New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-29
A JUST RETROSPECT.

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BRIEF ylrw. There was ten times as much fighting
at the polls in Cincinnati at the last election there wal
In this city the 9th inst There ten times as muci
u There e mes i ua
ing tha polls in this city in May last as there was
the 9Th inst There has been less amount of dis
urbaDce at the polls in this city on any election ds
than there was on the 9th inst Then how are We Il
for the blood and the burnings Of the 9th in
stant is any man such fool as not to know that tn
fearful result is whey attributable to the insane acts
the Foreigners who wrought up frenzy by the Hes
calumnes and exhortations Of native demagogues
formed their houses into ortresses and before seeing
weapon raised against themselves shot between twenty
and thirty unarmed Americans in places where almost
sabbathdsy quiet prevailed? louisville Journal 2lst
All the circumstances that have come under
our observation-and we have sought dill
gently, with an eye single for the truth-com-
bined with numerous afidavits, made by re-
| spectacle citizens, and the action Of the Com.
mon Council of the city of Louisville, go to sus-
| tain the positions and arguments Of the Jour
nal. If ever an editor was triumpbantly vim
dioated and sustained, George D. Prentice has
| been Yindioated and sustained. If ever party
| was triumphantly indicated and sustained
| the American party Of Louisville have been
indicated and sustained. The Americans Of
that city shed no blood, until the blood Of their
their birth, called aloud, in trumpet tones, fol-
vengeance.
That they then went too far, no one will deny
But who can control the human heart when
maddened to the highest pitch? A brother
bending over the corpse Of an assassinated
brother, thinks not, cares not, recks not, Of law
consequences, or morals. He only broods owe,
the surest method of taking revenge on him
who slew his mothers SOM The teachings o.
the statutes are lost, for the time being Ma.
lures law, or natures frailty, or call it what
you will, asserts supremacy. There are ties
which cannot be broken-for they were imbibed
from the holy and pure maternal fount.
As we have often said before, we repeat again,
upon the heads Of those who commenced the
work Of slaughter, their aiders and abettors,
rests all the criminality of the Louisville riots.
We promised, yesterday, to give portions Of
the report of the Committee on Police to the
Common Council Of the city Of Louisville We
only regret that the pressure upon our columns
prevents us from publishing the whole. Let it
be borne in mind that it is an oticial document
"a document written and signed by men act.
ing under oatb--and unanimously adopted by
a deliberatiye body acting, also, under oath
Such document is more entitled to credence
than volumes Of splenetic envy and heated par
tizanship. s, g.t-..
Here are several extracts, taken from the re-
port published in the Louisville Daily Democrat.
Of the Goth instant:
Mr.. Giiss, from Committee on Police to whom was
referred the Mayors message in regard to the election
RIOTS made the following report which was adopted una
nmousy: -
70 the Common Council, Cifyef Louaspile--
The COMMITTEES on the Police, to whom was referred
message from the Mayor concerning the destruction 81
life and property in the city Of Lonisvis Monday
Aug. g; 1885, etc.
On the day Of the election portion Il your committee
visited various parts Of the city and rather surprised
than otherwise TO find such universal quiet good feel
ing at the polls throughout the city and h it not been
for The foreign population commencing the difficulties il, ereru
instance the day would have PASSED peaceable than
customary on such occasions So far your COMMITTEES
are apprised--and We believe correct in making
the assertion that there an occurrence of An inn
proper serious any voting place within ira
cityaH DISTURBANCES originated at distance terefo and
teefe commenced By foreigners avih e and preneditrted
determination 70 destroy t,discrimnae the kres of 4msri.
can citizens.
tins property known as "Qainns Row,n at the cornsr
Of Eleventh and Main streets, was a complete armory
FOE three weeks previous to the election arms and am
munton were stored therein the nsr and
OF The premises (Quion) in conversation with surdrv
gentlemen asserted that said guns would be used against
the Amereans and actually exhibited balls which had
been moulded Tor the purpose of shooting from said guns
order TO substanate this accusation we refer to David
u Beatty. member of this Council and to George w
Grey Street Inspector for tine Western District bera
were also several others present whose names it is not
important to mention.
On the day Of the election Iishmen were seep
10 the cellar of Quinns house moulding bullets and
numerous others going in and coming from the buildings
with guns PISTOLS bowls Knives SO. Mr. Grey further
informed your committee that he employed In remoy
fnuth ar Jvhh
OF said Quinn, and that he has taken tsrerom the re-
mains OF muskets, rifles, shotguns and pistols Other
earms were carried of by persons making their
rom said houses before and after they were fired
The foregoing refers to the lamentable dis
in the Eighth Ward Those in the
First Ward were Of similar character. and the
says;
Alter thorough investigation of this whole suhiect
Gonr committee conclude that the foregn-born ponula
ION aiuso by Americans planned and set in
notion the machinery from which all disturbances orr
,inated on the day Of election. O1-
We hope to have no more to do with this re- |
'ulsive subject, at least until q thorough Judi
ial examination unravels all mysteries, and |
Enthusiastically points out the guilty parties. IfI
he Americans are found in the wrong, we will |
lenonnce their conduct Will our opponents
aete cut such impartial Justice to their friends
AMERICAN NOMINATIONS. - The American |
'arty Of Claiborne parish have nominated Col.