Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-13
from the Washington Union
rrbe Cincinnati Election. ---Dfsgracefu Riot.

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| The Cincinnati acknowledgements Riot
We have already been advised by telegraph of
terrible rios in Cincinnati on Monday last ELECTION
day,) attended by loss of life We have before us
the Cincinnati papers of Tuesday. which furnish tnl
ranor,s of the riot and which differ very materially
from the published telegraphic accounts. 1t seems
that the democratic municipal ticket was elected by
very large majority, a1d that the knew nohngs, a
ware of their utter defeat undertook to set at sue
cessful defiance the popula will expressed through
the ballot box. The Cincinnati Commercial says:
"About five o'clock rush was made by about
thirty men, closely followed by perhaps three hun
dred more for the ballot-box. Mayor Sneibaker had
taken his position in front of the box and we saw
him for some time struggling to check the mob,
and heard his voice commanding the peace But he
was roughly handled his clothes being torn, and sew
eral rude blows inflicted on his person. dense
crowd pressed about the door. tall man made sew
eraI desnerate efforts pass those who endeav
r;no TO protect the box and finally leaped upon the
table where the box was placed, when there was
GREAT sound of splitting wood 0ccasioned by the
Crushing of the chairs and tables general shout.
and some fifty persons rushed in were torcet into
The engine room. In moment the baot-box was
thrown GU, with considerable force, striking man on
the shoulder who stood about onet third the distance
across the street. 1t then reached the ground, and
was Immediately assaulted bya large number, W no
stamped il to fragments and scattered the tickets tar
and wide.
"It was said that the box contained near thirteen
hundred ballots, at least thousand of which were
for Mr. Faan, the democratic candidate"
In the following extract, from the same paper, the
reader will discover how the principles of know-noth-
ingsm reduced to practice:
1--WE stood upon pile of sand opposite the engine
house and overlooked the scene. We saw one gray
headed man, neatly dressed, run for his life down
Vine street, pursued by half dozen furious boys. who
hurled stones after HIM. stout, rough looking
man, express wagon, who shouted ''Hurrah for
Faran' terribly BEATEN young man OF Ger
man descent described by bystander ss Il very fine
fellow. quiet, and Woodworking, was whipped un-
mercifuy; and as he reeled homeward. blind with
blood and dust, the blood running copiouSly from his
face, and one eye swollen dread!uly from blow
with stone acquaintance of his family remarked
There, now; that is a shame. His mother will faint
when she sees him. One sturdy German we saw
struck fairly in the head with heavy stone, and yet
remained on his feet. He struck repeatedly with
colts, but did not succomb and made his escape"
The Cincinnati Gazette, (know-nothlng,) in an
nOuncng the result of the election in that city,
lucantly admits that the know nothngs were defeat
ed. The Commercial says:
ii '%Nnr returns will show all that is known OF the
result of the election at the hour of going to press
Whatever may be the exact result, it cannot be de-
MED that the know nothings substantially and
severely defeated. BY the presentation of uniting
candidates it lost its chance for victory, and
out of the contest severely chastised if not annihi
lated
[From the Unionl
Emancipation in Cuba.
Doubts exist as to the precise language used by
f Mr.. Luzdriaga, The Spanish minister, in his late
speech in the Cores in regard to the abolition of
slavery in Cuba. The doubt is 10 whether he
referred the abolition of the slaUc trade of sd
gerry ITSELF The British journals report him con-
6ning his remarks to the slave trade, whilst the
French and Belgian journals report him referring
+ to slavery. The New York Tribune says that lis
private advices agree with the latter journals. and
represent emancipation. in some modified and gradual
hppn
government However the speech may he reported
in the Spanish official organ at Madrid, we are dis
: posed to give credit to the Tribune as the more
d reliable Spanish organ on this question.
1t will be recollected that the version of MIR. Lu
;, zuriaga's speech, given by the Paris " PreSse
# and the Belgian independent" fully confirms the
= predictions made, and insisted REL eaedly by US
to the future policy of Spain under the dictation
t of Great Britain. Such American journals as the
Ndt'OnGt InteU1genCer and New York Courier and
Enquirer, which seem to aspire to the distinction OF
being semi official organs of foreign sentiment, have
as positively denied the correctness of positions
and sought to conceal from the American people the
real designs and movements of Spain and England in
relation to the Africanizng of Cuba. As was nau
raj enough, those journals hesitate to credit the
f reports OF the corre>p ndents of The Preset and
Independent" and incline to adopt the version Of
the Spanish and English papers 1t should be borne
IN mind that 1t has long been the policy of the latter
journals to withhold correct information from the
United States on this sui ject, and for that
are disposed to receive their reports of Mr.. LuZura
gas remarks with suspicion, especially as we know
the usual accuracy of the correspondents of the
" PresSe" and d" independents" and as we can con
ceve of no motive on their part 10 msrepresent the
facts
In connexon with this subject, il is not little re
markahe that the Spanish government has arrived at
: the determination to carry out the emancipation
e scheme in Cuba Immediately after the promotion o
Lord Palmerston to The head of the British ministry
In 1851 his lordsh instructed Lord Howden, minister
i to SPAN, as follows:
a discount PalmerSton to Lord Hoacden
S "FoREIGN OFFICE. Oct. 20 1851
My LORD: have received your lordships des
. patch of the LIST instant, transmitting copy of a not
you had received from Mr. De Nlirafores, in reply t.
S your note of the 20h ut., recommending, on behal
t OF heI MaJestys government, that the government
Spain should follow the example set them bv New
Grenada in declaring the total abolition of slavery il
l. that republic"
T.
" have to instruct your lordship to observe to Mr.
d De Mrafores that the slaves of Cuba form a larg
portion OF the population of Cuba and that any step
k taken to provide for their emancipation would thee
l. FORE far the black population is concerned b.
K quite IN unison with the recon mendation made By
= her Majestys government that measures should b.
d adopted for contenting the people of Cuba, with
view to secure the cOnneXion between that island
At the Spanish crown and it must be evident that if tn
Is negro population of Cuba were rendered free tina
ir tact would create powerful element of ress
lance to any scheme for annexing Cuba the Unte
States "PALMERSTON :"
y TOTAL WREcK.--The New York Courier an
IL Enquirer says the LIST of January, 1854 a gentle
l. man doing business in this city, was worth, witt
10 what he had invested in business, $4,000. At III
st same lime he blessed with lovely and inteIii