The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-25

THE PHILADELPHIA RIoTs AND NATIVE
AMERICANIsM.-The following extract from
a Philadelphia correspondent of the Louis
vile Journal will show where the response.
bility of the late scandalous riots there prop
ely belongs.
1t is impossible for a person at distance
TO understand the state ofthings mere, and it
is not easy for one who does understand it,
SO 10 explain it as TO make it comprehensive,
1t grows out of strong and bitter feeling
en~gendered between the Protestants and the
Caiholics-a feeling that overrides and swal-
lows up everything else, even political feel
ings. Out of this sprung 'the Native Amer
lean party"-a party made up of a very large
proportion of Lo~cofocos, and whose leaders
are nearly all of that stamp. The defeat of
Hutchinson, (Locofoco,) and the election of
McMichael, (Whig,) as sheriff, last fall, by
the seeding of the Catholics from the Loco
foco party, and their voting for McMichael
was the origin of all this difficulty. The locos
then swore vengence against the Catholics,
and immediately started the Native Ameri-
can party. You recolleCt they held a meet
ing in Kensington in May, in a %neighbor-
hood of Irish Catholics, who were imprudent,
rash, and wicked enough to fire upon them.
That fire was like the firing of the British
troops in Boston upon the citizens; it reused
a spirit which cannot be quelled. In this
state offeeling, it is almost certain that wrong
will be committed on both sides-neither
will stop at the line of retributive justice,
when they have the power 10 pass it, and
neither will be satisfied when unable TO pass
it. Thus excited by mutual wrong, mutua.
defiance, and mutual misrepresentation ano
arouse, men, not accustomed TO curbing theiI
passions, became all but demons. The wise
and prudent of both political parties endeavo
to allay these feelings, and TO soothe suchpas
II sions.
The Locofocos, | have observed, are en-
deavoring TO impress upon the public abroat
the idea that it is the Wings that constitute
the Native American party, and are warrin!
upon foreigners. Nothing could be more ell
roneous-more false. Whatever may be tht
feelings of those who join the Native Ameri
cans, after they have joined them, the fact j
indisputabie that a very large proportion,
, should think full three-fourths of those VIII
do join that party, come from the Locofoc'
, ranks. If thew do not vote for Polk, it Wi
; be because of their former political friend
attacking them and pouring upon them I'LL
measured abuses. But while the Globe an
other Locofoco papers thus assai! them, tn
e Wing press neither assail nor court them
They have a right TO their opinions-as goo
y a right as we have to ours-and why a:
sail them. unless they attempt TO disturb th
: peace, Or commit acts deserving of reprehel
&. sion?
The campaign is being carried on in Ia
State with great vigor, and with spirit {
: acrimony on the part of The Pokites chara'
$ %teristic ofthemselves. The Wings, howevt
e are gaining on them. They can't pass Free
c trade Polk off for Tariff Polk. They hav
e resorted TO all sorts of f~alsehoods to max
the people believe he is in favor of protet
e ton and of the present tariff, but it is no g
d The people might have been hoodwinke
II in that way once, but they have too niue
$ WERE in the matter now TO suffer then
n selves TO be taken in with a wolf covere
with a sleeps pelt. The animal shows bot
e tail and teeth. too plainly to be taken for
n sheep,
Yours, Oh Q.