The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13
THE BALTIMORE RIOTS.

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We have heretofore. says the Maysvill,
Eagle, refrsined from saying anything In re
gard 70 the recent dIsgrassful Election riot,
N which certain portions Of the two oppos
ing parties were engaged IN the city Of Bal
timore, neither have we copied from the pa
pers Of that city, any part Of the volumno u,
accounts given by them Of that unfortunate
and disgraceful affair. We have thought bes
to pursue this course, because we have fell,
pretty certain that any account that we NIGH
copy from the partisan papers, would only
give occasion for dispute about the matter
here, among those whose prejudice would
influence them in favor'of, or against the two
belligerent sides.
We feel pretty confident that whatever W.
might give from American papers, would no,
satisfy those Democrats here who have been
accustomed to look upon a foreigner as in.
capable of doing wrong, and who have al.
ways been ready to exculpaie him from
blame in any of the disgraceful scenes that
have been enacted at the polls of several
American cities during the past three or four
years.
II would be useless, therefore, to attempt
to convince such that the recent riots In Bal
timore were the result of the insolent and
overbearing conduct of men born outside Of
this country, which they believe to be theirs
the moment they land on our shores--be.
cause prejudice has taken too deep hold in
their bosoms TO allow them to look at their
own native-born American brethren In ariy
other light than that of rioters and murdercrs
even when necessity drives them to the alter.
native of protecting their own lives and prot.
erty by the bludgeon and the knife.
This lisa Illuminating fact to acknowledge,
we know, but that 1t ia fact Is too we'll
known in this community to be denied, and
the ever ready protection that Is extended
by men Of respectabiIity and high standing
10 the creatures who produce these distur.
Dances, has resulted, and will ALWAYS result
IN encouragement to them 10 20 on in the
preparation Of their bloody outrages, when.
ever opportunity will allow them do 80 with
the least shadow of excuse. We have ev.
cry reason 10 believe from what we have
seen Of the accounts of the recent Baltimore
riots, that they were commenced BY foreign
DULLES and desperadoes, acting In the ser.
vice OF the Democratic party, and when we
inform our readers that greater part OF the
rlotlng occurred in ward of the city where
the Democrats polled vote almost fou,
times as great as that of the Americans. We
think they will pretty well understand how
in that portion of The city at least, the foreign
Democracy had every thing their own way
and that If the right of either side were in.
terfered with at the allot-box--there, al
least it was not members of the Democratic
party who were prevented from castinp thcil
votes.
1t is misfortune to the country tina,
scenes of this kind are of SO frequent occur
renee in our midst but SO long as the Jail.
birds and felons that throng our cities from
the prisons Of Europe are permitted to usurt
to themselves the privileges of free.borr
American citizens by exerting an equal in
fiuence with them at our elections, we ma,
expect such scenes to continue TO dlsgrac,
us, md lower us in the estimation of civil
| lied men,