Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-08-23
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louisville Mob.

Gle in the Louisville journal, relative to the
mob which took place in that city recently:
In preparing the aflidavits to show how
these riots originated and who were their
authors, we have rot had an opportunity to
seek out witnesses by whom doubtless many
facts could b proved Of even greater inpor
lance and significance than any we have
published: we have taken facts only as they
were voluntarily furnished us by others
We have been informed by reliable gentle
men, and, if necessary, afhd0vits to the eff
fect'can be produced, that, Oh the Sunday
evening previous 10 the election, an Irish
Servant girl in The employment Of DIR. Yam
dali begged lie Doctor not 10 go dotCn torn on
the dag ofMe election, telling him that there
rould be danger, that she knop more than he
dill, and Hat she knew more than she dared
10 tell; and also that an Irish girl in The en-
pioy Of Mr.. SimrdH, on the Sunday afternoon
precious TO Tic election, earnestly eatreated Mr.,
Simr0H and his sou not to 90 into the city on
The dag Of lie election, for The rush tcere armed
and intended TO fire from their windows and
xii The americans. We have also been in
formed, that, on the day Of election, about
noon, an American on horsaback, parIic-
uar descr'p Lon Of whose person had been
given, rode rapidly from house to house in
the ncighborhood where the riot in the First
ward was commenced and urged the Ger
mans that The time had come 10 arm them.
Seicss and Begin the attack upo,a The .Ha,eri-
cans. We have no doubt, that, when our
German and Irish citizens shall have recov-
cred from their fright, some startling reva-
iations will be made by them as to the orr
gin and previous planning Of these riots, both
in the First and Eighth wards.
On Friday last we gave some Of The reo-
sons why it had become necessary for the
Sag Nicht party 10 incite disturbances upon
the day of the election in order to obtain
some shadow Of excuse for the overwhelm-
ing defeat which they we're certain to sus
tain, notwithstanding all clustering and brag-
Fing. We have reason to believe, that
long before the election, The leaders Of that
party were convinced that they would sus-
tam defeat, and from that moment it was
determined by them TO create disturbances
IN various parts OF the city upon the day Of
The election ;.iih perhaps the faint hope that
the foreigners might drive the Americans
from the polls and secure the election of the
Sag NIGHTS candidates, but as last resort,
" l'l hlSll themselves Will all OppOl lLlIlllN
CT pro.ext 10 say that the disturbances pre-
scented their voters from coming to vote
Unfortunately for all their calculations, the
American vote polled, although not full
enc, was much more than a majority of all
the votes that have ever at any elections been
poi!ed ~ the city, and their foreign lninions
i'll executing the portion Of the programme
assigned TO them, that of shooting down ma
tive boEn citizens III cod blood and that with
out provoCatlon in order to create O riot,
have left upon the Sag Nicht party all the
u odiuln Of those disgrace!ul and tragic pro-
ceedings without bringing TO it any of the
profits which were hoped 10 be thereby re-
allied.
1t will be observed that in both the riots in
the First and Eighth yards the attack was
made by the foreigners upon American citI-
zens at time when there was no sign of
any disturbance Whatever III the neighbour
hood where the riots bngan--that the streets
were as quiet MS on any ordinary occasion
that there were no crowds oil persons pres
snt-that but few Americans were in the
vicinity, and that he aRlcks YcTe 15cIe byN
Grmans, armed With guns, pistols md rifles,
and ever description Of weapons, upon 1n
armed .4mers:ans who ware quietly passing
upon the streets, giving no proyocat0n and
expecting 10 attack
II .le first ward tie riots were begun
between and 3 1'elocll, and had been en-
tirc'y suppressed and order aud quiet had
been restored, when the Irish in the Eighth
ward commenced firing upon the Americans.
There was 10 CONS. liou between the two
riots; they were entirely distinct and scpa-
rate, occurring one and half miles apart,
at different times, and altogether unconncct-
Cd with and independent Of any occurrences
at the respective voting places in those
wards. The only coincidence about them
was in the fact that the were begun by the
ne Of firearms on the part Of foreigners a.
g1inst unarmel native born citizens. Every
circumstances that has been made known
with regard 10 the commencement of these
riots tends to prove conclusiycly hat the for
eigners in both the Eighth and First wards
were in state Of preparation for these at
tacks, which must have occupied weeks to
effect, while the Americans were totally I'M
prepared for and unsuspectipg OF any such
contingencies.
IL the First ward riots, there were some
remarkable features deserving particular
notice. There were some ir0ty o.
t,reaty-fce .H0tsricans shot and wounded
by German and Irish before any violence
was offered to the foreigners. The Ger
mans and Irish were all armed and they
commenced the rtack upon the Americans
almost simultaneously Al the Brewery upor
Green street, AID Campbell, Clay, Shelly
Hancock, Green, Marshall and Madison
streets. The Germans were found congre.
gated in large body at the intersection O.
Campbell and Grren streets, armed 10 tho
teeth, before there was the slightest indica
ton Of difficulty in that portion OF the city
When the Germans were urged by the po
lice officers to 90 quietly home and put away
their guns, their only answer was voIley
OF bullets, and even when the American
had passed the houses Of Germans wihou
attempting TO offer any violence whatever