The true Democrat., 1855-09-04
The Louisville Riots.

Never before in the history of our country has it been the painful duty of the press to give an account of such horrid and unnatural outrages upon life and property, as occurred
 in the election that lately came off in the Lou isville district, in Ky The forfeiture of the life of an individual by the laws of his country the being present at the death bed of a friend -or the sacrifice of life when war demands the services of the citizens of the country-are painful to contemplate; but when, in free country, protected by a constitution and sys- tenn of laws, that guarantees to the humbest person the "right of enjoying life and lberty,'' a wholesale assault is made upon the lives of innocent and unoffendins men, merely because they were not born on American soil, is some- thing so odius, so perfectly unnatural, and evil dencing so much of the cold blooded malice and passions of fends, that every good man must look upon the deed with horror and de- | teStation.
 As regards the origin of this bloody butch- ering-this indiscriminate slaughter of men, women and children in Louisville, we suspend ed an expression of opinion, until both sides of the case were presented First came the re- pert of the Louisville Journal with laborea effort to attach the blame to the foreign popu- lation. Next came the report of the Louisville OClllOCldt, WuOSc ICpOito WCio llOIll information of members of the know nothing party themselves, attaching all blame to the self. sty led American party, by attempting for cising the rights and privileges of the elective franchise Corroborating the testimony of the " Democrat" are the reports of the Conrier'' of Louisville. From the reports of these two papers, as judge would sum up the evidences of guilt of prisoner, arragned before the bar of this country for crime, we are compelled to say, that the origin of those bloody transactions in Louisville began with the American party. This party is responsible before God and the country for the lives of the Irishmen, Germans, women and children that were forfeited on that day. There is no way to avoid such conclu- son Before this party of secrecy had an exis tence, such outrages were not perpetrated. Men fths country and adopted citizens, before this went quietly to the polls and exercised the right of freemen. There was no quarrelings or contentious But with the birth of know noth ingism, a new order of things are brought about -new changes take place. By the peepof day long before the time appointed for opening the ballot box-the infatuated members of this party gather around and secure the polls to themselves and at the daggers point and the cannons mouth, shoot, stab and kill honest de- mocrats and foreigners who came forward to deposit their votes.
 Upon the know nothing party we charge the scenes of bloodshed and arson that occurred in Louisville. Proofs of the most authentic nature rivet and fasten the crime upon that party.
 But where, in all candor, we ask of this party, are these outrages leading? Whither are they tending? Do they expect, and is it their de- sign to carry their elections at the sacrifice of human life? Do they intend to persevere in their murderous designs and drive the demo- cratic and foreign vote from the polls by dread of the dagger, the musket and the cannon? Do they, merely because we wish to exercise the right of suffrage, and because we differ with them in politics, intend to persevere in burning down our houses, destroying our pro- perty, and sacrificing our lives and the lives of our women and children, to their reckless de- sire for political asceudency? If so, then God have mercy upon our homes and hresides for anarchy will have set its seal upon our H- berties.-Pine Bhaf Republican.