Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-08
The J. alii more Elecuioa Riots.

The Baltimore papers come 10 US filled with
accounts of the bloody and di-graccful riots
which occurred in that city on the day Of the cleo
ton The details are too hong 10 transfer TO our
Columns. Thh American papers are charging
the whole blame on the Democrats, but the prob
abilities are thai bnth parties cnlpobe. The
Patriot SAVE in several of the wards of the
al, Il disFracefu' and de.p'ra,e ,iotiug
took place Yesterday. Regular, organized as
eociorions Of both political parties participated
in the various afrays The principal fighting
took place in that section Of the city known MS
the East Of the Falls. In the second, sixth and
eighth wards all kinds Of deadly weapons were
u,ed with the gren,esi feroeity, daring and reck-
lessnoss In each of ,hese wnrd-a large nun.
h,r Of persons were severely wounded some of
them quiet spectators and several shot dend,
while i, i. reasonable TO suppose that many OF the
injured cannot survive, their wounds beng Of tho
most SERIOUS nature"
The americas prcfuces detailed accoun, Of
the affair with The fonwing remarks "Our city
yesterday was made the ihentre Of the mos; pre-.
longed and desperate ri ting. Armed and organ
ised associations. belonging to both political par
ties. resorted TO the fire arms With which they
were literally provided. and fought with fero-
cious and daring reoklessness. Individual com.
bat. and miner ARRAYS occurred at a number of
the polls, but the most serious took place in the
vicinity of the second aud eighth ward polls. In
both these riots a large number were wounded,
one at least killed outright, and it may be pre-
sumed that many of the injured will hardly survive
their wounds, which in some instances of Il
very serious character"
Here is the Americans version of the fighting
in the second ward
During the morning there considerable III
feeling displayed at the second ward polls but up to
O'Clock no serious disturbance occurred At that
hour furious fight broke out said TO have originn-
ted froiu stone being thrown into the crowd sur
rounding the window. Pistols Immediately
drawn and fired by both parties The Democrats,
headed by George KONG drove the Americans from
the polls and mp High street The alarm carried
to the fourth ward polls, and strong body OF Amer
leans started from there In the vicinity of the
ond ward polls they met and driven back. Fur
Their reinorcements then received and the
newed good proportion of both parties by this time
provided with muskets, whilst others used pis-
tolls and Others skirnshed with knives and clubs
Both parties fought with determination. aud in many
Instances exposed themselves with the most reckless
6isregard of dange-. The battle ground spread
portions OF fawn, Stiles Exeter and High streets
aud Eastern avenue, and the spectacle presented
terrible and revolving one As either party gained
temporary advantage, men would be seen running
with others shooting at them the wounded were
mping off and being carried away by their compan-
ions, whilst others begrimed,wih smoke and powder
and in some cases covered With blood, still kept up
The fight now firing sngiy and then again in vollcys
in the SURROUNDING reighborhocd the utmost degree
of excitement and CONSERVATION prevailed chill
dren hastily gathered, the houses closed, and
the occupants in many instances sought their garrets
and cellars to be out of harms way