The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-04-28
Communications.
The Row in District No. 10. And who
caused it.

mh' oOAhDNAN 1ouT reRders nav
ing learned something Of the workin z
of democracy" in our neighborhood,
aud many Of them doubtless having
heard of the disgraceful scene at the
school election on Monday night April
l1th, 1 deem it prudent to give them e
short "review" and account Of the mat
ter, further illustrative Of modern De-
moeraoy. |
It will be borne in mind that in Feb
ruary last % Of the voters and patrons
Of the school petitiUnOd the directors to
resign, on account Of having dismissed
a Union teacher, and putting Demo.
crat in his place. Il will also be re.
msmbered that you denounced the uc-
tion Of the "Board" in an article head
ed " Copperheadism Illustrated" to
which the Gase'te replied, denying that
politics had anything to do with the
matter, and cyphcred out calculation,
showing that there was not majority
in the district opposed to the action of
the directors. The principle argument
of the Gazette was based upon the sup.
position that one Of the directors (Mr,
c. c. Martini was a Union man.
The "Unionisn' of this man Mar
tin, has since developed itself by his
being the Democratic candidate for re.
election to the Directorship against the
regular Union candidate (Iewis Am
bross,) and receiving the vote of everJ
Democrat in the district, except one
(uho would not 20 to the election tc
vote for him). a...
On the night of the election at nbout
Z o'clock, the voters of the district, and
quite q number of persons from an ad.
Joining district, assembled at the School
House. The meeting was organized by
the appointment of r. c. Glenn chair
man, aud T. H. Parker Secretary
whercupon this new leader Of thC
peace. loving, Vallandighum voting De
mocrscy, arose to make what appeared
to be au electioueering speech with ;
view to catch few Union votes. Ht
was permitted to proceed until it became
perfectly apparent that his design was
not only to make an eisctionesrinE 6
spcech, but to provoke a quarrel, j
possibl., with q Union man present.
He as.ailed the professional reputation
of every teacher who had ever taught
in our school house, excepting one, "a
Demosrat) aud especially that of young
Mr.. Winter. In order, as was supposed
to justify himself and his Oo-directors
for turning him of, he attempted to
make the impression that there had been
y general complaiat9agaia 1t Winter and
this tee, right in the face of the fact
that a large naSorityycf the patrons OF
the Lohooi had pOtitiohed the directors
to continue him IN the school. Martin
said that "during his scheol there was
scarcely day that some one or another
did not come to him with complaints
against him, (Winter). .aY1>r -a
Tha only case which he gave was
that some wood 'hauler, (suppose he
must belong to the party with whom thu
speaker had fallen so deeply in love-
who did not live in the district, med.
died himself with that which did mo-
concern him. f.s.
Mr.. W. seeing the object Of the
speaker, and knowing that the Unien
men came to the election to vote, and
did not wish to be "bOred" by this young
convert to Democracy, arose in a per
fectly orderly manner, and addressed
the chair and said: Z" 1 have risen to a
point of order-the election has been
set for Z o'clock, and il is now nearly
eight--wO Same here to vote and not tc
near a speech" and made a motion thai
We proceed to vote, At this, up jumped
a apcacs in tho neighbOrhood" man, AnG
ia a very KINdly manner, ordered Mr.
W. to sit down--made 4 motion tha
1--WE put this man Winter doWu''--saiG
to W. you shah set down and hear Mar
tin through" and that W. should me-
talk here to night. Winter couldn'l
see H. but ticket in hand, walked up t
the chairman's desk, (place Of Voting)
and asked the chairman if he was read!
to receive votes, The chair man saiC
mot quite" and rising, (this peace
man continuing to rage and bIustsr ant
threaten W. said: ''If we are to have
row here to night, we will take sides.
There was then general rush arouu
this "psAOs" man, who was dcvelopiD
hiS Democracy md his plan for promo