The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-18
THE MURDER, BY SEYM0UR,s RIOT
ERS, OF COL. O'BRIEN.

ERS, OE COL. OBRlEN.
We ind the following editorial arti-
Gle in yesterdays Enterprise
A few nights ago party of gentle
men were seated over bottle of" Krug'
in a saloon in this city, and good humor
ruled the hour. Political sentiments
were freely discussed, and after several
toasts had been drank a gentleman re-
marked, - I'm an Irishman and DEM
ocrat. Give US toast A Federal
Office holder replied, " Well, sir, if you
are an Irishman and a Democrat, III
give you toast Here is to the hon
ored memory of Colonel o Brien, whom
besotled and ruftianly mob murdered
in the streets of New York, encouraged
and bounded on by the traitorous har-
angue of Democratic Governor--Hor
'io Seymour. If you are an lrishman,
what do you think of the arch Demo
crat? Its a good bet that Irishman
will vote for Grant.
From a history of the New York Anti
Draft Riots, which we have at hand, we
copy the following account of the das
tardly outrage referred to above
The murder of Col O. Bren was, per-
haps, the most fearful of the many in
cidents which occurred. Commissioned
to disperse a mob in the Third Avenue,
he CALAMITY charged upon them with an
efficient detachment Of troops. and sue
ceeied in breaking the front and turn
ing the face of the rioters. Having
sprained his ankle during the excite
ment, he stepped into drug store on
Thirty, second street, while his COM
mand passed on. The store was soon
and the proprietor, fearing
it would be sucked, begged the Colonel
to get away 5 soon as possible. With
a brave hear, Q Brien went out among
with them. treacherouS blow from
behind iald him senseless upon the
pavement The crowd fell upon the
PROSTATE form. hestirg and brnising it.
For hours the bleeding body was drawn
up and down tue street, receiving
brutal treatment almost unparalleled.
after which it was carried, with shouts
and groans. TO his residence, where the
same conduct was repeated. a priest
with kindly courtesy inteitered, and
read over the dead BODY The prayers OF
its church, after which be directed he
remains to be taken into the honse.
Hardly was his back turned, however,
when brutal fellow stamped upon the
corpse, and his example was followed i
by many Others.
Such is the account OF this most fend
sh act as related by the editor of " The
American Annual Encyclopedia" Blu,
. few days before this occurrence Hor
tito Seymour, then Governor of New
7 ork, antic; pating the draft which led
10 these riots, took occasion to heap
fuel upon the iuflammable elements
Ehich compose the lower strata Of New
society, land which are the yer,
,llies and slung shots of the Demo
ratio Parity by addressing the riff raft !
# the Five Points and its neigh bofh God |
n such language as he knew fell well
would incite forcible opposition to
he draft. If Lord George Gordon,
' ho was simply a hale wit,ed fanatic,
vas rightly held responsible for the "No
'npery" Rios in London, how much
more should the loyal people of the
United States hold Horatio Seymour,
!. 40 is uc:er misled by any alteration
+ mind. responsible for the scenes of
error ana violence which the murder
I Col o Brien is bat an isolated ex-
mple