The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-10
The ARRAY.

The Democrat Extra yesterday, contained
lmong other rich varieties, particularly
lefinite account OF the affray in which Lundy
Burns was killed. from which we make an
extract or two. The Editor says:
"a crowd off of some steamboat filed with
beer, wine and cider,n! through which we
hau to pass on oar way home, had nearly Ia
ken possession of the city. This crowd, after
performing various feats near Main street,
moved off to the lower part of the city. where
the Germans, though none Catholics were
quietly, perhaps, having ball-to have
fight"
The above is a gross insult to the Germans.
1t says plainly that they were having
ball-to have a fight, "-that is to say, the
Germans were having a dancing party just
as an excuse 10 have a fight. The party Civ
ing the ball, were society of young Ger
mans, who got up the ball by subscriptions.
They admitted no one, not even Germans,
who were not subscribers, and if they had
been let alone, there would have been no
eight" And when have the Germans ever
been known to disturb a gathering of any
kind among the English? Let alone, and
there is no more peaceable class of people
But what does the Democrat, mean by the
words q though none Catholics ?'' ehave
before us two copies of the Extra. in one OF
which those words are left out! They seem
to signify, that even though none of the Ger
mans were Catholics, still they. were giving a
ball Just to have fight! What say our Ger
man Catholics to this? Is it true, as this
/ democratic editor insinuates, that the German
Catholics have reputation for loving fights
and strife, and unlawful doings? Here is a
base insult to the Catholics-for the Editor
of the Democrat states distinctly as his limited
know ledge of the English language will per-
NIT him, that even though the quarrelsome
I and fighting portion of the Germans were not
present, yet the Germans there had congre-
gated under the mask of a hall, to "have a
fight" The language can mean nothing
else. 1t reads as 1t was intended by the edi-
ltor, in his anger at the death Of a friend by as
i he supposes Germans, as an insult to German
Catholics. And this is the man, who like
lDr. Burns himself, short time since was a
kind of father to the Germans-who would
have kissed their feet to have secured theiI
votes. This is the Democracy that loves the
Germans--the Dutch, as they now tern
them.
The Editor further remarks:
l "They had fight, and the disturbed dan.
GERS became so exasperated as to shoot-keeI
shooting. About this time young Burns came
along, doubtless thinking only OF his com.
i Portable bed at home, when he suddenly
struck down by shot from the house. HI
was afterwards abused by those under the
: impression that he was engaged in the riot
Il Burns brother had been injured earlier II
the evening in a fight at the house. and it il
; understood now by all the friends of botl
/ brothers, that the deceased went into the fra
5 cas- purposeIy to avenge his brother. We d.
not wish to make false statement, nor do w,
wish false statements to go urcorrected. Lun
dy Burns went to the house at which tn,
party was held, sojtA croood, armed with
club and knife, if not with other weapons
What the evidence presented to the jury MAY
thus far have been, we do not know, but W.
knoaO the evidence ofthis fact can be brought
: He had heard Of the injuries his brother ha,
received, and stopped in at a house OH hi
way down. at which there was a little party
2 and remarked that he expected his brothe
was killed, He then had club in one hand
! and some weapon in the other On the out
0 side ofthe door was. crowd of from twent
7 to fifty men, and they all proceeded down tn
river together. We have no object in max
n ing this statement, other than to correct tha
of the Democrat, which is perverted in ever
sentence by the Editors anger at the Ger
mans.
HWe are informed that Sanders wa
: drunk on Sunday night. According to hi
Z rules of consistency and trutL, we shall hea
$, him preaching temperance next Demo
h crdt.
J. The above is fair specimen of the decor
d cy and veracity of the Vanderburgh Demo
d crat. The editor dares thus make an infa
i. nous statement about fellow citizen, whe
every man in the community who knows u
e at all, knows the statement is as false as it
h malicious. No citizen in the community
e safe from the lbeous blackguardism of tn
y Democrat We have yet to be drank tn
Al first time Between the Democrat and
near neighbor, our character will certalnl
be established as that of an old toper