The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25

1t was confirmed by statistics, II appearing
that, in 1868, over forty-one thousand GER
ti6cates of naturalization were issued,
against fifteen thousand five hundred in
1867, thirteen thousand IN 1866, twelve
thousand ia 1860, sixteen thousand five
hundred in 1856 these being the highest
number naturalized in the yeara between
1856 and 1867 those Of the other years
ranging from twenty-six hundred to nine
thousand, and the average for all the years
between and including the years named
being nine thousand two hundred and
seven.
Second. That hundreds of persons vot-
ed in New York city from two to forty
times or more each, under fictitious names
and on false registry. Third. That ex-
tensive frauds were committed in canvass
ing the votes, names of persons not voting
being entered upon the poll lists and demo-
cratic tickets counted for them, when no
such persons voted at all. Fourth. That
the courts, democratic officers and partisaus
aided, sanctioned or knew of these frauds,
aud took no measures to prevent them
while the actual perpetrators Of the frauds
were either shielded from arrest, or if ar
rested were, Through the agency Of judi
" cial officers and others charged with the
duty of prosecution, allowed TO escape
punishment. Fifth. That by these.means
the democratic electors of president and
vice president and the democratic candi-
date for governor of New York were
fraudulently returned as elected. The con-
gressional committee, from whose report
we have drawn these facts, sum up IS fol-
lows "These frauds are go varied In char
acter that they comprehend every known
chine against the elective franchise.
They corrupted the administration Of
"iustice, degraded the judiciary, defeated
"the execution of the laws, sIbverted for
"the time being in New York state the es-
"sential principles of popular government:
" robbed the people Of that great state OF
"their rightful choice of electors of presi-
"dent and vice president, of governor
"and other officers dsgrsced the mos,
populous city of the Union encouraged
the enemies Of republican government
here and everywhere to deride our insti
"tutions as failure, and endangered TIT
"peaco of the republic by an attempt tt
" defeat the will of the people in the choic,
" of their rulers.
1t was to detect and punish such frauds
as these, that the thirty-fve thousand dol
lars was placed at the disposal of Daven
port, and surely, money could not be use'
for a better purpose. The testimony O
Davenport, himself, shows that the none,
was well and judiciously expended. Unde
the law passed in 1869 and 1870, in conse
quence of these frauds, certain officers o
the United States had a supervision owe
elections for president and member of con
gress, and Davenport testifies that, at tn
election in 1870, the inspectors first car
vassed the votes for representative in cor
gress and then, before canvassing the vot
for state officers, put his men out Of doors
The result of this course was shown in tn
official canvass, it being the most apparcn
in the fifteenth election district of the sixt
ward. In this district, the official canvas
showed that only thirty-Ave votes wer
given for member Of congress, while tire
hundred and nineteen--all except fiftee
being democratic-were cast for governc
and other election districts showed tn
came state of facts. The result of thes
disclosures was the passage Of the electio
law Of 1871, by which these frauds conl
be prevented.
Davenport explains at length, the natuI
of the frauds committed, the system c
registration devised by him to prevent n
peating and false registration, the warrior
expenditures of money made by him, etc
ETC., from all of which it appears that IL
money, as we have said, was well and j
diciously expended, for legitimate pu
pose, and as authorized by law. The cha
ter is an interesting one to the countr,
anu IL the democracy desire to have
thoroughly read, the republicans, certainl
will interpose no objections.