It has also been urged with great vehemence by gentlemen on the other side of the Chamber that a great and grievous wrong was committed by Davenport. in New York City. in arresting men before they hal a chance to vote. Sir. what earthly object could have been attained by arresting them after they had voted? The fact is Davenport had investigated this matter and found that thousands of men who intended to vote the democratic ticket held fraudulent naturalization papers. He had their names. residences. and descriptive lists. and there could be no possible mistake about it. and he had the warrants issued beforehand for their arrest in case they offered or attempted to vote. This was the only way to prevent the great wrong which these rogues were intending to perpetrate.
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