Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-22
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Editors - yaliens and somewhat incorrect re-
ports are in circulation respecting what occur
red at Norfolk Eirginia in consequences Of nv
vote IN that city at the late presidential election,
desire TO make correct statement ofthe facts.
formerly resided at Fair Haven, where my
family are now and ever have been but having
myself been engaged for several years past m
the commission business IN Norfolk. and having
paid taxes there and to the best Of my abilities
discharged my duties as q citizen Of that place,
! l have considered il my resi5ence-aTd IN the
spring Of 1855 offered 10 vote at their election
when, upon q full statement Of my case to the
proper authority, and with their knovicdge that
my family we're here, it was decided that / was
entitled 70 vote there, and / did so.
have never IN any way meddled With the
subject Of slayery-kaying no inclination, nor,
as believed any right To do so-conseadentIyl
there has been no iii-feeling towards me On that
account.
Before the election, many political meetings
we're held in Norfolk, but did not attend any
Of them, nor did converse with any one on the
subject, except one occasion, IN answ er 70 an
inquiry made BIZ friend and then for 4 moment
only. But although neither an abolitionist or q
politician. examined the subject as = question
of duty, for me well as for every citizen of
the United States, and l made up my mind that
the eiectionof Fremont would be best for al
sections Of the country, and determined 70 vote
I for hifa-not dreaming that. under our Republic
can government, and Ia tie Democratic State of
yirginia, any one would question my right 70
do 50.
On the day Of election, / heard one gentIe-
man ask another At the Post-ofhee, who he should
vote Tor, and he replied sfor John @. Fremont
and the other said he should do so too. They
may not have been IN earnest, but then sup
posed they were and had no reason to doubt
that others would vote the same way: and In the
afternoon wrote q vote for Fremont and Day
ton, and went to the place of voting. Ny right
I 70 vote was again examined, and ON II statement
OF my case it was admitted, and / then, as their
rules require, wrote my name on the back OF my
/ vote. and handed It TO the Inspector, who. as is
customary, read aloud first name and then the
names ofmy candidates AS soon as he declared
that voted for John O. Fremont a large num-
Der of voices from the crowd shouted chang
MIN, z hang him, and the Inspector handed
me my vote aud said, There IS no such ticket
voted here--we cannotreceiye this replied,
very well, and took my vote again. Some
threats, whiehin the confusion which took place
/ / did not distinctly understand, were made by
those near me, and the presiding officer ex.
claimed, Don't touch this man, y and then said
to two persons who were, presume policemen
take him,away from the polls"
The officers seized hold Of me aud hurried me
through the crowd, and then left me, and pro-
ceeded through violent storm Of wind and rain
TO my boarding house. and from thence to my
store 4 afterwards returned TO the house. and
when NJ the supper-table, i heard persons speak
OF the vote which had been offered at the polls
for Fremont those who spoke of it not know
ing by whom the vote was offered, and therefore
speaking freely of it in my presence. From
what saw and heard at the polls and what
was said at the table, was apprehensiye that
had misunderstood my rights as an American
citizen, and that had, though unconsciously,
so offended public sentiment by my vote as to
NJ
fore went from the table to my room, and locked
the door
Soon after heard some one inquire for me,
and the landlady sent servant to my door to
say that gentleman wished to see me. On
learning that he was Alone invited him to my
room, and he said that he came by request OF
another person (whom he nanied) to ask me if
had offered to vote for Fremont. replied
Yes" He then inquired "What was your mo-
tiye5n And II told him that / conscientionsly
believed It my duty TO do so. He then said, 81
am requested to advise you not to appear In the
street might and replied that should not
go out of the house. He retired, but soon after
returned, and said .sMr. r. wishes 10 see you at
the door" / told him that j should not leave
my room that night but it Mr.. T. wished to see
me he might come to my ROOM He then left me-
and another person come TO my door and inform
ed me that Mr. I. was not at the front door, but
that several men, whom he named, were there /;
desperate characters in Norfolk.
i This was in the evening, and by the city
lamps could see from my window a collection
of persons in the street, whose numbers increas-
cd till late in the night and heard their threats
of violence to my person and destruction to my
property. Towards morning a fire occurred,
and an engine passed near by, which drew after
1t portion of those around the house, and at
tracted for time the attention of others and l
took the opportunity 20 leave the house unob-
served andwent to place of concealment-
/ w hist in my hiding-place some friends took
pains to ascertain whether it was prudent for
me TO appear again in public, and they found
such a state of xcitementand evaporation cxis-
ting IN consequence OF my vote. that my life
4 would be in danger if / WIS discovered They
also found that the customary routes of travel
i 70 the North were closely watched, although
many believed that had already left the city.
Early in the morning of the second day after
my unfortunate vote, escaped from the city by
an unusual route, andin disguise, and made
my way to my family; and hope now. that
when the excitement has passed may safely
return to Norfolk, at least to remain until car,
settle up my affairs in that place.
TIMOTHY SrAsNARDi
Fair Haven, Nov l7th, 1856.
The MfsrEeIss OF a San FsASctsco CosvEsr.
IA correspondent of the New Orleans Delta,
writing from the city of Mexico, communicates
some interesting revelations concerning monastic
life in the Convent Of Franciscans, which has
,ljust been suppressed in that city The recital
seems to belong rather to the fourteenth century
than the nineteenth.
.sThei Convent Of the Franciscans in Mexico
was not only the focused revolutions but a cloak
flor the most filthy and repagnant vices, and it
seems incredible that men could live in such a
manner, and that they had such hard hearts as
to obiige to noyces to pass their time in solitude
living IN those filthy rooms where they salts
fled all their necessities Whoever visits the
convent, although he may enter these rooms
the truth Of what we state, and be frightened at
the sight of the disorder and abandonment
4 which he viii see, in every part The picture
which we present 10 our readers is of the most
disgusting nature We found the library tcons
tanning mora than 1000 solumes) in Incomplete
disorder the titles of