Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-08

td9beir Artshsaw plantations" We know that great
msnxol he best czens of Louisville attended the meet
too 40 20 prevent the outrages which the iudsmsory
calls Of the Courier and Democra. were calculated to
prompt
Froahe names Of the speaker. at the court house.
suppose that Of them spoke against outbreak OF
mob violence but such talk uttered was OF course in
vain when addressed to troug assembled under such
calls aud such auspices Thousands went there, as ev
erybody knew they would, for other purpose than to
organize mob, aud they not to be disappointed
The mayor announced, caused II TO be announced,
TO the crowd that the persons against whom especial
pains had been direct the popular fury e the
city with families aud that their houses aud property
we're under the protection OF the city authorities
large uumper of persons arriving tho house.
they could hear the speeches perhaps had
no TASTE the excited state Of their minds dull and
sptless an employment listening speeches, and
they OF and rushed at once into stirring work
The crowd that remained the house burned eth
or before during alter the speeches. the cges OF
the Hon John j. Crttenden Mr. Nathaniel Wolfe the editor
of the Louisville Jouraa Matt Ward and the jury Of
Hardin country and subsequently large portion OF them
Joined the other crowd while the respectable por-
ton OF the assemblage went home. In the tune
the elegant mansion Of Mr. Robert J. Ward stoned
the windows and window sashes destroyed, the
beautiful and extensive glass conservatory, full of tho
est plants and flower, demolished, aud then the
house fire In front. The frcbells gave the
ar aud the hremen rushed to the spot and in spite Of
resoutc resistance the OF portion Of the mobuc
ceeded In arrestng the flames but until the frondoor
had been wholly burned and the costly contents of the
house thus left exposed mob depredations The
mob remained long time around the house OF Ar. Ward
eng with exutation the work they had done, and
then started Off for the house OF Mr.. Wolfe They
evidently bent its destruction, and the ayowed
determination of large portion Of them to take Mr.
Wolie's life IL they could find him. Col Preston,
amable aud distinguished member Of Congress attempted
to address the crowd for the purpose OF aayng their i
ry but they exaperated at him for having
20 Elzioethtown, in obedience to legal summons to
testify the past character and standing OF Matt Ward,
tina they greeted him with insults aud would scarcely hear
him at all Mr.. Thomson made effort to address
ham hnf W. unler and will hattar Ar
eigtn Mr.. Gibson speak, and, of his
lving OF ables the counsel in the pros.
cutou of Matt Ward, they gave him hearing and his
speech, which was excellent one had
good effect but still the mob threw eggs and pavement
Mr. Wolfes house before they would Depart
At late hour that is about IL O'clock crowd about
FIFTY, principally BOYS, stopped short time in front
Office but offered violence beyond the throwing OF
couple Of brick bats which done by boy from the
Dc nocrat Office, learn from gentleman Who knows
him. was well UNDERSTOOD that several lives TO he
sacrificed the individuals towards the vengeance
the aimed, could be found, but fortunately
they seen.
The whole OF this infamous proceeding this first
mob IN Ljuisvlles history, got up by the Louisville
Courier aud Louisville Democrat 1t was they who put
forth calls for the "bjodho uds" assemble Satur
day nght aud they made their calls in such incendiary
language they knew would incitc TO violence, de
OF property ami probably blood shed. In
their conscience aud the bar Of public opinion
they responsible the ienccs. II the gen
temin whose houses assailed hid defended thir
property with deadly weapons they had right TO d.
aui We know they were with the greatest difficulty
dissutded by the enireatisc of friends
doing many very many lives would have been lost the
lives OF ASSISTANTS and asSalrd aud the nsgaors the
horrible outrage just guilty the of heaven
aid earth they would have been such had been the
MOODY result. The destruction OF life in cout-mui
ton; aud wa' contemplated with horror aversion
but with EMULATION by the meters of popular iury
IL blood had been splt their hands would have
tie hoiIid smell OF blood forever afterwards; and we
"a before they are in reality deeply stepped IN GU
as they would Lave been il such had been the issue
a rio thee
avow indicate the honor of k.ntucky stained by the
verdict o Hardin jury, and 10 show the world that the
laws Of Kentucky Cannot be tramplei With impunty
On yes they would by demoishing Centlempis res,
licences, by setting fire TO dSeing-houses b, hunting
lives through the streets, aud by aslessy diving men
and women out of the State that the laws Of Kentucky
cannot he trampled with impunty They would show
their deestson Of wha, they consider the aud
perjury OF the nirdn jury, BY insgang the
mission of crimes far greater that with which the
Hardin county jury charged They would esab sh the
supremacy o! law in Kentucky by causing all law all the
rights OF property, OF person. and of life rampeG
in the dust by the feet OF awles AMI Infatuated multi
tude. Theft perpetrated Saturday evening AID
the punishment of theft is the penitebtary arson
petperated aud the punishment of the penen-
uary and murder would been perpetraiel if The
victims could been found the thousand ewes that
Peerug in all directions for hem-and these and
such as these are he acts whereby the self
guardians OF Kentucky justice expect redeem her
from reproach.
The editor OF the Courier late importation from Ohio
has terrible opinion Of Kentucky, apd he doesn't hest
Kentucky is code of blood. Let no one try to think
that this is The stigma no longer he escaped
from out-out damned spot may be vociferared but
will not out The bio: il escutcSeon The scales
Of justice have disappeared" In the hand BILL with VIII
he delugcd the city Saturday he talked about ..,hc
now backened aud dishonored of Kentucky, from
whence truth has He'd This hard langus ge TO c ap
piled TO the whole State Of Kentucky by an iio man tho
has been but few brief months within our borders but
probably he was so accustomed to raiuciug Kentucky
before he came here that he easily avoid il
twelve i'm
county have proved faithess jurors what does show
but that there twelve dishonest in Hardin? What
right does it give to Ohio any other man to saw
to the world that there is truth justice in Ken
lucky! And IL there is asserted no truth or Justice
In kentucky, who but mamie something woisr
would undertake. TO establish those qualities here by in.
citing " blood hounds TO deed for which any crea-
ture more respectable than "DoOd hound" would feel
life long remorse;
We do not know whether or not Mr.. Robert j. Ward
Is Que Of 'the Wards" who the court house ward reso
utions OF Saturday evening say, leave the State OF
Kentucky, hu do know and the whole rcputoble por
ton OF the population OF Louisville will concnr with US i'm
saying that Louisville never had n more noble honors-
BILE, high minded, LIBERAL generous and publ spirited
citizen than he. We heard in lives of his
ing an enemy, Of his being any mans enemy lie il
rich in every trait OF character that aiors hunn nature
lie Is an honor to city and his beautiful residence so
cruelty dishgured and rildled and set on fire and
despoed on saturday evening has one of our ciys
most attractive ornaments And this man tis committed
no crime 10 excite public vengeance agins, him II Il
true that he has abored to a SON. hi. cldcs. born
.ne 'uo' VI MS ncart ana lie, from tho peniten-
tary and the gNlows, and lie would have been
more frnd than il he had not done So
We doubt II, even in the mob Of Saturday night
there was being with heart black that lie
would not, under the circumstances have
done the thing. And let ask how This rnos,
worthy and esm iDle gentleman is treated IN the civ
which, for nearly quarter of century he has made hi.
home, aud where he endcared himself 10 the hearts Of
Thousands. Let those who would know hs recompar :.
go and read IL in his hackencd, charred shattered
and pilaged m insOu The cit z-ns of Louisville owe
IN IA avn ~ mir
city the foul and shameful stigma upon il on Saturday
night Tnry hpull in public meeting, express their die
approval aud deestaton Of the dongs Of the mob and
though We urge suggestion think they should M
justice 70 their character step promptly iorwa and
solicit the privilege Of eptrng the awless damage done
10 private property by gang Of uius whist Inc city
authorities aud the whole respectable portion nf tie no
pulstiDn though fully warned beforehand OF what was 10
cJn', looked que y without: lifting hand 70 prevent
the atrociOus outrage