The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-08-23
The Louisville Riots,


ocralic paper, makes the following very
sensible remarks upon The late deplora-
bic occurrences at Louisville:
"At Louisville and elsewhere thero
appears to be an effort TO throw the blame
of these terrible events from one party
to the other, r,-each being charged with
commencing the fight on the morning Of
the election. We shall not pretend to
say which party made the first assault
on Monday, but that the Democratic or
anu.American party have been more TO
blame than their opponents is clear, we
believe, from the evidence now before
the public.
From the time the American party
made its appearance in the political arena
as Il controlling power, the anti -Ameri-
cans have denounced its members as
"lhieves," )" "pickpockets," " Hindoos," "
robbers" Midnight assassins, ''-ev
cry term used in the language to denote
rascality, was thrown upon them by ev'
cry newspaper press, and every anti
American speaker in a constant stream
Of vituperation for an entire year.
That the rank and file Of the Anti,
American party should have been taught
to look upon :heir opponents with loath'
ing and scorn-that they would, as they
did at Louisville, believe they were do
ing God service by shooting down such
opponents far away from the polls--un-
offending. quiet people, in pursuit ot
their daily occupations--was to have
been expected, probably was expected,
by the leaders OF the anti American party
1t is to the conduct of the anti-Amer'
ican newspaper press and its leaders fol
twelve months preceding the election the
primary cause of-the excesses, the ter
ribe calamties and murders around the
free ballot boxes of American citizens
and which has cast gloom over all the
Union--this awful calamity is to be attri
buted. he conduct of this press and
party since the elections has been consist
ent with their antecedents-their papers
are filed with the most inhamlnatory ar
ticles.
When one party was armed, as it is sale
the foreigners of this city were last spring
and ready to strike, and the Ameri
cans determined to protect themselves
it is nonsense 10 talk about who strucl
the first blow that was. doubtless, return
ed 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 not a sing tear fol
the friends of the slain Americans.
The Louisville journal says: Nothing
could be more true than this last remark
The anG-American press mourn loudly
over the slain foreigners and their wild
ows and orphans, but they do not utter
one word or shed one tear Of sorrow Of
sympathy over the widows and orphans
Of their own Countrymen, murdered with
out proyocation. We can unite heartily
in regrets for the ignorant and misguided
Irish and Germans, who, acting undel
the influence Of vile and unscrupulou'
demagogues, used firearms upon peace
able citizens. whom they were taught tC
regard as "thieyes" and "midnight as
sassins = and we can give tears, and
would gladly give something more sub
stantial to their widows and their father
less children; but we are out of all pa
tience with those mock specimens of hu
manity who have no thought or care fol
their murdered countrymen. The grie
of such is assumed for political effect
They calculate how much political cap
ital they can make by sigh, how many
votes they can win by tear. There
have been more crocodile tears in this
city within the last few days than even
were shed, within the same length Of lime,
upon the banks of the Nile.