The New York herald., 1874-10-25
L o u I S I A N A.
EIectioneering Tactics in.
New Orleans.
Attempt to Disfranchise Five
Thousand Citizens.
In SHREVEPORT.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "a, 1874.

AARAIC . AN S1RL GEOA IL
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "a, 1874.
Investigations show, now that the registry has
closed, tnat one in three OF the total population
OF the city is registered. The white radicals have.
1t Is alleged, by aid Of the c0Ored George Wash
ingtons, Abraham Lincolns, Charles Summers,
&c, AZ repeaLers, swelled the registry ieariully,
some taking out papers IN as many as nine wards.
A democratic judge II Is cha ged. VINO has not
jurisdiction, has been grinding out naturalization
papers at the rate OF 100 per day. The republicans
charge the granting OF 5000 illegal naturalization
papers upon the democracy. The democracy have
detected 1000 repeating frauds, all IN the city.
Reports from nearly all the parishes have been
made TO Kellogg, who estimates the total registry
at 165, 900, with the negroes about 5000 ahead OF
the whites. II this oe correct the conservatives
hope co carry The State, as hundreds or Degroes
Will vote the democratic ticket In some parishes,
while many more are selling Their registration
certificates at nity cents and 81 eacn to democrats,
intending to stay away from the polls. Kellogg
admits that the estimate OF 16 900 negroes addi
tion from other States since the last election IS
ratified by the registration returns II the negroes
do not prove treacherous to the promises made,
the democrats Will carry the State by small ma
jority.
The arrest to-day in Shreveport OF leading
business men whose only otYcnce-dschargIng
blacks and employing whites-causes great indig-
nation, and the leaders here are hourly In ex-
pectatOn OF arrests Tor similar offences The
general belief even Of some OF the radicals IL that
this local terrorism over housewives and business
men will De boomerang that Will fly back, and
that the freemen ol New York and Pennsylvania
will next month rebuke government that
by Its laws prevents q, family choosing
a hall
whether she shall have<a white or black maid
kelogg declares these arrests bad
policy. This State it would seem, Is the Poland
Of this Continent, ana so exasperated are the
people chat II the troops were Withdrawn the Kel-
logg governments would be In the palace cars
bouHd North by the next tram.
Colonel MARI will endeavor to induce the United
States Supreme Court to take up the Grant
parish case at an early day to test the Ku Klux
laws, and next week he viii 20 to Washington.
AS yet General Emory has received no an
nouncement from Major Miller, Of Shire veport, OF
the arrests reported to-day.
The Attorney General on the Naturaliza1
tions In the Second District Court.
NEW ORLEANS Oct. a. 1874.
1t is reported that the republican Of tom orrov
will contain a written opinion from tine Attorney
uCuoIdl w tue eueCG Lnat the second DISTRICT
Court is without common law Jurisdiction. This
will disfranchise every alien who has naturalized
before that tribunal since 1s64-about 5000. 1t is
also reported that on Monday the Superior Dis.
trct court VIII issue an injunction restraining the
Registrar from retaining on his books the names
Of the parties disfranchsed The only thing
which can prevent this will be the non-appear-
ance OF Hawkins, the Judge, who cannot now be
found. We're the scheme csIrIsd out / do NOT
see how c2palot can be averted similar at
tempt was made here by the Know Nothings In
1858 and failed.
The police have openly threatened to strike on
mon,..sy on account oil the non-payment of three
months salary,
The Attorney Gshsrai's Opinion.
The following extracts aretaSen from the opin-
ion OF Attorney General Field:-
received, and the question you propound to me-
Whether the second and First District
% ene tPs act q" Of have ns
l4tn OF April, 1902, to gran. Naturalization
certificates to Aliens and thereby con er on them
more than ordinary care and with u view OF hav- |
ng these grave questions airly ana legally deter
mined. The fftn section OF the act OF Congress OF
the l4tn OF April. 1902, provides that every Court
0i record In any individual state having common |
law jurisdiction and q seal ana clerk prothonotary
snail be considered district Court within the |
meaning ol TINS act, and every alien VINO may
have Deen naturalized in any such Court shall |
ENJOY aser Sne passage q TINS ms act S the same
zed in o District or Circuit Court or the United
States: e Stat. at Large, 53) maintain that
aenes the onrs character and
by the act OF Congress TO naturalze Aliens The
INQUIRY then suggests itself, Does the Sc cond Car.
cul! Court contain the attreutes required in the
section above cited II it does not possess all oil
them, 1t cannot naturalize.
The Second District Court Is q court of limited
jurisdiction, and maintain. without fear OF Sic
cessful contradiction, that the second District
Court mas not now. nor has 1t had
s ssa a5cs AMY 9s1s sg g2ysS q
Court VIII II be contended That court SO limited
In its jurisdiction, confined entirely to probate
matters, with no power to decide upon conro-
classed as court exercising common law powerss
Here follows an array OF authorities, showing
that court, to naturallze aliens, must have COM
mon law jurisdiction; and recent decisions Of
one OF which says:-"The Second District
Court has only probate Jurisdiction" The
Dtner says:--"rne Second District Court
has only probate Jurisdiction, and has not juris-
1lctlon to lay suit against heirs who had been !
puk In possession Of property OF succession"
The Attorney General tnen says:-"fns Court !
ngs are strictly dependent upon statutory laws"
In conclusion, he says:-"Aiter very careful :
nd patient examination of the question you have I
ubnltted to me for my official opinion, and,
/ know myself with determination to |
yest my mind OF all political influence /
n coming to conclusion, am constrained 10
ION O, the act OF Congress, approved 14th OF April
8O2 the second District Court of this parish has /
he Jurisdiction to grant naturalization TO Aliens"
The Demo tic-Conservative Protest.
The following has been unanimously adopted by