New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-28
THE DAILY OR ENT.
TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH Is, 1864
THE ELECTION, rEsrERpaF 7.

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The excitement, the contest, and we mus
nd, the disorder, at some Of the many polls
of our city, WAS yesterday such as to forbid al
possibility Of our to-day's presenting any re-
turns at al to be relied upon =
Other things, however, Of the most deplorablt
nature, are, We lament to say, letter asoer,
xainsd Not only was there. at the Seventh
Ward poll, heretofore the chief scene Of fraud
and turbulences1 q vast dealof both, hut finally
there was bloodshed and death
AT that point where, from previous practices
I II was well known chat III the vigilance, backe,
BY all the strength, Of the friends Of legal yot
ing, would be necessary, in order to defend TIL
ballot-box from nnbounded imposition, we were
except for short interval, personally present
during the entire scene. We little thoughtscyel
10 witness such an one, in . country which 81
least is yet entitled to be free
In spite Of the throng of determined friends
Of order and of fairness who guarded the polls,
& the voting was almost y continual scene Of out
rage and Of open perjury, aided and abetted, N
Tie most shocking manner. BY the one-sided
commissioners who, in total defiance of their
duty, and Of the challenges Of the most respect
able citizens admitted great body Of false
votes, and apparently IN THE end have preferred
themselves to IKE out to any extent which the
state Of the polls elsewhere may make needful
even that iniquitous state Of the poll which Their
own violation Of duty had created.
For, while at the closing Of the polls, il
WAS proclaimed that but 9s2 votes had been
registered, it is now, at the hour when we write,
one iii the morning, declared that they have
counted no less than 400 votes. A number
which they will, no doubt, be ready to change
to still higher figure, should II be necessary.
10 give an idea Of the manner in which such
things have been brought about, we need recite
but i single instance in enc case, a body of
twenty men who had voted at the Fourth precinct
we're seen to set out for the Seventh Ward, head
cd BY several police officers. They were there.
upon followed BY citizen Of great respectable
ity, whose person and character are known to
almost everybody. Passing into the place of|vo-
ting ahead Of them, he warned the commissioners
and the bystanders Of the approach and purpose
Of these men, In vain, however, the Commission
ers were deaf to- his information and to the pro-
tests Of those around them. They we're not only
permitted to vote but, we are assured, passed
without even tho ceremony Of swearing. Be-
yond a question, mnltitudes Of voters who were
challenged were allowed to vote without really
swearing. For the questions and oath were
repeated to them as rapidly as possible, without
waiting for an answer, SO that no one could tell
what he swore, nor hear what he anlwered.
About 2 o'clock, on attempt was made to drag
one Of the independent challengers from his
stand The assailants were instantly driven
back and fed with vast alacrity
After awhile, however, a fresh onset, led by
one Of the officers Of the police, and encouraged
BY other official persons, burst into the large
hall and once more attempted to drive out the
Reform party, whose only offence had consisted
in challenging bad voters and preventing frauds.
The onslaught was led by one Mocler, the
brother Of him who was killed Sunday morn
Inc IA u brawl provoked by his own assaults.
This second brother was like him q police officer.
His followers were a band of picked ruffians,
welding clubs with bare arms. AS in the former
case, they dashed at the Reform men, who oc-
cupied large part Of the hall. The mere sight
of such an attempt by such b band kindlsd up.
of course, violent Indignation They we're
met in the fercest manner. The clubs were
lifted in the air but few blows we're dealt upon
the crowd, before weapons still more decisive
were plucked forth q rush was made upon
them and in scarcely more than the twinkling
of an eye, they were cast forth from the doors
and the windows. in utter route. Their leader.
Mocler, was struck by q blow Of knife, from
which be died almost at once and another of