The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-23

..The American Party and those who Abuse
Under this head, the Cincinnati Gazette
gives facts. in regard to the riots in the Queen
City and a. Louisville. to which We invite the
special attention Of our readers. The article
will be found on the first page Of oday's pa
per. II is emphatcally common sense
explanation" Of the origin Of the disgraceful
scenes that have been enacted in these two
cities. Although we have considerable chart
ty for our nsighbor of the Jeffersonian, yet We
confidently believe that nothing would please
him better than TO have the same kind Of a feel
ing of hatred and ill-will. accompanied by
the same bloody results. stirred up all over
Indiana, If by that means sufficient capital
could be made out Of it to cause her TO wheel
into the support Of old lineism-slavery and
whisky. We are led to this conclusion, from
the bitter denunciations the editor is constantly
heaping on the objects and aims of the Amer
lean party-dsseribing that party as being
composed Of "cut-throats." "black legs"
'murderers," incendaries;" in short, oa2idns
of every grade. His paper. like all the other
'old line" stripe, is filed week after week
with infammatory appeals to naturalized citi-
zens, well calculated to arouse their worst
passions and prejudces. If sufficient mum
Der of that class lived within our peaceful
Quaker City. and could be led by the nose.
TO the sticking and shooting point. which he
aims at, blood would flow as freely within.
our corporate limits. as did the contents Of
those whisky barrels down the gutter, past
the post office recently! Like Nero, he would
fiddle the very same tune he is now playing.
and swear that the American party caused the
wholesale murders. by advocating the prin
ciples Of AMEKIcANs--''to the manor born,
well those who are misunderstanding
their own thinking and voting. without the
interference of such weak and puerile 'think
ing machines" as the jeff. s editor, or oil those
who have not been OH the soil but eiqhteen
months
Vile epi,hets and "big swelling words. -
hurled at the American party, amount in the
aggregate to Just nothing at all. particularly
when clearly traceable to weak stomach o,
weaker head, as is the fact in this instance
pht 10 toHsiAus oI wafer Is sdlu u
wear away stone. or rus. destroy iron 50 vii
n constant repetition Of gross insults wear
away the patience Of those upon whom the y
are heaped. without they happen to be blessed
with an uncommon share of forbearance The
constant babbling of fool, may cause wise
man to SO far forget the source from whence
it emanates. AS TO rebuke the thing.
But we did not sit down to write either a
philippe or a sermon. about the denunciation>
OF old lineism against Americanism--wt
merely wish TO call attention to the Gazette
arhcle--that speaks our mind precisely. and
we fully believe that no nsibe man, who has
posted himself up in regard to the riots there
in alluded to. has arrived at any other conclu
sion than "that the inhammatory appeals made
to the naturalized citizens and foreigners, b,
newspapers and demasogues. and the bass
falsehoods which were told respecting tn,
character and aim of The Americans, hav,
been the real cause Of the out breaks, and tina
it is calumny Of the most unproyoked ant
vilest kind TO stismatize the men who com
pose the American party AS gang of miscre
ants, murdersrs and midnight incendiaries :