On June 7, the elections were held and the Native American candidate, Gerard Stith, defeated the Democratic Party candidate, P.G.T. For the next five days, a standoff existed between the Vigilance Committee and members of the Native American Party. Duncan, an officer in the United States Army, marched to Jackson Square and occupied the court rooms in The Cabildo. On the night of June 2, 1858, armed men under the command of Capt. A secret Vigilance Committee was formed to monitor their activities, and in particular to prevent disruption of upcoming municipal elections. The New Orleans Know-Nothing group began as a local movement in 1858 to reduce what residents considered a high rate of crime and violence in the city, primarily among Irish and German immigrants, who were among the poorest classes. If the crowd fights back use the charge command, 1. Then push the protestors to the left in a line using the camels. Then select a group and go around destroying the tents. Make all the police defensive mode and use the radio(button 3 ) to send them to the middle. The violence drew sharp condemnation of Buchanan's resort to military force, but resulted in no significant criminal prosecutions. I was able to beat the level using that technique.
They opened fire, killing ten men, only one from Baltimore. At one of the polls, the Marines clashed with citizens, most of them Washingtonians. After word of their arrival spread and rioting began at several polls, President James Buchanan called out United States Marines from the Navy Yard to quell the fighting. The band included members of the Plug Uglies and Rip Raps. to assist local party members in controlling the polls at a municipal election. On June 1, 1857, a band of American Party rowdies traveled by train from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Louis Riot Cincinnati Riot Louisville Riot Baltimore Riot Washington D.C. Know-Nothing Riots (1844-1858) Philadelphia Riot St. 3 Notable Know Nothing criminal gang rioters.