American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-12

weekly ChEper, TINS morning II ''"'"'''s an
cxcclont Story, entitled cups and Downs" by
T. : Arthur; Ball Of the American Minister at
Paris; Mrs CauIlc's Curtain Lectures full par
ticuars oithc accident 10 the steamboat Swal-
low On the North River; correspondence, edi-
to.ialS, city intelligence, news items; the mar
kcts: prices of stock; miscellany; useful receipts
and several columns of other interesting matter.
Only 81 per amman, OF cents per copy.
OFr,cE-ucxrNG M1sHoN. The New York
Herald states, that, Immediately after the late
election in that city Omission Of office beg
gars" departed for Washington, to insist that
the President Shall remove all the incumbents
OF Offices in that city in the gift of the general
government. The President will no doubt find
himself compelled 10 make many removals, and
it is perhaps right that he should do so, for he
will no doubt fad many droncs or incompetent
persons in Office. But we shall be greatly sur
prissd il ne permit himself to be dictated to in
regard to appointments, By any selt-constituted
committee from New York. or elsewhere. lie
has exhibited praise worthy independence in
this respect so far, and we hardly suppose that
he viii! prove SO "inirm of purpose" as to be
driven from tho stand which he has taken, BY
ga mission OF oilice-beggars," who will beset
his path like so many hungry wolves
In respect to ofice-seeking, the country has
undergone great and by no means beneficial
change within the last twenty years. Prior to
that time men generally were content TO pursue
their ayocations, and TO earn subsistence by
honest industry. Faithful officers were retain
ed in the public service without reference to
their political bias; and even offices of the high
est distinction were filled by political opponents
of the President Now, our political contests
are wagcd, not upon the high and honorable
ground OF difference of sentiment or of policy,
but upon the contracted and selfish consldera-
ton Of q division of the spois. No office is
too high or too low to escape the eager grasp
Of the oliice-boggar The feelings and senti-
meats of the people appear to have undergone
an entire revolution. The farmer leaves his
plough and the ease and delights of country
life; and the mechanic his workshop and honor
q
neral rush for appointments, as though to hold
an Office, however insignificant in importance
or emolument, bestowed dignity and respecta
bity. How mistaken the notion; and how
much better would it be, were men to pursue
"the even tenor Of their way''-applying them
selves industriously in their several vocations-
than to spend their time in soliciting petty of
fees, which, if obtained, will hardly afford
them "salt to their porridge."
Hon. w. S. ARCHER. In reply to reso-
luton passed at the South Ward American
Republican Association, Philadelphia, thank
ing the Hon. w. S. Archer for the manly
stand taken by him in defence of tho principles
of the party. Mr., Archer, among other things,
says, "Actlon on the subject at the present
session of Congress, has been impossible, from
the necessity Of issuing commissions to collect
evidence of the Justice of our accusations and
apprehensons. At the next session, the mat
ter shall be pressed, if live, and the question
determined whether We are to live in sublcc-
ton to the most unworthy class of foreign ad.
venturers to our shores, or what is no better,
the rule of the demagogue who will purchase
asccndancy by traffic in their votes"
The reports from the commissioners have
been ordered TO be printed, and we presume
will shortly be ready for circulation. If we
arc rightly informed, the evidence taken will
disclose the most revolving scenes of perjury
and corruption in some of our cities, in rela-
ton to the right Of suffrage; and will also
prove, that foreign authorities have actually
empted their prisons and aims houses upon
our shores. In Baltimore criminals have been
introduced, and paupers have been transferred
directly from the vessels in which they arrived
to the poor-house of the city and county
These abuses we know exist nor shall we
cease to speak of them until remedy shall
have been applied. All honest citizens, who-
Their native or naturalized, have deep and an
equal interest in preventing the continuance of
these infamous impositions, and we call upon
each and every one TO take stand against
them. The legislature neglected to exercise
its authority on this subject at the late session,
ana the pFooaOilty Is, tddt We si'il nav" d
large addition Of cmigrant criminals and pau
pers during the approaching summer and fall.
This is not party matter; it concerns US as
free and independent people, and affects every
class of society. Our legislature can and must
pass prohibtory laws, so as to prevent the
transportation to our shores of these classes of
foreigners.
We have no doubt that the subject of q
brought forward at the next session of Congress
and such are the gross and papablc defcen-
cies in the present law, That we anticipate sue