Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-11
Crime I'm Baitimors.

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Sinsltanseusly. and IS IL il were BY prscosesr-
tsanxraagsnsnt the whole Democratic pres ra'-
! ~ howl 1t ululasion over the late terrible
tragedy in the city Of Baltimore. With one voice
they rspsaa thsir stsreotyped phrases about the
deplorabls moral condition of that city.
Only few Of them, however, have had tho
boldness 70 charge this last outrage to KNOW
Nothinsism." They know 80 we'll that their own
party b responsible for it, that they are content
merely 10 invsish, In general terms, against the
l.vlssspss ard riot prevailing in Baltimore-lsav-
ing their unsuspscting and uniformed readers to
the inference false though it be-that this last
tragedy il due to the 'rowdyism," a. they call 1t,
of Know Nothingism.
Now, what arc the facts Of tho case! few
moushe ago Policeman by the name Of Benton
was murdered while in the discharge Of his duty
This Policeman, ~ matter Of course, belonged
to the American party. By whom was he muir
dersdi By one Of the rowdy members OF the OPP
posits party. And when the criminal was
caught and brought to justice, the principal Wit
ness against him was another poceman-the last
victim-whose life has just paid the forfeit Of
conscientious discharge Of duty in fixing the guilt
upon the proper person.
Thus. both Of these assassnations were COM
mitted upon members Of the dominant party IN
Baitimore-upon officers of the police Of that city.
WASH done by members Of the same political
partyf. The inference of reason would be that
il was not, and the actual facts bear out the infer
encs And this deliberate shooting down of two
Of the Police of Baltimore, by rowdy members OF
the Democratic clans there, sGoth to say, - made
the occasion for another terrible invcctvc against
the "Piug-U glyism" of the American party Of
Baltimorel
As long ~ the Democracy were in possession OF
the Municipal Government of Baltimore, we heard
nothing Of these accusations Of rowdyism II is
only when the evil became insupportable, and the
people rose en- masse aud elected the lawless
hordes from their positions, TINT we hear these
continued cries Of lawlessncss and ;nsubordina-
ton. No longer permitted to do as they choose,
these foreign and native Democratic DULLES. exss-
perated beyond measure at the withdrawal of thor
former privileges. now seek to wrcak their VEN
geance by the secret assassination Of the conscr-
vators Of the peace And yet, all their crimes are
attributed to the spirit OF Know nottingham A
moro ueRtentiy uHJus' nho ""'""'"e" "NN"''"''
was never preferred by the guilty against the in
nocent, in the whole annals Of crime and fraud!
Those who are making these charges, for polit-
cal purposes affect to believe that it is the inef-
cheney Of the Municipal Government which pre-
vents the preservation of peace. Nothing could
be more untrue. On the contrary, it was the eff
cheney of the Police, and nothing else, which has
cost two OF them their lives. The notorious for
eign assassin, who now stands arraigncd for the
murder Of Rigdon, came very near completing an
other terrible crime, by firing twice at another
Policeman who pursued, and finally captured
him.
There never will be the "order" and the quiet"
in Baltimore that certain Democratic journals
profess to desire 40 much-headed by that profes-
sedly neutral, but really bitter party paper. the
Baltimore Sun-until the American party in that
city il deposed from power. This it is which
arouses their choler-nothing more. As long as
any other party than their own holds the reins Of
their city Government, its officers of the law must
expect to be shot down by foreign and native row.
dies Failing to accomplish their ends at the
ballotbox, these miscreants now endeavor to Sc
cure immunity for themselves by the free use Of
the stiletto and the poignard upon the American
policemen. The hanging Of dozen or two Of
them would be an exemplary warning, that per-
haps they would not disregard.