The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08
THE CINCINNATI RIOTS!

ORTIZ Gceedtngs OF the Common Councils
Meeting OF Citizens.
REPORT OF THE MAYOR IN REGARD TO THE BgDIHI
TO TEE HONORABLE oI1Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CINCINNATI:
Gentlen en-Your resolution of the goth ut., re-
questDg the Mayor to give such information to the
City Council as may be in his possession with re
gard to the arrest OF suDory persona upon the eve
ming of the 25tb Is before me, and the lnformar
ton asked for will be most cheerfully given
During the previous week my attention was direct
ed to article in the Hoetr9cer, the organ OF the
Society OF Freemen, who hold their meetings. IN the
large building on the corner OF vine ana mercer
Streets
This society is composed mostly Of young men, a
majority of whom have oeen but short time In this
colLtrs: they are extremely radical in their opinions
very exceabe, aroenJ and impetuous full of enthu-
siasIn ard liable TO be led on In moment OF excite
ment to commit voler ce upon the persons and pro-
perry Of Cath Jcs alone but of every other sect
or denomination OF men, even of individuals, whose
path rurs at right aogles with their own.
The Hochtceciter Il edited with ability by Fred
erik HassauIeck, Esq. young man OF considerable
talent, and who exercises much influence over the
minds and consequent action Of these young men,
and to whose earnest appeals they. would be very
likely TO respond.
AT the same time the Pope's Nuncio Bedini was
sojourniDg in our city the guest Of Archbishop
Purcell at the residence of the latter adjoining the
Cathedral on Plu street
These young men for some cause, whether real or
imaginary cannot say, entertain the most iDpaca-
Bile hatred towards Bedin, and in article referred
TO they denounce him as the Butcher OF Bologna and
ask, BY what name uost thou cali 1T, when be car.
res home his unbrUken limbs, his b06y and his life
from the Republic Of tue Stars Aud then answer
the question by saying, Whenever the opportunity
for revenge offer, itself it should be taken hold Of
and used to the utmost whoever has reason for
revenge ought to execute it whenever he cam "Do
not count upon the Yankee for your revenge. Tne
Yankee possesses neither feelings nor principles
'Do not count ON the Patricks. They are grown up
in ignorance and rudeness." "Germans, you are
called for. Thus far and no farther On to revenge
murdered nation Down with Bedini" us
there no ball, no dagger for monster whose equal
never was on earrh!" "The Wahrheitsreund is right
when it trembles for the life Of Bedini in Cncin-
natl"
of such leaders these young men, to the number of
800 strong sailed fr ,heir hall at 10 O'Clock OF Q
Sund,y night, marching four abreast, and bearing
transparencies, such as Down with Bsd1i, many
of them armed-aud proceeded to Walnut street, to
the vicinity Of where The Turner's hold their meet
ings, but who 1t appears from their published card,
refused to join WITH them and then marched ina
direct line down Walnut street to NTH, down Ninth
to Plum, where the procession spread, and were in
the act Of turning Gown Plum street, directly to.
wards the residence Of Bedni where they were met,
many Of them arrested and the others driven back,
by the police force OF some ninety men, under Capt.
Luken.
And yet on the trial of the case, the city attorney,
for reasons best known to himself, (Hassaureck the
eiitor of the HochieGchta, being on trial OF the
tme) failed to prove the declarations of the parties
previously made, and which would be admitted in
every court, 10 prove IuelI Intent. But the Wn0e
community has been led /, believe, by the decara-
tons of these mendoza atoms made after the ar
rest-that they merely intended to burn Bedini in
edigy.
Hoc.udchter, anticipated trouble, and have not
been disappointed Yet knew not the they
would pursue and resolved that if these should
undertake the revenge" they were seeking, and
which it seems, they could not rely upon the ''un-
principled Yankees, nor the Irish Pad ies' to OBJ
tain for them resolved that would use every law
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them and all other men, should the occasion require
that the same people wh) threw the shield of the
public kosZta, at Smyrna, would also protect
Koszta at home, Bedini, any other sojourn-
ing among them, and thus relying upon their nation
al honor for protection even from a werd In arms.
This is the true characteristic OF the American peo
PIE. have been born among them, aud well do
know their character and determination in this re-
spect.
Yet did not anticipate so sudden nor so folmida-
BILE outbreak, do think these young men
contemplated at so time, for they say they
understt cd Bedini was 10 have left the city the next
day. they al say taht this resolution was passed
on the 25ih Sunday, consequently the affair had q
premature birth. Whatever their real intentions
were, know not The article in the Hoch,r9chter
the only Indicator, But those learned in the
law will tell you thzt the intentions of men gath
cred from their declarations aud tna previous to
Al the time of the alleged offence but never aterward.
After the event nothing can be received evidence
but the admissi ns or confessions OF the parties who
make them.
main station house, nearly the whole of Sunday.
til the darksess had se in, whom, believing there
would be no oatoreak during the night, retired, to
spend what was left of Christmas among my friends;
and knew nothing Of the until the next
morning. Consequently | not present ut the
time of the riot, which lasted only about i've minutes.
did not know, nor did any OF the police know, at
the time left my Office, that demonstration was to
be made that night do believe the Free Aen
contemplated such thing till ar,er they met that
evening, for they say that they understood Bedini
was TO leave the city the next day.
Had have known il, most certainly | would have
been there and taken the responsibility. l might
have acted as the Chief did, without tAe kcking
perhaps might have acted differently; cannot say.
Noman can decide no he would have acted uness
he had been placed in the same situation.
The Chief informs us that he did not request these
persons to desst from their purposes; that he knew
OF no law requiring him to do so; that such
pertinent has been tried several times in Cincinnati
and always failed. That during the bank mob,
Charles Fox, Esq, an eminent, eloquent and popular
lawyer, adopted such course, and only escaped
with his life by the raying Of many warm personal
friends 10 his rescue.
At another time the venerable Nar.hal Hulse nm.
dertook similar feat and had his head broken for
his pains. At another time during the mob at the
Jail, Frank Linck mounted drAy for the same pur.
pose. and met with aimilsr reception, being driven
tserefrom and into the jail by shower Of brckbats
and other missiles hurled at his head.
What number of extra policemen we're sworn in,
and for what purposer'
II has always been the Gu stom, during the holidays
and public occasions, TO employ extra policemen for
the purpose OF assisting in preserving the peace and
arresting disorderly persons, the amount Of money
collected in the way Of fines generally overbaancing
the expenditure.
Six extra policemen were employed on SUNDAY for
that special purpose. No extra policemen were on
during the night.
On Monday there great excitement. and many
reports that the Freemeas Hall, and perhaps the
JAIL in which some OF the prisoners we're confned,
would be attacked; aud deputasion from the Free
men having waited upon the Chief of Police, asking
TO be projected firm the mob, twenty extra police
were placed on duty for the purpose OF assisting
in the defence Of one the other of these places
should they be attacked, and also the peace of the
city generally. On Tuesday night the ex element
having in great measure subsidized. all the extra
police were discharged but six, and on the next
morning they, too, were discharged.
In conclusion, viii briefly stare that no man de-