The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-12
MURDEROUs oUTRAGES OF THE KNOW N OTuINGs
N. AT NEW ORLEANS.

AT NEW ORLEANS.
An election for municipal officers held at New Or
leans the I'd inst The telegraph has already briefly
advised of the result of that election with the attending
of outrage the part of the knownohing Of that
city 1t not until were in possession Of the New
Orleans papers of the 4h inst that made
aze the startling and sckenins fact that systemaized
vlany and premedtated murder be cooly adopt
ed by of the parties factions in opposition the
democratic party the most efficient electoneerng ma
chnery during the pending presidential canvass de-
scrpton of the murdcrous that enacted tie
various voting districts occupies several columns of the
Louisiana Courier Our limits to-day will only permit US
to make the following extract:
The details of the various nothing outrages at the
polls Monday disgusting that cannot bear
dwell them We give in another place accounts
Of few Of them, intended merely to specimens of
what occurred the whole city, II should collect
forth at length all the various knockings down. brass
knuckngs stabbngs, shootngs and murders committed by
the ruians in the employ Of the know nothng would
fill whole paper for many days succession, and weary
readers with tales of violence presenting dreary
OF ruansm and hatchery, disgraceu to city, and
human nature ITSELF At every voting place. molten
sve voters Of foreign BIRTH simply because they Of for
egn birth, beaten, cut and shot, from morning till
night Tmd SEIZED and forced to the know
nothing ticket to their lives Resoute kicked
beaten stabbed and shot, and permitted ALL
There was apparently, regularly system Of VII
any carried all the different precincts after the
fashion, beating murder committed at is faith.
full description OF what occurred dozen Others changing
only names and places The rufians mainly imported
other parishes and acted in organized bands under reg
ular leaders,
The whole city in a state Of perfect anarchy. The
police entirely Ineffective and the authorities
able make in the most fragrant Our
municipal government what should have been gov
eminent seemed stricken with the palsy Violence and bu
tay riot No safe except one able to defend
himself without aid from the authorities. Quiet and peace
able men, who thought OF such thing before
compelled to carry arms whenever they their houses
The result is mockery Of truth and justice, and
shameful libel sefgovernment. party is successful
which denies theoretically and practically every principle Of
American freedom aud daces the very name OF Amercaby
calling itself American. Stranges Of ALL position and
education found who willing accept the benefit Of
srocou vanes and step forward In defence OF their
perpetrators.
Unless relieved by unforeseen nterpo-
son Of the State authorities, win be compelled live
the public spirited citizens OF New Orleans take effect
ua means redeem themselves, they will continue the
of the low bues who have their feet the nccs
Of voters
Der will disgrace beyond endurance and WILL in It's prac.
,cal results national calamity. IL these keep
of twothrds OF voters now, they just easily
keep off all OF them then They 60 out OF New Orleans
with majority sufficient carry the State for Flmoel
and similar outrages In Kentucky and North Carolina
have similar result there. The effect win be the election
Of black republican President.
A democrats all patriots, all Of respectability, must
90 work at once, and organize Surely the gentlemen
this city have courage enough put down all the black
guards who possibly be imported into IT, Let them or
gsnre Let them pledge themselves 10 each other
for eprotecon and the Observance Of the law and freedom
suffrage We have nothing to hope from the city author
tiles but will be true TO ourselves, will vindicsh
| the law and be triumphant"