The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-11-11
THE MARYLAND ELECTION.

On Wednesday, of last week, The biennial
election 70: State officers and members Of Con-
gress, came Off in Maryland. The result shows
large Democratic gains throughout the state.
except in the city Of Baltimore, where the polls
were taken possession oi at an early hour by
the rowdies and desperadors Of the Opposition,
and where, with the exception ofa single ward,
no Democrat, OF reform man, could vote, except
at the risk Of losing his life. The Congression-
al delegation stands three Democrats 10 three
Opposition, the same as in the last Congress.
The Democrats, however, have a majority in
both branches of the Legislature. The ODpo-
sItion carried the Legislature bv considerable
majority, at the preceding election. In Balti-
more city, the Opposition majority is about
1700o Bedford borough might give the same
majority by similar process Of balIol-box stuff
hng and shooting down Of voters. Among the
persons murdered by the Opposition rowdies of
Baltimore, at this election, was Mn. A. B..
KYLE, JE., respected and weIl-kuown citizen.
WH P. PREsTov, ESQ, the Democratic candi-
date for Congress, was brutally mlltreated and
for a time vas supposed to be in diving con-
dition.
The following from the Baltimore ,faerican,
leading "oppogit,on" paper Of that CITY, will.
we have no doubt, be received as a true state
ment Of the disgracefuI scenes which occurred
at the election on last Wednesday
TFror, tho paF4f,,ora
the GREAT OUTRAcE.-The election yes
teEday can be Justly termed nothing but an
outrage against decency, against law, and a.
ga'nst all rights public and private. The CITY
was given up to the control Of awess rufian-
ism, supported and encouraged by the police.
and approved Of and urged on by toe recogn nj
sed leaders OF the American party. Armed
bands Of lawIess characters held possession of
nearly ali the polling places the efforts which
the friends OF a fair aod legal election made TO
preserve order were treated as acts of riot. and
the only arrests made by the police we're of
respectable and well known citizens whose whole
lives are the guarantee ot their obedience TO the
laws. Every species Of fraud, every degree of
ruttIanlsm, and every violation OF sworn duy
was used to defeat the expression OF the viii OF
the people. Bands OF men, whose looks bespoke
their character, rode in omnIbuses aod carra-
ges from one poll 10 the o,he- voting without
check at each. The accumulated disgrace and
shame Of the scene was painful to contemplate.
and we can scarcely control onr own feelings to
write Of it with any degree OF calmness.
The reiormers made manly and determined
stand for their rights, bat it was against such
odds of organized rutiianism and fraud as rem
drred the contest hopeless. Taunted, insulted,
and abused, the slightest demonstration they
made toward self-preservation was treated as a
breach of the peace, and they were ignomin-
opsly dragged to the police stations, whilst
their assallants were left to renew their outra-
ges. They might have continued the struggle
to the end, bot the result could only have been
the sacrifice of valuable lives, without accom- |
pshing any ultimate good. With a number Of |
the wards 10 the uncontrolled possession of their
opponents, and fraudulent voting progressing
without check at at! but the Eighth and the f. |
leventh, the success OF the ticket was an i'm
possibility. Prudence as well as necessity die
tated retirement from a contest which was
hopeless unless they descended to the vile prac-
tees of their opponents. What course Of ac-