Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-08
The LouisyiIIe Riots.

The Louisville Riots.
If there were no other reasons why the Anne
rcans desire to limit the political rights Of the
foreign immigrant the tendencies to armed
collision between two races who differ in Ian
guage, religion, and usages, would justify their
precaution.
It seems an universal admission, that no peo-
pie in Europe are fit for selfgovernment yet
by sea voyage of thirty days, and residence
of few months in the United States, the same
people arc elevated to political equality with
the native population.
There has been war of races in Louisville
People Of foreign birth and speech, have fought
with and slain Americans. Is not this fact suf
ficient to show that some legislative measures
should be taken to prevent such collision? Are
men who wish peace and consult the honor of
the country to be denounced because they
deprecate the admission Of foreigners to equal
rights, when there Is such an obvious animos-
ity between the native and foreign population
Certainly it is Of less importance that aliens
should vote within five years after their arrival,
place Of suffrage
But the antiAmerican party, led by the
Washington Union, have denounced the Amer
lean Order and applied general epithets which
they do not dare apply except In general and
irresponsible sense, or to poor men drawing
wages from the President and having starv.
ing family in the perspective. The effect Of
their slanderous and violent imputations up
on the American Order, has been to create
much evaporation against it on the part Of all
or expect anything from the ascendency of the
party to which it belongs. 1t has had another
evil effect.
The foreign population, drawing their ideas
from the despotic governments to which they
belong, thinking that ifthe government protects
them, they have nothing to fear from the peo-
pie; become confident iusolent, and fancy the
whole country belongs to them. Nay, more
satisfied that to speak Dutch or worship the
Pope is passport to wages and honor, they
become the stipendiaries of the government,
ready to vote for its favorites or fight for them
as may be necessary.
The league is now perfect. The alien is paid,
preferred and honored by the government; in
return, he will vote, fight or set fire to the
American houses, as may be deemed most ad.
vantageous to the interest which employs
him.
As proof that this league is perfect, we
find the Washington Union and the Baltimore
Republican, both employees of the government,
expressing the opinion ia advance that the
American party is to blame for the Louisville
riots, They take the side of a foreign popula-
ton against their ownpeople. There are twenty
Americans slain-there is no expression Of
sympathy for them or for their dependent fam
lilies. american blood has been shed on
American SOIL" There appears no patriotic
appeal to vindicate their memories and punish
their murderers. The balance Of sympathy is
with the alien.
Can it be source Of surprise that Ameri-
cans should be exasperated against foreigners,
when they are preferred, pamperod, and pro-
tectcd by the government? and when those
who honesty deem unrestricted immigration an
evil to be corrected, are denounced as proscript-
i've and wicked2
We would advise the President in homely
but expressive phraseology, to call off his
dogs"-tell his irresponsible and obsequious
tools, who seek his favor by crying hozanna
to him, and anathema to his opponents,
that they may do mischief, for which their
miserable lives would offer no equivalent, and
bid them stopl