Year: 1868

How New York IN to be Carried by the


DemOcracy-Manufact OF Natural


ized Citizens.


Within day or two past the schemes OF the
New York Democracy to carry that State for
Seymour by fraud have been discovered. The
following communication to the New York
Tribune of this morning gives some further de-
tails of the outrageous tran sactions:-


Sir:-I regret to nave to call the attentioniof
the public and OF the bar to gross outrage on
their rights and privileges committed las even.
ing by Judge Barnard


Having entered Judge Barnard's court to
witness the extraordinary naturalization pro
ceedings there conducted. Went within the
bar, but finding the centre space was needed
for applicants and witnesses, retired to one side
entirely out Of the way, where l commenced
taking a few notes.


versation with his clerk, and then ordered the
usher to clear the space within the bar of all
sfcePt p anq o
States bar, could not regard myself as included
in this order, though I knew Il was specially
came 10 me and told me the Judge had ordered
the space within the bar to be cleared, replied
the United States bar" He went to the Judge
and returned, saying, The Judge orders the
to enter into any alteration, 1 retired behind
the bar, to the extreme rear of the court. where
Judge saw this, and again had q conversation
with his clerk; presently he ordered the court TO
be cleared Of all persons except applicants and
The comparatively few persons now behind
came up to me and said in brutal manner,
Don't you hear the order? the Court Is to be
cleared" l answered:-"It Is PUBLIC Court
and I've right to remain" Saying, "pll teach
you to remain when the Judge orders the Court
10 be cleared" he seized hold OF me and dragged
and threw me over the bench, and had not
fallen on the crowd then going out at the door.
l must have been seriously Injured. This
fellow-one of Judge Barnard's ushers be IL re-
mem mbered-then took hold OF the collar OF my
coat, when 1 called out In voice which 1t Is
10 hear. Judge Barnard, am member OF the
United States bar, and call on you to protect me
in my rights" "D-n your rights" said the
usher, kicking me first on the right shin and
of which still suffer occasional paroxysms of


ought not to omit to mention that there was
no shadow Of pretext for the order to clear the
to be. The only noise made was tnat OF the
shuffiing OF the feet OF the crowd standing
within the bar stretching out their hands over
each others shoulders to the four or five .bles
on which the whole one hundred and fifty per-
sons were TO be sworn In batch. or rather In
two bate hes. Indeed. there Is often more noise
during the ordinary proceedings of trials in the
Courts OF this State than there was on this
occasion.


upon the rights and privileges OF the bar 1
therefore VIII take no action until the elders
OF the bar meet To project their rights and
privileges, when 1 will come forward to sub
sIantiaie what have stated; and to enable the
my card, which will be recognized as that of q
gentleman personally known to the proprietors
or managers OF each OF the New York papers To
whom this letter Is delivered, viz.;-fhe 1rt-


Post Yours, respty, COUNSELLOR U. s.
New York, Oct. 2l, 1858.