Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-27
FURTHER BEAUTIES OF LOGOFoCoio"'

! The Newark Daily Advertiser oil hi"noay 'e
cords one Of the most lisgraceful eAhioit'o"S "
tho lawlcss spirit of L"cotoco'sm ye' H., u
these degenerate times. We extract the 'o''o"
| ing account from that paper, when mas ni"as
been rem ,rk ,ble free from exaggera'i'n o' any
kind and We have no doubt presents sta'ehe"'
| absolutely correct:
"During the late session OF the Legislature
large body Of tho inhabitants OF the township u
Harrington, in Bergin county, pei!tioned 10 DC
! set of in a new township.
CATER much consideration, the Legislature
passed a bill erecting all that part OF the town.
ship which lies west OF tho Hackensack mo d
.enara township, to be called Washington; pro-
| viding, at tho same time, that u s"oo'o w. -
into effect until jority of the legal voters.
who reside in tho district OF tho contemplated
township Of Washington, agree thereto; ana th"'
an election bv ballot. containing the "ord o'''s
ION or mo DIVISION to ascertain the same' sha
he held at tho house Of Peter n. Jersey y" '''e
first Thursday Of April next
..In pursuance with this provision, the people
If the district west of the Hackensack assembled
ON Thursday morning at Jerseys Inn, 10 'he
number Of 200 and upwards, at tho appointed
hour.
..rbe election proceeded quietly tor about an
hour during which time 233 votes were fecNeo
About IL o'clock four Wagons drove up, contain
mo 81 beyy Of some 80 persons from Inc n''gh
hn1bood Of the Palisades, f tbs II ,ckeasack' ana
of course out Of the district interes'eo WI" "'sS
Avinp one uf which bore the inscription f0ooer'y
Triumphane,' streaming from a long hickory po'e-
They marched TO the polls, and offered TO s"ie'
hui were I. Id that they lived OFT OF the oisI''''
nd ,ye,a therefore no, entitled To voice IN tn"
question. The election and the law were theh
vociferously denounced as OF no elect aus, III
the u,ds, of the crowd about the poll. the highest
excitement prevailing, dash was made I" seize
the ballot box the inspectors taoie. sums u
The vo,ers standing near, however, s"cceeoe' III
,.,nov,oy in TO The floor behind the table
"Riows followed; the inspectors, beng pcacea'
h. men. ESCAPED, and IA general scnffie enshed,
dur,ng VIII ich some Of the Wings who re'naihe"
10 prutect the bailot-hox we're severity wo"""co :
The furniture and walls OF tho room were vio-
len,lv broken in the contest, ana some severe
wounds were inflicted by the Cioster men WIN
knives or sharp stones. lhey sncceeaeu ~
lenyih in getting possess on OF the ooN WIN us o',
tents and marched out with shouts OF trump"
In.ufpco procession was formed, and. alter pa
/ ,,d,ng nm and down the streets with the sp"iiS,
,hey marched to the house ot leading me"ne'
IF their party in the neighborhood, and par''ci
mated in n dinner, which appears to nave oeeh
nroy ided for the occasion. The election was. o.
cmr.e. broken up the law of the State nullifled
! and its au hnrity set at deb ince Inc Da''o'.""A
was found the next morning IN Darn yaro' o'o
ken IN pieces. and the tickets scattered ABOUT H.
/ .As this outrage, unparalleled IN our HISTORY
asa State will probably undergo legal 'nvesi
p,,ion we forhear comment. We nave g'eH
/ hare outline Of the case, emitting names. as w
/ have received il from the lips OF seserai u '''
| ,r,s, res,cctable citizens who were present, an'
from the written documents beioru'. Fortunate
". a. vel, nothing more ca" be required to e1
| cite the universal odum Of the country. It's
! practicaI demonstration of the lIcentous sP'''
| which would reduce this orderly Repuo'ic 'n'o
] bra " ling Dernncracy-
/ r., .f;davit. are annexed TO this statement
one stoned bv sixty. thre. persons. who make oat
,ha, they did duly depos'ie III the bao '-oox lick
cts marked division" and another hv twenty
nine, who depose tina, they inieaded to DO m
same, but were prevented by the NO DIVISION
n.r,x taking ,heballo rhox by force from ,secsuto
a. - ,h. In.,ec,ors of the Elec ,ion-N.f. Ainei