Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-19
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New Orleans Election.
More Dikgraceful Know Nothing h2sz-
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formed OF the utter mockery Of an election
which took place on Monday.
We may mention, in passing, that we have
not trusted TO mere floating. idle rumors Of
which in tins Of excitement there h 90
lack. We are obliged to forego our Hrst In
tention of giving reports Of the bullyism q
all the precincts, but the following pcsssso
fair average sample Of the whole
SECOND DISTRICT Early In the morning
il was agreed upon to form line and 30 voss
in turn. as the voters arrived, each one tax
lag his proper place in the line. The vusin4
had proceeded quietly enough FOR whiiS
when man with large stick in his hand
came in aud exclaimed : "Clear out hesa
sou d-d foreigners-none but Americana
shall vote here." he had party with him
They then stood at the passages TO aud from
the polls Any voters not approved By
them wete thrust away. Democratic voescs
as they left after voting. were kicked, struck.
thrown down, Cursed. and oths rwiss insulted-
There was no police present This Proved
ed until the Know-N"thing Commissio,es
themselves signed commitment fer the
bullies, Tut there was 10 one 70 De found 10
execute it. This having continued short
time. all Democratic voters left the polls,
which remained in the undisputed possession
of the rufians during the balance Of the dag.
In the course of half an hour more than half
dozen were assaulted and besten.~ A bully
Was stationed on each side OF = rew coming
to TIE polls ; the voters w-rs told 70 show
their ticket II Know Nothing they wsrs
allowed TO vote-if the ticket was Demo-
cratic, a. Know Nothing ticket was offered
which, If they refused, they were often
driven from the line, knocked down md
kicked. Mr. John Cortell, native Amer.
icsn citizen, a respectable, quie: man, and O
property holder, and many other quiet, order
" citizens were treated in this msnnei.-
Early in the day at this poll the Democratic
ticket tables were upset snd broken up aud
the tickets destroyed.
SEvESTH PRscIScT We have received
the following rom a well known native born
citizen sid property holder, who will make
his affidavit to the facts. Tnis gentleman
took no part in the election. distributed no
tickets and did not even vote:
Hearing that there wss some excitemsnt a
the polls on Common street went thsrs
about ii O'Clock, A. NJ, for the purpose Of
withdrswing Democratic friend for whose
safety was spprehensive. Hound no Dem
ocrat there--not one that I could recognise
One man with few Democratic tickets On q
table was sitting at respectful distance fncA
the place of voting, afraid to 60 nearer I
asked hiin il be could point out any Dems-
crat TO me. he answered nOt oas ! sa~
no naturslised citizens. There was genss-
al sense Of intim dation. The room W.
crowded with ruffi4n-looking men, armed
with bludgeons. -Four or five of these stood
Immediately in front of the polls and spoke
continually in loud and defan, tones. About
this time gang Of fifteen or twenty armed
buIlias arri~e3 b~--d er sh~--- ~>r.
that be was the man that destroyed the 6ks-
lot-boxes at Cincinnati that be had Eve
balls in him. ana that he had twenty men
with him ready 10 pitch in." Two police
officers. No l20 and 1877, were standing near
in this crowd of bullies and doubtless heard
this conversation. pulled out blank book
and wrote down their numbers. Keeping
nv eve oD them, saw each Of them TO 10
three or tour individuals, and direct their
attention to me- Two Of these know 10 b
Perdido street ruffana The police of1cs1
and their allies were evidently -spotttnss
me. stood pear the polls. Soon altar a
tall. red-whiskere3 man, who had bean ell
the while very clamorous and doninssriag,
cried out In loud voice that "memorsndam
takers would get particular he'll In q littls
while" Just at that juncture tumult oo-
CURED in the crowd. and being alone and CO.
tirely unarmed, and not wishing TO die the
death Of dog, | took the opportunity to pass
out.
The Judges seemed to me TO be disposed
20 act quietly and imparislly, but were per.
fecty powerless The room was s,sne Of
riot aud confusion. | regret to say that
saw one Of the clerks leave h:s record, step 10
the bsllustrsde dividing the chamber. dis-
PLAYING a sword cane. He said that he ex-
pected 10 have use for II, and that they want
ed no Englishmen or Irishnen about there
never witnessed such scenes ss j wit
messed yesterday. The lowest ruflans IN
this oity had possession of everything. and ct
least one or two vile scoundrels from Missis-
sippi, whom | can identify.
We add An incident 10 the above account .
In the afternoon a we'll known Democrat was
about 10 offer bis ypte when be saw man
sitting with his legs upon a table ACROSS the
approach tn the polls. As the Democrat apr
preached the man said, all be damped II
there shall he any voting here unless it u u
the riyht strpe" The same man said 10 o
naturaliEed citizen who had Just then voted;
You are the last damned Irishman that shall
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bearing Of the Commissioners. At this pre-
cinct (and we believe at others) Col Elmons,
our candidate for Mayer, who was endesvor-
ing to calm the excitement and preserve or
der, was cursed, insulted and treated with
other indignities. II is needless 10 add thai
the Know Nothings had Il ell their own
way.
II At this precinct the whole number Of vuts>
polled was four hundred and nipety-oos
about half the usual vote The Knov
. No;hing majority sas 243-the real Demo
~raric majority is from rws to three hundred
The number of Democr4:io voters kept FROM
, the polls BY threats, assaults, trmplt and u
olence at this Precinct cannot be much lee
than five hundred. This may be regarded Q
t the average loss to our conditions throughou
e the city.
|. TwEEIy SECOND PRBcIScT-The scene
q which occurred at this precinct were describe
TO us by witnesses, but it Is useless 10 CIV
the full details. Early In the morning
well-known desperate Of The Order srriveS
| on the ground and began much the sam
/ conduct which took place at the second pre
u cinct. Two or three Democrats who desires
W TO see fair play and keep order remonstrsts
b with the bully aud his band, but witbos
y much effect. NaturaliEed citizens were &C
e permitted to vote at ell. A pauy Of ther
y as attempted voting were seized, throw
y down. kicked or Otherwise abused and IL
II suit ! J, was at this precinct that Mr.. Lc
/, gan Mcknight was knocked down. bat V
u were pleased to lOarn that this gsntlems
d suffered no other serious consequences frol
o hi attempt 10 promote order. At nine
d ten O'Clock the few Democrats on the groun
ID saw the entire uselessuess Of any further 9
le fort TO maintain order. The polls were
d the entire and complete possession Of Kno
n Nothings for the remainder Of the day.
Of TWENTY THIRD PREcIscT.-From wh
At we could gather the occurrences ct q
Id twenty-third precinct wee similar In sll Q
'n spects to those In the ,wsntySeoond. bat 7
have no reliable report OF the dstsilA'
"a r"Tkis blood stained villain, fshss