New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-09
The New York Election.
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have carried the city, electing their county tickle
and four of the six Congressman. The Republican
have carried the State, electng the State officers
majority Of the Assembly, giving them the Stat
Legislature, and also large majority of the Congress
ional delegation This is the result in few words
The following is brief recapitulation of the vot
for Governor: Parker, (Dem) 40,56l; Morgan
tRep) 2l,769; Burrows (Amer) 6,954.
P aTEeF over over aao 9ran a1d ;at;o Ss
Democratic loss since 42g9
city.
Sufficient returns had been received from the Stat
to decide the election Of Morgan
In some Of the Wardsof the city much violence ant
rowdysm prevailed, and in order to enlighten the
reader regarding this feature Of New York suffrage
we sive some of the scenes in detail as related By
the Herald
In the First Ward (Third Congressional District
there considerable trouble. and for some time il
was feared that there would be serious riot II up
pears that body Of soldiers, numbering about thirty
altogether and who are at present stationed at Gov
ernoFs Island, had determined to exercise their
privilege as citizens and vote in the First Ward
within the boundaries of which the island is stu
ated, Who they intended to vote for is known
perhaps, only to themselves; but the Walbridge
party say that they had agreed to depost their hal
lots for Sickes They also took the ground that the
soldiers had no right to vote at all in the First
Ward while the other side commended that they had
a perfect right TO do so, as Governors Island is
within the limits of the First Ward II is further
stated by the Walbridge party that the Sickes men
had engaged a steamboat to bring them over to the
city, and they were resolved to prevent them from
Yotiag they assembled in great numbers on the barge
pier where it was understood the soldiers were ia
land Whatever truth there may have been in the
report that the soldiers had agreed to vote for
/ Sickes it is fact that there was steamboat at
the barge peir about haltpas 81 and it is also fact
that there about thirty of the soldiers from the
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possession of the pier and they were determined that
they should not effect landing there. AT this time
about five hundred persons were assembled, and as
the crowd had most begerent aspect it was feared
| that there would be serious riot
| Mixed up with the Walbridge men were number
of Sckles adherents, but they were in small minor
| ity. As the boat approached the pier the soldiers
were assaied with groans and told shat they had no
| right to vote in the First Ward that they were
Sickles men, and that they had better 20 back again
to the Island As any attempt to land in face of such
q crowd might have been attended with serious con
sequences the soldiers wisely concluded To await tho
arrival Of the police whenit was thought they would
be able to get to the polls. The officer stationed at
this point unable to do anything by himself reperted
the condition of affairs to the Captain of the First
District at the station house, over Franklin Market
detachment OF eight men, under Sergeant Dene
were Immediately sent to the scene of the disturb
ance, where he found the pier completely occupied hv
the crowd while the boat lay out some distance in the
river The police forced their way on to the per ana
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matter with SO small a force at one period the 10.
lice themselves were in some danger and one officer
was nearly thrown overheard whether by accident or
| design we are, however, unable TO say. While the
police were endeavorng to get them off the pier the
steamboat was observed in the act of turning AZ if Ia
go up the North river, when cry was Immediately
raised that the soldiers about to be landed on
tue other side Of the Staten Island ferry station
grand rush was Immediately made for the point indi
Gated As the place OF landing aud in a few minutes
the pier was completely deserted. But as the
police happened to be in the way of the rush and
were knocked about and rather roughly handled
by the crowd they found it necessary, at this
stage OF the proceedings, to bring their clubs into
requisiton, and it is almost unnecessary to add
that they used them with considerable effect unon
tue heads OF the rioters Sergeant Dege was by this
time aware that if he would put stop to the dis.
turbance and protect the soldiers in their right TO
vote it would he necessary to have a larger police
force. lie accordingly telegmphed for reserved
force, and u due time detachment of sixteen men
from the Third Ward station house arrived On the
ground. Thi made a force of twenty.four INIT in
addition to this there about dozen OF the bar
Dor police, and requisition having also been made
upon the police headquarters, the Mayor applied to
the Commissioners for detachment OF forty or ffty
The presence OF these afterwards foand to be nm
necessary but the Mayor himself was accompanied
by ten or twelve detectives. The arrival OF these
happened at a most opportune moment. for the
crowd were, as we have said treating the police
rather roughly, aud although none Of them had
received serious injury, yet, several were cut and
bruised. They retaliltea howevnr With tonfni5
force, and that part of the crowd ,vEcb co,o ~
collision with them cana ar Jacidod o",uo ~
Among tile crowd tyas ax, Idor,, .i0 %olsl'
is said took nm active mart in ,ra,Ist A. I ,9; y
Of the soldiers BQ the time the Mavor raachsd NJ
battery the crowd had nrreasad H. 'ah,,t - ~ uo
dfed and the aspeet II affairs inolsad 49, tt
ing II was said that tho rigal fati sle!i
with pistols and knives bnt u ,af nt, - H. H.
shot or stabbed aIthonpb n seened ir1nsiii -
uuell the disturbance without laas II 1if y
Itnow became apparent that anv attemnt IF tho
soldiers to force landing wonld result IN serioSs
alfray SO thew abandoned tha attan,rf owl d,t3
their course to RronkIvn ,ybare tbd 80 4"
-Four of the most rosolnte ygara efar5ino6 i
TO vote aud crossed over tba Er3iIl, y,s,,, 49,
for the purnosn INT tha aro,y5 a,tin;ti si9
and on their arrival graatad fbonI ,{,I att
storm az groans ana vaeaEStia ~ Z peiteeS
evidently made up their minds thar nnt I'M ti,e
small confinement N ina nrca A., C III
Island should reach the noIIs tbav tressad 5
them as soon AS they I'm fha farr5 E9 80
menced iostlinu them and sboudarins, tha tt
The Mayor now Appeared With Ill sGna5 ap oj ~,
soldiers that they must run for II If NOV ~ ~
reach the voting place in time His own ,o9 @
ordered 10 protect them in their rare arras ,E ~
terry to No 80 Greenwich streat ,vbere tLs, ,..tl
10 deposit their ballots It was abont fwent, MIMI
to 3 when they commenced the race and ne tiars ~
manned but exactly eighteen minutes hefora IN MI
closed no time was to he lost Away thav went ~
fast as their legs eoDld eorrv tbe1n n st9,i6t M
for Me- 80 guarded nv two of tho 0orGr's 5s,iI
and f0nr or live others arnnn h @ y III s 9".lI
himself with three hundred of tbe onnosinS crbygs5
hanging close on their rear ri sz.'9 sN's
The affair in some of Inv aenaots 10 s,ia IN h,,o
been the most nmnsinfy tLet 80 ~ - ~ -
election day and If the Mayor rms ~ veii ,6 10
is again candidate as be did On this occason ho