Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1855-09-06
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Correspondence of tbe New York Tribuse, 4
4 THE LOUISVILLE RIOTS.

i 54s srefpondenc6 "a TIE Nsw York IfsDpases
THE LOUISVILLE RIOTS.
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I4oUIsvILLE, KY, AUG. il 1856.
The distorted Know-N othing accounts
Erecisyed by the Eastern jiournals by tel
sgraph and from TIE organo Of HE Know
Nothing party ~ this city would lead al
most any man % believe the Germans
and Irish vi this city III fault ~ tho late
rot here; but. Sirs, tia facts ia the case
pelby them entirely misrepfesented.
BY an arrangement madein the coun
acils the da1k limit tsral sPsrty hey wore
81 the morning of the 9Th (eleciion day)
10 assemble in mass 1t the different pla-
ces Of voting, and prevent --by crow
ding, and beating Unnecessary the legal
foreign voters from going to the polls.
How well they succeeded is shown ia
the votes cast in the First and Eighth
Wards, where the Anti Know Nothing
party are acknowledged to have major
ity Of 1000. The other party succeed
ed by majorities ID. the two Wards Of
600, making difference Of l, 700 votes
against the acknowledging party.
Later in the day, when the bnllies Of
this dark-lantern party were influenced
by liquor, they commenced indiscrimi-
nately knocking down and beating the
foreigners wherever they met them, / am
informed. BY an ultra member Of the
Know Nothing party who was present at
the difficulty in the First Ward. that the
cruelties offered there to the Germans by
theAmericans were greater than he could
patiently stand and submi. to, and he left
in disgust and ashamed Of the action Of
his own party.
1t generally admitted, | believe, that
the first shot was fired by the Irish, but
not until they had been run down with
bloodhound fcrocity and beaten until
forbearance ceased to be "a virtue. Then,
and not till then, did they resort to arms
as the only resource to protect their
wives from disgrace and their house and
property from destruction. The Know
Nothings Of this city throw all the cen-
sure Of these riots upon the shoulders Of
the defunct foreigners. s
Nothing was said about rioting or any
anticipated difficulty until The LOUIS
pills Journal commenced it, and it was
then and there denounced ia the most
unmeasured terms by the editor Of the
Louispille Times as inflamatory, calculat-
ed and intended TO exasperate and ex-
fcfte the Know Nothing party to commit
depr5dations which would disgrace our
city and leave lasting stain upon our
citizens. !. 81 A8ss3 IS l5s
For two weeks before the election
lthe !. louisville Journal contained in
fammatory pieces every morning under
the disguise of peace. These are facts.
gentlemen, which no honest man Of
either party can 81 viii deny.
JOHN T. BLACK.
Ag1EMrTnp MuRDER. ThO,s Cook,
a Englshman, employed on farm Of
lChannoey n, Woodof Fair Haven, VT,
attempted to murder Mr.. ~. l on Sunday
l week, by attacking him fariously with
4 broad-axe. He cut ! deep cash over
the lef aye and the cheek, and Nj. Wood
being awakened and resisting. Cook
struck him twice On the right thigh and
On the left leg, indicting deep frightfal
| wounds, and. escaped through The vim
dow, Mr. Wood then armed himself
fearing lest Cook might return, but the
excitement Of the moment departing he
sank from exhaustion and loss &c blood
4 Mr.. Wood = bachelor. and lived with
Ibis mother andyan aunnariSd sister, III
connection with whom ne owns the farm
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