American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-30
rhurshay N ornins Aag. so. 1855


THE RIors--C -CoxczvD1xe TssrnloSr-
fHz FIRsr. Wkkp R1ors. publish to
- day A number Of afidavits Of respectable
cizsas ia relation 10 the riots in the Firs
ward 4. !.
From. al the evidence that has be-u ad
dnced in relalion to these riots. evidences
not based upon street runhors and irrespon.
sibie deeIarations, but spbstaa,ised by the
oaths Of responsible and reliable men and
wollesS who were eye-wi.nesses, our read
ers Yill6e convinced that all the state.
ments which We have hitherto made upon
- tits sahisot we're literally and entirely
irue--In all onr representations of these
hueutable tragediesWp have endeavored
70 do-Aqual Justice to an concerned. We
have carefully excluded from our columns
every placement which We were not satisf-
I'D eoald be proved V be true. We have
yctnsed TO publish any mere rumors ofany
desc1pion, and have. required the most
: complsts subsiantition for every sentence
We have given 70 the public upon this sub,
-joct. : = ~ {. =, -
In preparing the .aGadAsits to show how
these riots originated aud who were their
auttors. we have not had an opportunity to
a.seek out Witnesses by whom doubtless
many .facts oould be proved of even great.
or Importance and Significance than any wa
have,pnblished; we have taken facts only
a they we're sryolauAriiy furnished us by
others. We have ben informed by reli.
able gentleman, and il necessary, afida
Wits 70 the tset can bS produced. that, on
the Sunday srsniag: previous to tho elec.
tion. an Irjsh servant ,gitl In the employ.
..srasns of Pr, Yandrll &gged the Doctor moi
togo DOM tor0a oaths day of Aa election
telling Aim that kke,g you'd b. don0sr. tLo,
EshskAfto Raorrttdn he did. dndthot sAekneu
more Aq9 $40 Garsdto tell; and also an I
.Erish girl IN. kLs employ Of Mr. SimruN. on
Sunday prsuioaGs 10 the elsotiOn, eorusst
= ly sktrsated 4fr. SinsrdN andkis son nat "a
60 into As city oaths1gy of tie election, for
r iis Irtsh lceye armed and intended TO Gye
from their Wiadoscs and k'HtAe 44SusricGns
WEI have also been informed, that. on the
day 1.-The election, about noon. an Ameri.
can on horseback. particular description
eotwhose person has been given. rode rap
!. idiy from house to house n the neiybbor.
{ hood where the riot in the First ward was
commenced and urged the Germans TINT
i: tAstin'sh mad come TO arm lhsmselues and De.
gtnthe attack Upon the An.eyicons. We
; have no doubt. that, when our German d.
Irish citizens shall have recovered from
their fright. some startling revelations will
bsmnde' by them as TO the origin and prc.
yIoasplanning OF these riots, both in the
First and Eighth wards,
q 0n'FTiday last we gave some of the rca.
sons why 10 had become necessary for the
Sag Nicht party to incite disturbances up-
on the day ofthe election in order to obtain
some shadow Of excuse for tho oyerwhel.
ming defeat which they were certain to
enStaln. Notwithstanding all their buster
ing and Dragging We have reason to
believe that, long before the election. the
isaesFs q that party were convinced that
g they would sustain defeat, and that from
5hatmomentt was determined BY them to
create disturbances in various parts of the
@eiiy upon the day Of the election with per.
hars the fain, hope that the foreigners
might drive the Americans from the polls
aud necvre the election Of the Sag Nichts
tbenssaiyes w,,bnr ,s'W " .u'n'sn
To say thai the dis,nr rhpOnoary ay os p'e.eH' e,:
voters from cornins n, ~ I ,s Ir.r' sre''
ftunately for nlI lbSir r. HI,,;o H M o"'V'
mcricai, vote nailed "s' sI,psna',' .no cu IN
Tone' was much mote than amaiority of all
been polled in.tha .;.v. a "uy e'eo''ons
,miniuns. In exscnt;ny ,ha NV; nv 'ots,S'
programme assigned 10 ,hsn, "" ~, "f u ..a' Inc
ing down native born c;ti,ons - "oIa oH H.
and without proyoca,iun in ordar .t,' ~ $3.50 v
riot. have left upon tho Sac N;cLt nor,,
all the odfum Of those disora'.. mi and ,rs'
q ,ric. proceedings without Sy;nging 70 !, .nr
vf the profits whiuh were boped fo ho ,horo
by realized. y ~ '"''
Il will be obss,vad M, E, L,.,L a., .;..
ia The First a Eigh,h wsrls H." y ''"o '."o
made BY The foTeivners anon Amar;"an
eitizans At a tia4r when tl,ePS was No s;%,, %
Of any disturbance whatever in lhe n.;gG.
borhood where the riots bcoan--thot 9Lo
streets were as quiet as upon anv ordinary
oecasinn---thutt thero were po crowJa y
persons present That hn, c.w AUa'.;o.,
were In the yiuiniv. ami Ito, Is n"aaL, ,
iosssmads 6vMs Germans armed ,.;,I ann,
and pistois and riJqss aud every dsscriS,im
of t'sepons upon Eaarmsd Americans who
were 9Gietsy poss'sg upon tie streets giving
NO proyocstiJn and expecting no attnck