Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-08
From the L.onisyille Innrnni


The DoIxGs OF SATURDAY NIsnr-A Nor ry To,.,,-
vlLLE-On Friday evening haudoill addressed (. n,
the Wolfe BICoi Hounds Of Lou:svilie" was sent or,
from the office Of the Louisville Democrat and d. 80,
morning, the following published in the Louisville
Courier in the conspicuous manner possible The Two
documents nearly identical in phraseoosy exren.
thaihe one from the Democrat office designated the cd
tor OF tue Journal as one OF the individuals against whom
the wrath of "the Wolfe Blood-hounds" at their meeting
TO be directed. We publish the Courer's call with
the typographical embellishments with which it made i,s
appearance in that paper:
To the "wOlFe Bloodhound. OF Louisville,
FFLLow "BLooD.HoUSDs:n
The most atrocious murder ever perpetratcd in any
community, was the killing Of Mr.. w. H. G.. Butler by
Matt :. Ward. IL is sacred aud solemn dsty To the
dead aud to the lackenei aud dshon,red mama Of
Kentucky, from whence truth has fed and Justice has
been disregarded, to call meeting Of the 'Woc Blood.
Hounds OF Louisville, that may give expression To
our ferlingsin reference to this most OUTRAGEOUS
VERDICT of Hardin couoty jury, aud the min who
dared stigmaizc American citizens
"BIoOd Hounds
because they desired justice be done to the mure.et.
Of the lnmented Butler We proposed this SATURDAY.
NIGHT, at the COURTHOUSE, the time and plsce for
MEETING. Come one, come all, and J.. Kcniucky Give
evidence tbathere are ucn that money cannot 6uy-
Turn out fellow BLOOD HOUNDS.1 and vi,Ji,.,,
yourselves There will be speeches and resolutious ey
pressive Of the just indignation Of our citizens.
THE PEorLE.
Thousands and thou'ands Of haudbi Of viriou, sz,l
and shapes, Of them embodying this inrusge snl
others language similar IT, we're scattered a oyr tho
city early Saturday morning, and very soon came to
he distinctly understood hi there was to be- q mob NJ
night. No fool enough not TO know iba, su.h
calls invoking the people to assemble blood bounds
would, II they had ALL cause mob OF the viol,nt
character Men claiming be respectable appropriated
to themselves with alaerity the title Of "bloodhounds"
boosted to each other to ladies that they were
blood hounds" and made active preparations 10 appear
publicly in their character. Men Of tusiuess gave
UP their regular occupations for the time 70 Interchange
the expression Of nccndsry sentiments and inenton',
old cloths bought and stuffed to represent the objects
% the Contemplated vengeance, countless pistols and
knives we're purchased aud Il everV e the streets
the three or four houses named that no torn
down Eben the shades Of night should mantle tie Garth
Night came and the court house hall Gied and the
court bou.e yard slso Sled and speeches vcfe made
and resolutions adopted. We have had 10 account IT
the proceedings Of the meeting inside the court hou.~
but told that mary gentlemen Of character vefo
present and presume, therefore, that their ioiugt
we're outrageous o. the resolutions adopted in tics
yard know htlc except that the dcunurcsd "a. afd
rmbotel declaration that Mr. Nat. Wolfe must "rc.
sign his w the STATE Scrae, AID go pifs
ko1Wr" ',hst Mt. Cfusudeu resign ts 10 80
UUiied STATS Senate aud that zoe Wards must depart