Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-11-18
From The .hey York. Tribune
The Late Election Inn Baltimore.
The Truth as Stated by Republican.

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The Truth as Stated by Republican
! s'IR: | see you are perplexed in consequence
of the cunficting reports Of the irregularities
ID this city; and rs know you to be anxious
TO know the plain truth Of the matter, will
toll you bow they appear TO me, plain, old
| Wing and Republican, who has no connection
with any of the clubs or political associations
in this city, or elsewhere. / am true friend
of law and order, and good governments
I true Reaubheau---and therefore must respect
! the rights of others, even TO the holding Of
slaves where Slavery is legally established. -
And am as decidedly opposed TO its extern
I sion. These, my sentiments, are well kao Bn,
/ for have never hesitated to eyow them on
proper occasions, nor will | ever hesitate to DO
1 so when called for. But am not aware that,
/ by such frank aycwal, have ever incurred any
| personal danger of violence from Baltimereans.
| On the contrary, have become warmly attach
ed TO these people; and ! firmly believe thai
am quite as safe here as would be 10 asy of
the large cities either North or South.
have lived here now 5orAs three years, and have
gone about freely in all parts Of tie city,
wherever business has called me- and ct al!
times of day ahd pight, aud bsye neYer been
molested.
And have heard il remarked qdite often
by gentlemen, and by ladies too, that the
streets are far more quiet now, evenings, than
they were some years ago thar they can now
20 oat alone Of an evening, and do SO cften-
One lady tells me that she now goes alone TO
church, evenings, quite often, the distance of
near half mile, and has never heen lnolest-
ed.
1t IS tue that there is frequent fighting and
hloodshed among the rowdies of different par
ties, but sueh disorderly conduct is mostly con-
fned 70 these classes. Respectable and quiet
men who do not mix with :hem, seldom suffer
By such Irregularities. Add | doubt not that
these affairs would soon be terminated if we
could only get rid Of the miserable old locofo-
co laws and our iieentious Courts. The Mayor |
seems to do his duty, the Police make many |
arrests; but Of what avail is this, with such |
Courts! You need not be told what looofoeo- I
Ian Is Well, ii is here just what il is oise> |
where, and perhaps ga little more So" And |
don't you know what they mean when they cry |
for ''Refcrm 81 Who ever heard them call |
for raform Of any kind when they had the /
sPolts and office This il the secret. They I
have forfeited and lost both in this city, and I
this is the cause, believe, Of the three -fourths
of the rioting and bloodshed that does occur |
have been close observer Of what has been |
going on at the polls for tao years past, and |
fully believe that three-foarlhs Of the ne;s of /
violence that have taken place where begun by |
this olG enemy. And although Americans are
not wholly blaneless, yet knotc that in many I
cases they have been vcry forbearing. have
seen them walk INTO the enemy's strong bold, |
the old negro or slare-pen, near Pratt aud |
fremont streets, after being taunted and dared I
to come and take then. | haze seen the
Americans deliberately wak into this place,
and after staying in long enough to show what
they GOULD do. have seen them walk deiber-
ately cut Of il, and do no other damaee than
bring out with them some transpareucies aud |
such like trash, and after breaking these up in I
the street, 90 off quietly. The leaders of this /
band, think, were what are called Plug
iiee; but let me assure you that the appear
anee OF many of them very uni.lss rowdies. /
Ihis was at the time of the State election, two /
years ago. | witnessed similar forbearance at /
the Fourteenth Ward poll, on tho morning of /
sbe last election, after the terrible shooting
affair. there saw some Of tae hardest look |
ing cases, and heard the most provoking and |
insulting language, calling for TIE Natives, and |
DARING them to como cut. The Natives bore
all this with good deal Of GOODNESS, though
they were evidently prepared to give blow for
blow, but seemed to prefer avoiding violence
II possible. was not deceived by the "Re-
form movement, fer know he old enemy too
We'll. knew hin to be so desperate that
thought the life of the Mayor to be in Danger
And was SO we'll convinced Of this, from
conversation which heard from q Loco-F Foco,
thst there would DO an altempt made 10 shoot
him, that | told one of his friends on Friday
last what had heard, SO that be might be
guarded. And TWO days after, the Acting
Mayor was shot. Hc, and others, think il an
accident. But don't.
You seem to think that the large American
maloriIies are conclusive proof Of fraud. This
mag be so, to some extent. But then il may
be accounted for in another way. Thus Had
once been disposed to vote the reform ticket,
would certainly have changed my mind after
witnessing the violent conduct OF the reform
ro8dies at the polls early in the morning Aud
as most of the violence occurred early in the
first half hour after the polls were opened, and
before many CT tho respectable portion Of the
Rsformers had voted, IL is possible, aud
ihuk quite probable, that large portion of
them came TO just such conclusions ns ! had
come TO much earlier, end voted the American
ticket.
The Americans have, without doubt, large
majority OF the legal votes in this city, and
have the best reason for believing that large
proportion of these desire order aud fair voting;
thesa profess TO be willing and anxious to join
with good men in any fair aud practical plan to
secure good government, but while they have
the power they will not trust the old enemy
1t their opponents desire fairness let them
prove it. now that they have the majority in
she Legislature, by providing for the regis
tration of all legal voters, and take such
meaSureS na mar hn nrcesaary To innrnass tho