The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-06
A TEETOTALLER.
CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE. Auuust 3.

BALTIMORE, August 3. 1916
You have heard, no doubt of the excitement
respecting the of rape il is true-there is a
tremendous excitement, relative to the course pur-
sued by the City Court in this case. Just think
of tin this enghiened-I will not say relgi.
Gus age-for place no confidence in the hypoc-
rlsy of the times. moral or puiiica--a poor, nm
fortunate German girl is torn from The protection
of her brother, and her person outraged by five
fiends in human shape--and these ,rithOm er-
animation, have been allowed tn he released on
two thousand dollars bail. tell you the people
speaking out-a storm is gathering.
Politically, am sorry to say, the true grit"
Democracy are exceeding lukewarm. and openly
express their determination to take no more inter
est in the matter. The wings are daily gaining
confidence, which could not have been the case
had those in office carried out their promises TO
sustain the wholesome and healthy Democratic
doctrine Of rotation. 1t is too often The case when
men get themselves snugly in office. that they
forget those who were labnrers with them, and
without whose assistance they never could have
succeeded themselves. The Collector of this
port is obnoxious to these charges and although
he NAV think himself secure. he must remember
The President has said he will do the wishes of
the people. and hefure long he will hear what
their wishes in respect tn the cOurse he is pur-
suing. The people want, and will hare rotation
and those who stand in their way, will he over
whelmed with popular Indignation. Mr.. Mari.
OFT is using ground daily. hut by prompt action he
might yet keep himself safe. There is move
rnent which will shortly reach hin, that will
prove that no man is secure who attempts to set
upon two strus. FIe has but one course to pur-
sue-iurn out the offensive persons and nut in
those whom the whole community know have
worked for years-nnt the peculiar favoritps of
this man or that man--nOt the tools of a cIione-
INT deserving men. Then will The people be sat
isfpd Let Us have no more such appointments
as the first hatch. He must beware too of nepnt-
ism--he must act promptly, or the ghost Of Van
Ness will he seen by him nightly in his dreams,
and although the writer of this NAV not meet him
at Phillippi, he will meet him in Washington
with such certificates of his course that will be as
strong as holy writ You know my object is The
success 1T The party-the whole party-the prin-
cipIes Of the parry. shall write you again,
| whenever any movement is made, nr there is any
news worth relating. Your paper is greatly
praised and hope the New Era may be extern
sively read. particularly in Washington.
! People here hcgin to grumble about Inc impu-
nifty with which g responsibility" violate the
laws. The case Of the rape--the case Of the mur-
der Of man in his own house-the killing of a
German some years since by one Of the ''respect-
ability" and the very recent Bank frauds, by an.
other all combine To add to the fuel. Whatever
occurs you shall hear. | have just heard that the
Sun has been served Dppn for contempt of Court
Contempt Of the City Court, bah it is beneath
contempt Yours.
TRUE GRIT"