The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-17

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spirit, deserve all praise, and call down upon
themselves the blessings of thousands.
THE ELECTION IN BALTIMORE.
As we expected, the Americans carried the
city Of Baltimore, and by majority Of over nine
thousand votes the entire vote being little over
fourteen thousand.
4 But as usual, there was rioting and bloodshed
One individual was killed by the foreign rowdies
and desperadoes, and several Others badly
wounded. b5Ds4A.s. ~
These murderous foreigners, chiefly Irish,
delight in blood and mischief, here and in their
own country and we did not suppose they would
permit the election to pass off without indulging
in their natural propensities, and attempting to
take the lives of americans. There was another
reason why these rowdies and their abettors
would not allow the election to pass off quietly
and peaceably, as was the wish of the Americans,
namely: they desire to create and keep up the
impression that Baltimore is city OF mobs and
lawlessness. Of course they and their papers
charge the whole blame upon the americans.
The cowboy sheet, the Sun, paper wearing the
mask of neutrality, but harboring the most EN-.
Uttered and malevolent feelings towards the
A,nericans, and the kindest towards the foreign
party, let's out those feelings in its issue of
Thursday, in a very undisguised manner. "By
courtesy" says the Sun, I" we use the term 'elec-
tion,' but we suppose the record of American
suffrage in the whole history of our country,
contains nothing so humliating as the transactions
which took place yesterday under the nominal
pretence of an election" This is the beginning
of its article, which goes on in similar strain of
comment In another column it processes to
give statement of what took place, which we
have good reason to believe is a false statement
from beginning to end-not only suppressing
truth, but absolutely perverting it to suit the pur
poses of those foreigners with which II delights
to consQrt.
But the Sun lie compelled ID state that Sergeant
Jordan, Of the Police, was killed while standing
still, by shot said TO have come from the direc.
ton of jackson Hall; but it takes care not to
speak the truth by saying that he was shot by
these foreign miscreants and murderers congre-
gated at the Hail. who were throwing brickbats
and firing at Americans passing in tho street,
and whom Sergeant Jordan and a body of police
were sent for to arrest From the Suns account
one would infer that these Irish DULLES and MUIR
derers were so many innocents-children without
guile, and who never knew sin ! It takes care
not to let the world know that muskets, horse.
mems pistols, kegs Of powder, cartridges, balls,
kegs of nails, junks of old iron, &C., &C., were
found in the building, showing that 1t had been
prepared for attack and defence &C.,.
In relation to this subject we condense what
the Clipper says: ~.
early in the morning news was received at the
Middle District station that the foreigners in the
Eighth Ward were shooting down Americans who
were defending their rights. Immediately, Captain
Brashears, with posse Of men, were en- route for
the riot and were informed that party of foreign
ers were entrenched in jackson Hail. upon the cor
ner of French and Buren, streets, and Immediately
an indscrimnate fire was opened upon all present
The officers present took refuge in High street for
moment and when things had cooled little, the
gallant Jordan, standing upon the corner, was shot
pauper. 1H'A*
Sergeant Jordan, upon receiving the fatal shot
was Immediately conveyed 10 Mr.. Williamson's drug
store, Gay street. where the services Of Professor
Smith and other eminent physicians were called but
| of no avail; he died in few minutes after The
officers made many arrests and deserve great deal
Of credit for their bravery The following persons
were arrested and brought 10 the Middle District
mitted TO jail James Fosset John Burns for flash
| ing a gun at Officer Denison, John Ryan, Michael
| Dority, M. Cox, M J. Grady, John Currigan, Pat
| Fitzpatrick, - Mcfarland, and William Tracy.
officer James Emmett was badly wounded in the
left thigh, having received a musket ball in the
fleshy part Of it rendering amputation necessary
DR.. Yeates dressed his wound, aud late yesterday
evening he was rather easy. He was shot on the
corner Of Hillen and High streets, while in company
with Sergeant Jordan, trying to repress the attack
Of foreign hrelings ~
"Officer Kidd was also shot by the same crowd of
villains, ut the corner Of Webb and Ensor Streets
and very badly cut about the head Drs. Brooks
and Damman dressed his wounds In the evening
officer Rote arrested Ed Keelan, having in his pos
session large horse pistol and knife he was
committed by Justice Mearis."
We further quote from the Clipper: n.
"Soon after the closing of the polls of the Eighth
Ward, party of villains entered the house Of a Mr.
Armstrong, and after beating him very badly, and
his wife Also taking her by the hair of the head and
beating her face In a most shameful manner They
turned again upon the husband, and he was com.
PEELED 10 Jump out of the second story window to
save his life. This occurred in the notorious Eighth
Ward, and may il, in the next map Of the city, be
blotted from existence, never more TO be known.
At about ten O'Clock in the morning party from
the Eighth Ward, headed by Hugh McGeary, alias
Sudden, came into the Eleventh Ward, brandishinp
their Government horse pistols for the purpose OF
taking the polls. They soon met with opposition,
however which ended in the discharge Of a volley
OF shots, and the pursuit of the foreign party assa
ants BY the Police, McGeary and Thomas Kilduff
took refuge in a store in the neighborbood where
they we're arrested by Officers Simpson Parker, and
PndelL and taken TO the Middle District station
house In their fight they managed TO throw away
their pistols, but upon examining McGeary's pockets
at the station, about onehalf Of pound Of powder
was found. No one was injured McGeary and
Kilduf were committed TO Jail for court