The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-15

committed by the American party yes
terday aud last night, we have not tim
new to write. The mob having satisfied
its appetite for blood, repaired to Thir'
street. and until midnight made de
Monstrations against the Times aut
" Democrat = Offices. The furious crawt
satisfied itself, however, with breaking :
few window panes, and burning the sigr
Of the Times cf6ce.
At one O'Clock this morning q large
FIRE is raging in the upper part of thu
city.
Upon the proceedings of yesterday
and last night we have no time, MOI
heart to comment. We are sickeHeG
with the very thought of the men muir
dered, and houses burned and pilaged
that signalized the American VICTORY
/ yesterdayEoNot less than twenty corps
es form the trophies of this wonderful
achievement. ka zi lisd1 E aL
In the First Ward the most intense
excitement prevailed for some time, and
the polls were surrounded by a large
crowd. Whenever a Know Nothing vo.
ter approached the crowd he vas hoist
ed right over the heads of all and land
ed at the door, ready to deposit his
vote. Several ~disgraceful fights occurred
and one man of the name of Burch. who
had, with others. chased anIrisman from
the polls, was in turn beset, beaten nea
ly to death, and Knocked senseless by the
man he had been chasing. Marshal
Kidd, we learn, subsequently, arrested
the Irishman. 1 =
In the Sixth Ward several disgrace
full scenes occurred, such as six, eight,
or a dozen men pitching into one poor
Irishman and driving him from the
polls.
Inythe Seventh Ward everything ap-
peared tt go on fairly and quietly, but
in the Eighth it was a II sided matter,
none but yellow ticket chaps having any
chance to get to the polls throughout
the day.
There were rumors of a serious diff
Guilty at the Oakland precinct, and Mar
shall Kidd dispatched q wagon load of
special police to establish order, or raise
. bigger muss.
In the Seventh Ward four men were
walking along the street when they
were beset By a crowd, ran off, of
them taking refuge in a house, corner of
Ninth and Magazine streets. The
house was stoned, a woman hurt, and f.
nalfy one or two of the men were shot,
u of them dangerously. One of the
pursued party was the first to shoot,
firing a pistol at the crowd, who were
%stoning him and his companions. Some
one came out from a house with q shot
gnn, and let drive at the fugitive. The
Marshal subsequently arrested two of
them.
The Courier has the following para
graphs.
Vote OF the City.
The election yesterday is this city
was a perfect farce. The Know Moth
polled their full vote, and then pre-
vented all the others from voting. We
have no time to give details this morn
and must defer until tomorrow all
have to say.
Apologize.
Threats repeatedly made during yes
evening and last night that the
mob would attack our office, created
such a stampede among our printers,
{ many of whom, by the way, are Know
Nothings, that they could not be in
du ced to work. We are consequently
unable to give all the news we have col
lectcdr this morning, and must throw
ourselves on the clemeRcy OF our read
ers.
The Democrats has the annexed:
Louisville Disgraced-
No respectable man can think of the
scenes of yesterday without shame
We had a farce, or rather a tragedy,
instead of an election. A complete
system of TERROR and blood was establish
by the Know. Nothing party or fac
ton. The details are disgusting.
The lawlessness was provided for by
he city authorities, in allowing but one
place in a Ward. The upper
md lower Wards were taken at an early-
lour, and the middle Wards were not
exempt.
We have had no election in any Amer
sense of the word. Our city is gov
trned, not by law, but by a set of hired
who obey the secret COM
hands of lawless men. 1t is not worth
While to try to disguise the character of
his city. There is no law, no police,
10 justice here. Our poll books speak
lot the voice of the people, but the die
ates of a mob.
We never heard of such scenes, much
ess have we seen them anywhere. Nor :
ave such ever been Witnessed in this
ountry. This sort of proceedings was
lot anticipated. It came fully up to all
hat had been threatened, and surpass- ,
d anything anticipated, INSCRIPTIONS as j
re knew the secret party to be. If the E
in Louisville yesterday is legal, :
nd is to stand then the right of suffrage !
n Kentucky is a mockery. There is no {
here, and no law. Scoundrel- !
SIN is Triumphant. {
We have found means to subvert the :
ofnumbers at the polls by violence, i
nd passed it off as legal. If the exam a
lie of Louisville were generally follow t
d, the liberties of this country would =
e ended. We shall hear from Ken q
ncky, however. in few days. Per- l
APPS we shall have good news, when it $
i'll be necessary for the State to take :
MS city in hand, and reduce her to ODE i
fence to law. II
= - 1872 1917