Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-22
NUMBER 81.
Democratic Principles

The tendency of Copperhead teachings and
the Internal character of "Democratc princi-
pies put in practice, may be accurately learned
by reading the details Of the New York RIOTS
Murder, robbery and arson were the favorte
amusements Of the mixed mobs of degraded,
drunken and filthy men aud women, spewed from
the Five Points, who were addressed by the Cop
4 perhead Governor OF New FORK as my friends
and besought them to await the decision of the
Courts !" The .2ost eowardly and at the same
time the most ieadsA feature OF the riots was
the eauseless aud iunupan maltreatment Of the
defenceless negreesA sAaone sfthe local 'uruals
says
" It seemed to be an understood thing through
/ out the city that the negroes should be attacked
/ wherever found, whether they offered aay provo
cation or not As soon as one of these uufS"tit-
nate people was spied, whether on cart, n rail
road car, or in the street, he was Immediately
set upon by a crowd of men and BOYS and unless
some man OF pluck came to his rescue, or he was
fortunate enGggh to escape into building he
was inhumanly beaten, and perhaps killed
Among the most diabolical of these outrages
that have cone to our knowledge is that of
negro cartman living in Carmlne street. About
eight o'clock in the evening, as he was coming
out Of the stable, after having put mp his horses,
he was attacked by erewd OF about 400 men
and boys, who beat him with clubs aud paving
stones till he was lileless, and then hung him
to a tree opposite the buryiug ground Not
being satisfied with their devilish work. they
set fire to his clothes aud danced, and yelled,
and swore their horrid oaths around his burning
corpse"
On the second day Of the riots, the Police stated
that one hundred and dfy negroes were known
to have been either killed or wounded beyond the
probability of recovery and how many more
fell victims on succeeding days we have yet ia
learn. In SOME Instances negroes were burned
to death in their own houses Hundreds were
driven from their humble homes, which were
stripped of everything they contained Th1
friends of Seymour were even guilty of th3
atrociy of sacking the Colored Orphan Asylum
and despoiling its cultivated grounds. They
then, despite the most earnest remonslrauces from
several citizens, burned the building to the
ground, leaving hardly one brick standing on
another, and thus turned loose upon the cold
charities Of society between 600 aud 800 orphans
to whom the Asylum had been home The
fundamental principle of " Democracy" as
now preached, is to hate and abuse nggers -
aud here is its results. The Democrats under
Lee and Beaurcgard hang or enslave such negroes
Us they catch lighting for the Union the Dem
ocrats . under Wood aud Seymour murder, rob
aud roast such negroes as they find deienccless
in free city, The " two wings of the party
are in admirable accord they both hate and
persccutc the "niggers,' and can call everybody
who is in favor of maintaining tho Government
and doing Justice to all men, Z" damned Aboli
| tionists," aad - 'amalgamatonists" 1t is re-
| lreshiug to know in this connection that Andrews
the ring leader of the mob, Virginia Secession
ist, who had leotured the lamb.like rioters upon
the " ngger equality " tendencies OF Uuouists
was arrested ia a house Of I'll fame, in the com.
| pany with negro paramour, and with his pockets
stuffed with Confederate shnpastcrs. How comes
it that the Democracy of California do not howl
over this latest victim OF Abe Line olu's tyranny
-.haryseWe iRpeaL