Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-23
THE FIRST GUN FROM KENTUCKY.-RE.
DEMPTION OF THE LOUISVILLE DIS.
TRICT.

The Louisville panars of the 18Th instant contain
nearly complete returns of the election held on the
preceding day for judge of the court Of appeals. Mr.
BulGtt. the independent democratic candidate, ia
elected over Wheat, know nothing, by handsome
msjority. In ihs city Of Louisville the know nothing
loss is LA The Courier says:
ELSEWHERE tue reader will find the result OF ;he
vote IN ,hi. city Yesterday for Judge of the OF
appeals Ii shows that tbs w.Nohog minority
in the city has dwindled from ISL what il wss in
Scr:-ser ,asi az the Presidential election, down 10
664, which it WAS yesterday, showing net lose tor
the plug ugies Of lli7. This is wonderful
achievement FOR the independent and national men
Of the city, when &c considered that they entered
into the contest without any organization whatever,
while IN. plug ui;es had been holding thair secre.
meetings nightly drilling their forces, and u-ng
eyary possible effrrt 10 bring out their vote. lhe
plug ugly organ also, Cd everything in liz power 10
excite lis pertizsns, and appealed 10 tEan 70 bring
out their tu vote il they had any regard TOR the eI
iserce Of their party.
"The result yesterday shows to the Democratic
party what they accomplish by thorough ana
efficient organization. With such organization the!
can GRITTY Louisville bv majority of ons thousand
votes There il not particle of doubt of this Let
every moment, therefore, from this To- the election
be properly improved, aud Fnus. II. Holt VIII be our
rext representative II Congress
An attempt was made b. the Know Nohnss OF
Louisville to renew the murderuus outrages at former
years, with the view of driving Democrats from the
polls. I, will he seen from the following, which ws
copy from the Louvr'Ee Democrat, that the attempt
IT.. .rsucoessfu-tbanEs 20 the hrmness md heroic
example OF such men az Colonel Preston and Judge
Bullitt:
1--WE had hoped tina. We had announced the last
outrage upon free suffrage in this city, but II seems
that were altogether too sangulne. and conh:ed
TOO ioniIy in vain hopes. We msks the conessIon
i'm shame, but the facts force the confession that the
sancity of judicial election is protection against
lawlessleas aaa outrage urrc the bs!OtboI III this
city. The outrsges OF which We complain We're mi
tiaIrd and copsummated at tile lower precinct OF the
first ward polls. When it WA apparent at an ear y
hour of the day, that the friends ct MIR. Joshua F.
But the independent candidate for appellate Judge
we're voting in any considerable numbers il was de
termined that some movement should be made Ia de-
ter them from exercising the right III ireenen anu 10
tia; end Two or three Built men were wantoniy as
sailed and driven from the polls.
"A late hour in the afternoon, however, was inc cu
minating period Of the outrage, when hir John Sifas
burg, q very worthy gentleman, and t"r many years
an employee in the city postotiice, presented himself
at the door of the engine for admission t. vote
Know. Nothing bully here interposed, making m
insulting objection 10 his entrance Col. Wm Pres-
ton, Jorhua f. Bullitt, and other geuiiemeD who
were cngn,zsnt of the applicants right to vote, In
ssted that he should he admitted This was the sig
nal for an abusive attack upon Mr. Preston and hIs
friends, which led TO display Of arms by both par
Ties. Fortunately for each, perhaps-but doubIy tor.
tunate for the DULLES who had been obsructng the
entrance to the ballot boI-the dstU bsnce was que-
led without the shedding of blood.
ut may be said, in honor of Col. Preston, Mr. Bull
litt and u lew gallant who surrounded hem upon
that occssion that they made the first noble stand for
free suffrage in this city since the terr'b'a and DIS
graceful mob Of August 800 Although ovsrpower-
ed in numbers by the birelings who thought to awe
them from the discharge cc their duty rs free:nen,
.hay asserted their rights ami s,ood by than like
men, as they were prompted by high and manly mo-
tyes"