Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09
That Massacre.
Harper. weekly IA = irish.

OF Harpers weekly, our attention
was attracted to an editorial on the
Pattenburg massacre, which 10 remar-
kablc, as showing the bitterness Of
feeling entertained by the Radical
party generally against the Irish as q
race. W. have before asserted, aud
still believe. that the bona fde Radi-
cal cstecms the negro in every impor-
tant particular the superior of the
Irish rhite man. All tho news Of
the riot i'll New Jersey referred to-,
has come by telegraph, which is
VIGOROUSLY conducted in the inter-
csts of the Administration, and one
would necessarily conclude from the
information thus desived, that the
entire responsibility for that unfor-
tunate affair rested with the Irish.
But a careful reading of the details
will convince any fa%ir-Hindcd man
that the negroes were the ASSISTANTS.
The prcjudiccd writer i'll Harper
admits that con Saturday, September
21st. the laborcrs were paid off, ana
retiring to their respective quarters,
spent the evening i'm great iollity.
The whie iHborcrs appear TO hare
drank' Il great deai of mhisky, $50
SAYS the truthful Harper commcnta-
tory, whether the negroes did is not
known" the negroes, rs a cluss, are
sober, of course!
1t will be seen that the impression
Intended to be conveyed is that the
Irish were drunk and the negroes
sober. But the truthful Harper pro-
cccds to say that ''latc in the evening,
I party of the latter (ncgroes) went
to the village on n sercnading cXpcdi-
ton, and on their return fell in with
n party of Irish laborers, by whom
they were violently assaulted. They
succeeded in driving off their assail-
ants, and retired to their quarters"
Now, it appears from'this veracious
r%hroniclrr, that the negroes were at
lacked. and succeeded in driving off
their assailants. But in the very
next paragraph lie proceeds to say.
1.-THE negroes Immediately collected
re-enfUrcemcntS, and TO the number
of fifteen or twenty: advanced to-
wards the scene If the first conflict
showing that although successful i'll
The first ]rcncountcr they were not
satisfied, but were eager to continue
the affrav. In this second onset,
however, they appear to have been
discontinued, and had to retire to
their cabins, where they obtained
further rc-inforcements land renewed
the fight. The writer goes on to say
that 'thc Irish. better armed and
more numerous, fired upon them
across q deep cut and drove them
off," and that "thc .lrishmen then
fred the cabins. and Immediately got
into a ROY among themselves, during
which one of their number named
Coils was killed." 1t will DC noticed
that the first man killed WIS all Irish
man. During all this melee, not one
negro had been injured, in spite Of
the firing kept up across the deep
ditch. There seems no doubt but
that the negroes began the assault,
and to show their proves. killed an
freshman. n was not until this hap
pencd that the latter, thoroughly
aroused. proceeded to take vengeance
in a way which we could not n
dorse, but which does not leave with
them the odium attaching to the un-
fortunate affair. The truth is simply
this. that throughout the country
the negroes are manifesting II dispo-
>itiom on the slightest provOcatiOn TO
resort to the most violent measures to
resent insults, fancied or real. They are
taught not to defer in the least TO the
whites, and as n natural consequence.
i'll trying to assert their own rights.
Is they conceive them. their conduct
frequently is insufltrablv arrogant.
We object TO no mans defending him
self if assaulted, and we rather like
the disposition manifested by the
negroes to protect themselves, but
they will have to learn not to court
rows with the whites, as they appear
to have done in this case, else they
must expect to be pressed to the
wall.
! But our object in calling at
tention to this affair was to show
the unfairness of the Radical press,
wh%erevcr.an issue ONE up between
Democratic white lei and the ne-
groes. For many years the Irish have
steadfustly supported the Democratic
party, and have in consequence esrn-
ed the cordial hatred of the Radicals.
They dcnouncc them on account of
their habits, their religion, and their
antecedents. LII this canvass, of late,
they have been m%anitesting a.dispo-
sition to coquctte with the Irish
element, as .hcy see clearly the great
need in which they will stand for
votes in November, and consequently
we hear a great deal about Demo
cratic ingratitude, &C. But this
assumed interest in the Irish expos
es itself in cases of tho kind in New
Jersey, where every Radical editor
makes haste to %eXonerate thSir
friends, the negroes, and lays the
whole blame upon the " faithless
Catholics" Yet there are those
foolish snough to imagine that the
Irish are going to abandon the DEM
%ocratic faith, to which they have
been 80 true during eighty years, and
embrace the tcnets Of q party which
are opposed to the natural instincts
Of every lrish'nan. to say nothing Of
his reason.
On Monday, in the Circuit Court
at Independence, al important land
Gaze Was decided, which, being . test
case, involved the title to the whole
Of "Lykins Place in Kansas City.
1t Was the suit Of Felix Roy ct nj. va.
.Jacksou and Elliott. and WA one