Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-06
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iySris; lwbose Soltts principally speok The Ger
m51 ISnsuage. 10 allSS no batife born citizens 10
rote 81 femail,on tie et6JihJ without exhibitions
on uIeitnatlOaal pejlJees, ana. illlgnltieS IN
nlon,ets aid 10 petSoiis, gave offence To- Lhe MI
norilS, and hence eusued hot blooll and angry
conflict, which resulted In t&cttsss, end finally
tle les fuution OF the ballo!.LoS and tickets Of The
Eleventh Ward polls. -
= Army tetotls, examinations and tecrnihattors,
sectional iealpuSiss, and angry dlscus,lonsC PEE
vailed both below and ABOVE The canal hight be-
lore last and yesterday lnotlIng. 9s'.. ~.
Al noon Yesterday while the ofliceT' OF the
Twelfth Ward election &eIestlll efgoged counting
tbet ballots, few PERSONS entered the rom alIIl
suddenly caused the butnhg Of the tickels aud
ons tile poll looks.
Il IS lelaledlhat they thew some innnmmaUIe
liquid over tIe papers, Which, being lslIted ny q
match, suddenly hla2sd IN, and before they coulu
Ue saved tile iapelS wste destroyed,
Tie nerneltAlOfS OF This outage was unknown
10 bit. Etkls OF Mr.. Fox, the Trustees, OF 10 The
Clerks, Mr, Snodgtass, tile member OF Council,
was not present Tie escape Of The TnwdIes, rs
well as The Tesultof theft malicious work, height
eued lie excitement and indignation Of lbe Votes
as lIIey hestd how they bad been deifauded out OF
their light Of cloice. thousand GetmanS hast
encl 10 the scene Of action, and war OF eXteTml.
II zion was ttteuteued upon tie AntliaT, anI
Know Nohings. Some proposed TO 80 TO Flee
inan's Hall aid burn the elly OF Pap Taylor III
The street. Oilers cOunselcd The taking Of llte
htnSs gun, replaced in The possession OF Capt.
patsjns, OF Military Hall. The excitement pcEra'
etl all the families near and remote. II was not
long until wild anil exaggerated Iun1ors ul What
had been done, und was threatened, Icached pVF'
ton 0f tlls Anlsnc III patty,
Alarming lldugs \ ere ConveyeddOwn town lhot
The German ClllzsuS had Terrified themselves near
freeman Hail. al had planted lheIr cannon 10 be
used acdinst al Anefican force, mpilly NSScnl'
bling al Vine street Drudge. y lew hctlYe p'EsOns
from Tue American forces were detailed 10 nSctf'
tain what The true slate Of aIIIiTs was IN the dis
lurUed diSlIici, WHO fOInd much excitement, hut
10 OrganiZsdOr arranged plan Of OlEciIsYe actinn.
Dr. Flies iIl.ndyisedy, we think, was al'lttSsing
The Germans, encouraging them 10 ann themselves,
procure, and bring forth their rifles, muskelS, ax'
Is, Ialchels, aud other weapons VI defense This
might have lead 10 ssTOns troubles had mol Mar
sIIal Ruilin, Gen. Sargent, Thomas iigdOn, Dep.
uly ShenlT, and other American paclliclIOrs, nr'
ranged that Gen, a. Moor, II German citizen high
~ esteemed among his cUtnltymen, should, come
ulnOnsS tlrln, aud COUNSEL them 10 retire ~ tlet
homes aud bnSlneS'.
But lie excitement was loo intense 10 he cast.
~ subduud. II continued 10 lncfeaSe aud DO 10
mvnlrd in the German quarters, by patriotic spun.
lels aud denunClLtOrS, al the street cOrIeFS extend.
Ing above l.lhcty street,
The Americans, mostly young and inconSiAeT0te
nelson's, remained IN and uGaT Vine steel Ltldge,
rnger fOt fight OF for the immediate Ttlnth Of the
braA cannon to The American side u the Canal.
10 prevent rush VI EuGu 10 take possession OF the
gun, GsnpiaI Sargent proposed 10 give authority
- Shenf BIaSleHrS 10 take The piece into his Gus.
toby. The ShrnlI, with this written authority "ml
few men, went 10 llle nlIltOEy, which was sur
ROUNDED by lie angry aud excited GurIian IetSOS
aud desired tue gun IL brglrGn mp. Captain Sol.
oMl0lls expressed ls fGajiueS 10 yield to him, II
the gun was taken lU The jail aIll Judged thtEe icI
Sa(u keeping.
The Germans would mol old The SheiIiT he anul
the Iew will hin commenced uninhErns lhe gun
to gel il out OF The buIl!lnsi huI US they could hUt
tlIOg il Oul unnideh, they procured dta>mHn 10
hitch 10 II with his DIZZY und hose; but ihe cFo%l
bought of OF Threatened tie droynan, aud the gun
was not taken Uul. The SleIlif returned 10 tie
American gEanp aud announced The facts, which
created q gtent UuCTy. Tie SheTilE, Thomas
SpOunCr aud GeneAl Sngent made speeches, uc'
SeuChng and impOTNs all the AMERICAN aud all
uilcr citizens present ~ abandon any offensive nc
ton and dispense. The naJnly wcte II favor Of
l.uiig So, hut few hot heads COunsrcl the lmv.
ing lie gun ct all hazlnlS. The Mayor yielded ~
The Implications Of the speakers AMI agreed to
'sa'T ~ '%'' "I', . y". . 10 '"t o,'ns "I ~
10 IN The emergency.
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dor aud despera;e determination. They were
erecting projections aI each crss street. Pattnls
typF re- nITIiIup in front IN observe md piyu N0I.
lux. The SarSIelE CiuOrtIs mud some Of the Ger.
man military companies were within lie enclosure,
ready 10 dispute The nppf0acll Of The Americans.
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