The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-19

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| tnat tiley should have killed dozen Dutchmen,
democrats, and free negroes, and but hpo "Ameri-
ans, and those taCo, innocent and unotiendng
pysandersE This fact will not read well in the
written history OF this transaction! Ii is circun
stance which will not only make an impression upon
your minds uniayorable to the idea that an awful
rlos was quelled BY those gallant Marines, who
but il will stand out before the American people as
Jael which clearly negatives the allegation that a
| riot existed "
dentiemen, this general view which have thus
cursorlly and unconnectedly taken establishes the
fact that there was 10 riot but that there Was two
| ARRAYS, one IN the morning and the other in the
evening, and that both were commenced by the Anti
| Americans. 1t' at ET7lG
| And now let me advert to some Of the positions
taken by my learned friend, the United States At
torney. 2t
by way Of inducing you to discharge your,d,,ty
nrmy, (as ! sincerely trust you WILL Mr.. KEY in
forms you that it is part of the history of this coun
such riots are of every day occurrence and
especially N the large cities such as Baltimore Louis
| vile, New York, &c. D
Gentlemen, it is q melancholy fact that it is a
part of the history of the present day, that riots,
arrays laWessness, violence and crime stalk abroad
at MONDAY throughout the land! This statement,
gentlemen, thus made by the United States Attor-
ney opens wide field Of enquiry, if were allowed
TO go INTO IT "a very wide field of enquiry much
wider than the gentleman who introduced this ques-
| ton to your minds would be willing that should
explore. ARRAYS, riots, discord disorder confusion
tAu are Lne order or the day." all the
country 1t is too solemn truth to be passed over
n silence 1t Is most serious and alarming fact
Gentlemen, If were permitted to go into the en-
curry IN all its length and breadth, and to show you
the remote causes-the true orgn-the actual begin
nings OF these scenes the Whys and aheretores of
their existence in this country, should go far be-
yond the limits of the testimony in this case few
| suggestions must suffice.
Gentlemen, the first political disturbance ever
witnessed was in 1910. Down to that year had
never seen and appreciated the necessity for the
| formation Of an American party" Such a scene
| as then passed before me had never expected to
witness. was mixed up in twas the object and
unexpected cause of it. and hence the impressions
made, are indeliby fixed in my memory Many
thousand people, men, women and children of divers
nations ana languages, were gathered together on
poliucai occasion. 1t was democratic mass meet
ing OF the people of three counties in Missouri /
was politely invited by sundry democratic orators to
meet them and debate the questions involved in the
contest between Harrison and Van Buren.
took up the glove" (as had never allowed
myself TO be thus challenged without accepting it,
but had not been half an hour upon the stand thus
occupied by nvitation) responding to my antago-
nlsts, before the leaders produced general clamor
amongst the Dutch and Irish,-a band of music was
made to surround the stand and was compelled
by violence to leave my position That was the
moving. cause" of my advocacy of an " American y
organization! @
Gentlemen, it is but few days ago that several
German military companies were mustered under
arms, by their officers in New York to resist the
civil authorities of that cty-because German had
lost his life in collision with the police Yet such
DISPLAY OF foteigIt legion is treated as an ord-
nary incident of the day! German military compa-
MES under arms, day after day. threatening conflict
with the civil authorities of our commercial metropo-
us IL Is too true, gentlemen, as the United States
Attorney has said, that riots confusion and scenes of
disorder and bloodshed are becoming the order OF
the day! believe, gentlemen, that Captain Marry
att of the British navy gave clue TO the origin
of these evils when he exclaimed !" What cdrqoos 0f
sLt
10 Antericd!" The United States Attorney can con-
template these causes at his leisure, and ascertain
why and wherefore such scenes occur He may per-
haps, attribute them TO different cause. But per-
init me to say to you here, gentlemen that if you
would prevent those scenes of bloodshed and reck-
lessness, and these foreign military demonstrations
which now disgrace the country, from increasing in
number and in violence, you must seek ont and ap-
ply the proper remedy,-am by incarcerating Ameri-
can citizens for maintaining their birth rights on
freedoms holiday, but, If ID can be done ut GH 1T
can only be Effected By he prompt hgislation of C6-
greSs! You must shut the door which is now wide
open TO immigration, or the marines under the Ma
gruders of each locality will ere long, proclaim 10
the native born doctrine which has received Judi
cal sanction, that The adttUes are not entitled 10 quite
as much respect foreign born citizsRs Ch0 came
hither from choice chLst tie Rdtioes here By occi
deat!i :....
Gentlemen, we are told by Mr.. Key, that the
" Americans" OF this city, exhibited "a ridiculous
sentimentality" on the first day of June a rdcu-
lous sentimentality," was it? to resent the threat
that they should vote only through file of Ma
rinesH Would you have them submit to such ndig-
nityY Would you have them tolerate the doctrine
that they should only Dote HusP For myself sooner
than submit 10 such vile tyranny would rather see
the United States botted of existence-aye sunk
ten thousand fathoms deep beneath the mingled
waters Of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where we
all, native and naturalized, should find a common
gravel
| happen TO think that native born citizens are
quite as good, to say no more as those who are
foreign born! The Constitution of the United States
does not give preference TO naturalized citizens
but II does give preference to natiycborn citi-
zens" for various important trusts under the govern
ment; and on this basis rest the question Of pre-
cedence
a ridiculous sentimentalityY" | do not know
whether my worthy friend, Mr. KEY, intends to lay
down and here the forthcoming doctrines Of Ma
gruderism. hope he does not mean TO warn us
now that this ridiculous sentimentality" is to be
put down, crushed ont" by the military, in the very
infancy of our Repubc . .,
confess that see but too plainly, that the power
of the military is that which is destined to control
this country in the not distant future. am at least
afraid so-and when the time shall have come, and
fear its dawn approaches; that this power of the
sword shall be influenced by the minons of the
t tpOre Of home" this seatGnestdLity," which Mr.,
KEY rebukes, will be in truth "ridiculOus P' That
time has not yet nevertheless in the very me-
ropos OF the country--in the very centre Of the
Union--aye, in the city which bears the sainted
name OF Washington--dark shadows Of this fearful
gloom draw near Americanism is reproacked as "A
ridiculous sentimentalityp .- ....
Gentlemen, am obliged TO be discursive in my re-
marks. must pass ON TO other positions assumed
by the United States Attorney.
He has told us that the polls were closed by the
commissioners in the morning to prevent foreigners
from voting. In opposition TO this assumption, |
give you the testimony of the commissioners, and
that of numerous bystanders. They tell you that
there was difference made between native and
naurazed citizens on that occasion. a
Mr.. KEY tells you that the four commissioners
knew for what purpose the Mayor had ordered the
Marines. They knew no such thing. They have SO
sworn, nor would he'inference have been natural
one, If they had been informed that the Mayor called
them out TO Keep the pcacel
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. They did not take the
trouble to enquire
Mr. ELLIS. Ii they had / do not know that they
would have believed the answer sh00ld Roh
But the United States Attorney INDUCES in severe
| invectiyes on the Commissioners; he charges them
with neglect Of duty aud he says they deserve to
be consigned to eternal shame" WE'LL the Court has
laid down the law and shall not controver il here
we may do it IL necessary, elsewhere The court
says that If the commissioners closed the polls the
Marines appearing, and solely on the ground of their
appearance, IL unlawful closing of the polls
but the court has not told you that they are to bt
given TO eternal shame for il that is the doc
trine Of the District Attorney The Commissioner,
said that the presence of the Marines led them {,
doubt the safety of the ballot box they did not con
slider themselves safe nor the ballot box safe