Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-12
THE CITY.
SCHOOL ELECTION.
The People Of Columbus Against
the Abolition HlegisIntrlref
The Democracy Eject a Majority of
tho board of Education--Janney
and the Abolitionists Defeated
at their own Game.
COLUMBUS A FREE CITY |!

The late Ohio Legislature, aided and
abetted by several Abolition politicians OF
the pot house persuasion of this locality,
endeavored in various ways to disfranchise
the free Democratic city of Columbus. To
effect this they made, several stupid amend
ments to the law under which the schools
of the city have been governed for fifteen
wears. In order to give the pair Of Abo-
lition politicians aforesaid chance to med
die with the schools of the city, they pro-
vided that the members of the Board of
Education should be elected by Wards in
stead of by the city at large, as they have
been for years. sIGf/flS glfHI
They also required that the election
should take place one week after the usual
Spring election, in order that the Loyal
Leaguers, by reason Of their more perfect
organization, could steal march upon the
Democracy and secure the control of the
Public Schools. Mr., Janney, Chairman Of
tho. Abolition State. Central Committee,
was the chief engineef of tilis great politi-
cal scheme, ana Is rsp6ted tbsTauthor of
the stupid md laundering bill, by which
fIte Old Board Of Education was unwittlngly
abolished six weeks ago. But The STATES
MAN upset Mr.. Janney's little scheme by ex-
posing its character to the people, which
so alarmed the engineer that, though itching
to be member of the Board of Education,
he became ashamed of his own work and
could not be induced to run as candidate.
The election came of yesterday, in pur-
suance of the law; and the Democracy
achieved a complete success, notwithstand-
ing thevote of the party waslight, and the
Abolitionists had all their force of League
Runners at work all day. Five, out of the
nine members elected, are Democrats, and
men thoroughly qualified to discharge the
important duties of the Office, and who are
interested in maintaining the epublic schools
for their legitimate purposes, not as nur-
series of nlgger fanatics. rtt
Thus Columbus has responded to the leg
'islature by spurning the threats and the
tricks of an Assembly which needs only be
known to be despised Thus the attempt of
the Abolition leaders of Columbus to sneak
into places where they are aware the peo-
pie would never knowingly place them, is
defeated and repudiated with the contempt
It deserved. Columbus is still a free city,
whose franchises are not to be stolen from
her by trick, nor wrested from her
by' force, and what is more, by the grace
osGod and the will of her own people, she
.,,.lI. noin ca
We give below the result of the election
In the several'Wards of the city for Mem
bers of the Board of Education:
FIRST WARD.
There was no contest in this ward, and
Thos. Lough, Abolitionist, was elected.
N+ffs y SECOND w4RD.fO
There was no contestin tlie6econd Ward,
and Mr.. H. T. Chittenden, Abolitionist, was
elected without opposition.
THIRD WARD.
In this ward c. P. l.. Butler, Abolitlonist,
was elected over Joseph H. Riley, Demo-
crat, by small majority.
FOURTH WARD. <ttfp
The vote in the Fourth Ward is as follows:
Edward F. Bingham, Democrat, 240; v. s
Seltzer, Abolition, 1sO; majority for Bing-
ham, 60. ffef
FIFTH WARD.
In this old stronghold of the Democracy,
Mr.. Neice was elected by handsome ma
jorlty, and without any trouble.
SIXTH WARD.
In the Sixth Ward Mr.. Kneydel was
elected by good vote, his Abolition OPP
ponent receiving but six votes.
-@a SEVENTH WARD.
The vote in the Seventh Ward was: Fred.
Fieser, Democrat, pa; Mr.. Skerrett, Abo-
litionist, l1O; Fieser's majority lO4.
EIGHTH WARD.
In this Ward DR.. j. II. Coulter, Abolition
ist, defeated s. 1. Mccoy, the only Demo-
crat whose name was mentioned in connec-
tion with the office-by fourteen majority.
This loss is owing to the neglect of the De-
mocracy in falling to attend and vote, while
the eAbolitionists had out all their runners.
NINTH WARD.
In the Ninth Ward Gen. s. w. Andrews,
OemOcIda, WAS cieCecu Wy iiho mJVhiyt
his opponent scarcely making show
against him.
This completes the list and gives the De-
mocracy fair majority in the Board of
Education, despite.the combined efforts of
the Abolition Legislature, the chairman Of
the Abolition Central COMMITTEES and his
gang of followers, in Columbus. This is
glory enough fol. one day! 3.l8 !
ACCIDENT 10 Mrs. DIcKsoN.-T favor
lite actress Mrs. Dickson met with an acci-
dent at the theatre on Saturday night which
might have resulted fatally. She had a
bowie knife in her pocket which she was
about to use on the stage when she tripped
and fell upon the blade, inflicting severe
wound upon her person, in dangerous prox-
unity to main artery. 4