Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

table citizens oi Maryland. 10 the editor ol the Wash
lnrton Union. explains IT," manner in which the De
mocrats were over-awrd IL that Sntc.
B,ifnuRf, Nov. H. lsa.'.
10 tie Ed,ior ofn~ is,Dn.
The Know. N"rllm. md Wing presses OF the Coun
trv hayr rpccad the news from t!s STATE al II coz!
prtc X nUw. Nothing victory, and | desire II small
space in your columns 10 give the facts ms fHEY ARR
II is true they have posSssnn o both houses OF tn
legislature, for ;he time The people OF lary
land subject civiliy and POLITICALLY, 10 secret clubs
of sworn parl!zans and demsgogGes, not much ,s'
aspiring, than their notorious models the aruhn club
of France; but the world should know that this ht'
been The result Of frauds and prescriptions :" th'
mos. horrible character. We have rs representative:
in Congress Two good Crd true men Of talent am
nerve, G-ncral Bowie and Judge Stewart ANA thi- !.
oar only share bat the triumph ol fhr Know N":hln.
in nil else will hasten hr -cYr!r vengeance "i an "Ii
ragged people.
| Mr, rallsunt one III the nnblcsf "t men, and
preventative worthy The idostry 4" any constituency
has bp.n most gro-"l. cheated out -: hs election by
rui ani,ln alrl fraud. His party unfortunately
Too, confident of h- certain success, and directed
their attention too exclusively I" oIher districts II .
true. but with all this lair expression o The puhlls
voice would lav" returned him by at least mn ma
| iorty after counting ou every Democrat who Ina
gone into the opposite ranks His district il com
posed OF the frs, eight wards of rho city (which nj
| the lat municipal election, three weeks ago gave
O9J minority for the Dcmocrais anu portion o! t'r
]
r,v In the first ward h. received H.; votes and llnr
r;s7 .O--toral II s. at the election oil The 10Th OF Oco
her the democrats had 123 and the know-nnllinGs Jh
md M the Mavor's election ycnr AGO, The demo
Gratis had f9i and the know -nothngs f'-toIal' iSo
! In addition To the certain increase attending
the vot. of such border ward, II il known Ia per.
sons have been nauraizcd there in the last year
By fair calculation tho vote vi the ward Is now MOI
l.ss than 6O0 and yet AT this election there but Ii
votes poed. One month previous. at city election
| nnln Inc -
The figures speak for themseveS, and II only remains
| to say how these figures were Produced First, tl''
polls we're removed to the extreme end OF the ward
To place and among those where II was rightly sup
| no..d many would not dare tn go. Early IN the day
| tb. ulace was blocked mp by gangs nj bnIrs, many
of them armed with knives, pistols anu clubs. Ma
five. born anil Adopted citizens were stricken h"W
! bcnten and driven away, while the Nnow, Nothing
police looked appovlIlgy ":l: bel"r" Tvs" 'l"'h I'll
. duy SCORES ui our best citizens Of l classes de-
tcrruinrd to lose their votes rather than risk Their
liye. ia attempting 10 reach tho polls by running tl
| gauntlet ui iilr police and their coadlui"rS.
In the third ward slmil lar scenes were "iin"iei "u
ru,r thc entire ,av, the Democratic Judge continual
Iv nrot-ting arnnst the mode Of receiving VOTES, ana
r,pccially against the reception o! illegal oall"S.-
on counting the vOies 81 more tickets Were found IN
the box than names rrSlSercd. 10 'he sreh'
credit of the judge III this wa'u Mr. Hhcl'y III posi-
,iy.Iy refused 10 sign the returns. and they nave
gone I, the seat Of government Thus unpercriiy n"H
W. ,. ,.,., .x;o, ,J
az in the iirsi-hn window binckc, mp 10y ruw'i"S I"
nrcyeut access TO any but Know Nothing-, who pass
ed their tickets from one 10 another into the hoS ana
the ndoptud citizens shanelully driven from Tie polls
by brute force.
'Und the Democratic vote of the three wards been
frr,y cust Mr.. Nulisnnt'S minority would nave h"ri'
over yOu Th;- the know nothngs themselves freely
admit. While every whis and know nothing vote
was uolr,I the above number of democratic votes
were kept back by inmrlniinn violence, an! fraud
such n. have never before dis sraced our city Ev"l
know nothincs themselves, now their sober reason
return. to them stand aghast nj the deeds o CRIME
and rowdyism which rcigned for the day. Lax"
debauchci creature who in drunken hour ha5 lnnd
" perpetru,ed deeds, at the contemplation OF when
lis so sinks in horror, some OF thnar now WI"
reveled in their exciting violence at our last election
lint The nation may not yet he deprived OF the ser
yircs Of the gallant Vansan for the democracy are
lnudly in favor Of his coniestiug tie right Of Mr.
Harris Ia his seat -. =,
Far season. our old State must be shroudcd III the
darkness of know n"thingsm, but only TOR season
Money, physical force, and raul have purchased oT
them shor-l;vrd victory, and place! us all under
the domination of secret and sworn club bni wt
will crush nj an early day the fell monster Of civil
and religious prescriptions. M'RfL\Sh'