New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-06
Contrasts and Observations.

+ The 6fty-seyen men had the right to 20 to the
polls spgy together they had the rightnay
circumstances If they went at ALL It their dntytog
armed yes armed to the teeth they had the aad
ought ohars shot in his tracks euerp Nothing bull
dog who attempted with clubs, colts slungshos braes
knucEe6 or prevent their to the polls
eE8a ~ fs louisville Democrat y
This is the same infamous doctrine ineulcated
by the Democrat and its Sag Neht allies before
the election. 1t was by such infammatory and
incendiary instructions to blood thirsty foreign
ers that they were instigated to arm themselves
and commit violence, and to murder inofensye
native born citizens on the day Of the election.
Foreigners had Alright to go to the polls in bands
Of ffties and hundreds, armed to the teeth, and
shoot down in his tracks every American citi-
zen who might question the legality sof their
votes, or who would not meekly stand aside
until these sovereigns, par excellence, still reek-
ing. perhaps, with the filth and yermin of Euro
pean poor-houses and prisons had deposited
their votes
Can any American listen calmly to such infa-
mons propositions Are native born freemen
TINS To be insolently thrust aside from the bal
lot box by an armed force Of bullying Irishmen /
Will Americans any longer countenance men
who thus Simpudently counsel bloody minded
foreigners to shoot down and muir der native
born citizens while attempting, on their own
soil, under their own government, to exercise
the privileges of American citizens ~
st e louisville Journal, 28th.
The language, of the Louisville Democrat is
the language of every foreign organ in the land
wherever difficulties or riots occur. There is no
variation in the tune. In fact. the foreign in
struments play but one tune, and that is, that
native Americans are guilty Of all the throat
emitting and house burning perpetrated in the
United States. while foreign rowdies, who inya-
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which they Invariably come off second best --are
declared to be the most peaceable, inofensiye
and innocent individuals in Christendomi
Why, in this very city, We have numerous
illustrations Of the fact The riots Of last suns
mer afford conclusive proof Although raga-
mullins had eauselessly beaten almost to death
our most respectable citizens; although they
had been guilty Of the most atrocious violations
Of deeeney and law although it was hazardous
for q suspected native to walk the streets Of
certain quarters Of the city alone and unaccom-
panied; although the most ferooious threats
were denounced against the Know-Nothings
and although the rssstit proved that foreigners
had made their houses miniature .arsenals, to
carry out an obvious purpose, it was not until
the assassination of the Recorder of the First
District was attempted, that matters took SO
serious turn as to amount to the shedding Of
blood -!
Yet, because the foreign. rioters we're put
down, and because some Of them lost their lives
during the process, all the foreign organs Of
the country denounced the Americans of New
Orleans as being guilty Of the most unparalleled
crimes! What had they done' Nothing, save
protecting themselves from murderous attacks,
aud indicating the first law Of nature--self-
preservation, d @ -
Let our Louisville friends take comfort. They
are not alone They may be, as the. foreign
organs assert, murderers and house burners,
but they should recollect that q large majority
Of the natives of New Orleans were denounced
as murderers, by the. same authority, long
before they were deemed worthy the honor Of
notice! as.ss Fss &