, 1863-01-21

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A correspondent Of the New York Tribune
gives q lengthy account Of the disgraceful
scenes attending the election Of United
States Senator at Harrisburg. a Copperhcad
mob Of rowtlice, shoulder.hittcrs and kindred
politicians Of that persuasion, from Philadel-
phia and other parts Of the State, filed the
town and surrounded the capitol, coe1eing the
vote Of the Democratic members Of the Legis-
laturc. Says TIE writer:
Appointment politician, the editor Of 4 DEM
ocr.tie paper, who has occupied high posi-
ton in the State Government, assures me that
no Democrat, voting for the Republican can
Gidate, would have been permitted to leave
the capitol alivc-that the nlu1e Of Wilmot
or Cameron on the lips Of Democratic men,
Der, when The Clerk called the roll in joint
ballot, would have been the signal for one Of
the bloodiest assaults erer witnessed in Penn
eylEania.
He said he Eaw members Of that body trcun-
bling like aspen leaves while the clerk was
calling the roll. It was the design Of the mob to
hcvctuken possession Of the contents Of the at
scnal carly this (Tuesday) morning, but Gen.
Porter, aware Of the plan, placed q double
guard about the building, and SO arranged his
forces that q mob ten times as large us that
collected ut Harrisburg could not haye taken
the arsenal. At the time Of the meeting Of
had gathered about the Capitol building, for
the purpose Of protecting those whose votes
might excite the anger Of the mobocrlts. 4
large number Of brave and stalwart men came
up from Philadelphia, accompanied BY United
| States Marshal AfiliWard and ". B. Mann,
District Attorney.
One gentleman, largely engaged in manu-
featuring iron, offered tue services Of q thou
| sand Of his men to project the voters; indeed,
| the Republicans Ind the most efficient, if no
| tie largest, force on hand, but tito note Of
% Mas not ny ata @ III %he III fends of Of i"x
and order were not only strongest because
clad in the panopy of Justice" Thrice armed
Is he whose cause is just'-but they were
| nearly, it not quite, equal in numbers, d Ect
which accounts fol. the good order which
finally prevailed when tho cowardly rougls
had been driven from the door.
4 distinguished judge who WAS present said,
to his personal knowledge, many OF the row
dies who came up in the chartered cars on
Sunday night aud Monday morning had in
to the scum Of low life in rhiladclphia- -Hcn
who dare not strike blow in daylight, but
who would not hesitate to dirk any ono In the
dark
| These men we're furnished with tickets to
| 70 from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and re-
70. 3 eash q u the rtgaaF fss wsna at hfSe 3
acting Presideat Of the road, transacted the
business for the twenty car loads Of these I'M.
mitigatcd rowdies. If there had been regt.
ment ofsoldiers at Harrisburg, the movement
to control the election Of Senator by threats
of violence and assassination, would not have
been inaugurated, and loyal Union Senator
would hare been elected In the place Of the
man who supported Buchauan's Lccomptou
Kansas measures in the State Senate Of Penn
sylvania, and who has within a few days circu'
lated an autograph letter among his friends
in favor Of the State Legislature passing &
resolution instructing Congress to insert !:
clause in the Constitution, guaranteeing te
"our Southren brethren their rights