Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-04-23
NEW YORK CITY ELECTION.
THURSDAY MoRNSo.

Horrible state Of Things in the Twelfth ward
Wednesday was a horrible day in the l2Il
Ward We bad practical Loco Focoism Of Tia
nos, dePlorable kindy-io which we invoke the devo
ted aitoniion Of the public. On Tuesday. whei
The polls eloted, II was ssceraned that the Wing
bad at least an equal number Of votes. or may b,
( even 90 or go ahead. On "Wednesday the pol
was held a, lorkvill - about hslf-past ten o'clock
a scene Of savage excuses commenced, unequal.
ed. and unbeatd Of IN the city, which alarmed the
braTest men IN the Werd, aud absolutely deferred
the ERNEST ofthc Wing party from exercising there
tghis OF suffrage. gang Of demi saSages from
The water Works surrounded the Poll and kept
possession oil day, attempting to prevent any per
son voting whom they even suspected of being a
wing or from approaching the polls TO exercise bis
/ right. Several peaceabe aud uncfiendlng persons
attending the Polls and some who had charge Of
the tickets, %ele bruially attacked, beaten, dsGg.
ured and sent into the Inspectors room covered
with Blood and Wounds. The Inspectors them
selves were apprehensiye OF their own safety, and
If man deposited Wing vote, ii wes at the
very PcnI Of bis life.
Fearing similar TO what occurred at he last
election prior understanding was had with person.
who were supposed to have control of the riotous
Loco Foeo mob in the Ward, who promised that
IT no extra civil furce WAS sent there as conempIa-
ted, they would pledge themselves for the Public
Peace. Among these persons, those apparently
abetting these brutalites by not exeTtlng temscl-
YES to put them down, were Peter Quinn, a Con-
tractor on tho Roads, John Quinn, Alexander Parker
the present Loco Foco candidate for Constable, u
Johp Meggs, another Contractor on the Roads,
aud Richard Crawford.
An Express reached the Mayors Office at very
late hour last night, with the important documents
we publish below from the Inspector; to which
were appended great many dispositions from
respectable inhabitants in the Ward, which we
have not loom to publish. Two of the Inspec-
tors signed this document, the first of whom is
the Tammany Inspector, and the second the Wing,
and the absence of Mr.. Cras's name, the other IT.
spector, is accounted for by his living in remote
part Of this out town Ward, whom it was no, con
venIent to visit with he deposition at that late
hour; but who however, heartily concurs in the
representation.
These horrible ou,roges are committed by IN.
naturazed lrlshmen, even upon their own country
men, too Some of them are Water Works, men.
and more announced to-day MS coming with
drum and fife. great many lrlshmen in The 12,h
Ward vote the Wing Ticket. and tie unnaturaiized
In shmen who vote the Loco Foco Ticket are sn
outrageous when they are challenged, thai ,hey
/
taking The oath. a vc,ra Wing yesterday had
,he nerve In chn,i"oge II persons at,on ting To
vote. AMI oas h,e q neia v"nld tate 'he a'h,
! They lmaca.ai' y. bewev,r, spusHt IL, NE ~
his yong uen, o'' b. serve. ainseif hv fight
Such T. >'.a i lungs "a T. ci,i.zsd lam ID ill.,
decd horite.
/ Tie .Ntupg "a nili be- -ssa are cbej for by
b'in BE " 5000 fH~ .pe t.uiuaDy INSPECTOR. The,
s.Afe et f1c Hs.~ p've. IS t'' srop0rt ol
,,.ss ~ a, e.a- ae iaeo- .l ,etr q rr-
1o13.e goo saps ba. $500 nHtcrstsod be- hs4 ~ uiair
auou. BE b..l,ien tl, very ie1e heor. Nber
are tns Aldermen %. 4 ssis IRA Aldermen a rim
! Ward : Why do they no. lestfa.n lner paoUs
from 'hese Iprocilie-. J0o iagoctu,s i ~ bp Nc
10 he power of The Mayor to protect them, ar,
not chilled upon TO sacrifice The lives at persons
or to aid m meimngs, and such brutality ms tho,
speak Of below. Let them refuse to receive vote
I'LL lite is protected. The Poll TO day if held at all
is 10 be at the House of Detention Harlaem.
awe. the undersieued Two of the Inspectors o
Election Of the Twelfth Ward, hereby declare rha
during the Two last days Of The present election
there have been frequent tuninls at the Pnlls-rin
and bloodshcd. That on at least four occasion
yesterday, persons were attacked by a mob of not
| ous people, and we're greatly bruised and Injured
and that these four persons we're avowed or under
stood 10 DC w ihss. mat one OF these persons
was Jordan Mott, Esq. an aged and respcclabl,
citizen who, while converting in The Hall. We.
seized and struck, and rescued by his son and
brought into the Inspectors room. That on hi.
day the following cases prose:-
| First. The case of - Smedes, who was
engaged in distributing Wing tickets.
! Second. Scotcbman. who had voted the
/ Wing ticket. and was distributing the sane tickets.
Third. The case of Thomas Smith. one of The
Marshals employed in the room where the Inspec
tors were receiving votes. Mr. Smith is a very
respectable and well disposed person, and has pass
ed The two days Of the election in the immediate
presence Of the Inspectors '--While standing in
bis place he was suddenly felled TO the hoor,-he
says, by Q blow on the side oil his head. The per-
peirator of this act could not be discovered.
Fourth. William Rose, SPECIAL Deputy Mar.
shal. respectable inoffensive n,an, who was at.
tackled oy the mob, and fed for safety into the up
per room. where the Inspectors and Clerks were
al dinner.
Filh George Pine, one OF TIE lomp-lghters il
Harlem, while quietly si'ting the piazza Of IA.
house where the polls were held, employed ia tax
ing charge cf The box from which Tie Whig tick.