The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-11

AUQuN kuE H0AAN " nNa ~ "INANNuI MA1 =
great crowd, cheering voeifeFously for Tay-
LOT. Many Of them had iinle Star SPsn-
eled Banner with sPap Taylor" printed on /
Il, fixed about their hats, and nearly ell bad
the X. N. ticket pinned to their bfeasts.-A
The multitude seemed TO rally round large |
banner inscribed "James ID. Taylor and he
Whole Ticket"
From four to FIVE O'CLOCK, but few Ger
mans could be seen except upon the out
skirts Of the crowd, and they were very
quick. All of them who had manifested ex-
eitement had left the ground, being earnest
ly advised to do SO by American friends
II was evident that the polls were in pos
! session of K.-NJs.-Th Judges were urg-
ed to close the door and secure the ballot
box, but they refused to do 50, considering
that there was no danger The Mayor was
upon the ground, but he did not seem to un-
derstand that the danger was imi2ent AT
intervals Of about FIVE minutes, stones and
brickbats flew, briskly causing uncomforta'
| BILE sensations in the spectators. ~
Fights were occurring continually. A
cry would be raised, rush made, and pres
emily some poor German who had impru-
IDENTIFY ventured into the crowd, or some
friend of German, who had not been suf-
fciently discreet to hold his tongue, would
stagger from the throng covered with dust,
and bleeding. a q sSlG s II
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
reckless hurled stones after him. A stout,
rough locking man, in an express wagon,
who shouted "Hurrah for Faran," was ter
ribly beaten. A young man OF German
descent described by bystander as very
fine fellow, quiet and hard working, was
whipped numerically, and as he reeled
homeward, blind with blood and dust, the
blood running copiously from his face, and
and one eye swollen dreadfully from a blow
: with stone, an acquaintance of the family
remarked; "There now, that is shame
His mother will faint when she sees him. "
One sturdy German we saw struck fairly
: in the head with heavy stone, AND yet re-
naming on his feet. He was struck repeat
edly with colts, but did not succumb, and
: make his escape. t .r..
About five o'clolk a rush was made by
about thirty men, closely followed by per-
, haps three hundred more, for the ballOt-box.
Mayer Shelbaker had taken his position in
front OF the box and we saw him for some
time STRUGGLING to check the mob, and
It heard his voice commanding pc ace. But he
y was roughly handled his clothes being torn
v and several rude blows inflicted on his per-
u son. A dense crowd pressed about the door
r tall man made several desperate efforts to
+ pass those who were endcavorng to pro-
S tect the box, and finally leaped upon the Ia
i BILE where the box was placed; when there
o was great sound of splitting wood, occa
t, stoned by the crushing of the chairs and ia
l. bles, general shout, and some fifty person
Is rushed in or were forced into the engin
r. room. In moment the ballot box wa
'r thrown out with considerable force, striking
If a man on the shoulder, who stood about on
er third Of the distance across the street.
to reached the ground, and was immedatel
lg assaulted by large number, who stamped
rt to fragments and scattered the tickets ia
es and wide. This act was perpetruted unde
''' the very folds of the banner inscribe
T., "James D. Taylor and the whole ticket,
sE and the cry of the mob as the work wa
IS, done, was ''Hurrah for pap TyGlor!
o. 1t was said that the box contained thi
IL teen hundred ballots, at least one thousan
lr- of which were for Mr.. Faran. Persons WI
he under took to Justify the atrocity OF destro.
ur ing the box, stated that ther : had been chea
ing permitted by the Germans and that II
'r- "Dutch bullies refused during the early pa
es of the day to permit any ballots to be dep
al sited in the box that were not OF the Dem'
lei cratic stamp"
IN. The exc itement was terrible, and Pi
tn Tay lors flag and the cannon captured on Il
he Jefferson Hill, which had been loaded wi
ch brick bats were followed down the street
on a multitude ripe for any outrageous pc
ere formances whatever. The leaders OF t
It'll crowd seemed to be drunk, and if they we
'gs not were certainly raving maniacs. Warni
cir was given at the Lin h ward polls that m
md was coming, and the pol were closed sol
the minutes before O'Clock. ....
ny. The Pap Taylor flag and the cannon we
tn next taken to the thirteenth ward where ST
wn age fighting ensued, with what result we
the not learn. The mob then proceeded to gro
ta- in front of the Enqirer office, and thence
liar the Times Office, where we presume BE
'he ediction ives pronounced by Pap, though
as were not informed precisly what transT
in ed.
in Outrage upon OUtraGe--AmOfh
~ ! = BallOt-bOx Destroyed by "a VA
The Twelfth Ward OverrI
-, by Know N OthiDR KSEfiiaMs!
ere (From the Cincinnati Enquirer of Wednesday
en- Our cheek mantles with shame for
,les countrymen in recording this most unpar
and ed an monstrous proceeding for We ha
q to no name harsh enough to distinguish it
Only a few hours previous, it had bt
city our painful duty to record the desiruct
per- of the Eleventh Ward ballot-box by the !
,po- fans banded with and employed by
of Know Nothings; and that disgraeeful &c
lost followed up by the destruction of the p
re- books and ballots of the Twelfth Ward
re- No plea of excitement can be introdu
gue for this second gross and glaring outrage
The votes were counted, and it was disc
hie1 ed that the majority was sufficant to ell
the entire Democratic ticket. With
i've this ward and the Eleventh ,Ohose hir
@lere @ hundred voters had been distranchised the
s.ai eW before, the Democracy were to be in
We w. minority. The judges of the election
we ue the Twelfth Ward were all Know-Nothr
'sei At first it was given out that there had b
'ayI discovered in the ballot-box fifty-two bal
anu un more than the number of names on the p
oue books, aud it was confidently asserted
U" the vote OF the ward would be thrown