Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-04-12

: they INSIST fs a gross outrage ,aRd un
: parallelEed aggression; while On th
other hand The American party, sepudi
ate all such assertions, and they insist
: that although the affair was somswhs
: abrupt in the manner of its taking of
the urgent necessity Of the case permits
tied no delay.
We have taken all the pains tim
would allow to obtain correct informa
ton, aud the statements made to us b
several parties, whose word we have n
reason to doubt, present the case abou
thus:
1st. That the Old Liners and for
eigners from their tremendous majorit,
had obtained and kept undisputed con
'trol of the polls, and that they uset
their power to most unfair advantage.
/ ed. That leading Democrat swor,
that they had possession of the polls
meant to have their own way with them
Sd. That vast number of ihega
votes had been cast, having been thrus
in by the handful. 70 7..
4th. That they at last positively re-
fused to permit Americans and Protes.
tant Germans to deposit their votes al
all.
1t is futher stated, that between three
and four O'Clock, the votes of several
Americans were refused or disputed
An alteration ensused, which brought
on blows. The Americans, few in uum-
Der, were oyerpowered and maltreated,
and the whole crowd joining in, all the
Americans on the ground were cleared
out"
The news spread, and multitudes
were soon on their way to vindicate the
rights of their citizen-born countrymen.
AS each knot of the Natives arrived on
the outskirts of the dense multitude OF
Germans and others, they pushed on
through it to the engine house where
the polls were held. They met some
obstruction which they gradually over
came, and eventually centered the force
at the polls. Then German Protest
ant citizen was put forward to deposit
his vote; this was challenged if not fiat
ly refused.
Alteration soon brought on a general
melee, during which, stones, clubs,
dray-pins, knives, and pistols, were
freely used by both parties. Many per-
sons were seriously wounded, two dan
gerously, who have been since reported
dead After half an hours hard fight
ing, the Americans were left masters of
the field.
The multitude at this-time was vari-
ously estimated at from three thousand
to six thousand. The foreign popula-
ton had now become satisfied, and the
polls were declared open to Americans.
Everything appearedin course of peace
able result, when the sound of cannon
from the summit of the hills back of the
polls created a new disturbance. There
was but one discharge, and as the de-
feated Germans were seen descending
the hill, the cry arose that it was a raj
lying signal. The report soon became
current that the Germans had secreted
arms on the summit of the hill, from
which, when equipped, they intended to
descend and retake the polls.
The American blood was now fairly
aroused by the conviction, and thous-
and or two men and boys started to
scale the hill. Most we're unarmed, ex-
cept with such missiles as came first to
hand, but they went at it with Crown
Point determination. Some took the
zigzag paths, but the most eager clam
bered straight up the shelving steep
sides, with hands and feet; appearing
at distance like so many flies clinging
to the vertical wall of a room. They
carried the height, and captured the
gun, fired a fen de jOie of several
rounds, then brought it down in tri-
unph. The excitement kept increasing, |
and fresh fuel was added TO the fire by
the accounts of the doings elsewhere.-I
The tickets were being counted, but
when the vote for township officers was
and it was ascertained that
over thirteen hundred votes had been
cast-a greater number than there are
adult residents of the ward-the people
became so incensed as to sieze, empty,
and break up the ballet boxes containing
the votes for the city ticket The
crowd, with the cannon, then adjourned
10 the
Thirteenth Ward.-This ward, ike
he fourth, only more so, is inhabited
BY the Irish--principally laborers on
he canal and railroad. As specimen
Of their political morals, we may say
hat, Just before the last fall election-a
Locofoco nvention-several hundred
Eotes were given for fayorite candi-
late for sheriff more than the actual
Tote of the entire ward, when the voters
we're submitted to challenge and oath.
The same game was commenced by
he Irish in this ward as in the Eleventh
,y the Germans. An American was
without provocation, knocked
1own, beaten, trampled upon, and his
ife was only saved from the infuriated
mob by the determined efforts of Miles
and the police officers. The
party with the cannon soon after ar
lived, and cleared the streets. 1t has
been stated that boulders were dis
charged from the cannon, and denied
Many pistols were fired, but the extent
,f tho dau7ano xuoc Enifad