Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-20

at the election in Louisville on Monday
last, for Chief Justice of the Court of APP
peais, number of leading democrats tried
to get up another vote. OF their attempt
the journal of yesterday says:
The election would have passed off quietly and
peaceably, or at least without more violence than
ordinarily occurs in the most quiet communities
upon similar occasions, il it bad not been for the
premeditated interference of a number of leading
Sag-Nichts, armed to the teeth, at of the vot-
ing precincts in the fret ward. Early 10 the az
ternoon several prominent Democrats we're observ-
ed busi'y circulating a rumor that there was fight
ing 10 the first ward. Soon afterwards Mr.. Bull
litt the Democratic candidate, accompanied by
Col. VIM. Preston, Mr. Joshua F. Speed, VIM. P.
Rogers, "a nephew Of Col Preston Henry Dent,
Jno. 0. Bullock, VIM. Z. Hughes. and Others, all
| active, leading and violent Democratic partizADs,
proceeded In body TO one of the voting precincts
in the FIRST ward. That they were armed was evil
denced by their subsequent proceedings mat
they went there to seek or to create difficulty
was manifest by the declaration made by the bust
ness partner of Mr.. Butt soon after this party had
started to the fret ward polls When they arrived
there the voting quietly proceeding There
was no sign OF any disturbance, but soon after
the arrival Col Preston got into alteration with
some the polls aud drew pistol, which Was
taken from him by police officer after it was
cooked and presented at person in the crowd; a
pistol was also wrested from Mr.. Bulltt, the De-
mocratic candidate for Chief Justice of the Court
of Appeals, after be had presented it at the back
of the person with whom Col. Preston had the al
| tercation. Mr.. Rogers attempted TO use bowie
knife, but was knocked down and disarmed of his
| bowie knife and pistol.
The forbearance exercised by the Americans
who were present deserves the highest cOmmenda-
ton. The polls had been free all day long. For
| eigners of every condition had voted without LET
or hindraDce aud after the bulk of the Democratic
vote had been poled, these Democratic leaders
thus endeavored to produce disturbance which
would have resulted in serious riot and great loss
of life if it had not been for the promptitude OF
| the police officers and the magnanmous torbear-
ance OF the Americans who were present
We cannot too severely condemn this outrageous
conduct on the part OF the leaders of the Demo
cratic party. They had no business at the precinct
Not one OF them belonged in the ward. They
went there armed to the teeth and predetermined
to engage in a difficulty. 1t is a sad commentary
upon Sag-Nicht qualifications for chief justice Of
the highest legal tribunal in the State that the
| Sag-Ncht candidate should be found on the day
of the election hOurisbipg revolver at the polls
and leading on set OF partizan rioters.
| II is time now for the Sag-Nicht organs here,
that have dscoursed SO savagely about Know
Nothing riots, to pour some measure of their
abuse upon these chivslrous gentlemen, whose
intense Sag-Nichtism has led them to such dis
graceful exhibition of partzan malignity.