The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-18

hope from the ministers of Justice. and the
villains have no terrors of the law. I an
peal to you, and anxiously await the rF.
suit. Yours.
HORACE GREELEY.
New York. October 20. 1853.
And what was the result? what effect
had Mr. Greeley's indignant but manly ap-
peal to Samuel j. Tildcn In behalf OF the
freedom and purity of the election-lis In.
dlgnant exposure of the appalling crimes
upon the registration and ballot box by
Tiiden's infamous agents? Did Tilden
command the ''business to stops Did he
manifest any indignation ?--give out any
sign of disapproval? Let Mr.. Greeley
state the result. In the Tribune of Nov.
8, 1853, he says:
''oUR STATE ELECTION
Shameless and cunning Frauds like
those which the etlitor OF the World saw
perpetrated at our polls a year ago. and
which ne undoubtedly attributed to VIM.
NJ. tweed and OSkey Hall. have again de-
feafed the Republicans in the general vote
OF our State. The vote polled here by the
'repeaters' yesterday cannot have fallen be-
low 1000. and we think it largely ex-
ceetied that amount. The Sixth and Sew
enth Wards gave Democratic majority
considerably exceeding their entire legal
vote; but the Twenty-firsf [ Sheriff
O'Brienss 81 far ontstrIppcd all rivalry, poll
ing about 1000 fraudulent votes. and thus
largely increasing the fraudulent Demo-
cratic majority it rolled up for Seymour,
Holman CE Co.., last year. We presume
the vote returned from this ward for the
Republican candidates is several hundreds
below that anfilnHlU SsAS &hoFr
have assurances that like frauds were per-
pefrntrd in other wards. The swintiIerS
feeling srre of legal fmpunity. were even
bolder than lass year, and piled up the
najoritIes in their rotten boroughs with an
utter recklessness of appearances but they
did not operate 90 universally as last year.
till they swiDdlcd us enough for their
present EFFICIENCY. and know how 20 double
the amount whenever the State shall seem
to justify the cost. Unless the laws can be
so amended as TO meet and battle the new
devices and sKillfnl combinations Of the
villains who now misrnlc and plumber 0nr
city our elections must hencefoFth be farces.
But the magnitude Of the evils almost in-
snres its speedy correction.
Judging from what we witnessed at the
polls yesterday. the Democrats almost
unanimously defeated the amended con-
stitntion. with the requirement. of equal
taxarion on real and personal property.
while their votes upheld and perpetuated
the property qualification tor colored men.
The Judiciary article WAS not generally op-
posetl by them. and we think it is adopted.
But all is yet gucss-work.
In the Tribune of November 0, 1859, Mr..
Greeley, in . .'secon.l letter to a politician
ITO Samuel J, Tflden, Chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee''-agxin ar
raigns filden for his cosaplieity in this gi-
gantic viIlainy, and holds him, as be indi-
ability. In this letter Mr. Greeley re-
views the labors Of the Constitutional Con-
velftion of 1867 the defeat OF the results |
of its labOrS. the Reform Constttnfion,''
by the great cllampioA Of reform, Samuel |
j. Tilden, at the election of 1869 the de- |
feat of fair registration and the means OF |
purging the ballot-box Of its nosoriously |
frauds, and OF securing to the
people and State fair election Mr.. Gree |
ley reviews all in detail. in the light OF un- |
facts, and says:
''But while honesty and law act SPAS |
.nodic;llly, villainy ever sleeps with one |
eye open. and plains new and more subtle |
devices for eircRtnVenting jsestiee aud over |
throwing right Had no illegal vote been |
polled in this city and Brooklyn, General |
Franz Sigel would now be onr Secretary |
elect rs Grant, IN the absence OF fraud. |
would have received the electoral vote of !
our State by more than 20 O0e majority. |
Let me multiply demonstrations on this |
point: Since your party pretends to be-
lieve our State census erroneous and im- |
perfect, put that aside, and appeal to OF
flclai RETURNS whereof no one can even af- |
feet to dOIIbc the accuracy Hern folIo.va 1
the number OF deaths in several OF she /
lower wards i'll our city, where your party /
has swelled IT'S vote 50 mOi,strousty IN |
the past two or three elections