Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-18


newspaper controversy with the Gdsehe. L
desire not to uphold rloting or rioters do !
not defend them. II men instigate or par
tlcipate in riots, let them be punished, instant
", effectually, severely.
Was there riot at the Washington cleo
tions2 Was any rioter punished Where Is
the proof? There exists, and can exist none.
The whole account was evidently leveled ut
the Americans, otherwise called Know-Noth-
ings. 4.. H.= -
Tho Washington Star, violent locofoco
foreign party organ, in its issue Of Monlay
evening, May LIST, says --s' 1t seems that some
forty or fifty plug uglies' came down IRON
Baltimore to-day, hired and imported by the
Known othings to take violent possession oil
the polls"
No evidence substantiates the above 0llega-
ton except the assertion OF the Star. How
could II be known the Known Othings had
hired and imported them for the above pur
pose The thing bears the impress OF a0sur-
dity upon the face of it, because forty or my
| Plug Uglies would be totally unable to effect
any thing in opposition to the police force oil
Washington and Il persons in WaSnin 1sh
| intended or desired to import ga gang OIL hlrcd
rufIans to take violent possession of the polls
they would have understood well, that Jorfy or
ffiy would avail them nothing.
The Star goes on to say that
&c At one O'Clock noisy crowd of men ana
boys passed up Pennsylvania avenue, dragging
after them small brass cannon, and retired to
the Northern market house. The ring-leaders
had been arrested. Shortly after, the Mariners
40 In number, arrived on tho ground. The
Mayor addressed the crowd Of men and boys
the Mariners moved steadily on, seized the
cannon, and then fired upon them yolley o
: balls. The Plug Ugies then scattered, am
, when the smoke cleared away the terribli
Q sight was presented of six or eight persons II
/, the agonies Of death, and several others fear
2 fully wounded"
o "hired rutfans2" These Plug Ugliesl No
the killed were fround to be six men, two wo
!. men, small boy and negro. All rcaceabl
r and unofending citizens Of Washington. :
i Here, Mr.. Editor, is tho thing that coudemne
d in my first communication. Not that rio
II was quelled, but the " manner and form"
!, which it was done that is, by shooting dow
}. unofending men, women, boys, and negroe'
|, 1t would seem that If only some forty or fti
Q Plug Uglies had arrived from Baltimore, tbs
o the police force Of Washington would hay
/, been sufficient to keep them in orderi or, til:
the volunteers (there are fire companies
Il Washington,) could have ovsrawGd theta IL
y stead of calling upon portion OF the " stand
y ing army of the United States to do th
n bloody deed. And l condemn the locotoc
l. President of the United States, and the loco
Is foco Mayor OF Washington for ordering out II
10 United States Marines to disarm 60 crowd
TX noisy men and boys" arrest the ringleadc
10 and then fire upon and deliberately mAssict
ID innocent and helpless men, women, aud boy
IS IL it be true, that there was Sc gang Of hire
Id rufllans," roting, why is it tn / none Of The
Te were killed or wounded by the yolley Of hi
IN fired by the Marinrs2 1t would seem III
ht those g hired ruffians" would have been Il
I'll persons to shoot down, and not boys and W
OF men. We do not read that among the kill
Ir- and wounded that there was single Plug-U IL
on or other ." hired rufians" found.
Iapprehendt that the egang Of hired ruftian
n was not there, and that an attempt is made
the locoiOco organ of the foreign party to j.
tify the shooting by making il appear that s'i
a gang was present.
"The secret Is, that boys and women cam
OF vote, wherefore the locofoco foreign party hl
10 DO deed to conciliate them, and may order
IL United States Marines to shoot thom do
zen without danger Of losing any votes.
les War in Kansas, bloeding Kansas plund
or ing banditti, and hords of " hired ruillli
were roaming over the country, riotng, nj
90 dering, and burning, and the inhabitants pray
VAS for the interference of United States troO
ms no response was heard, because these " ga
oi Of hired rutiians' had votes, and they must
ays conciliated by the locofocos, because they
. Vi use for them. And, now, when defence
enh men and women are most cruelty and in
, |
heir again, men have been brutally murdered
enty where tho United States civil officers i
we're national racorda have hann hurnt II; th,, In
hl,I' States buildings; where tho United st
he Government at Washington has been on
try ami shamefulIv deGed and inauIfrd ana
IT. same locotoco foreign party minority Presi,
lowe treated with contempt and disdain, nothing
hlhB been done--no troops are there ordered t.
any vance with loaded muskets to qucll that
~ 10 pendous riot, or to extend protection to
pos citizeus. And why2 Because tho Morn
WIN are to man foreigners and locofocos, and
ON q marty will have mead of thn;r votes when
III he has hcen admitted into ,be Hinton ne thn
m foco PRECEDENT of the United States ha
v the cided to do, with all hor crimes, vices and
"a holy doings thick upon her.
The Gazctte man gives extracts, all /
M of from the locotOco paper that first publ
great an account of tho affair, showing the Opil
i. but Of the press. But in all of the Baltimore
r GOV Philadelphia papers of Monday the 81 ms
only will be found tho following tolegraphic
Ia ~ patch, which tho Gdseite man did mol pub
have WASHINGTON, June IA large meeti
from the citizens OF Washington was held to-
able in front of the City Hall. Tho speakers
,lieve General McCalla, DIR. Clayton, and Council
with Lloyd, who denounced tho killing Of pc
motto. by the Marines as cruel, cowardly, AMI a b
massacre, and the conduct OF the exec
o.
Id in rights of citizens and tho laws Of orde
,nting communities u TWO Hoai each ward wa
1 ra pointed to prepare suitable resolutions, a
ndear call an adjourned meeting after inqucsts
:. and the victims had been concluded"
nestle / would say, in conclusion, that l
, 10 a nothing about the torch-light proceSSi
,ation Washington; but do know about the
,ed AT light procession the foreign party got
Middletown, on which occasion rum
gelic, quarters were established at each end
more village, and the procession headed b.
terner leaders OF the party in this vicinity, r
cIang from one place to the other, making nigh
rife in eous with horrid oaths and curses, and
)f our ing ~ lnterfals ior DucnahaI anu Drechlh
walk Jesus Christ, the Devil, and such like.
,rson procession even hlulted before the d
two unprotected and detenceless young
night erwis. nsnlsd tbSm ' b"canss 'V tb , had
wreathes and ros0ttes for members @
y the American party; and they went stag
gor- about nearly the whole night, filling the
their with filth and vomit, SO that the appeard
al In the side walks in the morning was sicl
l land and disgusting in the extreme. REPORT
mless p S.-Since writing tho above have
GIFTED the following from the Baltimore Gin
nut do Tuesday:
at we GA careful examination into the
shows that not single man of the Plug
M club was in Washington, but those who
,;.,-.. from Baltimore were locoioco foreigner
ss', 1t was these men who raised the cry OF
' sor, Ugly to shield themselves, and thro
, vIo Blame in different direction. The INN
;ldrao cause of the fuss was an attempt by thu
before 'o ao.I ss,,i.,
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