Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-24


From all the evidence that has been ad-
duced in relation TO these riots, evidence
not based upon street rumorS and irrespon-
sihle declarations, but subslaniated by the
oaths Of responsible and reliable men and
women, who were eye-witnesses, our read
ers will be convinced that all the statements
which we have hitherto made upon this
subiee. we're literally and entire y true
In al our representations of these lament
able tragedies we have endeavored to do
equal Justice 10 al concerned. We have
carefully excluded from our columns every
statement which We were not satisfied could
be proved true. We have refused to pub
lish any mere rumors of any description,
and have required the most complete sub
sanitation for every sentence We have Civ
en- 10 the public upon this subject.
In preparing The afidavits to show how
these riots originated and who we're their
authors, we have not had an opportunity
to seek out witnesses by whom doubtless
many facts could be proved of even greater
importance and significance than any we
have published; we have taken facts only
as they were vOluntarially furnished US by
others. We have been informed by relia-
bic gentlemen, and, if necessary, afidavits
can be produced, that, on the Sunday eve
ming previous to the election, an Irish SER
want girl in the employment of DR.. Yandell
begged TIE Doctor not to 90 doiVH to'On on
the day of the election, telling him that there
pOuld be danger, that she kneaO more than
he did and that she ksles0 more than she
dared to tell; and also that an Irish girl in
The employ of Mr.. iSi1lrqll, on the Sunday
afternoon previous TO the election, earnestly
eRtreated Mr. SinlraH and hts son not to 90
into tie city on the day Of the election, for
the Irish were armed and intended TO fire
from their qCiHdoWs aud kill the AnaercaRS
We have also been informed, that, on the
day of the election, about noon, an Ameri-
can on horseback, particular description
of whose person has been given, rode rap
idly from house TO house in the neigh
borhood where the riot in the First ward
was commenced and urged the Ger
mans that the time had come to arm them
selves and begin the attack upon the diner
icans We have no doubt, that, when our
German and Irish citizens shall have recov-
cred from their fright, some startling reve-
lations will be made 6y them as to the or
igin and previous planning of these riots,
both in the First and Eighth wards.
$50 On Friday last we gave someo of the reas-
ons why it had become necessary for the
Sag Nicht party to incite the disturbances
q upon the day of the election in order to
sobtaiu some shadow of excuse Cor the over
whelmiDg defeat which they were certain
to snstain, Notwithstanding all their bluster-
ing and Dragging. We have reason to be-
lieve, that, long before the election, the
leaders of that party were convinced that
they would sustain defeat, and that from
that moment il was determined by them
to create disturbances in various parts Of
che city upon the day Of the election with
perhaps the faint hope that the foreigners
!. might drive the Americans from the polls
and secure the election of the Sag Nchts
candidates, but, as a last resort, to furnish
themselves with an opportunity or pretext
? to say that the disturbances prevented their
voters from coming up TO vote. Unfortu-
nately for all their calculations, the Amer
ican vote polled, although not full one,
was much more than majority of all the
votes that have ever at any elections been
pOlled in the city; and their foreign min
ions, in executing the portion of the
programme assigned to them, that Of
shooting down native born citizens in cold
blood, and without provcation, in order to
create riot have lef! upon the Sag Nicht
party all the odium of those disgraceful
and tragic proceedings without bringing to
It any Of the profits which we're hoped to
be thereby realized.
It win be observed that il both the riots
IN The FIRST and Eighth wards, the attack
was made BY foreigners upon American
citizens, at time when their was no sign
Of any disturbance whatever in the neigh
borhood where the riots began-thst the
streets were as quiet as upon any ordinary
occasion-that there were no crowds Of
persons present, that but few Americans
we're in the vicinity, and that The attacks
acre made By tie Germans, armed Uith
guns and pistols and rites and every des-