The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-12
A Specimen Of Anti-American Tactics-shameful
Perversion of Extracts.


We ask the attention of our readers gene.
rally and the Union and american in oarticu-
lar, to little matter Of some interest that has
recently been brought to our attention. 1t will
be recollected that at a special election held in
the Nineteenth Ward in Baltimore, on the 9Th
ult., riot occurred at the polls. This riot
was instigated, commenced and carried out by
the anti-American party-a fact indisputably
shown and demonstrated. The Union and
american of the 2sth ult, contained the fol-
lowing notice of the riot. We ask particular
attention to the words and sentences italicised:
Extraordinary Outrsges in Baltimore-ths Nine
teenth Ward.
We select the following from the Baltimore pa
pers Of the goth inst:
Never, perhaps since Baltimore has been an
incorporated city, there greater outrage or
more correctly speaking, series Of outrages, perpe-
trated than at the election for City Councilman in
the Nineteenth Ward, on Thursday last The polls
opened quietly aud peaceably in the morning the
usual time and there we're no indications whatever
but that every thing would pass of in that quiet and
orderly manner which should characterize the ex,
preston Of the will of parties in Republic. But it
soon became manifest that the kaoT Nothing party
was determined carry the day, il that in the
range Of possibility, and that no means would be
omitted, no matter how villainous, TO insure that
end. Rowdies, vagabonds, thieves, murderers, ruff
fans who had served terms in the penitentiary, vii
lians Of every hue, we're organized into bands all
over the city, and il was arranged systematically
that they were TO appear at the polls and take pos
session Of them and drive Of oil uh0 toeTe opposed
10 them. Ii was currently stated that the hHoE
Nothing party was determined TO carry the election
At all hazards and dsy carried their threats into ere
eiion. Many sterling and good Democratic etissl'
deferred from potisg because they edc their hue'
vere IN danger Thus the rolodiss II The NiiS-Syisd
american party ruled The city, and .'soceeisd az car
ryinq a election yhs'e iioas Democratic; uLeTe 6
f,to days before that, tAe DeasOcraiie party hai
clear H'giyriiy."
The above extract was taken from the Bal
timore Clipper, of the 2Qth ult., and mutilaied
by substituting so as to transpose the position
of parties entirely. The following is the first
paragraph Of the Clippers article, as II origin
ally appeared in that paper, and was copied
into other papers throughout the country
The reader will see at once what bare-faeet
and INSCRIPTIONS fraud has been committed
for the purpose Of misleading the public anC
prejudicing the American party;
Never, perhaps, since Baltimore has been an in
corporated city, vas there a greater Outrage, or
more correctly speaking series Of outEages, prrps
trated than ~ the election for city councilman Ia
she Nineteenth ward on Thursday last The poll
opened quietly and peaeesbly in the morning. Al
che usual time, aud there we're no indications what
ever but that every thing would pass of IN that
quiet aud orderly manner which should character