The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-19
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am not ofthas school of who are willing TO- as
cribe every outbreak of violence by the members
offs party, to he party wole butas every effect has
its cause think it fair to infer that the Outrage perpe-
trated by those ruans who caused the amented death
of the late Mr. I1omas H. Laughin, may fairly be traced
to the resolution moved III the First Branch of the City
Council, by Mr. Samuel Lucas, to prevent the exhibition
of Log Cabins in the procession of the 4t instant mat
gentleman has attempted TO do away the force OF ms res
oton, or in other words, to anestthe very marked oil
sm and scorn with which he was visited, by asserting
that he intended it as joke For one am hotdsPo-
ed 10 deprive him of any benefit which may arise from
his explanation, look upon jokes bygaye legislators
acting under the soIemnity of oahs and the responsD
fly of station as but Indifferent apologies for the viola
tons of hospitality aud the outrage Of public decorun
While ana thus willing to mete out to him every adVan
taee he can possibly derive from the novel position in
which he has thought proper to place hmself-a vender
ofbroad grns, may be permitted, without in the least
intending to detfact from his merit the author of the
Log Cabin farce, observe that in my opinion, his
resolution served TO stir up those embered and malg
nant passions which eventuated in the death of poor
Laughlin, made widow of his wife, and rendered MS
children Orphans 1t is by such firebrands that all popu
lar connections have been set in motion, from the nol7
BILE rebellion of Jack Cade, Esquire TO the French Revo-
lution II may be said that the resolution in question
made no recommendation to commit violence, or onef
insult or indgny-true it did hotbut it threw qd''-
tn stE ofeaven into batch of excabe ingredients,
to tighten it up into what may be APPLY termed brutal
phrenzy and the lamentabe consequence, the Joke
or farce converted into atraged, which struck down,
IN the vigor of his manhood an unoilendng citzen
good husband and afTeconate parent. freely acquit
the author Of the oke' of any such diaBolca design
and commend him in future to eschew all joking in so
grave place as a legislative hall. r.. r ~ @.
FUND FOR THE WIDOW AND CHILDREN OF
THOMAS II. LAUGHLIN.
, The following letter from J. v L. MCMAHON, Esq.
the President of the National Convention, corects an
error which becoming extensively circulated in re-
gard the already contributed for the benefit of
the widow andchldren of Thomas H. LauglAn, and
we trust will have the effect eff stimulating the commit
tees charged with The collections and others who imay
be disposed to contributes to active exertions in this
cause of benveolence.
To The Editor Of The Baltimore Patriot; a tl..s|
as as BALTIMORE, May 49, 1910. =
Dear SirNIy attention has recently been directed TO-
statements in foreign newspapers, calculated TO
produce erroneous impressions TO the amount OF the
Contributions ore relief of the family of the late Tho
MAS H. LkuGIIIN, received by me under the Resolll-
ton of the National Convention 49,, -,
1t was, and is my purpose 10 publish (When the coi
Iections are completely adeailed account OF the con
tribuions, specifying each receipt and the person. per
ceived But it has occurred to me, that my silence
under the statements referred to- might be considered
giving credence to them and might in some measure dc
feat the objects of that Resolution by producing the i'm
preston that the amount already received was sulcien
TO accomplish those objects. .---
must therefore anticipate that statement, by INFORM
ing the members of the Conventions that the contriDu-
lions from all quarters for the relief of that unfortunate
family which have received amount in the whole on
Iy to the sum of 430 and 124; of which sum $1,000 was
received from the State of Massachusetts, and nearly
$500 from the State of Virginia. IL may be proper also
IA add that this statement does moi include the contribu
lions from the citizens of Baltimore, or their Delegates
10 the Conventions which now being made, but Of
which no return has yet been received =
The editors of the newspapers of this city, ana
those throughout the United States friendly to the Oh
ecs of the above mentioned Resolution, will be pleas
: JOHN V. l.. McMAH ON.