American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-17


country is as much, if not more, interested than
Native Americans, in obtaining some interfer-
ence by government to prevent the repetition
OF these evils.
The cities are the principal places where the
convicts of Europe most successfully carry out
! their iniquitous Vaccinations; and the City Po-
lice, however well systemised, cannot, alone,
break up these gangs they must he aided by
the State government. A Police agent should
reside in every popuous county in the State;
and keep up correspondence with principal
Office in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, &c.
One vigorous effort would 90 great way to-
ward lessenng the present difficulties. We
must drive away these vagabonds-it can and
must be done; and the only means of doing
it is a vigorous, well-arranged police system.
Our country, compared with the Continent
of Europe, in point OF morality, has great cause
to rejoice; but, if we allow foreign conycts by
thousands to mix among and contaminate the
people, it is questionable how long we may
maintain our present enviable position.
The friends Of religion and morality in our
country have the best intentions, but their la
bors are not applied in the right direction. |
hope those Of them who read this article will
see the proprlety Of uniting in some general eff
fort TO obviate the difficulty | have described,
Legislative aid may be had, and ought to he
Immediately asked, to prevent the introduce
ton of criminals from Europe. Unless This is
checked, all the exertions of the friends of or
der in the cause of morality, will be counter
acted and defeated.
At future day, MIR. Editor, when leisure
permits, will give you some facts connected
with the practice now becoming general in Eu-
rope, (of banshing criminals to the United
States which will startle the moralists of our
country.
The jealousy with which our republican in
situations are viewed in Europe and the pains
taken to decry America are well known; but
| the most effective plan that the enemies of Re-
publicanism ever devised TO destroy our charac-
ter and inure our institutions, is, to fill our
country with the robbers and murderers of Eu-
rope.
But, enough! wish only to awaken inquiry.
| have suggested the mode--let it be followed;
and, if our consuls abroad do their duty, the
truth will appear, and fully establish all, and
more than all, have stated in regard to the
attempt to make the United States the "Botanv
Bay Of Europe"
| am most friendly to the foreigner who
seeks America as a home. would give him
all encouragement and facilities for the i'm
provement OF bis conditions; but protest against
the introduction Of the convict and the inmate
of the poor-house, the halt, the lame and the
blind, who, on their arrival here Immediately
become public charge, to the exclusion of ma
tive poor, who have right to relief and the
protection OF their countrymen. NJ
INTERESTING ITEMS OF News. The official
vote in Missouri is, for Polk Al 800; for Clay
81 ,25l; Polk s majority 10, lisa fire oc-
Cured at Carroll, Ind. few days since, which
consumed about $4,000 worth of property.
Six iron foundries are in successful opera
ton in Alabama.-The Oswego, N. Y, Ad-
vertiser, has run up the flag of Clay and FIRE.
linghuysen for the contest of lS4S.-Peter
Hanley, jr. was found dead at Mount Carbon,
Pa on Friday last-Gov. Akin, of South
Carolina, was duly installed into office on Tues
day last.--Green, the reformed gambler, is
lecturng at Salem, Mass for the benefit of
charitable temperance society,--The Baptist
church at Brdgewater Beaver co. Pa, was
consumed by fire on Sunday week,-Gov.
Porter has purchased, at cost of $50, 900, the
extensive iron works known as the Reading
furnace, about u miles from Reading, Pa
son of Mr.. Mttens, of Schuylkill Haven,
Pa. was killed last week by being run over by
a car on the Reading Ralroad.-The egs-
lature of New Hampshire, by vote of SO to
1877, has refused to receive the States share of
the old surplus Land Revenue. -Thos. Bar
rett was executed at Worcester, Mass, on Fri
day, for murder.-A man named Starrett
was killed on Tuesday last, in drunken alter
cation, near Paramount, Va, with two young
men, whose names are Coon and Booher-they
made their escape.-Inquests were held in
N. York on Saturday, over the bodies of Ann
Hamilton and Sarah Reed, both of whom died
suddenly. 1.-The Mormons are charged with
committing more depredations, having recently
stolen 20 head of cattle from Mr.. Marsh, near
Warsaw, 25 bushels of corn from Mr.. Cochran,
and go bushels from Mr.. Waggener 1t is
said Judge Douglass, at present a member of
Congress from Illinois, will be elected to the
U. S. Senate from that State, in place of MIR.
McRoberts, eceased.-There will be but
$4,000 boxes of sugar raised at Trinidad this
year.-The suffering amongst the poor in
Philadelphia must be severe at present, as the
Rev. John Street, the city missionary, was re-
Gently called upon before breakfast by l6S per-
sons for relief.-There are COS clergymen in
Vermont, or about one for every 4S2 inhabi-
tants.
PoTAToEs. Caleb P. Bissell says, in the n.
Y American, that the disease in the eastern
potatoes this season is caused by the change of
seed, and the use of foreign cuttings and he
expresses belief that this habit, which the