Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-24

ctlZens) from exercising the franchise. Our previ
GUS publications on the subject, and the extract from
the Louisville correspondence of the ndianapoli
Sentinel show how these orders were carried out!
Not content with comprising their frauds, making
our boasted liberty the law, and equality under ou
Government the merest mockery imaginable, the ruf
mans so collected by the Journal and the red pieces
OF paper and the "Oh- oh OH" both of which las
were in sight and heard all the av on the streets
commenced to chase, beat and MAIN foreign borr
persons found the ctys thorough ghfares, assailing
them with short clubs loaded with lead, stones and
KNIVES. To their lives thus sought by an infur
ated mob, the Germans and Irish in a minority o
perhaps one-tenth the number of their actual lssail
ants resorted to firearms
AS the authorizes were evidently leagued with the
murderels and incendaries, being cognizant before
hand OF the violent means 10 be taken to carry out
the purposes OF the lodges and retaining from ef-
forts to arrest the perpetrators of the outrages around
the polls, the citizens did right in thus essayng to
defend their lives and those Of their wives and chill
dren Wantonly and without provocatlon assailed.-
They wovld have been utterly unworthy of their
nlgh privilege of American citizenship, had they
tailed TO defend their lives and those of their house
hods under such circumstances. This will he the
Judgment of every of integrity, and with heart
and spirit enough in his bosom to De worthy to live
IN any other condition than that of Greek heot or
Roman gladiator, destined by law to have his life
made the mere sport of brutal mob.
By.the-by it will be recollected that the tele-
graphic dispatches for day two groaned with
accounts OF the terrible murder committed by viii
famous lrshmen, who was first shot for it, and
then hung, cut down, hung again, and then dragged
by the heels to the Jail, where he died in the
OF the night 1t turns out that this affair was as
follows viz: An Irishman was proceeding peaceaby
along the streets when crowd of Know Nothing
ruthans began first to jeer him, then to punch him
with their clubs loaded with lead, and next to beat
HIM He ran for his life and was pursued by a crowd
led by two men, named Roads, and another named
Graham. Roads fired at him and killed him, and
second lrshman who only did his duty in going to
his rescue in the melee, fired and killed Graham 1t
was this second man who shot first, then hung,
then cut down, and then shot again, and finally
dragged to the jail by the heels to die of his wounds
He was the vainous, murderous lrishman of
whom the telegraphc agent told such stories for one
or two days.
We have no space in which to-day 10 pursue our
comments on the dreadful and disgraceful affair
those who were present before Browns Hotel on the
night when Mr.. Wise assailed there, and at the
1hrd and Fourth Ward polls of this city the day
OF the election, will perceive that the spirit of Know
Nothngism here is identical with that displayed by
1t on Monday last in Louisville There as here, +!
professional blacklegs keepers and habitues of low
groggeres DULLES of houses of ilfame, &C. are the
tools with which it delights TO work, notwithstanding
the pretensons to superior christianity of a portion
OF it's leaders
We have heard that one occasion it was grave
~ proposed and considered in one of the ludgaH Of
washington, TO take forcble possession of the gov
ernment arsenal here and that another occasion |
IN one OF the lodges a resolution introduced to
appoint committee to burn down the Catholic
churches OF the federal metropolis and further, that
tunCt0narY Of the corporation of Washingt ton Of
ered himself to lead the proposed committee il this
work OF arson, so enthusiastically Know Nothing
sh AS matter OF conrse this statement will be de-
MED by every Know Nothing in Washington, for
they are all sworn to make such denials when so to
do Will serve the purposes of the order"
We live IN strarse times ndeed-in times that de. |
Velope the fact thai live mines in the breasts
OF large portion of the community many of whom,
though protesting degree of self-righ righteousness
der which they claim more respect for themselves as
Christians than the twelve Apostles asked at the
hands of those by whom they were surrounded coun-
enance the preparation of murder and arson, and
the entire suby erson Of society by their chosen in
struments, as convenient way Of carrying elections
when they do not happen 10 be strong enough to out
vote their opponents. I here is indeed, food for
earne st reflection in all this.
PARTISAN GossIp.-The New York Tribune (H G
having returned in the Baltic) has some Partisan
gossip touching France and the Napoleons. We
quote:
In the absence of lineal heir TO its throne
and nothing is heard in France of the prospect of
such an heir recently heralded this side of the
Atlantlc-the succession runs to old Jerome, only
surviving brother of Napoleon l., and next to his
! son Jerome Napoleon, who was a noisy Red Repub-
llcan previous 10 his cousins usurpation. Old Je
rome is nobody, and is not known TO have ever
adopted principle cherished q conviction.-
\ oung Jerome has some talent but no character-or
rather bad reputation, in profigae Paris. He
IS there accounted not merely loose in his morals,
when judged by the lax Partisan standard, but
is popularity believed to have betrayed a want of
pluck while in the Crimea. Louis Napoleons rule is
endured because it is known that he will fight to
maintain it, and not away when it is threatened,
as his two last predecessors did"
! PRETTY COOP FOR BARBARIANs C Generous for
FOe.-Ihe Russians not such barbarians but that
thnU ChN IonI aG thao of
zahon when proper subject calls for it. In speak
ing OF Lord Ragian's death, Of the Russian wr-
I ters says -
/ g Lord Raglan was on several occasions distn-
gushed by the late Emperor Nicholas as also by the
regning Emperor He will be personally regretted
in Russia by all who had an opportunity of knowing
and approaching the noblest of his sentiments and
the uprightness of his character. AS "a subject he
performed his duty by obeying the command of his
Sovereign, and as soldier, by valantly defending
the honor of his ag but in the execution of his
duty he preserved unbemshed TO his death his own
personal dignity and that OF his country.
He has fallen, like many Others, a victim to
this disastrous war. Honored be his memory, and
respected be his grave which will be as sacred the
soil of Russia that of England and whilst
viGtor, lie" Gem colces."
| THE Pores BULL.-WhiIe stLmping the State
with Shortrldge during the recent canvass, Winston
the Governor elect, of Alabama told the following
story in a speech at Huntsville:
GA certain Democrat fell into the hands of a
Know Nothing, who got him considerably cornered
and tried to make a Know Nothing of him by por
raying the dark features OF Romanism, the power o
the Pope over his Church, and spoke of the Popes
f bull-when the Democrat interrupted him with the
exclamation, 6 Let the Pope's bull come and be
d--d; there are forty bulls in franklin county
that can lick him any day
a READY-w1TrED MADMAN.-A gentleman by tht