Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-18
Radical Assassins.
IFrom the New Orleans Pieayune. A ugs

tFrom the New Orleans Picayune. August
el5s We publish elsewhere full account
of the great Democratic mass, meeting
held lastevening in Lafayette square, at
which occurred disaster which proved
fatal to two citizens, and seriously
wounded several others. Itnow appears
that the, whole affair was a base design
upon the life of Rollins, even though
that should involve the death of every
p person upon the platform with him.
oiGentlemen well known to the commu-
! nifty examined the timbers of the fallen
r platform last night, and found that
8 thesupright posts had all been sawed
70 80, that a shove (. would easily
3 PROSTATE tthe entire structure. !, The
men who were to perform the service of
pushing the platform, evidently stood
u ready, and just as Rollins was being in
atroduced to the assemblage, committed
their base and murderous act. The
u writer hereof was among the persons
who were precipitated5 to the ground by
s,thel failing of the structure, and were
there no witnesses to prove that the tim
ybers had been sawed, the manner of the
descent would conclusively show design
There were comparatively few persons.
upon the platform when it fell, and these
few were standing or sitting, quietly
TO awaiting the commencement of Rollins
address. The structure could not, there,
mfofe, have given way because Of the ex-l
straordinary weight; and surging of the
81 crowd, which are usually the causes of
Is accidents. and the fact that it fell, not
ID straight down, as would have been nat
i1sural under the circumstances, but with
'd sliding sideways motion towards St.
'hi Charles street, proves that the saw had
been brought into requsition. That the
ccaffair was Radical trick, coneocted for
10 the purpose of wreaking cowardly
10 vengeance against the colored man Rol-
sy1ins; who had dared to entertain inde-
opinions and proclaim them.
does not admit of q question. 1t shows
to what lengths the venomous wretches,
"a swarming pest of hungry vultures, who
, have come South to rule or ruin our land,
y will go to attain their ends it shows us
what we may expect in the present con-
test, and exhibits the true character of
"a ourpolitical enemies. The lesson is dear
ly bought with the lives of two of our cit
izens; but let never be forgotten that we
] fight no longer an honorable foe, but
one that does not hesitate to imbrue its
hands in blood to achieve victory itcould
not elseattain. That Governor Yarmouth
and the. official organ of the Radical par
ty will disclaim all knowledge of this
horrid plot is to be expected. Ofcourse,
this was Democratic ruse"-men are
+. in the habit of killing themselves to
please other people, or to throw the onus
: of their deaths upon a party. Nothing
can be more clear. Though the Gov
+, ernor and political teachers of the Rad
ical party may have had no hand
in this outrage, yet we charge tnat they
are morally responsible for it. Their pu-
pills have been apt scholars in bloody in
structions; and last nights work was a
practical illustration of the theories that
have been SO studiously expounded by
the carpet-baggers since their advent in
. the South. We would suggest to the
y Governor that he, without loss Of time,
telegraph postscript to that eminently
truthful letter of his to the President.
BY all means let these murders be added
to the zone hundred and fifty" which he