Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-01
How the . Cppc.t.ion" Garry Elec-
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American. Republican party. 70 The follow.
ing account II the horrible atroc; ies
committed nv the ornnai';on" party At
The recen e1ac'ir ~ Louisville. The
haze III" efF.r, w cpan N" ives Of foreign
horn r;';z"r. ~ the fact that when they
dsser. the Democracv and Join the orro
s;,ior. ther iesene th",r. selves 10 their
Interest and most urr-lersing ereu;es ::
Inv ~" with patty which in Masss
chus.t's DIMES them Tire right nf suffrage
MT they have resided in the State se- en-
| cears-whia he negro is raised to N"
'-re' Of .cial and political equality with
| The whites In the West. wher" the
! rnmher of foreign horn voters is greater
than The Know. Nothing strength. the R"-
publican party dare Mt .vow their real
| san';.nents. INT in the Eas'er, Stats
"h"re the Know. Nrthing element pre-
dmina'es tho Republican rrasses r.i"ica
yer tbs Louisville Opposition victory
achieved "a il was Nv tho wholesale
destruction Of property aud the spilling Of
innocent bio u
Adopted citizana. when you 90 to 'he
pnl's in October next. remember thu,
SAMUEL J. KIRkwoop. the so called Re-
publican candiiate for Governor cf Iowa.
was at one time. ard ;s in nj probability
vet, mem' er Of the Know Nothirg or
der. H.. too. secretly r.joicre at the sue
"es. Of his party in Louisville at the ex-
nense of III" Hood Of pescesh'e men and
innocent women and children! Can y'u
support man entertaining these rrinci
pl"s. and vet be true ~ the country Of
your adoption. To yon's-lves. your wives
and YOUR children Read the following,
and then answer the above question:
The Louisville iKen,uctv) Democrat
gives terrible account Of the atrocities
committed Nv he Hao~ Nnthings. or 40
called american" party in that city. dur
ing the recent election. 1t SAYS:
Monday last will be remem hered by the
citizens Of Louisville for many years t,
come. Such hellish AND diabolcal acts
~ those committed in our midst. ia civ.
ilizaa and enlightened conn unity. are
~'hoa, parallel. The following extracts
describe few of the leading incidents in
the horrible drama:
The first fgh. took place between An
American and an Irshman in the vicinity
Of the Kentucky eny'ne-house. which
resulted ia the death of the Iri.hnan, who
dird in Jail. The American We believe
was bs+ly hurt.
A man uamcd Townsend was sbo. and
stabbed on Jet,,rsn street. while walking
from his store to his residence. He will
probably die.
A German shoemaker was killed while
harnle>ss walking home, in the Second
Ward.
A crowd of Know No,h,ngs attacked
Of their shop, and would have msl,reased
them had they no, made god their es
cape.
We heard Of Eve Germans who were
lying in drug stor-, in dying condition
on jeff. above Preston street.
4 snrg Of ballies infested the upper
part Of the town, and tore down several
,enements near the bridge, on Jefferson
street. and craelly beat several Germans.
robbed them of all the valuahlcs in their
possession. and broke every article of fur
| ni'ure in their houses.
Late in the evening brewery was set
on fire, on Jefferson street, and burned to
the ground.
The Shelby street Catholic Church was
broken open, searched, aud many things
| broken.
TIE NIB then proceeded to the Court
House. and got possession Of \ caanon
and several guns. with which they march.
ed through the 81 ard lst Wards Later
in the evening we saw them marching
down Jefferson street. We suppose. to the
7th aud s,h. carving a banner. with the
motto. +" America for Americans.
Al the lst Ward we heard of three Ger
mans who with bloody heads. made their
! escape to their dwellings on Main street,
but were followed nv the mob. fred on in
the midst of the women and children. and
afterwards dragged out. and numerically
breeten until they fell senseless.
Jesse Hughes. Democrat. was beaten.
cut. and sho; so badly. at the corner Of
Jefferson and Jackson streets, that he died
shortly after.
Dnring the whole night that par. OF
town was illnnins.ed from the conhagrs-
,ior. Of the houses ef poor md peac.able
Germans, set by the base incendiaries'
'ch.
! While the brewery On Jefferson St. was
in famas = German le.pad from the house
tried to escape the blows aimed at his
head, and nearly succeeded when man
whom he was passing in his nigh, knock
! ed lim down with a monster club the
crowd gathered arou nd him and beat him
til he lay ipsensible.
! at the 4h Ward. Mt the Court House.
the Know Nothings were determined none
but ono Of their order should vote; MT
Democrat. but particularly foreigner.
dare 90 up to The steps.