Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-11-12

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The Baltimore Republican of Thurs
day thus alludes to the outrages which
characterized the election in that city
on Wednesday last, and rendered it a
farce, and the city a place of anarchy.
The RepubAcon says:
THE REsULT.-We have simply to
record another act in the drama of fraud
and violence inaugarated and maintain
ed by the Know Nothing party An
other outrage upon the rights of the
people and the franchise of the Consti-
tuition has been perpetrated, and Balti-
more city has been again most foully
wronged and disgraced by the lawless
clubs which reign supreme over a pusil-
luminous or ~treacherous government. III
It is useless here to attempt a recap
~itulation of the outrages and frauds
perpetrated on Wednesday by the sworn
brotherhood. Let it suffice to say, that
facts hereafter substantiated will show
that the triumph of Know othingism
in this city is simply the triumph of
fraud and violence over the Constitution
and laws-the rights and the voices of
the people. Bullies, blackguards, and
~unprincipled rowdies. rule the city, and
the ballot-box is a miserable mockery,'
only used as a cover to their villainies.
The managers to this mongrel party
were determined first to destroy the
right of private opinion and to make
every man show before he voted whcth-
er he was with them or against them
For this purpose the regular ticket of
the party was printed with red lines on
the back, so that folded as it might be,
it showed ut once, what it was, and its
holder was helped to the polls, while
those who had not this" blood-stained
ticket were at once marked, and i n,thou-
sands of instances hustled from the polls.
Challengers were STATIONED aitl7hhadny' Of
the polls, who, as soon as a voter pre-
sented a ticket not having the appro--'
pirate mark upon it, struck down his
arm, WHEN he was Immediately elbowed
and backed out. or, if a naturalized cit
lien, knocked down, and beaten. Thus
was the triumph of the Nnow-Nothihg'
party achieved, and thus We're the SOL
emn pledges of the Mayor redeemed
When by this. conduct the Democratic
voters were driven. from the polls, crowds
of rufians, many under age, were quick
ly brought up and" their ballots illegal
.iy deposited to swell the knoW-Noth-
ing. majorities. The organs Of the par
ty will have the. hardihood to say that
peace prevailed in these wards; but they
will not tell the truth and say that this
their party had driven all disposed to
against them from the polls, and
were thus in full possession aud allow
cd to vote whoever they pleased. But
we turn fromathe odisgrpceful picture
with disgust. l..tr ri tet. rod .t..y sc
Already are affidavits from our, dis
franchised citizens, and statements Of
the outrages by which they were pre-
vented from exercising their rights,
pouring in upon us, and We shall, az the
proper time and place, put these state
ments upou the record, in order to prore
beyond all cavil the means which the.
dominant party of this city have, en-
ployed to p~erpetuate their power. For
the present we leave Mayor Swami and
his police to the enjoyment of the gio.
ry which their club associates accord
them. ..E .r-rt, ...
Among thcEincideDts of the clection.
mentioned in the local column of tn
Republican,, We select the following:
David Thompson, Up Baltimore
street, votes in the Fourth Ward; at
tempted to get to the polls, but could
not; appealed for protection to a man
designated as one Of the special police,
whom he describes as a tall man, wear
ing a dark brown business-cout, who
took him up to polls and then offered
him a Know-Nothing ticket. He, de-
clined to vote it and was Immediately
struck a tremendous blow from behind,
and found the way blocked up SO that
he could not vote.
In the Seventh Ward, the Rfpudlican
says:if fai i'. ".'al chg
At an early hour in the morning the
polls of this ward were taken entire
possession of by the Know othings,
and it was generally reported that they
had a large supply of arms in the neigh
borhood.DI Very few Democratic voters
of foreign birth made their appearance
at the polls, and all such were driven
off. Those of them who were met on
| their way thithcr were driven back and
intilnidatcd before getting near the
| place of voting. Some few property
holders and influential gentlemen were
allowed to vote by courtesy. -
a correspondent says that Mr.. Guile,
a large taxpayer in the Seventh Ward
went to the polls to vote, and was knock
ed down and most ~inhumanly beaten
about the head and face, and prevented
from voting. His teeth were Knocked
out and his health severely injured
There were numerous Illegal voters pre-
sent from other wards, and we're allowed
to vote.9 Many instances of driving
away old voters took place. and the
! challenger was taken away from the
window on the ground, it is said, that
he was not 4 voter in the ward. He has
lived in the ward about twenty-five
years.
In. regard to the Sixth Ward, tho Re,
publican adds: So
1t is a notorious fact that this ward
was the scene of almost continual out
rage from the opening till the closing
of the polls, and whenever a Democrat
ic voter appeared on the ground he was
k