Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-05-17

How many on both sides were killed and wound
ed it is impossible to say. 1t is very probable that
several Irishmen were killed in the houses,
which were afterwards burnt, and The bodies con
sumcd with them.
The Catholic Bishop and priests did their best to
restrain the Irish.
On Wednesday the riots were renewed, and be-
tween thirty and forty houses and groceries occu'
pied by the Irish were burned. st. Michaels
Church and the priests house adjoining, Catholic
Female Seminary, St Augustincs Church, DIR.
Moriarty's house with library Of 10000 volumes,
were destroyed by the mob.
The military were out but were every where re-
received by the mob with cheers, and would not
probably fire upon them if required to do so they
did however charge bayonet once or twice. ana
threaten to fire with good effect.
But n small part of the riot took place within the
jurisdiction of the city prOper--a there they were
met by the Mayor and poco-but nearly in vain;
the Mayor was severely handled and the police
dispersed.
Never were there moro disgroceful works; and
the only consolation is that the city and county of
Philadelphia will have to pay for the property dcs-
troyed.
Doth parties are greatly at fault; The Natives
should not have insulicd the lrsh the Irish should
not have interlegcd with the mettin Of the Natives
but both began wrong, and the end is civil war,
death and disgrace.
On Thursday (9th) all was quiet; the militia had
proclamation of the Mayorand Sheriff ofthe county,
confirmed by the Governor, all persons we're for
hidden TO enter the streets at the peril Of being in
stanty shot down.
The number of killed is sld to be II wounded
80 and 100 buildings were burnt So much for
one weeks work of disobedence to law and disorder.
CLAW AND ORDER"-the Only security for
cpa and religious rights property andije. How
l., iuunct,ou t,non all rond citizcns
every where the press should preach it-teachers
should preach it. parents should impress it upon
their children.
But why this deploroble and disgracelu occur
renee, which is deep and Noticeable stain, not
upon Philadelphia only, but upon Republican Gov
ernments?-for now forcibly will monarchiss preach
that nothing is safe under popular government.
The immediate actors were from all political par
ties and no party therefore is TO be charged with
this particular crime the guilt is to be divided be.
tween the insulted foreigners and the abused Ma
tves of all parties. This affair however should be
traced back to find the seed from which it has grown
up. 1t may perhaps be found anterior to the time
when Gen. Jackson was urged upon the emigrants
from Erin as a son of old Ireland but at any rate
it was then that the seed sprouted and grew and
produced fruit and it is yet bearing fruit. The
IRISH and the Germans were made the victims ofcor-
rupt and reckless party leaders were deceived and
brihed and mised Thousands since that day have
been taken fresh from the ships i'll which they en-
tered New York, and sometimes marched to the
marine court and there by committing perjury be-
came iVegaiiy naturalized-and at other times
marched in a body TO the polls, and there without
the form Of naturalization and without know ledge
ofthe laws they violating the men they were
voting for, cast their votes TO neuralze and over
power the voice of American ireemen. 1t is but n
,Nlft,t hue
ana Legislature has provet over 100 illegal issues
of certificates of naturalization by locoioco Judge
in New Orleans In all this repeat what we
have said beiore-the fresh emigrant has been usu-
ally innocent-has been told that he was doing
right-has been grossly abused by native born vii
lans who knew better.
We say not that the locoioco party has been
exclusively guilty in this matter-they may have
been met by the same weapons but VIC solemnly
believe that the nidel horde of locofocos who
hailed from Tanmany hallwere the instlgators of
this abominable fraud upon the emigrants and the
ballot box This game once begun has been fol-
lowed by another. The same motve-the desire
for votes-led naturally to another course, which
has been followed by all parties in some sections
of the country that was, TO influence the natural
lied voters by promising them ofices-by tuvorit-
ism-by deferrlng TO their religious views, to the
injury Of the rights of native born freemen and of
other religious sects Hence sprang the Native
American party which has acted Unexpectedly
and injudicousy; their excuses have begotten cx-
cesses on the other sde-and Il sort OF civil war,
mIrder, arson, sacking dwellings, and churches,
have been the sad results Happy will it be if the
evil fruits of political corruption end here happier
STILL if the people of all parties trown upon every
thing of this sort, and compel government to enact
Just law for the naturalization of aliens, and rig
orously to punish iniractons Of 1t. This is Il work
which should require no party to effect good
men of all parties-natives and naturalized free
men should demand it.