Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
80.
The Louisville Riots and the City
C0uncii--RepOrt of the Committee.

Mr.. Gllis from the Committee on Pc.
lice, 10 whom was referred The Mayors
message in regard to The late election
riots. made Tie ~follwing repor', which was
unanimously adopted.
To THE COMMON COUNCIL, Cry OF
LoursyILLE:-The Committee on the
Poiice.to whom was referred a message
from The Mayor, concerning the destrac
ton of life and property in the city, have
had sundry conversations with many of
their fellow townsmen upon points i'm
mediaiely connected with this much TO
he regretted occurrence. and have obtain
ed information iherefrom OF a charac
ter unmis,akabie in its connection with
the origin Of the late election riots.
On The day of the election a portion o.
your committee visited various parts of
The city and were rather surprised than
ot!ierwi,e To find such universal quiet
and good feeling al the polls throughout
the city, and had it no, been for the for
eign population commencing the Difficult
Ties in every instance the day would
have passed more peaeeahly Than is Gus
lonary on such occasions. So FIR as
our committee are apprised, and we
believe we are correct in making the as
%sertior. tina, there was not an occurrence
OF an improper or serious nature at any
voting place within the city. All dis
tuIbances originated at a distance there.
from, and were commenced by foreign
ers with a willlul and p:emediialed de.
termination to destroy unfortunately
the lives Of American citizens.
The property kno wn as "Quinn's Row"
at the corner of Eleventh. and Main
streets. was a complete arnory For
three weeks previous 10 the election,
arms and ammunition were stored therein
and the owner and occupant of the prem.
ises (Qlinr) in conversation with sundry
gentlemen, asserted that said guns would
be u ed agaius, the Americans, and &C
tusIly exhibited balls which had been
mouided for the purpose Of shooting
from said guns. La order 10 substan-
i'ate this accusation we refer to David
l. Deatey, a member Of this Council,
and TO Geo. w. GilTey, Street Inspector
Of the Western District. There were
also several others presen, whose names
IL is not important TO mention.
GA the day OF the election several l.
rishmen were seen nthe cellar Of Qainn's
house, moulding bullets. and numerous
Others going in aud coming from the
buildings wlihguns, pistols. bowie knives
&c. Mr.. Giiley further informed sour
committee thai he is employed in remov.
ing the rubbish from the premises re,
Gently the residence Of said Quinn, and
that he has taken therefrom The remains
OF muskets, rifles, shot guns, and pistols.
Other fire arms were carried off by per,
sons making their escape from said nous.
es, before and after they were fired.
Fromthe Irish armory, from Jesuilical
resort. and bv a Gen Of assassins therein
congrogated, The first attack was made,
the firstblood was shed, The frs, murdef
committed in the Eighth ward. By
these pries,.ridden foreign hirelings. and
from within the walls OF these desecrat.
ed habitations peaceable and quiet A
mericans were shot dead wi.hou, provo.
cation. while in the discharge Of their
daily and legitimate business. This
premeditated, ~unprovoked and indiscrim.
mate slaughter of innocent men was
verse than Americans could endure.
The operations Of these po,enta,es OF
Rome in the first Ward, were o. a SINH.
ar character with those of the Eighth.
On Shelby street, between Walnut and
Broadway. the houses occupied by for.
eigners were mostly supplied with guns.
and anotfending passers by were sho, at
from nearly every dwelling in that neigh
borhood. and many Of them badly
wounded. Ia various Other portions of
the ward %murderous attacks were made
by foreign Papls,s on nnsuspec,ing A.
merlcans, and doubtless at Tho insliga-
lion Of those higher and more skilled in
The dark deeds Of Catholicism.
After a thorough investigation of this
whole subject. your committee conclude
that the foreign born population, aided
by would-be Americans, planned and Sc,
in motion The machinery from which all
disturbances originated on the day of
election.
ltmust be an admitted fac. that the
killing Of SO many es,inable American
citizens. and that, too. by the followers
or the Pope of Rome, was enough 10
create IN the breas, Of every true Amer
lean a feeling Of revenge. aud if. in The
moment Of excitement and from causes
undeniahly just, they manifested a retail.
atory disposition. your committee canno
and will not impute TO them a censure
therefor.
In proof of every declaration herein
made. whether direct or implied, your
committee refer TO the following TESTING
nv, as published in the Weekly Journal
Of the 18Th instant. The committee ask
tina, the evidence as above named. be
spread on the Journal Of the Council,
and further, that this report be adopted
JOS. A. GlLLISS. Chairman.
TALL CoEN.-At the office of the
Land Department Of the Illinois Cen.
trail Railroad, may be seen stalks OF corn