They corrupted the administration of justice. degraded the judiciary. defeated the execution of the laws. subverted for the time being in New York State the essential principles of popular government: robbed the people of that great State of their rightful choice of electors of President and VicePresident. of a governor and other officers. disgraced the most prosperous -city of the Union. encouraged the enemies of republican government here and elsewhere to deride our institutions as a failure. and endangered the peace of the Republic by an attempt to defeat the will of the people in the choice of their rulers. "The events of the past year in New York and the evidence taken by the committee furnish the proof of all these allegations. Among the most prominent of the frauds committed in the interest of the Democratic party in the city and State of New York in connection with the election in November. 1868. are these: "1. Many thousands of aliens fraudulently procured. or were furnished. with certificates of naturalization illegally or fraudulently issued. by means of which they were enabled to register as voters and voted in violation of law. "2. Many hundreds of certificates of naturalization were granted in the names of fictitious persons. to be used by nativeborn and naturalized citizens and aliensin falsely registering as voters. and to enable themto vote many times at the election. "3. Many hundreds of persons in New York City voted from two to forty times. each under assumed or fictitious names fraudulently registered for the purpose. - 4. Extensive frauds were committed in canvassing tickets. and names of voters were entered on the poll lists. and Democratic tickets counted as if voters representing them voted. when no such persons voted at all. "5.
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