Davenport investigated by it. that the AttorneyGeneral of the certain emergencies. United States. perhaps somewhat alarmed at the summary proceed- %Vhen the most singular theory of this United States district attorings of that officer. over whom he could only claim a "supervisory" ney and his superior. the honorable AttorneyGeneralthat a citizen authority so far as the cost of this expensive luxury is concerned. is an offelnder before the law until he proves his innocence to the satthought it proper to officially "advise" the United States district at- isfaction of his prosecutoris contrasted with our modern ideas of torney at Now York. who acted in concert with Mr. Davenport. not justice and the law upon this particular subject of naturalization. as to proceed too indiscriminately. and. to use his own words. "not to expounded and interpreted so clearly in the excellent treatise of that take any steps which could not be successfully sustained before the distinguished associate of the honorable AttorneyGeneral in the Cabcourts." inet. the Secretary of War. one cannot help thinking that better law In the same letter. however. dated July 3i. 137.. the honorable At- and justice prevail today at our War Department than at our DetorneyGoneral thus encourages his subordinate. the district atter- partment of Justice. ney. and indirectly. through the latter. his associate. Mr. Davenport: Remembering how nider cover of this law such a wholesale dis-"1 do not anticipate." he says. "that you will find any difficulty in franchisement of legal voters could occurand instead of restitution bringing to justice a sufficient number of offender!!" This is the being made or attempted the parties guilty of such a flagrant violafullest exteint of any official reprimand or censure which I am tiou of the sacred rights of citizens were upheld and countenanced able to find upon record as having been received by Mr.
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