Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Americans Rulins America The O,po

AMer1cans huiing America-The OrgaS
OF yesterday, In its local columns, protests tina
the insults offered to Mr. Wise on Ninth street
and the act Of mobbing hin, In front ofBrown'
botel, were harmless amusements on the par
of persons, who it admits to be rowdies, as wei
az Know Nothings. The writer excuses h.,
opinion of the affair on Ninth street, by de
claring that he got his version of it secort
hand. Now, we sostnessed it, and know tina
the statement that has been furnished to hin
is false. q.
The Know Nothings, under the lead of
prominent Know Nothing member of tn,
Council Board and other Know No,b;r.
politicians in Washington, stationed them
selves on the opposite side Of the street, and
under cover of the darkness, assaulted Mr.
wise with oa!ns, denunciations, contemptuou.
snouting' DC, tefOre he opened his mouth t,
ADDRESS his friends; which conduct they cor
anoeT until he concluded; frequently forcin.
him to suspend his remarks; the Know Nothiue
member of the Washington Councils being The
most conspicuous of the rioters. This conduc.
50 dastardly, mob-despotic, and reprehensible.
though in exact keeping with the spirit thai
actuated the Know Nothings in Louisvilleon til
9Th inst, the Organs local regards as a mer,
bit Of pleasantly. Thus, Prentice now declare,
that his appeals to his followers to carry tn
Louisville election by force at the polls, and b,
murder, pillage, and arson afterwards, were
written merely in badinage, never being de-.
signed to be received as though written i.
earnest.
The Organs local tells US, in effect, thu (:
because Mr.. Wise failed to permit the right O
free discussion to be put down in his case, ION
Ninth STREET.-THE retire with dignity" when
thus assailed by Know Nothing bullies and
rowdies, under the lead of Know Notbirc e.
eouncilman-the brutal and disgraceful mol,
OF Know Nothings who inteffered with the
meeting in front of Browns Hotel, and sue
ceeded in depriving him and his friends of the
night OF free discussion, SO solemnly granted in
the constitution and laws of our country. was
quite e1cusable-quite. That, fortunately
was witnessed by at least five thousand Der
sons, among them being thousands of the mos:
considerste and best citizens of the federal
metropolis.
In the defence and palliation Of the couduc,
OF that gang Of organized cowardly rufiars,
rowdies, and would-be cut-throats and incen.
diaries-amOng whom were recognized more
than one Know Nothing making pretensons TO
eminent christianity, to business standing. AMI
respectabiity in scommunity-which graced
the O'gan's local columns yesterday, thoss
thousands will recognize the strain of arpu
ment and principles that generated the Louis.
vile riots and now seeks to palliate them;
proving beyond all question that the spirit Of
Know Nothingism-of the influence governing
the action of the lodges in this city-is ideut.
zeal with that which rules in Louisville to the
eternal disgrace of the fair fame of the United
States, and their institutions. But We bav.
no room to-day for further comments ON this
matter. Herewith appended we present the
Stars readers with a few more extracts goipt
to show the exact character of the tone. tenn
per, spirit, and Americanism of Know Moth.
lngism, as illustrated on the 9th at Louisville
The Democrat CLouisville) of the 18th.
commenting on the bogus afidavits concoctel
contessedly in the Journal Office to screen the
Know NOthings, says:
We hope the editor of the Journal will nro
coed to collect his ez parte certificates. The
Will let out enough of the truth 10 Drove ali
We stated In short time. 1t is plain enough
from these certificates that the First Ward
polls were taken by the Know Nothings In
the morning Here is one statement:
Mr.. James Irwin states About ten mir.
utes after SIX O'Clock on the morning of the
election, while standing near the polls in the
FIRST Ward, 4! saw large German pushing
ms way 70 the entrance of the polls An
American told him not to press so hard tint
he would get to vote just as soon. The Ger
man attempted to draw pistol on him, and
got 1t partly out of his pocket. Some word:
passed, and he made a second attenpt to draw
ms pistol, at which time he was knocked back
About two or three o'clock ia the after
noon, L was standing on the corner of Clav
ana Madison streets, and saw some fightin1
there between foreigners and Americans. Az
.er the hght was over and the Americans were
gong away, Herman came out of back
yard gate with shot gun, and think n large
knife; he raised his gun and fired il at the
american party; the shot took effect in the
oody OF boy about ten years old. Some
Tour or hye persons then attacked him his
wounds, L learn, have since proved fatal.
uiu not learn MS name JAMES IRWIN"
We have been told that there WAS no dis.
turbance at the polls. Here is a German
knocked down within ten minutes after the
polls were opened. The excuse is that he was
drawing pistol. The witness does not saw
That he saw the pistol; and although the Ger
man was knocked down, we hear no more of
the pistol. Such was the peace at the polls,
Inc man was peaceably knocked down. In
the same way an eyewitness assures us that
ne saw three men peaceabIy knocked down,
ana ne was present but short time. In the
same way there were not less than twenty dis
posed Of peaceably There were, all agree
who were II the vicinity, a number of men
armed with clubs-Short, convenient yeapons
tor quick and peaceable work The editor of
the Journal will not now affirm, in the face of
his own witnesses, that there was no disturb.
ance at the polls; that is false, by the testi.
mony he publishes.
Here Is another certificate, by Mr.. Bligb:
ID. I. Bligh states On oath About one
o'clock Charles Hodge and left Davis's sta
Ole, on Jefferson street, between Third and
Fourth streets, in a buggy, to 90 the First
ward polls. When We had been at the polls
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