American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-18

es. discharging volley after yolley a.
mong the American citizens. And who
will say that so common thing as a
blow given by an individual in the
street afforded preteSt for general
discharge of Irish musketry from con.
ccaled places upon American throngs +
Can it be thought strange il some of
our countrymen enraged 10y the splitting
of the blood of their kindred under SUI eli
circumstances of atrocity. took quick
vengeance into their own hands and
carried it to a amentable extent
The disparity between the number of
foreign-born aud natiye-born citizens
killed is but small and the coroner can
bear witness and many hundreds of 9th
ers can bear witness that the first persons
killed in both extrcmities of the city
were Ameiicans-shot down by unseen
foes. Unqnestionably large number
ofthe Americans, infatuated by the mas
sacre of their friends, have evinced a
disposition to go much too far in the
work ofretalation-and herein they are
(. guilty; but this shall not deter us from
the assertion and rciteration of the
great fact that American bosoms were
stained with blood before American
hands were.
We have not sought to extenuate the
acts OF our friends or to exaggerate the
guilt OF our opponents in the slightest
degree. If, consistently with truth, we
could have given more favorable rep
resentation of the conduct of the worst
portion of the Anti-American party, wo
should most gladly have done so as a
means ofquelling the fierce excitement
which we knew to exist against that par
ty, and which threatened still further
the peace and the reputation of the city.
We have the names of over thirty
witnesses, 10y whom it can be proven,
that in every act of violence, which ten.
ded to produce these riots, foreigners
were the aggressors, and poaceable,
nnarmed Americans were tho first VIC
Tins.
! The result as far as we can learn is
that fourteen men have been killed, six
OF whom were Americans. Three 9TH
ers are expected to die We have not
been able to ascertain how many have
been wounded; we have heard of about
thirty more or less wounded.
| CO We append the following dsconnec,-
ed paragra phs, clipped from the Journal, TO
meet and correc, the false representations of
the Courier's Statements
" II has been asserted that, at the z til ward
polls, Tor the first three hours in the morn
ing, foreigners were prevented from casting
their votes and yet we are informed by
gentlemen who were present, that as early
as7 clock some 20 iIishmen voted at that
poll, and that Americans who were there al
o'clock, were, by the presence OF foreign
ers, prevented from voting until after9. AT
the 9TH ward we ourselves saw, early i'm the
morning, American citizens thrust aside and
pushed and crowded out by body of Ger.
mans who were pressing toward The entrance
to The volins-place. AT different times du-
ring the day we were al several OF the polls,
and. alter The crowd of those who came ear.
| ly 10 vote had cast their ballots, there were
u number of times during the day when
scarcely any one but the officers Of The cleo.
ton was present at or about the polls, and
no obstruction whatever was offered TO The
| entrance OF any one entitled TO vote. For
the first three hours OF the morning all the
polls were crowded with voters seeking to
| lanoc;, tbo;r halt. H.. n ,,,'S
this nress,,ra roro;n,, I DS'o'e IN u c.och III
c' 'S psoo~,e nt as WEI. as native
+, Uo 20 w w. oI",p'ain 'nan tne later
All ~ ,'e pau " pe'"''ous ol ''e
81 nxa',no c". Pa'y ~ seen some shauow
IT, ~, , ,,'e,, co. p.ete ueleat' oy iSIse-
,y,,nJ 49, wa" NJ; .U..'Siu,s Muo "otia nave
| from voting.
! -. ~,
- Inc h'"e''tan faf'y Vo'eu on Mon
way Mith "hp"..a.'e'ea 'apluIty. Ihey e.
Nl,ceo no ulsPosilloh TO consume Time unne-
I eeSSeIhy at me Pol's, so as 10 exclude those