The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-31
From the PLiladslpLia North AmsneoH'
Review of the Late outrage

lead by portion ui the press "a '"S 10y
rs regards the true causes Of the recent dis
tlTbspccs, and the parties responsible Tor
them. Excessive injustice Is done, on the
one hand, 10 the Native American party,
by charging il as such, with the breaches
OF lsw which have occurred; aud on the
other hand, TO the inhabitants Of The City
Proper, and tue Districts actually adjacent,
by FIXING upon them generally the odIum
ot acts committed by comparatively ie"
persons of the worst class. With regard
10 the Native American party, tins press IS
no, its organ, IS no, authorized TO speak
for il, and not being identified with 1t, can
therefore claim to Judge lDpar,ially. We
shall eudeavor, now in future, so TO Judge,
and ia mentioning that party and all others
connected positively or by report. with the
recent Disturbances, We shall keep facts IN
view, and leave readers as far as possible to
druw their own conclusions from them.
The frs, question is, who began The riots
The second, uhy ,rere they begun
The third, uby irere they continued
Il is a matter Of history that meetings
for every imaginable purposes have been
held of late IN this city, without any dispo'
silion on the part of any one 10 disturb the
proceedings of them. Among these meet
ings we're conspicaoesly those OF The IRISH
Repeal party. Although thousands oil our
fellow citizens questioned the moral proprie-
" Of meetings having for their ann an IN
reference between q foreign government
and its own subjects. yet not one who dis
approved ever attempted 10 disturb iheir
proceedings. The legal righ, being &C.
knowledged to assemble peaceabiy Tor an
interchange OF opinion or feeling, or the
promotion of any object not adverse to The
laws, 10 one dreamed Of opposing the en-.
loyment of that right, no matter by whom
exercised. But as soon as the Native A.
mercans began 10 bold their meetings,
they encountered the opposition OF Irish
residents, many OF them doubtless not even
naturalized. Ii is not to the point TO IN
qulre whether the object Of The Native A.
merican party be just or unjust, liberal OF
ilIiberaI. II is perfectly constitutional and
legal, and that is sufficient. The members
had a perfect right 10 assemble peaceably
in any public place. The expediency Of
the. so dong is another matter. We
agree, SO far as the meeting Of Tuesday at.
iernoon is concerned, that It was inexpe.
dent. But on the previous Friday and
Monday, there was no good reason shown
al the time why they should not meet where
they did. The ground belonged as much
10 them as to any other persons for the
purpose Of meeting. To disturb their meet
ing IN any manner was gross violation Of
decencv aud right. Al that first meeting
the riots began, and by whom were they
commenced
We think there is no difficulty in answer
ing this question. The Native American
meeting on Friday was disturbed BY lrisl
men and women residing 10 the nelghbor
hood. The interference had no other pro
vocation than the assembling Of the meeting
10 that nci2hborhood. Was this sufficient
provocaton II Repeal meeting had
been held in any part OF the city or county,
would the place Of the meeting-If lawful
have been made the pretext BY anti Re-
peaers for an attack lpon it J This is u
fair mode OF viewing The case. What
would have been said, had Repeal mseting
been disturbed for suca a causel We
leave those to answer who have endeavor
ed to exienuate the wrong Of the IRISH OF
the day named. With regard 10 the I'D
Ioufaed meeting at the Washington mar
ket, lafter the meeting 10 independence
Square, Il was rash, rnwlse, unnecessary
improper. II caused the renewal, as va.
predicted, Of the ho.ilIdies OF the former
day. But then, ugala, rho renewed the
hostIlhIes Again We are obliged TO an
swer-the IRISH. II was they who recon-
menced the battle which they had begun
j certain degree Of pFovocaton is charge
able on The other party, still the Irish we're
the actual agsressors. They had had blood
but they were not satisfied. They were
determined 10 have complete victory. TC
have aud to keep the ground for themseye,
to The exclusion Of every one who nigh
differ from them politically or religiously
was their resolution cost what il might
We have thus stated by whom and why In
riots began. We have seen no other state
peni IN any quaftt,, although much ha
been said TO mystiiy the truth and shift th
responsibility.
With regard 10 the riots which succeed
ed the attack upon the meeting Of Tuesda ;
J, ls JUS, 10 consider IN turn VIVA, was til
proTocation, mot that any proyocaio
could excuse The fioters,-but to remembe
1t is necessary 10 a foil understanding {
che case. A body OF men had been peace
ably, however lmprudentiy, assembled 70
lawful purpose. They we're fred upor
first by skulkiRg assassins, and then NOR
boldly by the same individuals. lnnocer
men. the native interiors Of the soil, wer
Tnercilessly shot down for 90 other of1ebc
than the discussion Of political question
THIS IS the sober. unyarnished truth
Their friends, exasperated by the Outrage
resented il as far as they could at The mt
meni. The fever of excitement, alway
contagious ~ crowd, was caught by tina
class OF worthless persons who are on III
skirts OF every Community, ready for an
mischief These, hud,ug pfetext for ia
dulg'ng their wicked propenstles, and tb
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