American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-24
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TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. "a, ls44.
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READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS. We would direct the
especial attention of all who making preparation,
for the ensuing hoydays to the numerous advertisements
in our columns. showing where may be had the best
and cheapest books and ANNALS, toys and nic-nacs
confectionery and perfumcry, fancy and dry goods mil
ncry and silks hats and caps, boots and shoes a. wet
as the more necessary substantals Of life We know
that our advertising friends determined TO eil, and
we therefore advise every reader to give them early
call, in order to procure good bargains,
Advertisers will please send in theit favorS rs early
in the day as possible, our edition has become 80
large that we are compelled 90 to press nj unuSn-
ally carly hour. Advertisements sent in at proper
hour are inserted in the whole edition. and sent OFF by
the earliest mails.
faz-As no paper will be issued on Thursday, all ad
vertsenents inserted tomorrow will be before the
public two days. This is decided advantage to adj
vertisers, one which they should not neglect Don't
forget to send them in early to day.
THE LEGISLATURE. On Monday next the
Legislature of this State will assemble. Great
and important duties will dovolye upon mem
berS, and we hope to see them discharged with
fidelity to the public interests. And first, it
will be indispensable, if the credit Of the State
is TO be saved, that an adequate tax shall be
imposed, and rigid and peremptory laws be
passed for its prompt collection. On this sub
iect there can be no taltcrng without dishonor
We must come fully up to the point OF meet
ing our engagements honestly and in good faith,
or stand dlsgraced as State. We look with
confidence for such action on the part of the
Legislature, as will secure the great object
which every honorable man must desire to see
effected. Secondly. The strctest economy
should be introduced by the dscontinuance of
all useless or unnecessary offices, and by the
reduction of salaries where it can be done con-
sistently with the public interests, The re-
sources of the State ought to be augmented in
every practicable mode by which the morals Of
the community shall not be injured. Having
taken the necessary measures to preserve the
honor Of the State, it will be incumbent on
the Legislature to secure the personal and Po-
litcal rights of citizens-and for this purpose
we propose that a general Registry Law be
passed for the State, so guarded as, if possible,
to prevent all illegal voting. But, for greater
certainty in preventing imposition, we recon-
mend, that sum sufficient to protect our State
from criminal and pauper emigration, be levied
upon every emigrant who may, after time to
be specified, be brought into our State, unless
he can produce certificate OF good character
fom the American Consul of the port whence
he sails. Measures should also be adopted to
prohibit the introduction Of European criminals
and paupers who may land in other States. IL
legal voting must be made penitentiary Of
fence, and convcts be prohibited from voting or
holding Office. Riots at the polls, and inter-
ference to prevent legal voters from deposting
their ballots, should also be severely punished.
Permit no foreigner who may be hereafter nat
uralized, TO vote at any election, until one or
two years, or more, after he shall have been
naturalized, if the present naturalization law
be continued by Congress-and subject all nat
uralization papers to be stamped by the judges
of election. Every safeguard must be thrown
around the elective franchise, to preserve It's
purity.