz: That the
printed poll lists shall show by marks, thus
IN a, the name Of every person heretofore natu-
ralizcd in the Second District Court, and that !
each person 90 naturanzed upon presenting him |
self Ut the polls to vote shall have his vote de- |
posted in separate box, to be provided for that
purpose.
The vote 80 polled to be returned in the same
manner ~ the vote polled in the regular boxes,
with the statement that the votes SO polled have |
been east by persons naturalized in the Second |
District Court and are therefore considered a.
challenged.
It 10 understood that this does not prevent tho |
votes Of persons 60 naturalized from being |
stricken from the rolls for fraud or any other
legal cause than the question of the jurisdiction
Of the Second District Court in the matter OF
naturalization.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
VIM. p. KELLOGG.