The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-09-08

The Riot at Louisville, Kentucky,
The Louisville Democrat makes the fol
lowing comment on the Louisville outrage,
There can be but ony opinion OF Their
character Al good men regard them
with shame and sorrow Louisville has
sirualized herself IN lavessness above her
ueebbors We do not intend just nov to
indulge in extended comments. Our MAN
purpose ia, 20 get the facts before the PEG,
pie Of Kentucky aud the public generally
We are deeply mortified Tor Louisville, bat
it Is idle to disguise facts. 4 lew remarks
we shall make, however
The attemp, to las the blame upon our
foreign population viii bc = failure. The
fact is known to all that they were alarmed
a, the demonstrations made against them I
the previous election Instead OF being ex
cited 20 violence the were appfehensive OF
attacks upo'. them. aud very few could he
induced to 20 near the polls. We leave the
pubc to Judge IL men ia this condition would
be likely 10 provoke y dominant organized
party, whs evidently had the ply steal force
a, command and were believed to be deter
mined to use it. II will bc found beyond
question, that foreigners made no resistance
unless first assaled, and having reason to
believe tina, their lives were IN danger o.
the truth oi this tho reader can nudge by
reading the details elsewhere. We believe
they are accurate generally ut least a,
much 30 rs they can be made
We leave i, TO any one to Judge whether
n feeble and terrified minority were at al
likely to commence riot aad disorder. W,
know that minors Of the sort prevailed
Early ia the afternoon we were standing on
Jefferson, and saw a tncb rushing madl,
down the street. As they approached, ,h'
word passed nlong that the Dutch h,t
taken the polls with hundred guns an,
the Americans were rushing to the arsena
for muske,s and cannon Men aud boys
IN hot haste, rushed hy with few muskets
aud presently 'ho cannon followed b'
whose orders we are not informed.
The rumor was all lie. There wal
no, the least disturbance at tho roIls--u'
arms thofe These reports were bu, tn,
common machinery of mohs. Men mus
be stimulated to such deeds as mobs do b,
sllsdged wrongs. real or imaginary. Al
men OF sense ought to recolect that hes m,
a part and necessary part ol mob law
Indeed, the scenes oi Yesterday were pre-
pared for by inoendiary appeals, founde,
on rumors utterly false.
We know IT Is insisted upon, in spite %
ihoiknowledee of hundreds who made ih'
experiment, that all had an opportunity t'
vote It's well known. however, thai sys
TEN Of terror was established Al the coils, 0i
in their vicinity. We had an opportunli,
to sac 1t at tho seth Ward polls. We
were ~ n crowd at the entrance door to the
polls, OF Democrats aud Know Nothing,
crouding in TO vote There was not ih,
Ieas, disorder OF III humor. when bull,
with club followed by several OF the sam,
class rushed into the room, shouting llur.
rah for Marshall. clear these polIs, an,
houllsh,ng his bludgeou. The crowd be'
hind gave way, and the bully passed on
having made this preliminary demonstration
Shortly after the attack upon foreigners
began about the Courthouse yard.
Ia the upper aud lower Wards, the reign
OF terror was completely established earl,
~ the afternoon The sell styled Ameri-
lens, all they could get aud the violence
that commenced on n large scale diverted
al attention from the polls Indeed, na,u
raliled citizens were too apprehensive for
the safety Of themselves and families to
venture upon the hazardous experiment OF
.,,,,,, N tba t,nll. Tho mamma VITA shauu