Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

The democrats have lost Maryland, not for the
want of numbers but through the frauds and muir
derous violence of the know nothings Of the city Ct
Baltimore The Baltimore Sun of yesterday
ing says:
at is hardly news to any OF our readers that the
city disturbed by the most disgracefuI riots
Iuling the whole of yesterday. In some part or
another, from tie time the polls opened until they
closed, disorder and riot prevailed less and
firearms OF every description freely used. 1t
is equally certain that fraudulent voting was prac-
tseh almost without restraint and scarcely disguised,
while great numbers deprived Of their franchise
either by force ard violence at the pools, intmi
dation from the reports current Of what going
The history OF the day was a lementable com
mentary upon the resumption of the mayor that he
had adopted sufficient for the preservation
Of the peace On the contrary, authority seemed
poweress; disorder grew into riot, and riot
eliminated in bIoodshed and slaughter. There was
notorious insufhcencY do any effective thing for
The maintenance of order or Tor the protection of
citizens in the exercise Of their rights
The election passed off very quietly in the city OF
Philadelphia The Ledger says!
"The ELECTION in this city yesterday was conduct
| ed with the usual good order which has marked
every election since the division of the wards into
PRECINCTS. There great deal Of activity at the
respective polls but no noting or disturbances, so tar
as we Fave heard'
In regard to the election in the city of New York
the Times says
Every seldom has election passed off SO quietly
in this city and Brook yn as it did yesterday. Nor
! should our readers Judge otherwise from the few
sscimmages' and bloody heads that we record below.
| Scrmmages city institution, not peculiarly a
metropolitan one and bloody heads are down In the
bills for all great crowds Indeed if the Sixth war
ders out naasse 10 protracted meet
ing love feast. they would 1hump each others
head by way of sustaining their spirits and keeping
: their reputation good So. of course, we couldn't
! expect an entirely peaceful day for election. Yet
generally, the day was marvellously still one toI
four wears have not seen an election day when
there was SO little drunkenness, little rioting SC
little shouting or hurrahing.
s'The weather not we'll adapted to breed a
row. At times it rained hard, at times was foggy
and murky, at times the fog lifted, and the sky look
ed as if it might clear off by the next day; but no
body safe without umbrella.
"A stranger landing in the city might have walked
: miles up and down prominent streets and never
e suspected that choosing new king TO ruiz
It over US. Business went on as usual, only if VOL
e came near to knot of men in the evening, AM
e paused to catch their words. you would hear goo
e deal of mojotes, bets Congress-, aldermen &c.
= The "Western Eeagle," Fillmore and Donelsol
paper, published in Rutherford N c., speaks in tn
following manner of these know nothing papers tina
have defined their position in the event of Fremont
~ election:
& Those American journals which have define
~ their position submiss:onsts The Native Sen
= tinel endorses this doctrine the Register does tn
\ same if we donot misunderstood them both, and III
~ latter intimates that the Governors assembled
Raleigh are there with reasonable designs W
Z. have more confdesee in Governor Bragg if he is
I'd democrat, than to suppose him capable
reasonable intentions, and if those Governors me,
Sc to form some plan for unity of action in case FRI
le mont should be elected, and 90 home to drill ar
70 improve their militia, they will but do their duty
gs Gov. Bragg will acl the part of true Southern p
g. triot in preparing for the worst and North Carolir
At. will support him in it.
n The HANDBOOK al the hand. little orga
40 but how curiously wrought! How manifold and n
cess4ry are IFS functions! What an agent has it be-
al, for the wants and designs of man! What would tt
en- mind be without it? How has it moulded and ma
nd palpabe the conceptions of that mind 1t wrong
en- the statue OF Memnon, and hung the brazen gates
Thebes; it fixed the mariners trembling needle up
its axis; 1t heaved the bar of the first printing pre-
it arranged the tubes of Galleo it reefed the opsa
on OF Columbus; ii held the sword with which freedt
fought her battles; poised the of the dauntle
dy woodman, opened the path of civilization. 1t turn
led the mystic leaves upon which Milton and Shakspes
ng inscribed their burning thoughts and it signed
for charter of Engands liberty. Who would not reno
on honor the handp