Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-04-13
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The attempts of leading papers in the so,
called Democratic party. TO fasten the re-
sponsibility Of the late Cincinnati riots up
on the native Americans, are shameful al
though we are forced to confess, they are
characteristic. Where controversy arises
between native born citizen and an adop-
ted citizen. .thatparty invariably espouses the
cause Of the foreigner, whether right or
wrong. For years has that party pandered
to the very worst passions of the lowest class
Of immigrants The pretended Democracy
Of the United States have stood upon the
Atlantic shore and meeting the crowd Of
ignorant foreigners at their first foot-step
upon American soil, have, in the abused
name of Democracy. poured into their will
ling ears the seductive tale of their peculiar
love for the foreign born, and have instilled
into the minds Of those ignorant beings 8
murderous prejudice against anything and
everything which wears not the garb of
Locofocoism. Taught 20 believe that might
makes right" the Irish and Germans have
been posted at the ballot box. and in ODE
dience to orders have driven from the polls
those who have grown grey upon Ameri-
can soil. 1t is useless TO deny this fact, for
the history of our elections for the past
twenty years tell the same tale of violence
and abuse.
No city has suffered more from this than
Cincinnati. The bloody, reckless, T.ocofoco
Miami tribe" was the terror Of the honest
men Of Hamilton County for years. and the
very life and being of this desperate clan
was drawn from their fereign allies. By
the aid Of those allies have the "Miamirs"
year in and year out, retained the political
power of that county in Locofoco hands,
citizens haze been driven from
the polls or intimidated from an attempt to
exercise the right of suffrage. 1t i'll becomes
the Locofoco party to cry ou. against Sc
cret societies, neither should they say a
word about the responsibility of riots. when
the damniDg. hideous fact stands recorded.
that secret society, backed up by its for
eign dupes, held its reign Of terror in the
Queen City for years.
Now the bitter reaction has come. Clan
the clannishness of ignorance has
brought US to this pass. The time has come
v hen the question must be decided wheth-
er native Americans can enjoy unmolested
The rights purchased by the blood of their
fathers, or whether foreigners shall deprive
hem ofthose rights. Foreigners have set
The example BY controlling elections With |
brute force, aud, if needs be, the rights of
voters must be secured by the same means. |
It is well known that the majority of the
Police, and Of the Military of cur cities are
y The hands of Foreigners. and the dis
graceful fact stands naked, that foreign
BORN Peace Officers. and foreign born Sol
Tiers, took part in the Cincinnati Riots'with
heir countrymen. Behind the barricades
we're German military companies. OF
course, therefore, the military companies
composed Of Foreigners, and the Police Of
he same material, cannot be depended up
IN to presere the peace when the rioters
IN one side are Foreigues. There are ex-
.eptions. but the general rule holds good,
md such being the case, we do nos know
low Americans can recover and maintain
heir rights excep. by their own strong
light arm.
Another important feature in this melan
holy picture, is attributable to that worst
f all tyranny, religious tyranny. 1t Is well
nown that the Roman Catholic Church
make the masses Of their faith mere ma
hines, to be moved Ike SO many puppets
t the bidding of their Bishops and Priests
Arch Bishop Hughes in a sermon last Sun
av upon that most silly dogma. the Imac
late Conception of the Virgin Mary, said
hat the Pope is the highest power on earth
When an intelligent man can utter such
onsense, what are we to expect of the
pousands who blindly bow to that power
) their temporal and spiritual head And
hen we see enlightened citizens yield per-
ct aubserviency to this relgioes power, {
hat can we expect of the ignorant of that {
18th? The Roman Catholics. Ike sheep, 4
How their leade-s,sDd whstever side those
aders for the tiue being espouse. that =
az are the masses directed, and that way b
iey follow without why or wherefore. {
rotestants cannot thus be led By the nose, 4
ID the numberless denominations into b
hich Protestauts-who in fact stand upon Fl
e same ground work of faith-are divid- 81
|, show that they think and act Tor them n