The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-10
npr. Thoma. Ro.., Y b Legst, ESQ.,, Bsrerly, OHIO,
From the Louisville Courier. Anguish.
THE TERRIBLE ELECTION RIOTS IN LOUISVILLE.

We passed yesterday through the forms Of election
As provided by the statute the polls opened and
privilege granted such right upon the goose
with few exceptions TO exercise their elective franchise
Never perhaps greater farce as we should term
it. tragedy enacted Hundreds and thousands de-
TERED from voting by direct acts Of intimidation Others
through fear Of consequences and multitude from the
lack Of proper facilities The city indeed WAS during the
day possession OF armed mob the base passions OF
which were Infatuated the highest pitch by the ncen-
diary appeals of newspaper organ and the popular lead
Of the know-nothing party
On SUNDAY night large deachments Of sent to
the first aud wards that the polls prop
erly opened These the american executive COM
mttee" supplied with requisite rreshmes and, may
he imagined they In very fit condition yesterday
morning that the rights of feemen respected
Indeed they discharged the important trusts committed to
them in such commend them forever TO the
admiration of outawsl They opened the polls they pro-
yided ways and for their party TO votes they
hued and bued all who could not show the sgn they
in fact converted The election into perfect farce without
redeeming qualifying phase.
We do know when how their plan Of operations
devised Indeed we do not care to know when such
a system Of outrage-such per6dy, such dastardy-was
conceived We only blush for Kentucky that her soil
the Of such outrage and that Of her
participants in the nefarious swinde.
II would be impossible to know when or how this riot
commenced BY day-break the polls taken posses
sion Of by the American party and in pursuance OF their
game they used every stratage device
10 hinder the Of every who could not manifest
TO guardians Of the polls his soundness the know
nothing question We personally witnesses TO the
procedure of the party certain wards and OF these
feel authorized to speak At the Seventh Ward dis
covered that three hours in the outset in the morning
was impossible for those posted to vote without
the greatest difficulty In the Sixth Ward party Of bull
lies were masters Of the polls We two foreigners
driven from the polls forced to gaunet beat nm
theoretically stoned and stabbed In the vi one fellow
the Hon. VIM Thomasson formerly member of Congress
from this district nerfsred and while appealing to the
maddened crowd to cease their Of disorder and vio
lence Mr. Thomasson struck from behind and beat
His gray hairs his long public service his manly pres
ence and his thorough Amercansm avaled nothing with
the crazed mob Other and serious fights occurred in the
Sixth Ward, Of which we have time to make mention
now.
The more serious and dsgracefu disturbances occurred
in the upper wards The vote cast but partial one
and nearly altogether side No show given
the friends of Preston who largely in the majority
but who in the face Of cannon, muskes and revovers
could not being unarned and quiet popuace confront
the mad mob So the vote cast way, and the
suit stands before the public
In the morning as we stated elsewhere George Berg
carpenter living the Of 9th and Market
killed near Hancock street German named Fit, for
merly partner the Gait House severely, not fa
tally, beaten
In the afternoon a general row occurred on Shelby
street extending from Main to Broadway We unable
to the facts concerning the disturbance Some
fourteen fifteen shot including Officer VIII
lias Joe Sewage and others Two thres killed
and number Of houses chiefly German coffee houses,
broken and pillaged About o'clock, when the
crowd augmented by accessons from every part OF the
CITY, and armed with shot-guns, muskes and rifles Were
proceeding attack the Catholic church Shelby street.
Mayor Barbee arrested them with speech and the mob
returned the First Ward polls Presently large party
arrived with piece of brass ordnance followed by num-
Der of and boys with muskets In an hour afterwards
the large brewery on Jefferson street the junction
Green, was set fire to-
In the lower part Of the city the disturbances
characterized by greater degree Of bloody work Late
IN the afternoon three Irshmeu going down Main street
near Eleventh were attacked and one knocked down.
Then ensued terrible scene, the Irish firing from the
windows of their houses Main street repeated voleys
Mr. Rhodes river man. shot and killed by in the
upper story and Mr. Graham met with similar fate.
An Isman who discharged pistol at the back Of mans
head was shot and then hung. He however, survived
both punishments. John Hudson, carpenter shot
dead during the fracas.
After dusk row Of frame houses Main street, be
tween Tenth and Eleventh. the property of Mr.. Quinn,
welknown freshman set fire. The flames extend
ed across the street and twelve buildings destroyed
These houses were chiefly ted by rsh and upon
OF the tenants venurng escape the flames they
Immediately shot down No idea could be formed Of the
number killed We advised that fee roasted 10
DEATH having been badly wounded by gun-shot wounds
that they could escape from the burning buildings
or all the enormies and outrages committed by the
American party yesterday and last night we have not time
now to write The mob having satisfied its appetite for
blood repaired Third street and until midnight made
demonstrations against the Times and Democrat Off
ces The furious crowd satisfied itself however with
breaking few wndowpanes and burning the sign of the
Times Office.
At o'clock this morning large fire is raging in the
upper par, Of the city.
Upon the proceedings Of yesterday and last night
have now no time heart comment We sickencd
with very thought Of the murdered and houses
burned and plaged that sgnazed the American victory
yesterday Not less than twenty corpse form the trophies
Of this wonderful achievement
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