New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-15
THE LoursvrLLE RIOT.

ville.J journal, whose establishment was threat
ened not long since, because of his manly and
defiant course in regard to the Ward trials.
y I'D addition to that already prepared, We give
the following items, taken from the EDITORIAL
columns Here is one 5,.s5.s
TVS F,nsr BLOOD --fhe anti.Amerieans may assert
ana protest and swsar III strongly as they will that the
fearful riots Of Mond begun by the Amercens but
ii dproot Of this pagabs ppaenishs s tS
Grst killing the first murdering both IN the upper and
the lower part Of the city were the work Of the foreign
bsrn incubation The foreigners may have Imagined that
bsy did moi have fair play the polls butthey the
rst To- resort Assassination They may have falsely
Unsigned that attack upon themselves vas eontem-
plated but they the first to resort to assassination
They may erroneousy supposed that they were rem
deriur al important service to God and mankind but
thew were the first 10 to assassination And when
horn oitzens with not the shadow of ajustica
American citizens in the streets what
can be expected but that the aroused spirit Of our coun
trymen will rage aud thirst for revenge sG Al
The same paper says: ili.
Even by the admission Of one Of the nti.American
organs yesterday Irish in the lower part Of this city
on Monday evenings with other proreoation thnu the
knocking down Of Irishman in the street, opened
general IRE from the windows Of their houses dschargpg
yoley after voey among the American citizens.
Agains 5.55 H. :-
The disparity beween the number of foreignborn and
native born citizens killed IL but SMALL and the Oosoner
bear Witness and many hundreds of others can bear
wtness that the first persons killed in both extremties
Of the city were Americans-shot down like dogs BY IN
seen foes.
Here is significant paragraph:
We never saw an eeson where there was less fighting
and disturbance a pops. At the voting places every
thing quiet and nearly twice as many votes as were
poed could have been If the voters had offered them
w s g @ e s
caused by shots fired from houses on persons passing
quietly along the Street.
The editor of the Journal uses strong Ian
guage, but that there was much to aggravate
him, there can be no question. That there was
b,ame on both sides is equally olear--but the
principal portion must rest upon those who
commenced shooting from houses and killing
citizens on the streets. But for these murder
Gus acts, there never would have been any sseri-
GUS riot. Let these parties be found out, and
then it will be easy to designate where lies the
blame 81, w
L And even should it be clearly demonstrated
that few.dozen, or even few hundred Of the
Irish, commenced the work of slaughter, it
would be unjust and uDgenerous to blame the
whole class, for we feel sure large. q very
large majority of 4their own countrymen sorrow
over, repudiate, and reject their reckless acts,
It's popularity of certain class of Irish
that there is more inflammable, riotous mate
rial, in one hundred of them, than there is in
one thousand of any other nationality upon
earth. And, when they go in for accomplish
ling an object, they pitch in, pell-mell, full Of
enthusiasm, ardor and whisky, caring very lit
lie how they succeed, or whose interests are
Istrampled under foot, if they do succeed. Tn
scrupulous politicians take advantages of their
sanguine temperament and unreseryed conf
dence, and use them for partizan purposes, into
which they 60 with all the unrestrained charac-
teristics of their nature. Hence, it has been
the misfortune of the Irish to be prominent in
the riots that have disgraced this country, and
which have rendered them, as class, unpopu-
lar, ,s. 4+... ..
II may be asked, who are most to blame--the
instruments or the employers? The employers,
we say, unhesitatingly; but it unfortunately
happens that these employers, guilty Of the
greatest moral wrong, keep -snugly out of sight,
and cannot be reached by any process known to
| law. "a
I COL w. B. LEWIS. We inscribe upon our
banner to-day the name of our fellow citizen
| Col w. sB. Lewis, as the American candidate
for Congress in this District, he having been
chosen BY the numerously attended Convention
at Alexandra on Monday Of last week.
ESOf Col. Lewis We need say but little to this
people, nor indeed to the people Of the other
parishes; for his early advocacy and zeal in be-
half Of American principles, his consistency as
politician, his ability as lawyer, and his posi-
tion in society. had already become known to the
people, and they were not only prepossessed in
his favor, but had determined that he.was the
man who was to represent US in the next Con-
gress Hepce his nomination, than which a
better one could not have been made
{ Col. Lewis modestly and properly declined
thrusting himself upon the Convention for a
domination, his business requiring his attention
at home, and he thinking that there were Others
who could represent us more satisfactorily bui
| the Convention would not listen to his excuses
| and made his nomination unanimous upon
4 which, the Colonel accepted the nomination, and
| addressed the Convention and large number d
| the citizens of Alexandria and of Rapides in
SO able aud satisfactory manner as to draw
forth enthusiastic applause from his auditors
and to secure the Jealous support Of the dele
gates,
] Il is Col. LeWis's intention to begin the can
vass in few days, and to meet his antagonist
Gen, Sandidge, and accompany him thronghout
the District In the hands Of Col. Lewis, Amer
loan principles will never suffer when he come
i in contact with Sandidge, who, we learn, ha,
entered upon the canvass, and pitches into tn,
l American party with o vengeance. [0pefousa,
Patriot, 18th.
l TIE. MASSACHUSETTS KNOW MORNINGS. =
| Springfield, August THE committee of tn,
| Know-Nothing State Council, after long ses
| sion last night and another this forenoon, hay,
finally agreed upon their report
The platform as to Native Americanism make
i the important concession of allowing all Pro
testant foreigners, who have been naturalized
no become members Of the organization
| 1t also declares that all foreigners before be
ling allowed to become citizens should be Ameri
esnized, but fixes no period Of naturalization
1t also protests against the reception of foreign
paupers and criminals. On the slavery cues
tien, the restoration Of the Missouri Gompromiet
IN demanded. - =
i The Independence Of the judiciary is asserted
i (having reference to the late Kane decision i,
philadelphia and slavery is declared sectional
and liberty national. To these principles th,
National Administration, is declared hostile
and therefore all opposed to that Administers
tion are called upon to elect delegates to a gen
! srai convention.
i In other words fusion is recommended. /
| is probable there will be some opposition 10 tn
admission Of foreigners to the association as It'll
deemed a practical adoption Of the Know-Some
/ thing nlatform