The North-Carolinian., 1844-07-27

From the Glc0s.
MILITARY POLICE OF PIILADEL
PHfA.

IBlLtTARf POLICE OF PItILADEI.-
PHIA.
an ordinance Of the city council Of Phila-
delphia, making provision for the engagement
t-if inclined to csll things by their right
names. we might soy, the enli.tmeut-of q
reenlas military force, to preserve from sack
| aud conaaxration great city, founded and
bult up - the abode Of broheriy love-the
peaceful mart OF the Society Of Friends. We
regret that this most extraordinary measure,
for eur county, seems to be necessary. ga
foil regiment. a full battalion Of artillery, and
one or more full troops Of cavalry "-the stand
ing f"rcs reqrired by the city government,
| would be a.uch more than the quota of Phias-
dclphia for ihs greatest army ever brought in-
to the field by ths country 10 meet the most
formidable power on earth; an army of
thousand men for Philadelphia would make
a standing army Of one hundfed thousand for
| the whole Union. il in every quarter proper
.iona'e peace establishment were provided.
And Why Is il that such an establishment,
never before found necessary even ia time
of war. has become indispensable during pro-
tonnd peace2 The rich, influential, n,onev-
welding political classe. in Philadelphia, that
now tren,be at the licen,iousness nfoni, mus,
be conscience sin."a when they reflect 10
whom is attributable Ihe first impulse it receiv-
ed. Do they remember Who pasnpeted an ut
ter contempt for the laws, violence. and blood
shed, in the Paaic- making days of the bank ?
Do they rene .nber that the bank was filed
with firearms, and that these deadly weapons
were used upon the unarnec citizens ut the
polls. Do ihev remember the club-war that
carried Mr Vatmoueh's election the foul
ppelaying that led that of Mr. Naylor-
another federal hero, figuring in The present,
war! the bue k>hut war wneed by federalism to
make good lis hold Of the State government,
Obtained by cu,ragiug all the sacred dei.nce-
Of tho ba"t-box, aud attempted TO be main-
tanned by the aams means. backed by NIB
violence! Do they remember the scheme
nedi1at~d-nay, on the eve Of execuiion-fo
force C"ngress 10 restore the govern,neI 1t de-
poster 10 their comma uder- in chief, ieldins
tho purse and the sword If their great money
ed corporation7 Il IL well known that the
whig military committee wore prepared to
march q body Of marsuders from Baltimore, Of
which 40 doubt the main strength would have
been drawn from PhiIadelphis, TO camp on
Capitol Hill, until Congress complied with the
demands OF the Philadephia an,ocrat.
'LooK OUT FOR There
is a story Of an officiating minister at Man.
chester Collegiate Church having TO marry 80
couple altogether Oil Whit NJ Mondsy. Toward.
the end Of the service, a female voice cried
ou. implo'inelystrom the midst of the crowd,
s. Sir. you've married me 10 the wrong man.
The fnncti"nary called out. Z" Soil yourselves,
SOFT yourselves" aud went nn.- English pap.
DisrlNoursHED HONOR, We arc pleased to
lcasn. says tho Columbia Chronicle, that our
esti,nable fellow citizen. Dr. r. w. Gibbcs,
has been elected an honorary member nf the
!" Royal Society Of Northern Auliquarians,
Copsnhsgen." in Denmark.
AwTuL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AZ
DE EJAMRiso-FIFrY-rwo KILLsc
Wounpnp. we learn by al aIhl
more that q calamity occurred Mt RiO ~ 1
zSsh Of May, which has filed the city with
iamentation. Oas Of Ahe small STEAMBOATS,
which Piled between Rio and a village on the
opposite side Of The harbor, where many OF The
eisixens have county houses, was on her wav
Eaeress the water, with 800 passengers on
ftSSfd, ~hen, at a short distance fo.n the
wharf, ihe boiler exploded with trenendou,
force, tearing the vessel Utmost to fragments
killing 6flyIvo persons, aud wounding al
least eighty more.
| tbs Mos SPlRIr IN CArApA--A rio,
occurred in Tolonio on the l2,h instant. in
consequence cfshe Ofangemen marching in
procession through ,hs streets contrary to law
After being ordered to disperse aud refusin :
10 comply, they were attacked by the naeis
trotes aud constnbles. aud sfter dcapera,,
aftfsy. in whichsome Of the former were yer,
severely handled. about dozea Of the ri.,te,,
were arressed; but ~heu they were brought ur
10 the police court for examioation the ner
day, a mob attended, and threatened viol.nc.
10 the magistrates. The court was overaw.d
and not daring TO proceed with the examina
ton. remandsd tho prisonsrs to Jail until
sufficient force could BE- organised to sua,e
the authorities in the execution Of their du,v
Philadelphia does not hold all the honors !,
lher o%rn hands ~. =. Trvs Svn.