The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-15
THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION ArNEw ORLEANS

There are more riddles in this world and more especial
ly in this city, than will ever be explained evidently
| The election yesterday of them We had sup.
posed the people intended to vote way the other
at least but ii seems we were never more mistaken.
| At this present writing know not what the vote
will he, but it is conceded all hands that it is rdic-
lousy small The great mass of citizens refused
to the polls at all All right But if any all of those
who did not should have their stores robbed their
heads broken their houses burGlarousy entered should
have delicious odors arising from piles OF filth through the
summer reeng CUTTERS foul yards round doctors bills,
splendid bills and other little items of this sort deal
with they will take them all with perfect soicsm
and word about them. They can't complain if
! they get what they bargained for.
Seriously, the election of yesterday so far as and
quiet election and this notwithstanding the extra
ordinary events of the past few days and the unparalleled
excitement which circumstances made it probable would
prevail during the day. Everybody who went to the
polls however, seemed to in double panoply self
control 1t required very astute observer perceive
that feelings of the strongest character existed but they
| were subdued. There was profound quiet. Very few
persons were at any time around the polls, far
| could observe.
Nobody attempted any disturbance. Every one appear
ed to wish to avoid the organizing of adcuy, for every
perhaps feared that if difficulties commenced would
be impossible to tell in what they would end There was
no loud or bosterous talking that heard heard of
There occasional whoop in the streets but nothing
more protection which we had sl,ppospl from all
had heard would be afforded polls to citizens by
special deputies, appointed by the Superintendent Eec-
ons, there none that could discover. All the
protection there from the dread of difficulties
which existed in the breasts of citizens Doubtless
body armed, and the belief of this probably
kept the peace or contributed powerfully to it,
We know of no why the voters did generally
turn out except the apprehension that there would he
rous and perhaps terrible disturbances This we believe
to have been the real though others doubtless ex-
listed i'll individual cases Mr. Stith the candidate in OBJ
position to the Independent ticket for Mayor by
800 majority, and most of the his ticket are
elected The Independents have elected their Recorder
for the Second District and three members the Board
of Assistant Aldermen.
We shall doubtless have a word to saw on the subject
| hereafter.
The Vigilance Committee Jackson Square VIC under
stand is still Kept up Whether its members voted or not
we not appraised We think they did not take any ac-
tive part in the election The other liGiidncc Committee
for We have had opposition Lafayette Square
whose cannon have been bsng from every corner of
banded 1t certain the big guns placed together in
the Square yesterday afternoon and the senncs were no
longer to be seen. Thus stand matters at sun down
The number of registered voters is about thirteen thou
sand five hundred Allowing that five hundred have died
moved away and that thousand are absent there re-
main twelve thousand actual voters The vote cast
terday heard-fOr it has yet been officially declared
is about half of this; that half Of the voters
ed away from the pos With ordinary efforts the indie
pendcntS might have carried their entire ticket by greater
majority than has been given any occasion in this city
| for years.
Many citizens, when they how easy it was to have
carried the ticket of the people through, will doubtless
bitterly regret they did Their apathy mex
cusable and trust they will in future perform their
duties as good citizens for hold that it the dy
all good citizens to vote and thereby aid in placing men
in office who will advance the general prosperity secure
peace ana the execution of the laws Those who did vote
have the proud satisfaction of knowing that they per
| formed an Imperative dUiy-N. o. BUIIetia