The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-12

sure that end. Rowdies, vagaboEds, thieves, muir
derers, rufians who had served terms in the penl-
Tertiary villains of every hue, were organized into
bands all the city, and it was arranged system
atcaly that they were to appear at the polls and
take possession of them and drive of the ADaeri.
c1as 1t was currently stated that the foreign par
~ was determined carry the election, that they
I had made arrangements to that effect, and so cer-
tain they of the completeness OF their nefari'
Gus designs that a supper was prepared, at when
about 400 persons were to sit down, at Stanleys,
/ National Garden, on Bddle street.
How ingeniously this paragraph has been
! turned to a purpose directly opposite to that
intended by its author, and the responsibility
of this outrage attempted to be thrown of
from the auti-Anerican upon the American
party. The man who could stOOpto such base
purposes, we would fain believe, is even too
much wanting in self-respect to serve the mod
ern democracy, as proscriptive, corrupt and
illi5eral as that partyis. But it is unnecessary
tor us to comment upon the picture we have
presented. 1t is one upon which the public
will look and unhesitatingly draw the proper
conclusions.
In order to show more conclusively that the
extract as published in the Union and Anaeri-
can is base counterfeit, and perversiOn Of
the original, we give the succeeding portion of
the article from the Clipper, commencing
where it leaves off above, remarking merely
that the facts as set forth were corroborsted
by other newspapers, and by certificate from
the High Constable Of the city, who was pres
ent at the beginning, and aided in suppressing
the riot:
About 10 o'clock in the morning, an hour after
the polls were opened, the redoutabe Country
Thompson, now under indictment for the murder Of
harmless, inolfensive Irish bsrkeeper at Bsrnum's
Hotel, Thomas Sawey by name, together with Pet
~ Naf, who was also arrested connected with
the same murderOus assault Hugh Davey, nOto-
rious ruifan, and a mob of other cutthroats, ap-
peared upon the ground, and made rush to get
possession of the polling window. At this time
everything was peaceable, not cross word hard.
ly having been spoken. The rufians were of course
intercepted and soon seeing that they could not
accomplish their nefarious purpose, they evinced
determination to reek their Vengeance upon the
members of the American party present. Coun-
try Thompson attacked young man named John
English, who was quietly standing by, and while he
resisting the dastardly assault several pistol
shots were fired at him, which fortunately missed
their intended victim
These penitentiary birds finding that they had
gotten into rather warm quarters, beat retreat,
not, however without uttering threats to return
and make a mother attack. True to their threat,
about o'clock in the afternoon they made their
appearance in the neighborhood, on Fremont street
short distance from the polls, having received a
reinforcement of the most abandoned scoundrels in
the Eastern part OF the city, at the head of whom
was notorious convict named George KONG, a
ruftian who has served term in the Maryland
Penitentiary for robbery and who less than week
since removed a case in which he is indicted for
outrageous assault and robbery, from Baltimore
city criminal court to Baltimore county court, the
security being $1,000. These fellows came pouring
up the street in large numbers, halooing and
shouting for Democracy"
They were met by the police and number of the
citizens of the Nineteenth ward, when they com.
menced an indiscriminate fire into the crowd
Kong deliberately fired three times at Officer
George Sutton, one OF the most active and efficient
policemen in the whole department. and then turn
ed aud ran. During his fight, in the course of
which he fired three more shots, he was himself
wounded, aud was afterwardspicked up and carried
TO the western station house, and thence sent to
his residence, on the Causeway Felrs Point, where
he keeps house OF prostitution. Country Thomp-
son, Petty Nah, Reddy Craig, and other of that
ilk, took prominent part in the outrage, and had
it not been for the admirable energy aud courage
displayed by High Constable Herring aud his men,
there would doubtless have been number Of lives
lost
To show the length to which the foreign party
viii go, will merely refer to the scores that
witnessed at the bawdy house Of KONG Thurs
day evening and yesterday. The Causeway where
he lives was quite lively with visitors. Carriages
containing smympathizing members and leaders OF
the foreign party drove up TO the door continually,
from out which these CONSIDERS of their afflicted
brother leaped and with mournful steps asc ended
to the apartment where the interesting patient lay
Among the visitors we're candidates now before the
people, officers in high official station members of
the press, and others, some of whom are said to
have actually shed tears for "poor George"
The miserable ruifians who took the active part
in the riotous proceedings alone to blame
They urged on and melted by men who have
occupied responsible positions in our city, and some
Of them, up to date Of this occurrence, enjoyed
confidence and respect in our community which
they have now forfeited never again to recover
We repeat again that there would have been
disturbance whatever in the Nineteenth ward had
not armed foreign rufhans from other sctons Of the
city, appeared upon the ground attacked peaceaols
American, citizens while in the exercise of their
rights under the elective franchise.
The outrage is thus clearly proved to have
been committed by foreign bullies, and yet the
attempt is made to lay the blame on the Amer
lean party, and failing to get any testimony on
their side, they have resorted to this despics-
bic deception. The democratic party is q
"great national party!" Isn't it, indeed