The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-11-10

ioT W 1oHpFcss, Hoiu tHe CecOHu JOHgTcSS-
ional District From reports received from
the interior last night it was calculated that
Taylor could afford to be beaten six hundred
votes in the city, and his election then consid-
cred safe. As the vote now stands, Taylor,
instead of being beaten in the city, will leave
it with small majority, M5d aa Gt
ELECTION RIOTS IN NEW ORLEANS.
The following, is from tile New Orleans
Courier of the 7th instant:
We can scarcely trust ourselves to speak of
the disgraceful and outrageous scenes which at.
tended our election the day before yesterday.
Law was mockery; oaths without respect;
passion unbridled; outrage unrestraned.
Men who had taken oaths to act according
to the Constitution aud laws of the United
States and of this state, had evidently forgot
ten that there was either law or constitution
outside the wigwamst to which they belonged,
as know nothings Of the strctest set The leg
slative and judicial power of the state were
set at defiance, and in their stead the dictates
and ritual Of the "Order" reigned supreme.
Nevertheless there was an appearance Of
good order and harmony at most Of the pre-
cincts during the forenoon, and up to the close
Of the polls. The first disturbance was crea-
ted at the eighteenth precinct, third district,
by some well known ruflians, who, according
to the information we have received, took pos
session Of the approaches to the ballot.box,
and not only announced their intention to car
ry out the Louisville theory that natives had
the right to vote before the adopted citizens
but also initiated their peaceful and orderloving
brethren in that famous city, by actually pro-
hibiting any man whatever, but native from
voting at all during considerable period A
man was shot at, and was wounded in several
places He was said to have offended very
grevously against the know nothing ideas Of
propriety; which all who know anything of the
delicate and refined sensibilitics in that respect
Of those who usually represent the Order y
on such occasions, is no very hard thing to
bring about.
With the exception of an occasional knock
down at several other polls, nothing of very
serious nature took place until after they had
been closed. The result, so far as the leading
"patriots and sons Of the soil' could ascertain
was, we should Judge from what subsequently
took place, any but satisfactory There was
actually danger that they had failed in their
efforts to carry the city by any majority at all,
much less by their boasted our. 1t was nee
essary to save the credit, as prophets of their
orators and organs; and hence the immediate
question was, how to effect that great end
We think there was but little time occupied in
deliberatioD, before it was resolved that as the
seventh and ninth precincts doubtless contain
ed larger anti-know nothing maiorties than
any other, they should in turn be storned and
their vote thereby, ifpossible, destroyed. The
attack was begun at the ninth precinct, and
took place, we hear, about 81 o'clock, P. NJ
Everything was perfectly quiet, and the com
mlssoners and clerks were engaged in counting
the votes, when all at once q number of men,
who, according to our informant, were genteel.
ly dressed, and who were not rowdes. in the
usual aeceptation Of the term, made their ap-
pearance in the room. After several of them
had had some conversation, in an under tone,
with one of the commissioners, two of them
rushed Mt the ballot box, while their aconan-
tance was STOPPING oyer it, seized it, threw it
into the air, and when it fell joined with their
in tramplng in topieces, and kick
ing the ballots which it contained, about the
room The box contained 405 votes, of which
there was an average Democratic majority ac-
cording TO count made by two of the COM
missIoners, of about 1870 for the democratic
candidates. No loud words were used: the
thing had evidently been concerted, and as soon
as their work was accomplished, the valiant
patriots retired. The destruction of this bal
lot box, secured, as the performers thought, the
election of Messrs Eppeston and DeyaII know
nothngs, to the house Of Representatives, over
Messrs. Gordon and LIE Blanc, Democrats;
but of this, we hear the Legislature will have
something to say.
Several hours had elapsed before any further
operations occurred There was probably some
doubt as to whether the seventh precinct would
give so large democratic majority as to en-.
danger the success Of the order in the third
Representative district. wich, with the fifth and
sixth it composes. At last, however, it was
decided that the famous Democratic Malakoff
must be carried But few persons were in it
when tho inva1in fnroac o,,;,,ol - n.