The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-09
CITY OF EVAN sVIL.
THURSDAY MoRNING::::AUGUsT 8
The LouisviIle rIob.

TlOtS In tndI CITY. lts partiCuioiS
correct. We were at Louisville last eleo-
ton day, quiet but interested spectator oil
the progress of events, and particular OBJ
server. when mob law for time ruled TIL
umphsnt of the causes and details oil TERRI
BILE scenes the like of which we hope never
aoain TO witness. We do not intend now
adding to the details of the Journal, but to
consider briefly the causes OF the unhappy
condition of things in Louisville last Monday,
and which probably even yet may be threat
ening the safety of individuals and The peace
of the city.
The main and particular cause of these
difficulties, not speaking of the direct acts,
we lay to the imprudent and violent course
of several papers of Louisville, more particu-
larly the Times. Mere political differences,
or mere ealousies and heart burnings be-
tween the native and the foreign born,
would not unai1ed have produced the awful
results we have personally contemplated.
But tho passions Of the lower strata OF both
the native and foreign born were aroused to
almost desperation-the first, by the most
scandalous abuse and defiance, and the lat
ter, by the most inAamable appeals to pro-
tect their own rights (Which no one had
threatened,) to exercise their privileges at
all hazards, and by arms If necessary, &C.,
&c. BY election day, both sides were ripe
for evl-the Germans and Irish satisfied
frsm the deceits practiced upon them and
appeals made to them, that the basest at
tempts would be made to invade their rights,
keep them away from the polls, &c.-and
the Americans; that led by demagogdes
the others would seek to keep away the ha-
tive born from the polls, &c. But the Amer
lean party made systematic arrangements TO
preserve peace, and that they did not sue
coed, we say without hesitation and without
fear of denial from any respectable and wei
informed source, was entirely the fault of the
foreign born. And NOW for the asts which
led to tno6otracy.
last Monday a5ctst nears we visited thu
the polls of four wards, all Of which we !iat
learned at the Coulter Office, were in posses
sion of the Know Nothihgs, and that non,
poifs FOrefgn porn persons came I'D in GU
presence and voted, and voted a1hite tickets
openly, while all the American tickets wert
yellow. There were few drunken mel
about, but otherwise we never saw NOR,
peaceable voting During the morning there
had been probably half dozen fights, bu
nothing approaching riot, nor were they OF
account of Sag NIGHTS voting. Esefythint
promised to pass off comparatively peace
nh v -.
watching to quell disturbances. When We
returned, the Courier had issued an Extra
which was headed with the following infam.
matory paragraph:
INFAMOUS OBTRAaEsl-As was anticipat-
ed, the Know Nothing bullies took possession
OF the polls early this morning, and have
kept them up to this hoftr. They have bra.
tally knocked down and mia Treated hundreds
OF voters. among them many of our best cit-
liens. Those opposed to them are beaten
and driven from the polls. Mob law is tfi-
umphant, and Louisville is dishonored and
dsgraced.
we have not language to express the feel.
ings of those acquainted with the facts who
read this utterly uncalled for, unfouaded
statement, and so much calculated TO arouse
the feelings of those opposed to the Ameri-
can party on that day. The polls were not
in the possession of the Know Nothings,
and there had only been about the usual
number of election fights. We mention
this one subject, TO prove that even when
the election was half over, the basest arts
were used by the opposite party to arouse the
worst passions. But we let this pass for the
present.
About three O'Clock there were reports of
mob in the LIST ward, the extreme upper
part ofthe city. At once with many others
we went to that ward, There were assem-
bled large number of native born citizens,
among whom were several slightly wounded
They had riddIed several houses occupied by
Germans, but SO far as we could learn, had
destroyed no life. though - sasl.,
beaten several Germans and Irish who had
fired upon Americans. The account given
by the Louisville Journal, agrees almost ex-
actly with the particulars as gathered by us
after as thorough investigation as circdn-
stances would admit. The first attack was
made at point far distant from the polls,
ana oy Germans. They fred upon innocent
persons who were offering them no insult,
out were quietly walking or riding aiong the
streets. A baser outrage was never CONF
united than this act Of the Germans, utterly
without provocation as it was, ard committed
upon respectable and quiet citizens who were