The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-11

know tat III consequence Of the~ threats sai ~ nfot
,.se'hcb fully armed and bent upon she execution
me-. s.,y purp1~e nsm'*r q s'.eee'ss'e o.,s,r,,
affair 70 go 70 their homes, and did nov so there unt'
| ge-ieriav.
70 eore tbaaa vrcs past we Inv. recs.yra in,,ma.
tie trom Gicrcut that there che burst
usd an rgn,ezi force Of rag NIGHTS ann that every
-t ~s ,riende. 10 ,e made by the leaders &c NE ant
ADFroa party 10 induce the foreigners IN this city 20
eteo by orra what they might not b. able 70 do
eoiy aad lue,;y drpestng their votes" For weeks De
FIRE tue day o; election, m"s outrageous inaammst tory
aad incendisry appeals had been made - them in chs
-i"eces OF Their party demseoges ana through then
party press They had been Infused III b..fv" what
DOT that the American arty xhtt take ayay
ntef'cre with come u their vested rights. They
ar' wrought upoa and their most violent and b,sest
passions in3amed snc~t u madness, nati murder
.sa1ne we're tne consequences Even Al II not tue
taat as many believe AMI not upsca-"nabiy These
cgners we're instga'cd TO- ANA s.e, these sots n
] ri,senee =. other, Who not now known Int who
ought 10 have lad moro eess@ and patriotism stiD
eaoith fa been a;d and done b. ". leaders and rus
ggues Q: tbn sg NrhtS party 10 sttara D. t.em r.a.
past o '' bane fos thesa lsnentsble sad Iis-ecea
W. baee Investigations ost,c c,roset may bri, L.
gh o. thr G'cs and the the antecedent- oi
ese occurrence 10 order ta. the lcrr jbe rasp.asty
Of bsv NJ ocitei thesc acts 81 Violence mar il
proper le,png md that public condemnation may III.
| uton TIC hesds Of The rcaiiv guftr.
Il j. eertiiniy true thai te eiecaa yr,ssirg "a
ut u more v.oraee os urbanee taan aincst irr-
Tlay stsealed the elections ut,oi, tie I'D nnit,cs,
r,rt.ea Were contestants. Tn election had proceeded
thus quietly unt between three and four O'Clock his
f4Fs, wsTi mi until nearly SIX o'tLpcS in hr Egnta
ward ire voting hun sac euei. There 4 ~ TART
time no difficulty ~ an, 80 gain admission 60 fbe
pos lac foreigners VINO commenced tL. nrine II ~,
ne WINDOWS aad oshint E''e~ays ami fenes. fuiy
aFne'i and ac'ed in concert whc ,ne Americans wcrc
unPrephiSi hni unsrspicious oi amy ntters They
anarpei aah we're o'Agsi 70 60 g ,leir homes %
from this indiserinnite slaughter. Iher. H. md ell
MT shadow ola doubt ha there sould no have Lsen
any b.o,sbed or murder, house hurn nYs Or ri,,
bad not been for The wholesale and anpro LII,
ng ana rouoiins Of blending native horn American
citizen. w Do bosds minded foreigners
| mi. helli-n work.
since writing the eicve pe have received tn sao,ins
II ,. hzg. NJ hgfon u, Wool Mr. Gregory,
~ ~. n. Ter, aaJ Iones German. th names ~
spectacle citifels who ready prove that Ia thn
scenes Of violence ahica haRfened the Frs, assd on
M,nh'y foreigners ''one we're the avvrcsscrs
We did what could iy own nersen.l eserti,n,
on Monday 10 que thu violent feelings pregsn in IN.
city, farly in the afternoon e. the lir,, v,rd
poli-, and, being received with loud acenrna,ipns
/ y the large crowd there, addressed q lev
| words ~ the nsscmhiage, earnestly e,a.shing al
our friends . depoft themselves reaceally TO shoe
| thems hes The gn,r',ians Of good ordr, mt -
Jet 10 oeac' = offered 10 any political opponent who
Hi-het 70 record hi. ync Having heard declarations
'rta tie crowd that the Roman Catholic church 'ha
part u the ci'y va fied With and th,i
upon tna' ttithce was contemplated appealed ~ them
by tery consideration thai could touch the human hcar
no e ecxraea Themselves their party and the american
" III. perpn non Of such iee. III shame and
inamy From the general response Of those r.resent W.
haNe rns.n y ronnie that our humble appeal not
/ without IL effect.
>ane % our dwelling house in goat ha-te az tlt
inob vas ~ IT, way 70 The Office ~ the louisville Ttes
\ W.
That tus friends we're 81 opinion that CONT T.
We on with ons utposi speed 70 the Tmes Office hu the
etnwd - ~ nusnlee ~ four aye hupf+ tlete
before and our junior editor making ssrpng ~.
Ici & tbrm ariast he destruction Of private property
Believing rhs' i1y.. from POSITION though moi
ifon ANY 'aifai - SPEAKER. exert sslusry tn.aer
u1cn az multitude exhorfe1 them ia III, tpr,
s'Topaett terms ~ could c"mnsnd I" disfcrs aud -
y, i4oene insf1ny hey ie't the spot ana r~p,i-ai
- cnr office M did ACCOMPANY ttn, th.rp.
We aeiesl ard md aiho- moi NV just = rpuch
today - NJ "a vhen eerued likely 10 be - victim
I
cy every term II denuuclaiioa ia relation that ~
uttered thcp + fr!s himself iDi.Jtrsh, ipsltsd
g. n.alfd er outraged ~ Individual. L., la sing
htnaed rea iefrps bat iet MI honest men u brave
men AZ god nen turn aith bitter ia thing fn ta Il,
fmos- taoqgst - ning with 10 de-'ro, the pro-
son. al dnuYhsrs INV i,tr m ioteer. INA f, ~.
obstruction 81 which iey may h. the grencst sufrtrrt
~ aft.-Anrf rnas nay assert anu protest ana
A. ,tgruglr ties viii tia, the fearful riots M,nt,
Tete began " IT, Americans, but ~ dsprod q i,is
the broad mi ale, nfienb be and u.,den,d f,ci
oIt ~ tr ,rst 81 ds,ci the hr- Aiiiina d. 6r-,
ie e.i Nfe ~ s'rs u the foreign born population.
ne for ipnefs may have imagined that thty dl MT
sort ocsa.sina'ion They mny have fol.e!y imagined
tat an attack upon Themselves contemplated sut
tey sec 70 fri - resort 10 assassination. Th. my
haze rrrrnensly supposed that tbey rendering
nnp"rtnnt sefEc' I, God and mankind but they nero
the hrs, - resort I. assassination. And when foreign
barn ctfii>, pith nd The sh1dov ~ Justification
snssinae Smsiicsp 81 rens 10 streets what can r
expected b, mt to afousei spirit q eounlr men
will r,ge and thirst "r revenge
Lvcn ~ the admission one n The anti. American
organs yesterday ,he Irsh IN the lower mart ~ ia
I city on MONICA tyening With no othcs pro, ocson THIN
the knoe down 81 Irishrnan in the street opcuod
neral me- u1n The windows Of their house iischnry
ins yoiley after tley among the American c;trcns
Who vii say That common thing u biov given ~
m individual in the street afforded pretext Gr rem
col dschafge ~ Irish musketry from concealed places
mon American ihrcpgs Can Il BE- thought strange II
some Of our coun,rymen, enraged by the splitting Of the
blood 81 hcir Kindred under such cireunsiauces ri
arociiy took quick Vengeance into their own hands and
carried i 70 q laInentabe extentt
The disparity between the number % foreign born and
native born ezsn- Killed j. but small and the
can hear witness and many hundreds Of othsrs bear
witness that the first persons Killed both cxtrcmities
Il he ci'y we're Anertaussbot donn Ike doc. ~
seen foes.
tnquc.priatly argp number ~ The American infu.
Tia7et ~ TIE a their friends have evnccd
DIP siiion 70 in the vora Of retaliation
and ~ rein they guilty; but this shall
from The s"fon and reiefation o The great Tact shat
American hcsoIn. werv stained with blood before Aner
Al early hour large croyd u people sntou. md
excited, hed hp rrounis around Tn two court house.
q sixth and Jefferson streets, and about the Jail
p Encs thr evrnt u TIE Judicial Investigations
e. taLf place no Irsh prisoners Charged with s-t-
ing hi Aneriran- n The fi' ward from ,bf sinapx- %
houses soirt quarter n mile from the place ~ voting
ond win thp'tug ala nliny Amcritans frorn tbs win
dows q houecs n ~ fgbih ward rome to- SQUARE.
The 1T, Jrd,e tacog.' proper no, u enter upon hs
investigation 81 m ,ae's but allowed permits - ),
given a. Nv wuub..d ior The hospital and other
proper stops with 80 aeDn- 81 i aif nd
eqas.ioas'e trial, after proper lime allowed 10 collect
.hr Testimony.
qhc Mayor vno.e ftrrion. for peace have been e,e,.
g'fir and pnrrphuct raurs committee consisting -
large number ~ or rs aud quiet citizens 20 form.
~ I" circulate aoh1 he people, ~ calm excitement
and induce hen a. return their homes and ~ iher
bnsnts-. The rspy'. - these gentlemen prompt
aud not without fueccss. They prepared The minis III
The 81 CIV attentive hearing 70 M affecting
able aud cleguen' appeal made by tn lion. " D. fu
nrk, WHICH from the stand IN the t.ause ysrl
followed ~ ~ Selling soothing and Kind reuisrA.
y, 81 ora le, ", pAo loudly called or. General r.
ei, ufrn nany SecOndng voices THAT the pssJplc
fherv saseabli shotd sua all retire their re4pec
I've home. md busipcFs rnrsus which motion put
sBd carried ~ acclsastier: and all seemed order sud
! quiet 10 ihs rar - ths city ~ fOh o'clOck A W.
Soiviatandtng all the reports "a the coattary
certain hat Z no poll IN this city AMI time during
fe day II me election, fafeixnosu citixen. pre-
vented ifuan tnin, sDy than the uatvc-born &
has been ss+erird that, At the seventh polls for
he Bfsi me nuns 10 the MING iorciynsr- pro-
tfned ~ c,sng Their votes, yet informed
D. gencmcl VITO ~rre present, that early
o'clock. tseuty lrishmen voted AZ that poll and
thst Amevcp- who serc there O'Clock ~
the pres 81 tnretgncrr prevented from voting until
/ after mir. :. The Fourth ward ourselves early