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Source: Philip Hone, a New York City businessman and Whig politician, describing riots in eastern cities during that 1830’s, in //The Diary of Philip Hone// (New York, 1927) Thursday, April 10. - Last day of the election; dreadful riots between the Irish and the Americans have again disturbed that public peace. I happened to be a witness of the disgraceful scene which commenced the welfare…. A band of Irishmen of the lowest class came out of Duane Street from the Sixth Ward poll, armed with clubs, and commenced a savage attack upon all…. There was much severe fighting and many persons were wounded and knocked down…. In a few minutes the mob returned with a strong reenforcement, and the fight was renewed with the most unrelenting barbarity. Friday, august 22,1834. - Riot in Philadelphia. The spirit of riot and insubordination to the laws which lately prevailed in New York has made its appearance in the orderly city of Philadelphia, and appears to have been produced by causes equally insignificant- hostility to the blacks and an indiscriminate persecution of all whose skins were darker than those of their enlightened fellow citizens…. Several house were pulled down and their contents destroyed on Tuesday of last week; the police were attacked and several of the police officers badly wounded.

People do not have individual liberty because of racial violence.