Washington telegraph., 1855-11-07
From the American Exponent
Who Causes the Riots at our Elections?

The Dublin Evening Mail OF the 18th ult con-
tains the following description OF the election
scenes in Cavan county. ireland, which go far to-
wards showing what outrages and eXcesses the
Irish are capable ofcommitting in their own land.
Ii the Irish resort to the bludseon, and roast their
opponents over slow fire until their ribs can be
seen, in their country, can we not reasonably
expect TO see them attempt to indulge M similar
outrages when they come to America Mob
violence and intimidation We're the arguments.
used at the election at Cavan, and mob violence
and shot-guns were the arguments used upon the
Americans at the elections in Louisville.
The Nails description of the conduct OF the
Irish electors at Cavan shows very plainly what
we may expect of the lrlshman when he becomes
a citizen here. If the Irish in this country are
permitted to exercise controlling influence at
our elections, we may look fol the day to arrive
very soon when Americans will likewise have
the flesh roasted off their ribs for refusing to vote
for a Tipperary favorite.
"A BODY OF upwards OF two thousand men
marched into the town brandishing formidable
sticks in a truly Independent manner, and shout
ing for tenant-rights and Hughes Other large
bodies followed in quick succession, and the as
pect OF affairs, which had previously worn
rather quiet appearance, become very Sfslbly
altered A line was formed OF fellows brandlsh-
ing their sticks through which the voters going
to the courthouse were obliged to pass. The
position of the soldiers and police were somew hat
altered in order to keep this mob back. After a
while they began to seize voters and drag them
into MIR. Hughess committee rooms"
a party of armed men went between nine
and ten o'clock on Tuesday night, to the house
Of an e!ector at BaiEagh, for the purpose OF max
inc him promise TO vote for Mr.. Hughes he
refused to do So and then they demanded that he
should swear not to vote for Mr.. Burrowes. and,
on his refusing this, also, they threw him across
the fire. and held him there until the flesh was
burned off his ribs"
They put him on his knees. and tried to COM
pel him to swear that be would not vote for Mr.
Burrowes: but he resolutely refused to do SO.
They then dragged him back into town to the
court-h house in the toughest manner. and kicked
him and knocked out one of his teeth. They de-
tanned talIy-ticket for him in the liberal COM
mittce room he refused to take it into his hand
and it was thrust INTO his breast. He was then
brought into the booth, but he objected to vote on
the ground that he had been kept under ceEstfant;
after sitting sometime in the codrt-ho house. he was
enabIed with the aid OF gentleman, to return TO
his home.2
Now, let it be borne in mind that these out
laws are the electors of Ireland, and are claimed as
the respectable. responsible, and Intelligent por-
ton of the population. If those classes prostitute
the ballst-box and bid defiance to all law and
order in the land of their biith, what may we
expect we repeat, from the less intelligent ana
more reckless who flock TO our shores by tnou-
sands.
Americans, ou: only safety is in totai repeas
of the ma .uraiization laws.