The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-15
THE RESULT IN MARYLAND.


hbited wherever the order has been able obtain
So far the city OF Baltimore concerned there
seems to DO no doubt that the partsans of prescription
carried everything with high hand Investigation has
proved that they did not hesitate to resort 10 force where
it necessary and in Mr. vansants district fraud
the most desperate character has already fastened
upon them.
Apart from the doctrines they doctrines at war
with all the principles upon which our institutions are
founded-they oresaw tha it would be impossible 10 de-
feat the democracy unless they initiated the violence at
Louisville, aud the dishonesty Philadelphia in 1854
where the ballot openly vitated in certain cases.
that the very councils chosen by the knownohngs
compelled TO admit the fact. Long before the election
in Baltimore it was set forth in the democratic jour
nails that the know-nothngs contemplated resort TO
intimidation in every ward in the city and far the
facts have appeared since the election this forepanned de-
sign resoluely and recklessy carried into effect The
defeat Of Mr.. Vansant who in district which
conceded to him by the opposition, whose eminent
merits legislator and rendered him peculiarly
acceptable to all conservative citizens the most supen-
dous frauds ia the midst of turbulence
and brutality such seek in vain to parallel
through the record of know-nothng outrages. In the
district represented by Mr. May, in which he
didate for reelection the arrangements of the opposition
unhappiy well and so boldly carried into effect
that Notwithstanding the large accesons he received from
those who have heretofore been his opponents and not
whsandng the immense gain over the election Of 1854,
exhibited in the which he received lie defeated
The following communication from Of the most dis
ngushed democrats in Maryland exhibits in truthful col
the in which the democratic party
thrown n Mr.. Vansans district and, without further
words present this startling array Of facts the
try:
BALrIMoRE, November IL, 1856.
TO the Editor Of The Union:
The knownothng and whig presses of the country have
spread the from this State of complete know
nothing victory, and desire small space in your coll
give the facts as they 1t is true they have
possession of both houses of the legislature and for the
first time the people of Maryland subject civy and
politically to secret clubs of parsans and dema-
gogues much less reckless and aspiring than their
orious models the Jacobn clubs of France but the world
should know that this has been the result of frauds and
prescription of the most horrible character We have
Representatives in Congress two good and true of
talent and nerve General Bowie and Judge Stewart and
this is only share; but the triumph of the know
nohngs in all else will hasten the vengeance of
outraged people.
Mr. vansant of the nobles Of men, and represent
alive worthy the idoatry Of any constituency, has been
most grossly cheated out of his election by rulian-
ism and fraud His party unfortunately too con-
fdent OF his certain success, and directed their atten-
ton exclusively other districts it is true; but
with all this fair expression Of the public voice
would have returned him by least 1000 majority after
counting every democrat who had gone into the oppo
site ranks His district is composed of the first eight
wards of the city (which at the last municipal elections
three weeks ago. gave 1o25 majority for the democra
portion of the county where he should have had
least 100 majority In the first ward he received 423
votes and Harris T20tota l43 at tho election the
10Th Of October the democrats had T23 and the knownoh
ings 562 and at the mayors election, year ago, the
democrats had GOA and the know-nothings es2total,
1856 In addition to the certain increase attending the
vote of such border ward is known 25 persons have
been nauralzed there in the last year. BY fair cacua
ton the vote of the ward is less than 1900 and
yet at this election there but lab votes poed One
month previous city election vote was 1893, and
the 18th it only 423 The figures speak for them
selves and only remains TO say how these figures
produced First the polls removed to the extreme
end of the ward TO place and among those where it
rightly supposed many would not dare to go. Early in the
day the place blocked up by gangs of DULLES many
Of them armed with knives, pistols and clubs Native
born and adopted citizens stricken down, beaten
and driven away, while the knownothing police looked
approvingy on Before o'clock in the day Of
best citizens of all classes determined to lose their votes
rather than risk their lives in attempting reach the polls
by running the gauntlet of the police and their adutos
In the Sd ward similar scenes enacted during the
entire day, the democratic Judge continually protesting
against the mode of receiving votes and especially against
the reception of illegal ballots On counting the votes
more tickets found in the box than regis
tered To the great credit of the Judge in this ward Mr.
Shelly, he positively refused to sign the returns and they
have gone the of government thus imperecy made
up.
In the 4th ward the state of things existed in
the lstthe window blocked up by rowdes prevent
cess any but know nohngs who passed their tickets
from another into the box and the adopted citizens
shamefuy driven from the polls by brute force
Had the democratic of the three wards been fairly
cast Mr. vansants majority would have been over 600
This know-nohings themselves freely admit. While every
wing and know-nothing vote was poled the above
Der of democratic kept back by intimdaton
violence and fraud such have before dsgraced
city. Even know-nothngs themselves, their sober
reason hem stand aghast at the deeds of crime
and rowdysm which regned for the day Like debauch
ed creature who in drunken hour has mady perpetraed
deeds the contemplation of which his sinks in hor
ror are of those who revealed in their exciting
violence last election. But the nation may yet
be deprived of the services of the gallant va,san the
democracy loudly in favor of his contesng the right
of Mr.. Harris to his seat
For season our old State must be shrouded in the
darkness of know-nothingsm, but only for season.
Money physical force and fraud have purchased for them
shorved victory, and placed all under the DONNA
early day the fell monster Of civil and religious proscrp