Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-22
The Maryland Election and the Foreign
Laborers ON the Washington Aqueduct.

Laborers on the Washington Aqueduct.
We have been informed by undoubtod au-,
thority, that the foreign party Of Montgomery
county, Maryland, with the assistance Of the
Sag NIGHT associations and Sag NIGHT leaders
Of this city, will attempt to vote the Irish la
borers, employed on the Washington aqueduct
at the coming election in that county. We
also learn, that these same associations and
leaders are levying black mail upon the clerks,
heads of departments, and, for aught we know,
upon the President and his Cabinet for they too,
are compelled to yield willing obedience to the
iniquities Of these associations, whichhayc been
organized in our midst for the ayowed purpose
Of controlling the patronage of the government,
and the money thus collected is to be expended
in defraying the expense of conveying this
horde of foreigners to the polls, and Of supply
ing them with the necessary; ay, absolutely
essential qualifications for such voters, viz /:
whiskey and days wages in advance. We
have all heard Of the famous San Patricio
battalion, commanded by the notorious Ri
ley, composed Of foreign deserters who were
sent to Mexico, and, while there, turned
traitors and fought against the country to
which they had sworn allegiancc--just such
men are, those who have been sent into Mont
gomery county to work for the Government,
but who are being organized into battalion, to
be marched in solid pllalanx to the polls on the
seventh of November; thus hoping to secure
the election to the Maryland Legislature, Of
III t~:.J f,,,o rad y,.nef,,u fTHRJEC
This same battalion was marched, with all the
pomp and show Of a dress parade on some gala
day, into this city, just previous to the late
municipal election; and Oh how exhilarating
| was its arrival to the Antics! But its pres.
ence, though well equipped, and each with his
canteen replenished with ammunition, served
but to nerve the arms of the Americans.
Washington was besieged, and the battle ragged
fiercely but victory perched upon the banner
of the Americans. Then, Americans Of Mont
gomcry, be not dismayed at their approach. a
Doubtless the administration will lend its
aid to this UBIQUITOUS scheme to thwart the
will Of the people Of Maryland, and during the
ensuing two weeks, we doubt not but that the
| number of foreign laborers viii be greatly in
creased on this work for the very purpose OF
affecting the election. Dead mems papers will
be in great demand, and the hired lackeys and
pimps will be thoroughly drilled in the various
mannuvres necessary to swear stupid Irish.
| man through the exercise of the right of suf
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Under these circumstances, it is the duty-oi
the Americans Of this city to aid our friends O.
| Montgomery to defeat this effort of the admin.
istration to impose upon them horde of for
/ eigners, not one out Of a hundred of whom il
| entitled to vote; but few are naturaiizcd ane
sIrose votru erther here or In Georgetown at tn,
recent municipal elections.
We call upon the Americans Of Washington
and Georgetown to ascertain the names ant
residences of these laborcrs, whether natural
lied or not, and whether they voted at either
Of the recent municipal elections, and forwart
the information to Rockville; and also to ap
point committee in every ward in both cite,
to proceed to Rockville on the day Of election
and there to aid our friends to detect the lille.
gal and bought voters, sent there at tho ex.
pcnse of the General Government W.