The New York herald., 1844-10-01
Dreadful Condition of NewYor K
FROM THR
NEWSPAPERS OF BOTH PARTIES.
BOTH PARTIES ARN6II10
FOR THE
ELECTION.

| FOR THE
ELECTION.
No Police-No City Government Triumph Of
the Mob Spirit and Club Law.
The OUTRAGE OF THURSDAY NrdHr.-All the
city knew that the Wings would have their grand
parade on that evening, and the parade OF the EN-
ppgTe Club on that s occasion marching by the Wing
palpably intended to provoke collision. But the
Wings let them pass without gesture of defiance
orhostility; Not so the ruffians who were bent on
fight. When the WhIg procession was passing
peaceably down the Bowery, where no meeting
Of any party had been held, their surroun-
ded, hemned IN and crowded upon; by a dense
and hootng, gradually closing in upon the rear files
of the procession, which they gradually outnum.
| bered, and at length one OF them seized flag
handkerchief carried by l. w Ransom Of Brock
lyn, who recovered IT, but was separated from the
| procession in doing so. He was now, together
with Daniel M'Carty, Of Brooklyn, in the midst Of
dense crowd OF L0cofocos, who hercely ordered
| them to hurrah for Polk and Dallas. They replied
| "Never!' and at that moment both were knocked
| down by blows from heavy bludgeons. Mr.. M
Carly knocke ed into the gutter, where he avoid
severely injured. Mr. Ransom was knocked down
i by blow which broke his hat through, and made
/ heavy confusion on his head. He was badly
hurt by blows w and nd kicks while down, and vocier-
>
| &c He at length made his escape into neigh
boring drug store, before which the assailants wait
| ed for some time to beat him. Several well known
pugiliss engaged in the fatal fight at Hastings
were among his assailants He remained in the
store till the rioters went away. Such is the true
statement of the first outrage on the Wing Process
/ sion. Not an offensive word, even. had been ut
| tered bv the Wings when this shameful outrage
was perpetrated Others were also injured-none
| OF them Locofocos.
| The second attack was made in Chatham
Square, whittier the rioters mass had pursued
| the procession. II was beaten off by the Union
lists, but not till the wings had suffered serious in
jury.
The third attack was made on the procession as
/ it passed the head quarters OF the Empire Club,
Park Row. Here there is no pretence that the
| wings gave any provocation whatever. They
were passing quietly on their way, the delegations
i singing and cheering as they felt inclined, when
they encountered dense mass Of locofocos, (Em.
plre Clubsers,) who suffered the head OF the CO.
lumn 10 pass, put crowded close on the succeeding
files, and soon began to rush at the more exposed
banners. Those Of the Seventh and Thirteenth
| Wards, Jersey City, and Young Mems Clay
Clubs, each suffered injury, and all but the poles
of the Young Mems, with one hall Of the Sc
was mainly recovered and saved. Mr.. Collins, Of
/ this ward, had one tremendous blow on the top
of the head with sung shot, and several lesser
| contusions. One Of the banner bearers had his
| flag. Several Of the Jersey Club were seriously
hurt and one Of them had his hat and watch stolen
/ in the fray The Mayor of Jersey City was seized
bya locofoco ruffian, but rescued himself without
was six or seven, while none OF their assailants
suffered material injury. The wings were in open
columns, marching order. without marshall on
horseback and dozen of them could have been
knocked down by rush and their banner destroy
ed, before 1t was known twenty files of that any
attack had been made. The head of the column
knew nothing OF the attacks to the last. And be-
sides, the wings were wholly unarmed, while the
ruffians fell upon them with clubs, slung shot and
| even knlves-Irtbnns.
The TACT that the Loco Focos who paraded the
streets on the evening of Thursday, were regular
Iy armed with knives, clubs and slung shot, proves
beyond all cav, that they contemplated the attack
| upon our friends which actually took place and
when in the face OF such facts we find the Ere.
ming Post endeavorlng 70 paiiate the enoIminy Of
this murderous assault, there is no want ofschaIiy
in the very general belief, that the Editors OF that
| paper not only knew Of the intended attack, but
were actually parties to the hiring Of the bullies to
engage in it, under the assurance OF protection
| from the leaders Of the party.
We stated on Friday morning, that William
Ford, the Bully recently pardoned by the Cover
ou, Of the At ,s the OF the
attack upon the wings This he denies in the fol-
lowing CHARACTERISTIC letter, Of which no doubt the
editor of the Post will approve, II 1t should happen
to be new to him though we are BY no means cer-
tain that it was not submitted to his approval pre-
| vious to its being sent to us;-
EMPIRE CLuB Rooms --Sir-seeing by statement in
your Mornings Courier and Enquirer Of this morning.
that YOU place me the head Of the Boys" in last
ngs row and attack upon the "Coons"-f take this
hod Of informing you that had nothing to do with it,
was home the entire evening. The "Noble Boys" who
conducted themselves so manly, and an honor and
pride to their party, conducted by Yankee Sullivan
who has done the same az ! would have done.
The next meeting the wings have they will not get on
luckily but may expect far worse treatment from the
Spartan Sana '''''' ''1s, WIN. FORD.
New York September 27th 1874.
| Ps-You will oblige me by publishing this in your
Il appears that Sullivan learned from source
that Ford had sent this letter accusing him and
in consequence, he called at our office to say, that
bad as he had been in his associations heretofore,
| he was incapable Of leading such band of ruff
| fans as made the cowardly assault on the wings
| Thursday night, and that he had nothing to do
with them or their party, but Is opposed to both.
This we believe.
AS to Ford's denial Of his being present and lead
ing the attack, let those believe II who will
| charge was made upon the authority Of persons
who say that they saw HIM there and certainly the
language OF his letter justiies the conclusion that
he was part of that mob, notwithstanding his as
sertion that he s'was home the entire evening"
| How far the "Noble Boys who conducted them
selves so manly" can honor to, and the pride
Of their party,S we leave il to the manly and truth
| telling editer of the Evening Post to determine
| He is ever ready to defend these "Noble Boys"
ustifes and palliates their numerous attacks upon
quiet citizens and is ready, no doubt, to endorse
| the threat that at the next meeting OF the wings
''they will not get off SO lucky, but may expect tar
/ worse treatment from the Spartan Band"
| We would remind the wings of the old adage,
/" forewarned forearmed," and beg them to adopt
| il literally on future occasions As to abandoning
any one Of our meetings, that is utterly out OF the
question nor must the past conduct and threats Of
our opponents and bullies, prevent solitary, whs
| attending those meetings. To do so, would be to
abandon our principles, which il is our duty TO
tain at every hazard, and in behalf OF which every
true whig should be as ready to hazard his lite in
street fight against the hired bullies and assas-
sins OF an unprinciped party as against the sodery
| of foreign invader in the field OF battle Beyond
all doubt, il is the earnest desire OF our friends to
secure the triumph Of our principles by quiet and
| and this is demonstrated by the fact that they
never in any manner, on any occasion, interfere
with the meetings and proce sslons OF our opponents.