Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-11-12
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
tCorrespondence Of tho 1ntelligencer.l
WAsHIEdTooS, Nov.l8th, 1856


A most dastardly outrage was com
unlimited in this city, on the night of
the Presidential election, which deserves
more than a mere passing notice. On
the night alluded to, the members of
the Democratic Association were in ses-
sion until late hour, and the first re-
turns from New York being of a very
cheering character to them, it Twas deter
mined to celebrate their supposed victory
by an act of SO decided character as
would, and will, render them notorious
for. all time to come. They determined,
about midnight, to mob and raze to the
ground the Republican headquarters, and
boldly and defantly formed in procession
and marched to the corner of Third
street and Indiana Avenue, for that pur-
pose. On arriving at the premises, the
leader of the mob gave the order to
charge, when stones, pistol shots, pieces
of metal, aud projectiles of every charac-
ter, shape and size, were hurled through
the windows. When they were surfeited
with this sport, they were ordered to en-
ter the building, "gut it and fire it,
About one hundred entered, and destroy
ed the transparencies, pictures, uniforms,
&C., besides the books and records of the
Association, breaking up the furniture
and attempting to fire the building, which
is the property of an esteemed private
citizen. At this stage of the proceedings,
q few police arrived, and ordered the
doors to be closed; and now was exhibit
ed the paltroonery of the cowardly dogs,
for such a getting dozen stairs you never
did see. Some jumped over the bannis-
tiers, out of the windows, and any where
and everywhere to escape arrest in the
building. On account of the small num-
Der of the police present, and the many
ways of cgress, only some half dozen were
arrested Mt the time. but warrants are now
out for many who are known to have par
ticipated in the outrage. It very FORUM
ately happened that the Republicans. who
had been assembled in the building to
hear the returns, had retired to their
homes, satisfied of the result. At the
tlemen of theparty were present, and they
escaped unhurt.
OF course every good citizen condemns
this terrible outrage in unmcasured terms,
and 1t is already proposed that the .corpo-
rate authorities would indemnify all par
| ties concerned; but this will not erase the
foul blot from the history of the Capital of
the Nation. The only wonder is that such
things can occur in a civilized community.
Well, Abraham Lincoln is our next
President, from the 4th of March, 1891
He has been elected in a Constitutional
/ manner, and that he will give satisfac-
tory administration ofpublic affairs, there
can be no doubt. That he is an honest,
capable and able man, none who know
his history will deny. 1t should be dis
tinctly understood that he does not make
war on Southern Institutions, but that he
entertains honest convictions regarding
the extension of Slavery, at the same time
readily concurring in the will of the peo-
pie.
The vote given for our ticket in Ohio
county, speaks in thunder tones, and tells
the influence exercised by an honest, up-
right, party journal, such as is'the Inteli;-
genesT. Yours, &C., PENN.