The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-08-15
Louisville Riot,

NJ tue eiecuon neld IN LOuisflllcton last
Monday week. dreadful riot occurred. the
tall particulars Of winch. I, IS impossible
for us 10 give /, wSald occupy ths whole
Of OUT paper Suffice il u say that tive
men sere hung. sselse houses we're burned.
and large number killed and wounded y
Threats we're made and came very near be-
ing carried into execution. to burn down
the Times, Courier. and Democrat offices.
the three papers in that city that were op-
posed to that hideous monster called know.
nothingisml From all the accounts we can
gather we believe that the real cause Of the
riot was this; The know nothings started
out with the determination that no man
should vote unless he could give the regu-
lar sign of the order. Several e Irish and
Germans besides large number of Ameri-
can citizens who did not belong to the order
attempted TO vote. but were hindered by the
know nothing rufians that were stationed
at the polls. This led to excitement
Words brought words-bloNs brought
blows. Then firing of artillery, muskets,
&c, could be distinctly heard. Foreign
citizens were driven to their homes. Then
the cry was raised, chang or kill every for
eigner and burn their property" The X.
N. rufians at this stage of the procet dings.
had become excited enough to do any act
that their leaders "behind the scenes would
wish done. Men were then shot and hung,
houses fred, and large amount of yalua-
BILE property destroyed. lgs .gyr
After giving an account of tho incen liar
ism committed by these ruffians, the Couri.
er, ia paper that was formerly enlisted un
der the black flag of know nothingism) thus
lgives the scenes that follow: -
"The acts of ncendiarism that we have
just recorded, while outrageous in them
selves, do not compare in atrocity with the
dreadful murders that were committed at
the same time. Seeking to escape death
from the flames, the wretched inhabitants
reached the street only TO meet death in an
other form. AS soon as one appeared at a
door he was fired at aud generally killed.
A number were taken off badly wound
ed, and others shct to pieces, returned to
the burning houses, preierring rather to be
burned than to meet the inturiated mob
One man escaping in wcman's clothes was
detected and shot. Another who came out
covered with blanket and leaning on his
wifc's arm, was torn away and deliberately
shot. TO escape from within to the street
without being shot wus an utter impossible
| ty. How NANNY of these miserable people,
thus Gagged in their own houses, were burn.
ed alive there can be no computation. The
blackened and charred remains OF some
have been discovered, while we hear of
wives and children whose husbands and
fathers are not to be found"
How long shall such proceedings as we
have described above, be permitted in This
republic. If this thing called know noth-
lngism continues, such scenes will be Of
common occurrence m
! Il is the duty of all good citizens 10 frown
down riotssf all kinds, let them come from
what source they may. 1fademocrat was
guilty OF instigating riot, we would say
hang him, just as quick. as we would tie in
favor of hanging a man guilty ofthe same
act, who belonged to an opposite party -;
We trust in God that this thing called know
nothingism will soon be abolished, when it
is, election riots will cease, not before. 6a
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