Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-04-13
From the Cincinnati Gazette Of the 5th.

rom the cincinnati Gazette Oi the 9TH.
The excitement which has existed in thil
city since Monday, and which has caused
good men to grieve for acts which have
been committed, has, we believe, passed
away, leaving, we fear. wounds which ran
kle, and which it will require time wholly tc
assuage, We have placed IN our local col
umn correct history of the proceeding;
which transpired yesterday. At one time
we feared that bloodshed was inevitable
but by the interposition of a wise Provi.
denee which controlled the passions and
guided the judgments of men, the day pas
sed without the loss of life or the shedding
of blood
We still hold that the origin Of the diff
Guilty was the report which spread over the
city, and which was generally believed, on
the day of election, that the Germans had
obtained possession of the Eleventh Ward.
and were preventing Americans from vot-
ing. This caused general rush to the
Eleventh Ward. and many men highly ex-
cited, belonging to each of the opposing
parties. were brought together. who soon
found themselves in active conflict. 1t will
not do to affirm that the fault was altogeth-
er on the part Oft the Americans. The con-
f1ict never would have taken place, but for
the reports which we have named; and
which, if true, in the absence of every le-
gal means for regaining their rights, would
justify the Americans for engaging in
fight. The ill-blood engendered at the
Eleventh Ward was kept at fever heat in
consequence of the Germans having regain
ed possession cf the cannon which had been
wrongfully taken from them on Monday.
One party thought it was to be used to fire
upon the Americans, and the Americans
resolved to regain possession oft at all haz-
ards
These riotous proceedings might never
have been enacted if the city bad mayor
who possessed energy and foresight. Prep
arations ought to have been made before
the ballotiDg began on Monday. to prevent
breach of the peace. Police officers
should have been placed at and in the
neighborhood Of the voting places, and to
have arrested every man who attempted to
vote falsely or create disturbance, and have
Kept the voting places clear for voters 10
deposit their ballots Had this precaution
been taken, the disturbance would have
been crushed in the shell; if indeed, the
fact were known, that steps OF this sort had
been taken, no outbreak whatever would
have occurred. 1t was an easy matter to
have prevented the shedding of blood on
Tuesday night. All that was required was
strong police or military force, stationed
at the canal bridge. on Vine street, and q
chain or two put across the street We
were presen: at the scene on Vine street
when the shots were fired and we could OBJ
tain no glimpse of either police or military.
The excited crowds appeared to hold undis-
puted possession of the whole of that part
OF the city, and if it had not been for the
efforts of Mr. Brashears, the Sheriff, Gen.
Sargent, E. NJ Gregory, and few other
law abiding citizens, who were active in
their efforts on Tuesday night to have the
large crowd which filed the Fifth street
square disperse and go home, we believe
that the history of that nights work would
have been more bloody than it really was.
We take this occasion to mention with un-
qualified approval the part taken by Capt
Moore. the well-known and respected pro-
prietor Of the Public Garden at the head of
Main street, Capt. NJ did much to calm
the troubled waters. by assuring his Ger
man countrymen .hat the great mass Of the
Americans would protect them in their
lights and preserve their lives and proper
y from destruction.
LAFER.-Sioce the above was written
We haze received the ogjeiul copy Of the
passed last evening. at very
arge meeting ofthe American party, They
will be read with much satisfaction. They
how that the men composing that party
ire, what we have ever claimed that they
we're, law-abiding and law-upholdug men.
Ne are glad thay have thus promptly act /,