Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-08-11
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The know nothings of Louisville have been at their old tricks of numbering Irishmen, be- cuse they were naturally supposed to be demo- crats. No wonder some foreigners here voted the American ticket when they see in many places the alternative is death or to succumb to the tyrants. We commend the following to those foreigners who voted the know nothing ticket in this city.
 The Courier of Tuesday, commenting on the election, says:
 "We have mentioned in another place, the fight at the sixth ward polls, and the beating of men from the polls. After the fight, some scoundrel shot at R. H. Rousseau.
 At l2 o'clock, 1t was manifest that with no more riotng and fighting than was had before noon, the democrats would carry the city-in- deed they had carried 1t. Hundreds of lawless men and boys rallied from tre Eighth and Seventh Wards-mainly from the Eighth-and went up to the First Ward to take the DO Is, and prevent all from voting, save those who would vote the know nothing ticket. Some were seen with slung-shots, and pistols and knives were in almost every Know Nothing hand. Attacks on individuals, and threats against all democrats, were part of the doings of the mob w. C. Reasor was set upon and but for his friends, would have been killed. He was beaten The notorious Genet tried to shoot Alexander Gilmore, the democratic candidate for Marshal, and but for Gilmore's coolness and strength, would have killed him. John w.. Tompkins, Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, got an old man down, and was beating him. citizen went up to Tompkins and besought him not to beat all old man; whereupon Tomp- kins drew pistol on him. Tompkins is known as one or two men indicted and tried for killing young lrshman, the only child of a poor widow, and her only support, in the First Ward on Bloody Monday. A man named Fisher, a cooper, was shot. Wm. R. Jacob was badly beaten. By 3 o'clock all voting had stopped on the democratic side at the two precincts in the First Ward, and to speak within the most moderate bounds, two hundred democratic vo- ters who would have gone to the polls, were driven off and prevented from voting The Mayor was present. Some of the police were aiding the mob, but the chief of police, as we are told, did what he could to suppress the dis order.
 These doings influenced the democratic vote in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth w Yards largely. No one pretends that the de- ulOcTdIlc VOle WOulu not nave been increased Tn the evening by over 25O votes in those wards had there been no mob.
 The mob took the Seventh and Eighth Wards at 3 o'clock, where the democratic vote would have swelled more than 200 votes- Some drunken rufians were discharging pistols in front of the Galt House at unoffending peo- pie in the street.
 We heard of an Irishman being stabbed, probably mortally, on Fourteenth street.
 The inmates of the poor house and the work house were taken out by city officials to vote the clique ticket.
 The Citizens Guards were ordered to hold themselves in readiness, and did so until late hour in the evening, but no call was made for their services. Their presence would have quelled the mob and restored peace. Though the democrats have failed to carry the city, all will concede that such victory is the dying throes of our ad versaries. The city is now, and from this time will be, democratic and redeemed.