Washington telegraph., 1855-08-29
The Louisville Riots.

journal, an account OF the terrlDie rlOtS
which occurred in that city on the day of
the election, and as it differs very materially
from the account given by the Louisville
Democrat, which has been published by the
anti-American papers in this State, we have
to-day copied an additional statement from
the Journal, to which is attached few of
the many aaidavits which have been made
before competent authorities in that city, and
as will be perceived, they all substantiate
the accounts given by the Journal. In fact.
so overwhelming is the testimony that the
foreigners and Catholics were the originators
of the riots, that nothing but the blindest
partizan bigotry would dare to controvert it.
1t is strange into what shameful extremes
partizan malice will drive Its followers
We see papers edited, we presume, by per-
sons born upon the soil of this glorious
country-whose "kith and kindred are
numbered among its sons and daughters,
and whose hopes for Its prosperity and fu-
ture greatness. must rest upon the fact that
its institutions will be kept pure and uncon-
taminatcd, by the false and degrading theo-
ries and superstitions of the old world
these papers, we say. blinded BY political
fanaticism, are endeavoring to ssigmatize
their own brethren and countrymen, and
| hold them up to the scorn and contempt of
the world-aud that too in the face of the
most irrefragable testimony
There were but two parties in the city
The American and the anti-Americans-for
| CLARK was run as the anti-American can
date for Governor, and Col MARSHALL s
opponent for Congress was Mr.. PRESTON.
| Whic, who run on the same ticket, and was
supported by the foreigners and Catholics
and the riots must have been commenced
| by one or the other of them, and SO far,
not the least particle of testimony has been
offered by the foreigners to exculpate them
selves. Nay. more, the editor of the Evans
vile (Indiana) Journal, who was in. Louis
vile at the time of the riot, bears testimony
to the fact, that not only were the foreigners
not kept from the polls, but that they were
the originatOrs of the riot. We refer to his
statement published in another column
The editor of the Madison (ndiana) Con-
rfer, an old line Democratic paper, re-
marks upon the deplorable occurrences, as
follows -
I'VE shall no. pretend to say which party made
the first assault on Monday, but that the Demo-
cratic or anti-American party have been more to
blame than their opponents Is clear. we believe:
I from the evidence now before the public.
/ ~From fhe time the American party made its
appearance In the political arena a controlling
power, the anti-Americans have denounced its
members as tneves'' pic kpockets. H indoos,7
| aIobbers' mid night assassins'-every term us
ed IN the language to denote Tascality was thrown
! upon them bv every newspaper press and every
! anti-American speaker In a constant stream OF
! vituperatiOn for entire year.
THAT the rank and file of the anti-Amercan
party should have been taught to look upon their
opponents with loathing and scorn that they
would as they did at Louisville. believe they
were doing God service by shooting down such
opponents far away from the polis-unotiending-
quiet people in pursuit of their daily occupations
was to have been expected. probably was ex-
pected by the leaders of the aatI-American par
| tV. lit to the CCnIucL OF tne
newspaper press and its leaders for the twelve
months preceding the election-the primary canse
of the excessesthe terrible calaTitleSan murders
around tue free balot-boxes of American citl-
zens and which has cast gloom over all the
Union-this awful calamity is to be attributed
The conduct of this press and party since the
elections has been consistent with their antece-
dents-their papers are filed with the most In
fammatoTy articles
When one party was armec-as 1t Is said the
foreigners in this city were last sprins-aDd rea-
j DIV to strike and the Americans determined to
protect themselves 1t is nonsense to talk about
| who struck the first boy: that was doubtless
returned as readily as it was given no matter by
| which of the parties it was given The anti
American press moan over the fatherless children
and widows of the slain foreigners but have not
single tear for the friends OF :he slain. AmerI-
cans"
Aud now, we wonld ask, Why is it that
these presses pursue such course? Is it
that the drunken and rioting Irishmen are
better citizens than the natiye-born Ameri-
can ? Is it that the Idol-worshiping Catho-
lie. who believes that his Priest and Pope
can absolve him from all allegiance to the
Government, is trustier person to WELD
the destinies of this great country Is it
that the lager bier" German, who denies
the existence of a Supreme Being, under
whose guidance is the destinies of nations,
is better qualified to develop the grand prin-
eiples upon which our Government is found
ed. and which are now causing the founda-
tions of tyranny to quake TO their centres |?
No the idea is revolving Proclaim such
principles to the patriotic citizens of this
glorious Union. and you would be booted at.
and call down upon your head a torrent of
public indignation. Then why do these
presses pursue such a courseo The an
swer is to be found only in the malignity Of
feeling which heated political warfare engcn-
ders, and which will drive its followers to
any resort. 10 matter how shameful, to de-