Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
Wing Assault orr the Gcrnaus ut the
Polls in EOHj>Sitlr. ky.

II seems that the successful result uf the Wing
conspiracy against the fights of nsiurall2od citizens
at New Orleans. or the occasion of the late election,
cmboldenod the Wings &C Louisville To prevent Tie
Germans from exercising the right ofsuilrage in that
city, at the recent election. They have no prctcNt Il
pretended Illegal papers, a. the Wings had at New
Orleans. bat with. equal lairncss, they rcsorted 10
brute force to accomplish their Infamous purpose. and
actually drove hundreds Of Germans frs M the p, IL, by
an organized gang Of hired lulicS. Below we give
from the Louisville Democrat IF August 9Th, a full
particular, as we can now find room for, and which
viii be read by every good citizen with indignation
and regret. The wings profr~. 10 be Tie friend Of
claw and order" lar c%rcc}a3cc. Here l. practical
proof e tho sincerity Of their prcton>ions.
ORsrRrcrIov AT TnF PoIIs-It l. dissraceiul to the
people of our city, that this Outrage should hc tolerated a.
IT has been ia two of The wards during three DAYS of vol
inc II was doubtless a prcconcertcd plan on the pant II
u clique of the leading " hiss-or those wings Who are IN
the habit of m0n0einy fr the paFtg-to prohibit he Ger
mans from exercising The lne>inahlc pr, llesr at voting
The plan succeeded To Their hearts content. They not
only Succeeded IN driving them from The polls ~ greet
numbers. bat ~ sailng Their " hciicd appclics viii u pto-
fusion Of blood We are told that 10 one time. ilcre
were as many ~ ELEVEN boaeD. trnsed, aud moBeitd
Germans deposited ln one tonomsui. 10 have iirr wounds
dicssed-aud these inflicted by the htrfitagSo If The wing
fighting conamiur, . al The heaio wlIch stand s'n'e m
dlviduals who, one would suppose would scorh So low a
condc.censinn. Nor dad those etad,aferS coniac their
abuse exclusively 10 the adopted q our cliIrns- spHr
of The native born can attest Inc rifae 81 well directed
blows. with blud.eons wi,iiei 10y ihr trann1 arm, oi a
modern lI.rcuics-and whose only of, nee, was. that Of
being a Democrat. Such was the cruclr, praciscd, 10y
these tend> ~ human form. that hundreds were pre-
vented from voting. ia the TWO upper wards.
An attempt WAS made ON Yesterday. To rally those who
had not voted. bni they did not dare To- iHdnlgc their ia
ciuaton 10 90 To the polls. And whom one could be- IN
duced. under "A pledge of protection. t. turn ouf. hi Wife
and children would hurst iuin Tears aud iTnplofe hi'n T."
stay Understanding that # he dli 90 he would. IN all
probability, be taken back u bleeding victim, OF a man
glcd corpse.
We are not able to furnish a lit of,ic injured, BAT IN.
derstaud the number 10 be large
If this mobocratic spirIt l. not sflilcd, aud the perpe-
traitors of the cuormIiics Of the pat three DAYS brought 10
Justice. God only knows what may bc the consequence.
II l., we repeat. the duty of every good citz.n Ia lend
hs energies aud his Influence 10 the arrest Of rhr m0Lo-
cratic spirit which j. nov kIndlin. into a blaze IN the
bosom of This community.
After some i%ncendiary speeches ia The mob NJ the poll
of the first N ard, on Tuesday. 1t was proposed that DR.
Holland, an active German Democrat. should be con- pei
led 10 leave the city that the editor Of the German pa
per should be compelled To leave the city and the office
of the German democratic paper should he demolished.
All tins Was carried bv acclamanon and would have
been put m execution immediately, hut for the IIierier-
ence OF one or twO persons. who did not undertake TO
quell the mob, but to show them that The act would be
utterly useless This and IN. ou,rase~ II the first ward
generally, are the evidences of friendship which the Wing
party have shown our German population. Had they all
surrendered their rights and voted the Wing ticket, they
wouid have been carcSSed until alter the election. We
shall publish a detail of the outragss committed during
the present election. We do not intend that The authors
Of such deeds shall skuIk away and hide themselves from
public execratIOn.