Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-17
THE AMERICAN.


The amount OF damage done, and
blood shed. at the election riot last
week. is another confirmation of the
wisdom Of the course pursued by Neal
Dow and the Mayor.of Chicago. in the
Chicago riot. These men acted prompt
ly and boldly. and the rioters fed
But time-serving and timid Mayors.
who are afraid to shoot into mob. en-
courage its outbreaks and ought to
be held responsible for all damages
that acrue from such neglect.
IL is no unworthy inquiry. who is
responsible for these election riots
They are conflicts between the Ameri-
can and foreign voters. bat who.are to
blame? We submit the following his
tory Of the Louisville riot, from the
Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 9Th. Let
every American read it, and he may
see who began in each case. Yet it is
passing strange that the Enquirer. and
similar prints are laying all the blame
on the Americans. According to
thei teachings. Americans are to be
shcs town. from Dutch and Irish
breweries. and doggeries. and quietly |
submit. IL this the reward Of receiv-
ing foreigners to the privileges Of our
free country? So far had the AFRO
gance of foreigners gone, that it was
deemed prudent TO resist their growing
demands, and these events show that
We began none too soon. But for the
encouragement given them by such
papers as the Enquirer, they would
never have thought Of shooting Amer
leans in this way. Upon these in
famatory editors let due portion Of
public censure fall. Meanwhile, let
none Geese their efforts to Americanize
America. Every days experience
shows that the movement is imperi-
ously demanded. A few years more
Of supineness and II win be zoo late.
'As 1 " s.''sso" -" y"
'ne ngns oacks' It's not tne Tor
eigners so much, as those who court
their influence and flatter them, that
deserve cepsure. The following is no
-. .
uouo'' 'o,'e'' a'''1ns '"e 'e
cunning ana progress Oh 'ne rio1 ~
In taken from the Enquirer, Of the
9Th inst.
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S' " 'ne 1io'' N Aoui'vio.
LOUISVILLE, August 7.-8P N.
The following IL the only evidence
We have concerning the cause and
commencement Of the riot. In the
First Ward. two gentlemen riding in
a carriage were fred upon from a
house inhabited by Germans or Irish.
and one ofthem wounded. The fr-
iny was repeated without effect. Ed.
Williams, Waterman in the second
Ward. Joseph Selvage and John Lat
60. NIL Americans, went to the scene
Of the difficulty. and were also fired
upon. Latsa's leg was shattered by
musket bail, and Selvage and Williams
wounded. Exaggerated reports Of
this having reached the lower part Of
the city. caused large crowd to 90 TO
the First Ward. Two Germans in the
house from which the firing proceeded,
were shot, and so badly beaten that
their recovery Is doubtful. The mob
sacked the house. and then, proceed
ing TO Hosse's corner Of Shelby and
Madison streets, from whence the
Germans had fred. they riddled two
groceries and beer houses. also two
other houses. all inhabited by Ger
mans. Several Germans were severe
" wounded. fts. eiras
The next scene took place on Jeffer-
son street. where a party Of gentlemen |
coming into the city. were fred upon |
from q large brewery. Inc crown
proceeded thence, sacked and burnt the
brewery. beat several Germans, bad
ly. and shot an Irishmsn, who died this
morning.
On the street below an American
was shot and slightly wounded. and an
Irishman shot and beaten. Shots had
been fred from all the houses which
were attacked.
The crowd then talked Of sacking
the Catholic Church. where it was ru-
incurred arms were stored, but Mayor
Barbee and others prevailed upon the
crowd not to do it. The crowd then
dispersed.
While this was going on in the up
per part OF the city, several persons
were fred upon in the lower part OF
Main street. About 8 o'clock, p. NJ,
two Americans were shot from an
Irish house on the corner OF Main and
chaPel-streets. without the slightest
UTONOCHLIOu. AS lar rs CHI DC HSlIItaiu-