The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-14

uce OF the revolving outfages conmtted py the KNOW
nothings of New Orleans the day Of the presidential
election with the view Of disanchsng by threats and
brute violence thousands Of democrats in order 10 secure
the six electoral of Louisiana for the model eand
date The Louisiana Courier contains detailed report Of
these premsaatcd oaages by which the personal and
political rights Of clear and large majority of the cit
zens of New Orleans ruhlesly ramped under foot
The Courier asserts that the voting quietly done until
about IL o'clock when the polls surrounded by
who began TO threaten the democrats Then when the lat
attempted vote their ticket they knocked down
and abused. Some indeed, voted but beaten upon
leaving the polls and by Of this violence then be-
gun and threatened TO succeeding voters the democrats
went away and afterwards abstained from further at
tempts participate in the election. And it states that
after O'clock by general advice democratic votes
cast. n..
II further notices particularly the conduct of the know
nothings at the first second third fourth seventh NINTH
twenty second and thirtythrd precincts and shows
clusivey that well devised to effect and did actu
ally effect purpose of preventing all prudent men, OPP
posed to this violent party from voting.
We make the following extracts from the Couriers
port:
SECOND pRScrscr-A gentleman who has resided in the
city for the past four years went from his store about two
o'clock p m, with friend Arrived and found the ruff
fans had just whipped man for having offered to vote
Before our informant voted he looked around for demo-
cratic ticket but could There policeman
with badge and that he could recognise as an Off
Ger. Said nothing but went quietly up to the polls to
goe presented his certificate of registry, and was cha
lenged for the FIRST time in this city Suppoes his ticket
put ia the ballotbox AS he leaving the door be
looked around TO his friend man, large and
brutallooking scoundrel, who was crawling upon him
he walked backwards demonstrating with his assailant
mildly and requesting to be let alone The first assassin
Joined by three others or more when he ran away as
fast as he could. At the corner of Dyades and Caope
streets few steps OFF while pursued in this manner
other villain trpped and stopped him. His pursuers
and gave him several wounds upon his head with slung
shots and ripped his coat and with blow of knife
His coat cut with the knife from his shoulder TO the
end of the skirt The knife did not reach the skin. His
wounds very bad on his head When the rascas had
left him for dead in the street. little policeman up
and told him for his consolation that he had been assaulted
BY Of his party He was taken to drugstore
in the vicinity and had his wounds dressed. He had
weapon about his person, not a walking cane.
TWELFTH PREoIscT.-At about 10 o'clock, Tuesday,
German naturaixed citizen and several of his friends
standing in the door Of the engnehouse with democratic
tickets ready to vote when their turn Some know
nohings asked to their tickets they shown
Fillmore tickets then offered to Them and they
told that unless they voted that ticket they could not
vote They of course refused, and some OF them remon
srated but not with any violence in such way as to
disturb the election AS it was seen by the know
nothing "guards Of the psry Of the that they
were beaten and cursed while of them arrested
by the mnions of the hModel Mayor and locked up for
having created disturbance.
One of those who were ocked up after being beaten was
visited shortly after in the lookup by of some prom
nence politician, who asked him If he had voted and
if he wanted to vote He said that had not voted but
wanted to 60 back and vote He taken into cab, in
which three know-nothings and the way to the
polls they offered him Fillmore ticket he said he did
want that ticket when Of them asked him.
Do you want to 20 the calaboose and they all be-
haved in such otherwise TO induce him through
fear deposit that ticket when they let him 60 Had be
refused be would probably have been beaten as brutay
4 hundreds of Others during the day.
Our readers doubt much sickened to read
chronicle theae abomnabe atrocities but it dis
agreeable duty that owe to all rghtthinkng men TO
shew why Ii that with democratic majority in New
Orleans opponents show majority Of votes poled of
than 3io0 why it was that with registered list Of
ss voters there but 333 votes polled in of
the most warmly -contesed well the most interesting
Of all the elections held here Everywhere else the
total shows increase that Of any former cleo
ton Here 1t has fallen of thirty per cent Almost every
where else in the State and throughout the southern States
the democratic vote Is greater than Here il all
reduced from about four thousand six hundred to two
thousand four hundred and seventyfye. Violence and
systematic terrorism have excluded three thousand demo-
cratic from the ballot bot and have demonstrated
by facts which can be verified by the most reliable tes
mony, how 1t done. The facts we have given
samples. The whole catalogue of rascaes committed
on Tuesday last would FIJI volume
TWENTY SECOND PEcIscr.-A gentleman hands US the
following communication:
| EDITORS LOUISIANA CoURTER-GESTLEnES Again ii is
my painful duty chronicle deeds OF blood occurring in
the vicinity Of the 22d precinct Ruianism completely
ruled the hour But the assassns changed their tactics
Instead Of attacking persons directly at the polls they
througed the leading TO them and dealt their
rufhansm 10 young and old wouou and children that
crossed their path Men attending to their private affairs
attacked by the wachmen Of the fourth district with
their hands wrapped up in handkerchief sings
conceal the murderous weapons they carried beneath.
THE cowARDLY OUTRAGE CHARITY HOSPITAL
We copy the following from the New Orleans True
Delta;
Among the inerplicable outrages which the mayor of
this city hrs been persuaded by his associates to perpeae
authorization cannot believe they spontaneous
ly suggested by him--none appears to wanton,
causeess unprovoked the onslaught made in bis
six o'clock the morning OF the election by per-
having his warrant In their pocket the Charity
Hospital Of this city II appears that personone Of
the mayors secret police IL Is sadthought proper to say
and swear that he bad believe and did believe
"that arms and munitions Of concealed within
the Charity Hospital and n certain houses in the neigh
borhood which be would point out and upon this state
ment the mayor Of this city, Illegally unusy, and in
spirit Of most dangerous and table usurpaon
despatched body OF officers TO search the Charity Hos
ptal and such acertan houses in the neighborhood
this police agent whatever other relation be may
hold to Mayor Waterman might for reasons Of his own,
/ zee ft TO denounce.
ny virtue Of this authority gang what are termed
police visited the Charity Hospital about dayhresk placed
senne nj all the gates Of the premises and forbade In
gress ogress until they had made their search and
turned their erpcctant head Every portion Of tho build
ing devoted TO public purposes carefully and infinitely
examined and make the indgnity and outrage com
Charity, whom readers know wisely charged with
the Of the afflicted in the institution then and
there bruay violated under the pretext that they also
might be implicated in the business Of conoealng and