The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-08-15

that they could not escape from the burn
ing building.
Of all the enormities and outrages COM
mitted by the American party yesterday
and last night, we have not time now to
write. The mob having satisfied its ap-
petite for blood, repaired to Third street,
and until midnight made demonstrations
against the "Times" and Democrat
offices. The furious crowd satisfied itself,
however, with breaking few window
panes, and burning the sign of the Times
office.
At one O'Clock this morning large fire
is raging in the upper part Of the city.
Upon the proceedings of yesterday and
last night we have no time, nor heart now
to comment. We are sickened with the
very thought of the men murdered, and
houses burned and pillaged, that signal
lied the American victory yesterday. Not
less than twenty corpses form the trophies
this wonderful achievement.
THE ELECTION RIOTS AND BLooDsHED.
The election during yesterday was as
near as could be all one way The most
unfair means being resortcd to by the Know
Nothings to crowd other voters from the
polls.
In the First Ward the most intense eX-
citement prevailed for some time and the
polls were surrounded by large crowd.
Whenever Know Nothing voter approch-
ed the crowd he was hoisted right over the
heads of all and landed 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 an
Irishman from the polls, was in turn beset,
beaten nearly to DEATH and knocked sense
less by the man he had been chasing.
Marshal Kidd, we learn, subsequently ar
rested the Irishman
In the Sixth Ward several disgraceful
scenes occurred, such as six, eight, or a
dozen men pitching into one poor Irish
man and driving him from the polls.
In the Seventh Ward everything appear
ed to go on fairly and quietly, but in the
Eighth it was one-sided matter, none
but yellow ticket chaps having any chance
to get to the polls throughout the day.
4 There were rumors of serious difficult
ty at the Oakland precinct and Marshal
!, Kidd dispatched wagon load of special
police to establish order, or raise bigger
muss.
i In th.tt Seventh Ward four men wert
: walking along the street when they were
: beset by a crowd, ran off, one of then
= taking refuge in a house, corner of nintl
e and magazine streets. The house wa
S stoned, woman hurt, and finally one o
e two of the men were shot, one Of then
e dangerously. One of the pursued part
: was the first to shoot, firing pistol at tn
S crowd, who were stoning him and hi
a companions. Some one came out from
d house with shot gun, let drive at tn
e fugitive. The Marshal subsequently al
l. rested two of them.
: The Courier has the following para
i graphs:
r VoTE OF THE CrTY-The election yes
k terday in this city was perfect farc'
5, The Know Nothings polled their full vot
e, and then prevented all the others fro
d voting We have no time to give detail
d this morning, and must defer until t.
J. morrow all we have to say.
l. Threats repeatedly mac
during yesterday evening and last nigh
s. that the mob would attack our offic
5. created such stampede among our prin
ID ers, (many of whom, by the way, a
W Know Nothings,) that they could not
10 induced to work. We are consequent
in unable to give all the news we have &C
5, lected, this morning, and must throw ou
ct selves on the clemency of our readers.
he The Democrat has the annexed:
1t LOUISVILLE DISGRACED.
No respectable man can think of Il
= scenes of yesterday without shame. "
- had farce, or rather a tragedy, inste:
~ of an election. A complete system
~ terror and blood was established by t
o. Know Nothing party or faction. T.
details are disgusting.
= The lawlessnesS was provided for
III the city authorities, in allowing but o
+ voting place in Ward. The upper a
:. e. lower Wards were taken at an early hol
~ and the middle Wards were not exeml
~ We have had no election in any Anne
" lean sense of the word. Our city is &c
! - erned, not by law, but by set of hir
u y scoundrels who obey the secret comman
=, of lawless men, 1t is not worth while
~ try to disguise the character of this eli
- There is no law, no police, no just
~ =, here. Our poll books speak not the vol
~ ~ of the people, but the dictates of me
-, ~ We never heard of such scenes, mu
~ !. less have we seen them anywhere. n
y have such ever been witnessed in tt
~ country. This sort of proceeding W
- - not anticipated. It came fully up to,
IL ~ that had been threatened, and surpass
n' anything anticipated, INSCRIPTIONS as
knew the secret party to be. If the ell
Is tion in Louisville yesterday is legal, a
'er is to stand, then the right of suffrage
al Kentucky is a mockery. There is
I'M freedom here, and no law. Scoundreli
hu is triumphant.
sr- We have found means to subvert
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