The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-27

Give them a lift in Broadway.
THE BLOODY FRACAs IN BRoADwAY--OuR
NEW YORK SAvAGEs.-We have frequently
been called upon to commisserate the bloody
terrorism under which innocent and resp sctabIe
settlers GRE held in bondage by the frontier
white and Indian savages OF Texas, New Mexi-
co and California. We may still sympathize
with the suffering communities of those regions
on account Of these scenes Of bloody despotism,
but we may spare our reproaches for the pre-
sent. The horrid Broadway fracas among our
short boys and pugilists of Saturday night, or
rather Sunday morning last, would be account
ed satisfactory celebration of the opening
Sabbath among the bloodiest convicts of the
California gold mines. We have the duplicates
of those convicts and the whiskey and blood
drinking Apaches among the hideous noctur.
nal savages of New York, trained and dis
ciplined here in all the arts of vagabondism,
debauchery and murder.
In this last melee the unfortunate Bill Poole
was evidently the chosen victim of factious
conspiracy of jealous rivals in the same bust
ness. Apprised Of his danger he exhibited an ex-
traordinary degree Of forbearance against the in
suits designed to provoke him to an attack. But
they knew their man, and the opportunity was
not to be lost Of q superior weight of metal
against him; and, although unresisting and
pleading for parley, they resolved to slaugh-
ter him upon the spot His immediate escape
is wonderful-it were blasphemy to call it
miraculous. The firing on all sides was dis
graceful in critical point Of view; and the
general deficiency in this respect, was, in this
particular affair, rather q matter of regret than
Of congratulation. 1t must be remembered,
however, that the combatants were somewhat
green in the use Of the revolver, having but
lately advanced to this weapon from their ordi-
nary implements of fisticuffs, slung shot, and
bowie knives The battle, too, appears to have
been an extemporaneous one gotten up in such
q hurry as to allow no time for the requisite
training in q pistol gallery to good marksman-
ship in a confused barroom fight. These expla-
patlons we think due to the parties engaged,
lest from their deplorable waste of ammuni-
.tion they may lose caste among the more ex-
perielced pistol assassins of San Francisco.
We have yet more important explanation
to make-for it is in behalf of temperance
law and order, and the safety of the COMMIT
nifty. Whence come these bloody gangs of rival
assassins? how are they supported? and why
do they continue to flourish among US? We
may trace their origin to the principles
OF whiskey and ruflianism, introduced years
ago into the electioneering machinery OF the
two old political parties, and kept up, more or
less, to the present day. Gangs Of these hired
bnllies have for years past been employed and
subsisted by wings and democrats, to ma
mage, by brute force, our primary aud our reg
ular elections. Supplied with money, and filled
with whiskey, and with contingent reward to
push them on, these pugilists and short boys
have ruled the roast in our political contests
wherever the end was held to justify the means
Thus have they been used. The formidable
gang shipped to Syracuse, September year
ago, to coerce the democratic hard shells in
and the administration, received on that occa
sion decided check. In our recent elections,
the quiet and orderly discipline of the Know
Notbings threw the pugilists entirely in the
back ground, and helpers and inofensive citi-
zens exercised the right Of suffrage in positive
security.
This was the work Of the mysterious Know
Nothings in behalf of temperance, good morals,
law and order. 1t is evident, however, that the
ruffaus Of the two old parties are still continued
under pay, for they have no other visible
means of support, except their penitentiary
smusements; and thus it devolves upon the
Know Nothings to make their work complete
in the total overthrow of the secret machinery
OF Broadway House and Tammaay Hall. We
presume that the authorities will pursue the
parties in the disgusting affair Of Sunday morn
ing to proper atonement; but for permanent
abatement of these nuisances we look to the
Know Nothings.
THE RED REPUBLICANS IN New YoRK-GREAr
AND USELESS EXcITEMENT.-The celebration by
the red republicans of this city Of the 24th
February, the anniversary of the French re-
volution Of lS4s, was most imfammable ga
thering OF revolutionary combustibles. Among
the red societies present were La Montague,