The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-08-24

crowd I shudderpd at the idea, that in a mo-
ment more ] would, in all probability, have Ia
ken a life that ! could not restore, aud which
act would be to all time a source Of bitterness TO
me- hence, ! returned the weapon, and went
unarmed the balance of the day.
] saw unoHending men knocked down III the
court yard, and stoned off the yard fence bY
these bullies, and no attempt made 10 arrest any
one OF them, although / saw some of the police
within reach OF the offenders. Such unprovabed
and cowardly attacks upon peacrahl- citizens.
who came TO the polls to record their suffrage,
trust never 10 behold or hear OF ia future. The
passes to the polls TINS fully taken posses
sion Of. One stoutly built maa ascended the
steps, and was met adovr-'Slfow do YOU vote p
/ did not with diStinctneSs get his answer, when
/ he was struck, and staggered got upon his steet
and passed through the crowd, dealing out 10
hisasSaians some heavy blows. lie was soon
overpoWerpd, and while in The act Of throwing
him over the banisters, Capt. L. II. Rousseau
ran M, grasprd The man and saved him from
further violence. Here permit ne to say. from
years Of acquaintance, ! have ever regarded
Captain Rousseau as highly honorable and
brave man but never nntl! last Monday did
fully appreciate his noble worth. His deeds
OF daring throughout the day were most worthy
his we'll known character.
From two O'Clock untii the close of the polls
received but one or two votes in fact may
say from the tiae the polls Were taken IN The
forenoon ] got but few votes. | gave yellow
tickets to two whom ] believe to be nv friends
to carry through the crowd. They went IN dis
carded the yellow, and voted the Democratic
ticket for which ] saw them knocked down on
leaving The courthouse, and DO arrest made for
these outrages. Between two aud four o'clock,
P. NJ, ] called oa from thirty to forty OF my
friends, and urged them to 70 to the polls, pro-
missing to protect them, bat to 10 purpose
Most Of these voters are by birth Americans and
all respectable and orderly citizens engaged in
business. There are 1T am correctly inlarmedl
some twentY-eight of my friends on Jefferson
street, between Fifth and Third. including three
in The house of w. II. Johnston, ESQ, also
James Mccullough, Sc, Sc, VINO did not or
would not vote, in consequence Of tie disorder
al the polls. But the most inhuman Of all the
acts OF the-Aay was reserved for the afternoon.
A gang of rowdies had in keeping and tow a
poor man all bloody, taking BIN to lai-for
what ofpncp knew not As they rushed past
my door, went ont after them. When nearly
a grnteeIfy dressed foreigner, believe an irish
man, was coming up the ward. He turned out
to give the pass To the mot, when a part of
them cried out, ssAiore the d-d foreigner ~
and in moment he was knocked down and
beat almost to a i1ly. Onr Of the demons
cried out for hatchet TO cut off his bead, sc.
One had ptchtoFk, which some present stated
he stuck into the PoaT man. At this moment
Wm. G. Stewart, Esq, the generous and hu-
mane lawyer, having Just came into town, ran
into the crowd, pushed item right and left, and
cursed them fer a st of ScOundrels, &c. 1l!S
was the most onProvokrd attempt to murder a
poor unofIpHdiEg man ever beheld.
There were many more outrages committed,
such as knocking down and kicking Dir. Cod
more into the door OF my store, at which time
Hon. W. P. Thompson was struck, 10 attempt
ing to rescue MIR. Cudnore an assault attempt
I'd on MIR. Hampton, an honorable and good
man, sc. As did not witness the origin or
commencement of these and other cases, leave
them for others to detail.
Permit me, in conclusion, to say, pen the
above with feelings Of sorrow, mingled with the
most painful regrets. No man can feel, much
less express the horror ! have ielt at these
bloody occurrences nor can ever think OF
these scenes without S5uddrr. If have Ut
tered one untruth or done pasticle Of injury 10
any man or party in the above, | bee he will
call upon me- and convince me of it, and
pledge NY honor as a man, to publicly correct
il. will be in November next citizen OF
Louisville twenty-five years. Many ofmy best
friends are among my political opponents--gtn-
tiemen whom the good aud wise Of all parties
respect nor have they thought the less Of me
for being Democrat IF other evidence were
wanting to prove this fact their hearty support
in recording their sufrages for mp on Monday
last, ought to suffice ! yentrate religion
have no feelings Of animosity against any order
nor can ] believe religion was given 10 man tc
quarrel and fight aboni, but to escape to better
and happier world after death. Ny Democracy
founded as firmly believe il to be upon tht
Constitution Of the United States, with an abb
ding confidence in all constitutional acts Of Con
grrSs, and desire to act as honestly and fair
ly my part in all the business and social re-
latioHs Of life, at this time, and thus far, form,
the whole sam and bStanca OF my religion.--
Hence can never b. arrayed against any Or
der. or do knowingly any party injustice
Respectfully. THos NJ Hicks.
LOUISVILLE, August 10, 1855.
RAILROAD AcClDENr.-An accident occurred
on the Morris and Essex Railroad on Monday
evening, BY which the 4 O'Clock, P. M. train
from New York, was delayed for several hours