The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-12

washington Election.

The election in Washington. on Monday
last, resulted as was expected. in the election
of the locofocc candidate for Mayor and City
Council.
1t is well known that the Government
employees are almost entirely foreigners
brought to Washington for the very purpose
OF controlling the elections, since it was as.
certained that majority of the bona fidc
c'tizens are Americans and opposed to the
locofoco party. But in the Navy Yard it
seems that number of workmcn are employ.
cd who are Americans, and who would not
heretofore do the bidding of the locofoco
offce.holders 10 influence these men an.
pears to Lave ben almost the only effort of the
Administration throughout the campaign
just ended. just on the eve of tho election
the Washington Bulletin plainly told these
men that they were men of families, that
many Of them had purchased homes, q par
OF the purchase money for which still remain.
ed unpaid, that upon their continuance in
the service Of the Government depended their
ability to procure bread for their families or
home to shelter their wives and children
and that unless they discontinue their opposi.
ton to the Administration "thc Democratic
bosses of the Navy Yard Twill be forced to
give preference " to other men not now
employed by Government. who have done
service in the cause of Democracy.
Under the fear of ,jcoparding "ther inter
est and the interests of their families " il
seems these men were driven this time into
the.support of the Administration, for with
the news of the result OF the election comes
the boast that " the Navy Yard ward voted
Democratic" The scenes Of Election day
Il
Points of New York. The correspondent of
The Tribune, who prefaccs his letter by cx.
pressing his - dislike of Knownothmgism, I"
says that, " the streets of the Capitol of the
country were actually i'll the possession of
drunken brutal looking nso:ent foreigners.
Gangs of lrshmcn were all day prowling
about the streets, yelling out the name of
candidate which they could not even Pre-.
nounce correctly. and grossly insulting. and
in many cases, assaulting those they met
whose garb or appearance indicated that they
were native citizens of the country" He
describes their proceedings as " the triumph.
al march Of ruiiianly bands of armed foreign
crS, while native women and children fled be.
fore them, and peaccablc and respectable citi-
zens took refuge in houses or door-ways or
remained on the sidewalks at the peril Of in
suit or personal outrage. The whole power
of the Government was used to qucll distur-
hancc. Armed bodies of marines, destined
for service in the Gulf, were retained in
Washington and on the day of election were
kept constantly under arms, ready to march
at a moments warning, but not against these
" bands Of armed foreigners" No, no, they
are the pets of the Administration. 1t is
well known that for more than a year past
life has not been safe at any moment, day or
night, in the streets Of Washington. Yet no
Vigilance Committee is convened there, these
jealous locofocos are not at all concerned for
the safety of the citizens but go deliberately
to work by threats and force to re-instatc the
Same municipal Government. shall refer
again to this new mode of carrying an cleo
ton, under cover of the bayonet and rifle
ball.