The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-15
slrrom tho Ssx orlsx4, l,alle.in. june 81

v't aTFrom the New Orek4s Bulletin, June 81 ~
There are more riddles In this sord and more espe
cay in this city than viii ever be explained evidently
The election yesterday YVES one Of them We had sup
posed the people intended to vote one way the other
a. least but Il sesms newer more stAkena Al
this present writing know not What the vote will be-
butt is conceded all hands that It small
The treat mass Of cftisMn refused 70 go to the pos at
all All right. Batif any all OF those who did not
vote should have thsir robbed their heads broken
their houses burgaously entered or should have deli
cous odors arising from piles OF nth through the asu
mer seeking CUTTERS fowl yards, roand doctors bills,
splendid tax bs and other little items OF this sort to
deal WITH we trust they will take them all With perfect
stoloism and ssy nota word about thsm. They can
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order went was an adMffaSlA one. We have nsver
known more quiet election, and this notwithstanding
the extraordinary events Of the past few days and the
unparalleled excitement which circumstances made 1t
probable would prevail during the day Everybody who
went TO the polls however, seemed to go in double
panoply of secontrol 1t required very astute OBJ
server to perceive that feelings Of the strongest character
existed but they subdued There was profound
quiet Very few persons were at any time around the
polls so far as we could observe Nobody attempted any
disturbance Every appeared to wish to avoid the
bnng Of dicty, for every one perhaps feared that
if difficulties commenced would be impossible to tell ia
what they would end There loud boistcroris
talking that We heard or heard Of There occ-
siolal whoop in the streets, but nothing As for
protection which we had supposed, from all we had
heard would be afforded at the polls to citizens by special
deputies appointed by the superintendent Of elections,
there was none that we could discover All the protec
ton there was from the dread Of difficulties which
existed in the breasts of citizens Doubtless everybody
armed and the belief of this fact probably kept the
peace or contributed powerfully t. it,
We know of why the voters did not generally
turn out except the apprehension that there would he
rious and perhaps terrible disturbances This We believe
have been the real reason though others doubtless
sted in individual Mr. Stth the candidate IN OPP
fv,dc
by 200 majority and most OF the his ticket are
elected The independents have elected their recorder
for the second district and three members Of the board
OF assistant aldermen. 4lf IgasafV
We shall doubtless have word to say the subject
hereafter. ~ dstEf : tsg
The vigilance committee jackson Square, under
stand is still kept up Whether its members voted or
not we are not apprized We think they did not take
any active part in the election The other vigilance
p,iecfor have had an opposition one on Lafayette
Bq,arc whose have been bristling from every
corner of 1t for several days brokenup hear
and dsbanded 1t is certain the big guns were placed
together in the square yesterday afternoon and the sem
tinels longer to be Thus stand attersnt
sundown. The number of registered voters is about
thirteen thousand five hundred Allowing that five hun
red have died moved away, and that thousand are
absent there remain twelve thousand actual voters The
vote cast yesterday hcar-for it has not yet been
officially about half OF this; 30 that one half
of the voters stad away from the polls With ordinary
efforts the Independents might have carried their cnt
ticket by greater majority than has been given any
occasion in this city for years l9ils s}Aait si1
Many citizens when they see how easy it was to have
carried the ticket of the people through will doubtless
bitterly regret they did not vote Their apathy is i
cusabe and we trust they will In future perform their
duties as good citzens for hold that IL is the duty of
all good citizens to VOTE and thereby aid in placing men
In Office who win advance the general prosperity secure
peace and tho execution of tho laws Those who did
vote have the proud satisfaction Of knowing that they
performed an imperative duty. I