New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-16
Tho Philadelphia Rio.s-Their Origin
Whose fault!

| Tho Phti8Geipile isio.'
Whose fault!
In order that our readers may have every light
on the subject Of the origin OF the late shameful
and destructive outragcs in Philadelphia, we
make room for able articles from eyewitness
on both sides. We first give the article oi the
PHILADELPHIA North American, powerful and
hirh.ioned Journal which has been favorable to
the Native Americans throughout
From tie PhiIadelphin North American.
Editors ot the newspaper press, ont ct fhlia'ei-
pima haze been very generally misisd By a portion OF
The -es in tins CIV as regards the ,ruecauses Of the
recen; disturbances ard the parts responsible or
rliefn Excessive Injustice Is done" on The ont hanir
to thu Marie Amcdcanparty b. charging II! az SUCH
with the breaches OF Law winch have occHrren, ana on
the other hand of,hc inhab'onts OF the CiiF Proper
and the Districts actuIiig aijacsRt, by hXin@ upon
them generally the odun oi acts committed "
cou1parati;elv q few persons OF the worst ciSsS--
WIN regard 10 the Native American party THIS press
- mott organ not authorized 10 SPEAK tor H. ana
mo-, beng identified with 1t, can therefore cram 10
| ir,ige irnDariiaiv We shall endeavor. now ana IN
tptIre "a 10 Judge: and il mentioning thaip party am
all others connected positively or by report. VIA
the recent Disturbances, w. snail Keep lactS III
yieyy ard leave READERS tar rs possible 20 ara"
heir own conclusions from them.
'Tb7 first gucsiioals. r8g DtgaE TIE r10tS
The second. triytrers they bfsRH
The third. i-il irers t7sg continue!
Tfisa. matter u iIis,or. that meetings Tor every
j,ng-i,ab.e par9ose have taeu heid OF lae III TINS
civ without any disposition en- The part ct any one
70 disturb ihe proceedings OF taen +lmon- uese
meetings were ccuspcuousir those OF the iile-l ~
peal party. Although thousands OF our fellow Gnu
,,ns question the moiul prCprety OF meetings
having Tor the!. aim an Interference between 10
rai-n Government and It's own subjects. yet not one
who di<approyed, ever attempted 10 disturb uen
proceedings. The legal right being acknowledged
10 assemble peaceably for an interchange OF opinion
or feeling or the promotion OF any object not al
verse TO the laws, no one dreamed OF opposing the
endowment of that right no matter by whom eXer-
cised Butas soon Us the Native Americans began
to hold their meetings. they encountered the OPPOSE
ton OF Irish residents, many O them douotlesS uot
even ua.urazed Il IS not To the point to enquire
whether The object of the Native American party be
lust or unjust liberal or ilIibera IL Is perfectly
constitutional and legal. and that Is sufficient. ne
| members had perfect right 10 assemble peaceably
in any public place. The eSPediencv OF their SO
doing is another matter. We agree 80 tar o. the
meeting Of Tuesday afternoon was concerned that
It vas incxpcdlnt. Bu; on the previous Friday aud
MONDAY. there was no good reason she"n At iAe
tinle w!iv thcy shogld not meet where they did
Tho ground belonged as much 10 them a. 70 any
other persons for the purpose OF meeting 10 Us
tlfb their meeting n any Uanuer was gross 'ioi-
ton OF decencv and right. Al that hrst meeting
''.i' az ''''
We think there is no difficulty in answering this
question. The Native American meeting on Friday
was disturbed by Irish men and women residing IN
| rho neiohborhood The interference had no other
nrovocotion Than the assembling of the meeting in
that neshborhood. Was this sufficient proyocaton.
fla Repeal meeting had bGen held in any part OF the
CITY or County, would the place OF meeting-ll law
ul-have been made the pretext by nt-Repealers
,, or ottacL unon in This il n fair mode OF view
W. a. - Iyhot would have been said had a
| FL ,,aot;nc beer Disturbed for such n cause
| ~, Ioa,s tbosc In answer vino haze endeayored 10
-, the ,,,,,n of fine Irish on the tiav named
" - -, liz. ,;,,,,,fd ,,estnr q, ,le Wash.
- Ill iaitar the meeting IN Indepen,ence
- - ,l, ,,r,.;sa ,,,,,'cs s.,,. i,i,nr,,.er
~ 80 ,,-s,ji-sJ the nos
- - 49,, -, R,t ,,,, ,,,i,, ,rja ~,
~ I tsl; ,,, w.. .ra oIlIr,il to an.
- ~ Tb II rms I'M WIN rcronlulrpced the
,,i Ii ,ia,. Ind heonn. lis certain degree Of
f;,, :. - :. rgoh HE on fine other uarly sui! the
Irish were the actual a. grrssors. They had had
blood Inn, they ware not satisfied, they were de-
terminrd 10 have complete victory. To have and Ia
ken the .round Tor themselves. 10 the exclusion OF
.verv one who mic m differ from them politically OF
,.I;o;ou.lv was their resolution cost what il might
W. have thus stated by whom and " nv the riots be-
wv w h,.. s.a, ,o ,ihor .totemcrt in amy omar
,i,borrb mich has been laid To mystify the Truth
and shift the respon-ibilitv
l. WI I %. Tho ~,o,s which succeeded the M.
,,i. ,,,o, III. mo- t,,, Of Tussdor - - itsr Ia con.
IN - , ,nn.-ro, ,lo,.,
co,,iJ oy,se ihs r;o,t-bn 10 rrme.
49,, NM lrsta,d mo- of,l,e ro.e
ei -, 3 ,,,cnli, 7,,',,,e,'tJ
- ~ Ia ~ 80. go -. l fI ,s. r., , 49,
mon :r.f hv si,alkiur assa.sins and then NOR,
sa,ii, h., the sam. jnIiyidr,ls ,pnncent Non the
,f;, ;,eri,srs ot The soil ven, ,rerci...l, sbpr
ioNp Tor no other offence ihan the discussion Of n
ooiiticai aus.fion. 'Thisis the sober unyarnshcd
tr,rb 'Tn.ir friends sxasoeTlted by the Outrage.
ssen,zd il ~ far ~ rbt;. could ak he moment Thu
FOYER Of excitement. always contagious in crowd.
VS. cought hy that class Of worthless persons who
srs on t s,Ii. of every community read, ,or any
mischief These. finding a pretextforindulg their
wicked propensities and The occasion 10 do so with
impun,y took up the affair where the Native Anne
rcans had lett it. A small BODY of the latter, as a
party. acted only for the tlneand when ircnzied by
the ruthless and bloody assault upon them, on the
defensive. But even that small BODY look no par,
in the subsequent doings OF the mob The persons
,bo fred me churches were seen bv numerous citi-