The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29
From the Louisville journal,
THE CASE STATED,

lundenlable facts, tile antisAmerican newspapers
of this cily are striving induslriousy 10 ward of
from their party the odnus responsibility 81 hav-
ing caused the dlsgfacelul riots and horrid
bncheries of Monday. deep, dark, and
damning stain has Ia,nlshcd lie hnherlo bright
escutrheon Of Louisville. The heart ol every
good cr,izen siekens a, the contemplation Of The
terrible exrtsses which have been committed.
The blame, however, should and will attach IT.
sell 10 those who drew the first blood, who com
nllled The first acts Of laWless violence, 10 those
who gave the first mortal provocalinn, which
brought upon the Offenders a terrible aud en-
cessve retaliation aud relrihuton. III tn Sc
offences lhr American party is entirely guilt
less. II can learlessly stand up before The c"In-
muuily, whose peace has been lhus ruihtssly
Destroyed. and say, with conscientious truth,
" Shake mol Thy glory locks at me Ttou cansl
not say did H.
/ We do noi for one moment allemp, 10 excuse
or even 10 palliae Inc enarmy oi The oulrages
committed on tie afternoon aud night nl Mon
day by lhnse, who, mcensed aud infatuated be-
yond The exercise oi rrason or The control oil the
legal authorizes. resprled 10 murder and arson
10 revenge unprnsnked, cnld- blondrd slangh.
ter and manning Of their innocent and molten
slve counlrymen. We have always deprecated
and shall continue 10 oppose mob violel re; but
we are nnl willing that Americans or the Ame-
rlrau party should be blamed and denounced as
The authors Of these deeds III violence, when
we know and are prepared 10 prove beyond a
shadow ri doubt, thai in every instance Tor,
elgncrs were The aggressots; that IN every IN
al Al nm
ed blnadslled was perpelraled by loIelgners,
upon The persons Of uhuilrndlug and peaceabe
naiivr.bnrn citiHrnS,
The Ani-Amerlcan patty and lls organs are
Vnlnly attempting, by haseless and lmpndeni
assertions, sln,enl dtnuuclauons, and palpable
misrepresentation and peryersIons Of facts, Ia
shift lie Stigma OF the auilnrsllip Of these dis.
grace lul uccuIr, ne, lram lhtlr own party 10
nurs, We Will uoi. al present, attempt Ia poIn'
uni aud retuie singy Tire many glarlng IN accu.
racies and mlsstalrmeuls cnnlanied ~ The Sag
y rht pagels. We will in due time present the
swan statements al respectable nlcn and women,
VIM Witnessed The whole ALTAR from the CON
mercem,nl 10 tie cad, bulh in the Isl aid S,l
va o..
We vii en- abundan.ly show, ROT only llai
no violence was perpfratrd ~ Americans, eN'
cepi IN rrialsnon hi an unpruyukra aud cold
hluodtd tulttefy oi their co1n:r, met by for
eigncfs rnnen gated III large numbers, armed
with guns and pis oils aid blndgeans. and hy
other foreigners. siourg from oui 81 lunI
ways anG galr-ways, aHd from windows and
brhua nails and ienres. upon nnsu.pecling
Americans passing upon the public streets, bu
that 10 suilirIeni plntoraiInn III excuse had been
given rs Americans in any portion Of The cliy
lrr my al hr nnirage> uiilh we're rommllie'
hy Tie ifi.h aud Germans, aud when really be-
gan aud pIndured lac uOtops excesses ahirll we
81 much dpplIe.
We kuaW that tie election vas proceeding
quietly E erya here: lli3i, ~ oder 10 a avod
wen The impuiarinn ~ ans uni.nuess Or lnfro'
prietv, which they eNpe.itd would lie eagerly
caugh al rs their unsefupulnus opponents ID
account ior hr glorious victory whirl or lriPtd,
we've cuniiaeni of winning, The Amer cans. III
her Respective councils, had determined 10 keep
ofd,r and peace unH quiet al the pills. Tins
ihev did. Il Is true lhII, believing there WOuld
H0 be time 10 pol tall vile IN some 81 the
wards, tie, IN de use al every laii means 10 get
10 American ,nies with al pus.Ihlr drspalrt. hu
We deny ils. unu-nal nh,lruclinn was offered o.
attempted 70 he olrrcd To any legal aud gider-
~ behaved rner.
Al the time ihil llte fsrl wss proclaimed At le
polls li1i ilieIr rnuuiymeu had, wIli.nnt provo
cainu, urrn shut ,lnwn, untirrrd - r.id blond,
\ hy ler.sfmfs Foreigners ln distant aim quiet
>ttreIs ~ lie cas-, tie Americans ~ tile u,igli-
hnrhnptl ii the several tning places 81 fast re-
lu.ed ia hriievr ihai such ouiTsges bad been
committed, aud considered u a mse Ia draw
lhrm ANY, linm the pnll. arid prevent Amer
sans lrun voting. wa~ only when lie Nunn'
6G and the dead ~ ther i,llnw cnunlf, mrf
were htuuslit btInre Them, and ih'y wete con-
sinre! lhti arGlg aud bluody murders hat
been I.slpe rated. tlial viii rr,rs 81 ,engrsnri
upnn lie mardrret-. ltey suugii iienl "nl ~
iunirtI them iniD We houses iiial were dtsPull
I'll ur tlestuny,d.
lnnl liz -hnnling Va. begun BIS H. fucign
rls, tI,e Americans we're generally nnatmrd
wlnlr IL buth tie Fist sud Eigtih ward. IT,,
l1tirDrf.. hath ilte Grtmans and hf lnsh. srt
el III euHttri, aud Ntre arm,l ~ the lfotlt will
lac arms prepared several days hrtore. Nh"I
lie ltscss commenced. The Americans wee nb
lged 70 % 70 lhrlt hnmes " "a hp cnilr hrii,'
10 arneHfe arms, and III Tie .h"ps 10 hny arni
and ammunition ~ fepeE The attack. na,lr mpoi
Ihcn aud 10 dteuge the innocent American hlnu'
lhai had been lied. upto lhi. i'm" ihey had brei
sIriurious ~ iir electiun, They we're 10 g"oI
humor with every one. ani Nhcfe relpeing =
hA,mg realized ti,eif intaltst hnpe.. ~ gaimni
sr"tt without any disnrGcr of breaches d
ihr peace.
1hai grave outrage. sui ieiunus wrongs wen
psfpeifa'sI rs tie Amfurtn.. whrn dies ionl
ne las IN ibpir own baud. aud Sought 10 pun
vi, tie mnnlrrrrs II tlttr eoun rympn ani n
grnge iAase Who hrl been Killed and anundct
without prpvnralion. nuobe viii deuy bnt e
useless for organs III illf anil. Ametir8n part,
~ seek ans hunger e., ranreal the l4el That lhost
nuifages were commenced by Tie iOretgu pnpu
liiian, ilul ihe first wtongs comnupd VEG
eVtffniffpd hy ftrpiyarfa Ia tIp If4t Hmm