Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-24

SATURDAY, JAN. "a, 1857.


SATURDAY, JAN. "A, 1907.
The baltimore Rioters.
For weeks after the municipal and Presiden- |
tial elections in Baltimore, says the Louisville |
Journal, the Sag Melt organs were filed with |
foulest abuse of the Americans of Baltimore, |
charging them with having instigated the ter
rible election riots which occurred there |
Judicial investigations were held and it was
shown that the Americans acted only in de-
fence of their rights as eilizenf, and that the
riots were begun in nearly, if not quite, every
instance, by notorious Democratic bulies.
Yet in no instance was justice done by the
Sag Nicht organs By correcting the base cal>
umnies against the Americans which they had
so zealousy circulated It seems that the
| fighting propensites Of the Democratic DULLES
10 Baltimore, and their thirst for blood, have
not been appeased by the murder and blood
shed of election day. When they can find no
other opportunity to exercise their vile pas
sions they murder and main each other. On
the Eighth of January the Democracy of Bal
timore had Democratic ball for the benefit of
the Democrats wounded in the late election
riots" There was large collection of the
harmonious Democracy present, and the
scenes that occurred are peculiarly indicative
of the ruling spirit of the Baltimore Democ
racy. They show that this party, which after
the riots clamored SO loudly for law and or
der, and raised its hands in pretended holy
horror at the frightful occurrences of the day
ofthe election, cannot come together at a ball,
exclusively Democratic, without induging tie
their favorite pastime OF riot, bloodshed, ard
murder. The Sag Nicht papers of Baltimore
have preserved an ominous silence in regard
to this Democratic riot, yet all the parties men
toned as participants in the affair are well
known as prominent Democratic fighting men.
We CLEAN from the American papers the fol-
lowing account Of the murderous proceedings:
In this matter the Democrats cannot lay
the shadow of blame to any member of the
American party. The ball was exclusively
Democratic, and the bloody affrays which took
place were exclusively among themselves
Soon after the opening of the ball there were
indications of difficulty, several fights took
/
the ball until about midnight, when the grand
melee took place, and instantly the scene of
revelry was changed to one of horror and con-
fusion. Yells. shouts and imprecations rent
the air, combatants in their struggles swayed
forward and backward like the waves, while
the sharp crack of the revolver and the smoke
of their discharges lent horror to the scene.
The utmost fright end CONSERVATION prevailed.
Men were seen getting behind women to es-
cape being shot, and the yells OF the men, the
uproar of their struggling upon the floor, the
shrieks Of the women and the screams of the
children, presented a scene which beggars des-
cription.
"Rally, Eight Warders," "Wade 10, 3D. BIS"
and similar rallying cries of the Democratic
clubs were shouted out by the enraged and
frenzied combatants. While this terrible riot
was IN progress, the cause or occasion, unless
arising from an innate love of bloodshed aud
violence, it lie difficult to conceive, a set Of
men rushed around tie room, tearing the
bseastpins from the dresses of the ladies, and
despoiling them OF their gold chains and jew
elry.
Several of the Democratic merchants of our
city were present when the riot commenced,
having in their company same members OF
Congress. and strangers in the city, to whom
they were expatiating on the peaceful and or
der.loving character of the Democracy OF the
city. then and there assembled, and OF the ter
rible and bloody dOings of the "Know Moth
ings.n The riot and its atrocious concomi-
itants must have been a convincing comnen-
tary upon their text. One of these gentlemen
had his portmOnaie stolen, containing over
SIl00, a check for $3.50, and a through rail-
road ticket for over 800 miles. As the pro-
ceeds of the ball were to go tothe relief OF the
I ~ s,.tl .rI h.
wounded 10 their bloody riot in the Seven
teenth Ward at the late election, it is possible
the sum of which the stranger was robbed
NAV be applied as a contribution to the object.
The occurrences at the ball will add consider
ably TO the list Of those to be relieved as the
wounded As they received their injuries IN
the service of the Democratic party, OF course
their claims cannot be ignored.
Ii has been impossible to get correct ac-
count of the number injured in this terrible
riot among the harmonious Democracy. Only
a few of their names have leaked ont, there
having been the utmost pains taken TO conceal
the names of the wounded. This has been
more readily accomplished from the fact that
the managers had furnished officers to attend
the ball of the true Democratic stripe. Among
those injured was Country Thompson, whose
throat was badly cut, as it is said, by man
named JAS Roach. Thompson has since died
from the wounds then inflicted.
Franklin alias Petty Naff was shot in the
LEG. woman whose name has not been as.
oertained was shot in the arm. great num-
Der of persons were seen who had been terri
| bly, bruised and battered. A man, whose
name is unknown, was shot in the breast.
Il must not be forgotten, that this ball was
entirely aud exclusively Democratic, aud the
Democraoy-the harmonious Democracy
entirely and exclusively entitled 10 all TIE hon
or achieved on that memorable, and, a. its or
eau styles it, delightful occas ON.