The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-13
The New Orleans Election Riot.

We copy from the New Orleans Crescent, OF
Tuesday morning, the following account of the
riots which occurred during the election there hast
Monday. From this it wifi be seen that, as usual,
the outrages were commenced by an armed gang
of foreign rowdies and bullies>
We yesterday circulated inddstrionsly through
the city, for the purpose OF seeing, or ascertainng
the particulars Of, the difficulties we feared would
occur, from our belief that fraud and violence
would be attempted By the nhyrmidons OF the dem
ocratic party, and our convictions that the Ameri.
cans would meet those demonstrations with the
sacrifice Of their lives. if necessary.-The result
proved that we were not mistaken in our calcula
tions.
Ia the First District, the principal distufban-
ces were at the Third Precinct, On st. Joseph
Street, and at the Seventh Precinct, in Common
street. At the Third Precinct, there was melee
in which good many persons were knocked down,
the particulars Of which we could not ascertain
correctly, from the different stories in circulation
not being present ourself. We were there aquar.
ter of an hour previously, however, and were
struck with the bilious appearance Of things
foreigners wedging the polls 10 tightly from the
approach of outsiders, and, to all seeming, FORM
ine nucleus for the preparation OF fraud.
There were some tfihing disturbances at the 9TH
er precincts in the upper part Of the District.
At the Seventh Precinct there were several Sc
rious fracases. A man. named Thomas Pallon,
offered to vote, and was challenged. He stated
! in a very insolent manner. that he would swear
that he was legal voter. but would not take the
trouble to go home for his naturalization papers.
He was told he would have to get them. he
then became very noisy was ordered to leave
refused, and showed ight-and was in consequence
badly beaten. He was taken t. the hospital. A
Irishman named Edward Kirk was also taken Il
the hospital, having been badly beaten by two
! men IN the vicinity of the polls. How he incur
!, red the assault we could not ascertain.
A notorious sailor boarding .house runner nam
ed Charles Mackey, 70 native Of New Foundland
it is said, went to the Precinct 1.-THE SEVENTY evi
: IDENTIFY intent on raising . row. A foreigner be
ing challenged, and questioned according 10 th,
form, Mackey interrupted the Judge by putting il
!. uuestions Of his own. He was told By man wit
. stood behind him, to keep quiet Upon this b
. became bostercas, and. refusing to obey an orde
: TO leave, he was pushed away. At that be drew
horse.pistcl from beneath his shirt, Che was il
his shirt sleeves, all fixed up for 6ghting and Gre
fall ct the man who told him to leave, but fortu
: nately missed him, the bullet passing through th
. nantsloors Of another man without hurting hiI
!, and lodging 10 the floor. He then drew dagge
: and started to run, but before hegot OF some on
I, stabbed him. He ran down Common street. bleet
!. iua and believing, and . shot or two were ser
= aiSer him, without e1bct, By his pursuers. Or
4 man with porter bottle ID his hard 0vertoo
e him inst . be pitched intoa little cigar aho
= near Rampant street. and Gnashed tie bottle
!, I. pieces over Bio lad. he fsll down behind 4
a counter II The shop and vss shen riefed np r
= = tie lunes, and his Ned haily cut AuosAsr 1
,o.t heS Il thai ~ 800 aknhfn3 No ma ~ thu I,