The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-06-11
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sixteen u dnitsak--A full account.
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sixteen u dnis6ak--A fiIli account
WAsHISGToN CRY, ID. C.l
June 3, 1857.
Long before this reaches its destination, til,
telegraph will have brought you news of the
bloody and disgracefui scenes enacted in this
city, on Monday last. As in Louisville, Cincin-
matt, Baltimore, and New Orleans, the origin o.
the riot, was occasioned by the importation o
n. N. bullieS and rowdies, who attempted tc
REGULATE the election as they openly bOasted
by preventing "anties'' from 7otirg; but the re-
suit, unlike that in the above cities, was the tri-
umph of law and order and the crushing Of that
spirit of lawlessness which Of late years has
grown to such alarming proportions in this re-
gion. And, while we cannot but deplore the
loss of life, we must admire the energy display
ed in enforcing the supremacy of the law. The
facts in the matter are as follows:
Early on Monday morning the trains brought
over from Baltimore large number of mem
bsrs of an organization known in that city as
''Plug Uglies," whose chief business seems to
be fighting and rioting, and carrying elections
for the X. n. party by brute strengths regard-
less of all law and order, they do not hesitate
TO destroy the property Of and even murder,
such as differ with them politically; if, by such
means, they can accomplish their object. Such
was their course in this city at the election a
year ago, when they shot and manned half
dozen naturalized citizens, two of whom died.
q f,l md rorfl bo1
that not even the police of Baltimore could aC
ford protection to the citizens of that city, on
the day of the Presidential election and between
fifteen and twenty men were killed and many
Others wounded. Such were the men imported
to aid in Regulating the election, and aid
Their brethren in this city, on Monday last
After the arrival Of the second train III o'clock
A. NJ they formed in body, and proceeded
from one election precinct to another, shooting,
shouting and fighting, and using every method
to intimidate voters letting only such 90 up to
the polls as were willing to sing the praises of
"Sam." They had pretty much their own way,
until they reached (about II o'clock) the polls
of the 2nd precinct Of the End ward, Here
they were met by Number of the police and
citizens, when n fight cnsucd, during which
some 20 or 80 shots were fred, wounding Sc
verely 2 men; the chief Of Police and his men
were also roughly handled and most of them
severely beaten. AT this juncture, Mayor Ma
gruder, seeing that the civil authorities had not
sufficient power to quell the riotouS proceedings,
called on the President for detachment of Z.
S. troops to aid in enforcing the law, which the
latter promptly acceded to. and ordered two
authorities In the mean time the mob, which
htd kept on constantly increasing, had got hold
of aeannon, and loading it TO the muzzle with
ball, pieces Of iron, SC, took their station at
the Northern Market House, on 9Th and 9th
streets, near the 4th ward polls. To this point
the troops marched, accompanied by the mar
shal of the District and the Mayor of the city
and when they had arrived within short dis
tance Of the crowd came to halt; the Mayor
and commander of the marines advanced to
the Market House aud urged the crowd to give
up the cannon and disperse This the latter
refused to do, and replied with taunts and ecrs
for the troops to conlc and take the cannon III
they coaAt. Again the Mayor warned the crowd
to disperse, and gave them certain time to do
it in; before the time had expired, they were
wsrned the third time to leave. The crowd
only became more boisterous and Insulting,
whan the time being up, detachment of
troops were ordered to ''Charge," which was
done with such rapidty that the rioters had not
time to discharge the cannon, otherwise the loss
OF life would have been immense, as the gun
was in such a position to sweep the street. As
the troops took possession of the cannon, the
crowd fled, firing their pieces as they ran. One
man turnel around, after he had started, and
taking deliberate aim, shot u marine in tie
face, the charge entering the mouth; another
was shot in the back. Longer "forbeaiance had
ceased to be virtue" and the troops were or
dered to fire" After the smoke had cleared
away, eight persons were found killed and about
double that number wounded. Some of the
rioters, however, were seen to fall, but were i'm
medlately picked up and carried off by their
friends, and are not Included in the above
How many were then wounded will doubtless
remain mystery. The most Iamentable part
OF the transaction is that several persons who
had taken no part in the riotous proceedings,
but who out OF sheer curiosity remained on the
ground after the crowd had been ordered to
''disperse" were among the killed and wounded. |
1t was feared that the rioters contemplated |
an attack upon the residences Of several of the |
city officials, after night had set in, Gin fact,
there were, many threats made to that effect } |
and an order was issued to the troops at Fort
McHenry to repair to this city; and a detach-
mentof 80 men arrived by special train from
Baltimore, at half past ten Monday evening, and
were Immediately stationed in different parts off
the city, aud remained under arms all night
There were two or three attempts to renew the
disturbances during the night, and at one time
the mob had managed tosecure' another cannon
but nothing serious transpired, and on Tuesday
morning everything appeared quiet and orderly.
The business establishments throughout the
city, were mostly closed during the day.
Of course, the X. Ms and their presses are
particularly severe upon Mayor Magruder and
thecity officials; aud it behooves all good citi-
zens to uphold them; (and hey,wll do it,) as
they performed their duty, disagreeable as it
was, energetically, faithfully and fearlessly--