Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-22

THURSDAY. OCTOBER %, 1857.


the vote in the Presidential election-nsaT7
ty One-AaJf-both parties dropping OF large
ly, The sham democracy losing the greater
number. This reduction of the vote is ow-
ing to the fact that the voters refused to
turn out, some from dissemination, the MAJ
jority perhaps from fear, the customary ri
OTIS having been gotten up by the rowdies
and rufians who infest the city. As the
sham democracy were beaten at the polls,
the presses of the party aScribe the riots
and bloodshed to the American Party
This is but carrying out the policy Of that
party whereby it has sought to render
Americanism odious. But, it is not war
ranted by the facts. On the contrary,
sham democrats in this instance were the
aggressOrs. We learn from the Baltimore
American. that Mayor Swami, previous to
the election, made the most thorough and
satisfactory arrangements to maintain
peace and quiet, and that up to IL o'clock
on the day of the election, every thing pro-
crossed quietly, with little or no complaint.
-
derstood, absented themselves on account
of disappointment in obtaining some share
in the Custom House appointments, but
the Irish voters in the eigth ward were out
in full force, prepared not only to vote but
to fight wherever they could get an oPpOr-
tunity. Until their descent on the fifth and
eleventh wards, and the subsequent murder
of Sergeant Jordan, with the wanton shoot
ing down of several other officers in the
performance of their duty, the arrange
ments of Mayor Swami were carried out
faithfully and impartially; but from that
moment, when the police found themselves
made target Of by an Infatuated body of
armed men, their efficiency naturally be-
came lessened as they were thrown on the
defensive. The wanton attack and shoot
ing of officer Kidd, and the driving of the
police out of the eighth ward during the
afternoon, added to the excitement, and
doubtless was the cause of many retaliatory
acts in other sections of the CITY," To the
turbulence and INSTRUMENTATION of these
sham democratic Irishmen. therefore. may
be laid the riots and bloodshed in BaIti-
more on the 18th.
But these riots in Baltimore about which
the sham democracy declaim so vehement
ly, are not peculiar to the times of the
American party. Years ago, when the
old whig and locofoco parties were
in their prime, similar scenes characterized
elections in that city. Whilst Baltimore
was under locofoco rule, the same state of
things existed. We have before'us an ad-
dress to the people of Maryland from the
American Central Committee, issued some
time ago, from which we make the follow
ing extract, OIL this head
In d ys gone ny however, under the Democratic
administration OF the city governm Mt the spirit of
Ia Wlessness has shown ITSELF not in casual ,ffrren
ces between man and man, Nnt. rt4ining diff rent
political tenets bat az formidable MODS Ohiok have
set the Tao at defance We have witness acts of
violence in the str cts and at elections. We have
emf saries from foreign eitirs repres nting no.
torious Cube utmidating pesceable cItizr"s in the
exercise of their elective franchise. We hnUe
knoDn rhen MURDERS haze been perDetrgtsT IN the
citu-Gnf loheH II was nat ioitboat peril that the cit
ize, eo,t,d piss from Hoss to house after night C
sS.thOmt exposure tn Insult aud Vioistce. This Dds
| DeDlocT tic g Uer'h1e't
1t is evident from this reference to the
Past, and what is known of the Present,
that there is a spirit of lawlessness preva-
lent in Baltimore which should be put
down. 1t is confined to neither party; but
exists among low men of both; and both
parties should unite to eradicate the evil
! But, how do the sham democracy meet the
efforts of the American party of Balti-
more to curb this evil spirit? The follow
ing extracts from the address quoted from
above, answers this question plainly and
unequivocally
| When the present Mayor entered upon the duties
of his Office a careful ex animation into the causps
of riot and Ia Wl.ssness satisfied him that no time.
! should be lost in promptly dsarmng the Migrants
aud other evil disposed persons intestine the streets
aud thOrOu hiares, whenever occ isOn on red This
attended with considerable sucepss in the out.
/ set; but how was it met by the Democratic pre- =
| and its sympat1izsrs? The Mayor was charged with
eXrrci.Ing despotic sway, and the citizen was ad.
mOnished of his right OF resistance Ia any effort TO
deprive hlm OF els prop 'rtV Oy stiZIng the deadly
weapon In his hands IL is a notorious fact that la
well knOWn quarter of che city, the foreign pop
ulation, stimulated by the abuse which vas daily
| poured out in the Democratic organ fred upon rue
| police from their doors and windows, at uuseaaon-
| able hours of the night, and innumcrable sIugs
! we're gathered from the covering of watch box
which bad afforded temporary shelter 90 she OIL
| GERS OF the city.
The far famed Empira House, 10 the same vicini
1 ity, kept By Democratic leaders, was a still more
striking illustration of the desire OF this order low
ing party to CO operate With the MAJOR In preserv-
ing the peace of the city. That house had become
| the terror OF peaceaby disposed citizens L was
here that the notorious t'Douhle Pumpsn '.New
Market Boys" Dead Rabbits, {" aud other clubs OF
kindred character, assembled 70 unite Win their
| brothers of the Empire Club In holding th.ir
nightly orgies. Females were iusuited ia passInp
its doors. The police were assaulted With missiles
IN pursuing their accustomed beats-uBtiI became
necessary 10 let them eel that the city government
was not without poser 10 put an rifeetual check
upon such riOtous demonstrations The house
| Was eoteFed by or,ieF of the Mayor. The result
Of she search may be seen at tie Msr-hars otie.
and the COMPLETENESS ,ud deadly chasactrr OF us
| uaTlIkr q upn-Ht- may h. rtain- fr ,m the
papers 10 the SUIT nos p, nding s-ainst the p le
| mvn who have bees summoned TO ansssr 10 tar
| courts 10 heavy aiam & for this Outrage upJn a
| Democratic Stronghold
The IN the alleges that they are attach ed
90 answer 'In plea wherefore with furee aud arms
D., 1T BaltimoFs city Aforesaid, they hroke and
entered the h0ase Of the said plaintiff situate ".
ing and big 10 Bsllisno-e clay aior-said and TOOK
aud carried a~ay one swivel, sin rides, Que muskrt
one horse pistol three swords canister Of pow
| der, aud one Coz Of eaden balls-Lke property OF
the plaintiffs. then aud there did % the damage OF
said plaiatIiis and against the peace, government
aud digniiy Of tne State Of Asryianf, &c. whers-