The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-04-05
,,.sl,y Morning. april ). 1889.
,.,nc under Pavemenfs.

Sur ,eapots Is nothing 10 ''e 'o'ilo"9' 'eiiol''
.,sr fights, uproar-, conflicts, mobs, crowds,
-7..s.iops. and routs Of yesterday. The polls
s.-oc;ou. first were blockaded long before
bv a savage crowd, consisting Of al
xbo had expected nominations on both
u. and hadn't got them-these stand shoulder
.soulier expecting the successful candidates
a The body Of voters.
..,.si ana SLOW, with io,rI io n, they form,
=. -. s,..ze but Dreaded The storm
Far OF their com NJ shines
The Cooper Guard are under arms, heavily
,,ied and a. they approach each with ticket IN
{. b,nd--hold your breath for the collision
4. ,ol. are blocked-the inspectors entrenched
.,s,S their boxes, -t awa;iI s the onset, dread
4 .usoense-at length the beseised give way,
=. riniows Of pops vocuii are opened, and the
.,-m which falls "a lightly a. snowflake on the
a bat executes the ,reemens viii, Il lightning
;,,h m. voice of God, begins to descend, and
..s,,on descending until the shadows change on
4. Eal noon is past, the shadows lengtheu, and
..mes still evening on, and the twilight gray hath
i, her s,,ber livery all things clai-thcn comes
,,,ifal pause-an urmisticc tor supper and Tor
SAGE.
Vat los. fierce wages the war for freedom III the
a,ruinary second -" iorty-rod7' ami " Lager
nd interest 10 the scene, and double the num-
5ers Of the enemy, in the eyes Of the combat
r,s Washington Avenue i strewei with slips
agitation handbills mark the prominent corn
- no man in safety traVerscs the streets, unless
J. has voted-womeH flee aulain for icar-child-
IN howl disInally from a,tc7, rocI-topS, ami
,aces Of comparative saicty-doSs cease t.
.rbt shamed TO peace 10y the example Of their
nas,ers-high Dutch contend with wild Irish
Ger with rot-gut-reason with phiIosophy-fum
9Th rergion-clubs with hatcher knives, but all,
4 surrender to victorious spcltcr,
The truculant third hangs out her banners ON
.re-y grocery, but her soldiers are centred at
he polls-up to their knees in boots, they strug-
.e-" For fame, for fortune, fighting furious
--r." So hot the contest rage-, that shcet-iron
bOIes are provided by the Inspectors, 10 hold
he yotes-fragmcnts of coats and benches, an
cent hats, AMI detached fingers and ears Ill the
atmosphere, fierce oaths redound-the stars and
ta,ons Of the Police are disregarded-the riot
E is denounced as black Republican document
u mistaken for prize poem, black eyes are
lore plenty than at girls boarding school ex-
.biion-vOtes rise in value as the day progress
~, and a. the available force is depleted, with
q enthusiasm worthy "f free nation-gcntle-
Zen Of the Irish persuasion, forgetting that they
re "yoted early" proceed to discharge the
'hOls duty Of ireemen couple of times more
the liquor sellers are "on their tape, at their
4s-excitement accelerates, patriotism grows
its. and botheration expands.
But where is the poor old neglected township
4 lansing, all this time? Why tucked away
here, in little shanty, on n back street behind
.s.ore-sitting in sackcloth, alone and forgotten
lie goes through the forms OF weary, pro1tless
section, without the patriotism, the enthusiasm,
10 fights. clubs, swearing, whiskey or money to
elp her elect her best men-alas for her lcha
cd lchabod,
"Nish, ends the scene says the poet. The
Joe, was fool, it hardly begins II.
Night is the time for fan,
When old oils are la b-l."
And fun had the vast city of Lansing, ever
Euc after the shades covered her. SO fierce had
sesn the contest of the combatan.s through the
Nv, that when night came, no, a gas-lamp va:
Ell to cheer the darkness. The paving stone:
lad all been dug up for voters TO throw at each
others heads, for lack OF less convirc cling argu'
usnts, and even the onuibuSses had struck theil
Isn!erns for fear of drawing the attention OF the
aocturnal rioters Crowds, whose presence could
only be recognized by their continuous curslng
gathered on all the prominent corners, waiting
returns. While thus kept in suspense, blood,
engagement took place at the corner of ~. 10
sph and Grand, all in the dark, of which moth
ng was known except that the boys next morn
ng picked up a peck of eyes, eleven noses, anC
sven bushels of human hair. Two brick blocks
'aich the proprietors expect to erect next sum
nsr, we're destroyed by the iniuriated popuiaee
On the east side Of Washington avenue, north
ae Eagle, and indeed the Post Office was tn
oily building on that side of the block, whlci
escaped the rage OF the mob, clearly provin!
ae popularity of Mr.. Buchanan. We had tu
corps Of reporters, out all night with dark-lan
ers, who noted the body of an lrishman at tn
corner Of Locust and Poplar, with bushel Q
potatoes and gallon of whiskey; Dutcbma
"'ne intersection of Vine and Noble, and
lnSee on Vermcnt-s,., overcome by quart o
" L. rum and codfsll-defunct. 50 dot
Lansing bear her virgin City honors.