Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-05
EVENING STAR. :.
WASHINGTON CITY:gn Pr
THURSDAY -.......... November s, 1851.
Spirit or THE MORNING PRESS


The IntelligcReer republishcs from that able
and well-balanced Journal, the Richmond Err
HHliHsr, a recent article upon the present phase
of the Kansas embroglio, wherein it is held,
with remarkable force of argument, that the
cause of the South has nothing to gain by the
perpetuation Of frauds in its name, and takes
occasion to say In the course of its remarks
upon that article
"Upon these lists of national controversy the
Federal Governor Of the Territory has been called
10 act somewhat the part of Judge and arbiter
His conduct and his decisions in the discharge OF
his delicate task have therefore been scanned
WITH the utmost naTrowness by toe ciansuieh OF
the contending factions; and these, In the pros
pect Of confusion and overthrow, have severaiiy
sought to transfer the blame from the weakness
of their own cause or Of its adherents TO the
shoulders Of the Federal tmPire, which latter
have seemed broad enough, In the case OF Cover
nor Walker, To beaf every variety OF elimination
however adverse. Under these circumstances,
even II his conduct had not In the main, seemed to
us clearly defensibie in the light Of the positive
facts by which IL was explained, the very contra
riety Of the structures to which he has been sub
jected BY the Prejudiced partisans Of both sides
in this miserable squabble would be no insignif-
cant testimony to the general impartiality with
which he has sought to discharge his dificult
and thankless office"
The Union concludes that the Baltimore
election was a mere mockery, being peaceably
conducted only where and when the Democrats
refrained from risking their lives in attempting
TO avail themselves of their nominal right of
citizenship. The Union in this connection
quotes the Republicans account Of some of the
outrages said to have been committed. From
the Unions quotation we quote as follows, for
the information of the Stars readers:
Outrage, violence and fraud are the order of
the day. The law and the constitution again
being trampled under foot, and peaceable citi-
zens deprived Of their rights by rUtian bands
At the Eighteenth Ward the band OF Little Eel
Tours came TO the polls about as soon they were
opened, and commenced to knock down and fire
upon the Democratic voters, driving them from
the polls and following them with Z volley OF
shots. No arrests made or attempted. At the
Fifteenth Ward the same out ages were openly
perpetrdted in the sight of the police.
Captain Joel Vickers went up TO vote in COM
pany with natuTaliZed citizen. who was met at
the outskirts of the crowd and Know Nothing
ticket thrust at him, which declining to take, he
was immed lately knocked down and kicked in
an fnhuman manneri ard upon Captain Vickers
calling upon police officer To protect the man
and procure him chance to vote. he was rough
ly told to 20 home and fake his friend with him.
or they would both he taken To the station house
Captain ViCkers immediately left and went to the
Mayors office 20 make complaint to that officer
The Mayor was not to BE- found and thus the ont
rage was unredressed, and good and peaceable
citizen deprived Of his vote'
At p. m. We received dispatch saying that
the votes of foreign born citizens were very gen.
orally excluded by such outrages as those ex-
planned above.