Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-28

sands. representing the poor. hard worked white
labOrer OF the Stste aud the country. that il has
~ toue and epithet mixed up large division OF
our civic p0pul stion with a iew rUwdie-. augng
~ nasty spite on respectable men indlscf'ni
nateis. that IL cWiuct 10 tss IA liter has had the
bsnefnl Tendency OF arrasiug class against cla>-.
on PETTY local grounds. TO the criminal ne lert OF
vial national interest: and that o. editorial con-
duct preceding the murier of Burke makes an
unens iaole association. which tenacious and sen
sitive memories tan not easily shake or
The main facts IN this unpleasant business are
soon told and "a soon understood. Black labor.
il appears, il fast undermining white labor aleng
the Ohio Ii IL question OF breld and butter or
stsrs ation 90 thousands: and nothing Is more
essily sunder-topd than Jealousy in such vital
matter. Show Us State, or district. or city, or
hamlet in Europe or America where such jetl
ou~y has not disturbed the peace. and Is not the
fecubd topic of whole chapters in the history OF
Industry. IL j. white labor tlat has built up this
nation-whife Labor with the sword well a.
with the spade. or the pillow. or the pick AK
white labor on land. and sea and river-white la
bOr railroad aud canal. in the field aud the
factory. IN the country and the city. IN the ship
and on the levee. We speak With special refer
ence To these Northeru States, where the hum
best walk Of hard fsied industry has it's vested
interests, we'll the highest. and with which
none but tirebraud, di>reganer OF Justice
and enemy of social order would venture 10
trihe
The story is told. There have been riots on
our levees Tor several days. owing tn the sup
planting of white by colorel lalnr Llrse ve>-
sells, before Employing many ahle halds in lord-
ing, unloading. porterase. aud the other libpri
Gus duties OF river freightase. now come and 20
without one. To the utter inpover-hment of
g.. 81. 81
families are exclusively of Irish birth is simply
To utter palpabe nntruth. Numbers OF honest.
thrifty, hui working Germhns and Americans
are equally interested i'm this colored encroach-
ment their common domrin.
lie is also untrue that the trouble in the Thir-
teenth Ward. where poor Burke was shot like a
dog. is to he I,enthei with that on the levee just
spoken of. The levee trouble. preceding the
other may have neIed To precipitate the latter.
aud Tor this re'sOn We speak OF il first. a. an ex-
planatory circumstance: but here their conner
ton stops. Que is question of something To
eat aud drink. aud something Wherein to lay
ones head. The very foxes have their hnle-.
ami the birds OF the air Their nests. The other
il question OF morals: the one il a trouble OF
Yesterday. the other is an old sore. To get rid
Oi haunt of infamv at the corner of Culvert
and Sixth streets where some of the most de
graded ct the African race ia this city. and. in
deed. some OF the most ablndOnei of the eau
cassian type. hold nocturnal saturrlaa has been
IA desire at every decent IN m, woman, AMI youth
in that neghborhoOi for yelrs; and not on y a
desir e. but believe. desperate determination
OF the mUre headstrUng.
This determination was unmsiakably mani
tested on Tuesday night OF last week. as We were
gong 10 press, OWING more Immediately We.
learn. To the ssllying forth, on the night pre-
vious, of armed band of despeIadOes. who
disturbed the neighhorhOod by firing shots about
midnight, ( which broke n window aud
en'e ell room where freshman anil his
family slept. Not one word of all this has
been much alluded TO bv the Gazefte. the
Commercial or the Tnnss. though, We believe.
they notorious facts What fact more no
torous than the complete demolition OF one of
those dens on We,inesily evening last, when 1t
burned 10 the groundg a contamination devoutiy
t0 be wished. provided it done legally Toy
the proper authorities, hut which no self cOnstl-
tuted. nocturnal executive has any right To per
petrate Doubtless the negro midnight lawless-
ness OF Monday and the shooting OF an innocent
man Tuesiiv, whether by IA negro the
man of the Gazette school whose name we have
got, we will not yet pronounce. are the Imme-
date explanation OF the incenditrism of the day
after.
We greatly regret the hard feeling against in
offensive cuiored people which these troubles
nave excited, and the consequent INJURY 10 tile
windows OF their place OF worship. situate at
the scene of excitement. And here, again. those
papers are at fault. We have been assured BY
eve witnesses. whom can believe. that those
windows were broken hy little boys, and nv no.
body else; in fret. native Americans Ii the
United States Sanitary COMMISSION have taken
special ere in their elaborate report0' Congress
tn distinguish between adopted citizens aud
American born sous, now swelling the National
army, counting all the latter "AmercdriS and
all the former "Germlns," "Irsh," &c let
Us. in the name of iair play, make the same dis
tinction in rascaty.
Since the above has been put in type we learn
significant fact-that no inquest has heen held on
the body OF the murdered mani He was shot
about midnight on Tuesday; diel on Thursday
morning. AID was buried ON Friday; ye' not
word OF legal inquiry b, the Coroner anbody
el,e in authority, into this cold bloodel ass,ssina-
ton, known To the entire CITY, of peaceable cit
izen at his fathers door And il tho>e incendia
~ papers we have named were shot out OF exist
cnce. they could not .'slu; down on the whole
subject NOR suddenly than they have since he
muir er of this innocent man. Oar brea kin & the
silence just now H.. to some. we know, about "a
agreeable rs the appartion of his victims ghost
To the assassin.