They employed knacks. bountyjumpersl. pocketbookdroppsrs. pluguglies. heelers. forgers..legpullers. piebiters. and all other criminal vermin and rilfraff--fit associates for- the men who welded such legislation on the country. I will not detail the outrages committed by this horde of ruffians. That can be better done by my eloquent and distinguished colleague [Mr. FITCH 1. who has carefully investigated the subject under the authority of the House. This. however. I will say. that hundreds of naturalized citizens were arrested and held without examination. and released after the election had passed. This was bad enough. but many hundreds of citizens were also robbed of their naturalization papers by the. United States chief* supervisor. Ben Butlers. pro vost. marshal. and those papers were never returned.
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