Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-03
Majority for Drummond, 900.

The defeated party ascribc the result to
all manner Of violence and fraud. As spe-
cmcn of the quiet and peaceable manner in
which our neighbors conduct their elections,
We suboi some descriptive paragraphs from
the Montreal Transcript
In the centre Ward Mr.. Dclisle, the Returning Off
Ger, was attacked by party of canallers, and prs
oner rescued from him; in consequence of which, a
number of the Queens DRAGONS and a company of
the s9 were ordered out to keep The peace during the
frs, part Of the morning it was dangerous 10 walk in
the public streets. Gangs of rufIinns had dispersed
themselves in all directions, who fell upon any party
they suspected, ll-usng them in the most shame
full manner. During The whole Of the morning, Mr..
Nelson's committee room was thronged with per-
sons who had been thus treated, and whose deposi.
tons have been taken, and will be mnde of hereaf
fer At about halfpas twelve o'clock. we ourselves
witnessed most murderous assault had nearly pro-
duced tragical results This person was passing the
crowd in the Haymarket, when rush made at
him, and he was knocked and fallen upon by some
forty or fifty rufins, who began beating him in
dreadful manner. tearing his clothes from him in tat
ters For several minutes did his cowar lily assail
ants kick and brulse the poor and noting could
have taken him alive from their hands but the timely
arrival on the one side Of the Captain Coneau, and
the other of The troops who were placel short dis
lance higher up, in McGill street. and whose assls-
lance had been sought nv Mr. Dyde, who happened to
be on the spot. The soldiers made their way through
the crowd to where Dyer was living, whom they
cued, but not before sererai ofhe rioters had been
BOUNDED by their bdyonefs. We saw one fellow who
had received a pretty severe wound in the side; an
other wounded in the back and third we are
informed, received dangerous bayonet stab in the
chest.
Over was taken up dreadfully bruised hut we are
glad saw not dangerously, though how he escaped
10 miracle
II seems that this was meant as a kind of finale for
as Mr.. Nelson's voters no longer came the poll
Messrs. Connor and Tully drew off their forces, and
retired elsewhere.
The appearance of the city at this time conveyed
anything but the meeting of peaceful body of cleo
tors .sembled tn exercise their constitutional right
In from, of me Haymaket, body Of troops uere sta
fioned-whst n short distance from them, IN 81.
James street. was body Of mounted dragons, NTH
a compnnuof the 69h little further on, in the VI
ger Market we're tno more troops ofte 43d whilst n,
other points bodies Of police, and everywhere
groups Of citizens remarking these extraordinary
but scandaluur proceedings.
The Montreal Editors have had good
deal TO say about the violence and fraud
which characterize elections on this side oil
the border. Hereafter they had better re-
serve these lectures for their own people,
We have had many exciting political con.
tests in this State and Union, but we have
yet 10 see the day when Government troops
shall be stationed about the polls and the
bayonet invoded to put down the ballot,
Tie privilege of Exercising the Cons,tion.
/ al right Of suffrage" under the immediate su.
pervision of Her Majesty's Dragons and
Capt. Comeau's police, is one for which oul
Canadian neighbors ought 10 be, and doubt
less are, deeply grateful. But defend W
from such modes and means of regulating
elections Ere. Jour.