American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-19

to, in all their length and breadth, by men in
our mldst, whose age and experience should
| teach them more Wisdom-and prominent
amongst whom, to their shame and confusion
be 1t spoken, are numbers of Would-be-caed,
conservative, law-abiding and consistent wings.
Without urging other considerations, the
tendency of such spirit, and such action,
coupled with the narroWness of mind which is
bat TOO often betrayed on the part of those
welding power and possessing influence, to de-
feat the prosecution of business here upon any
enlarged and liberal plan, can scarcely be i'm
agined by those not conyersant with the every
day routine OF operations: and particularly so
when such business is brought into direct and
daily competition with such city as Philadel-
! phia, whose entire population, however they
may differ on local and political subiects-upon
all that affects their common interests, honor
and adyancement-speak with one voice and
act with entire unanimlty-and who, from the
day Of the first delinquency of the State of
Pennsylvania, in the payment of its interest,
to the present time, have suffered no session of
the Legislature to pass, without the most ur-
gent demands, that taxes, ample TO cover all
deficiencies, should be promptly levied, collect
ed and applied.
But truce to these digressons-old men
are prone to become garrulous and we trust to
your reverence for age, in pardoning the pro-
pensty on the present occason-and if we
have violated The one hour rule, or wandered
from the text OF our propositions, we must be
permitted TO plead by way of apology the ex-
amples set in high places.
We care nothing for the legal acumen that
directs the whirwnd IN the region of the City
Hall-but we wish, in regard to the points
submitted, the response Of voices that have
made themselves heard and respected before
the Courts of Chancery and Appeals, as we'll
as before higher tribunal in an adjacent Dis
trIct; and for this purpose, and in the very best
spirit, the present appeal is directly made for
your views and opinions.
We found you thoroughly conservative, and
ready for efficient action, when rebellion show
ed its front in 1886; and we trust you are no
less so now, when the crisis is teniold more ap-
palling.
We are the friends of order, of legitimatelv
constituted law, and of the interests and hon
or of the State of Maryland; we revere her
early history and institutions, her Revolutions
airy g Tory and renown, and will yield to none
in inclination or efforts to perpetuate and trans
NIT in all their integrity, the high trusts COM
mitted to US through the valor and patriotism
Of the past.
That the projected scheme of insubordina-
ton to law, and of wild misrule can prove Ill
timately successful, is not to be believed; but
that the agitation of the subject has already
done infinite mischief, and is destined to work
more, admits of no question. Should the Pre-
sident of "he FIRST Branch" backed by all the
aid he can command, still persist in the threat
ened effort to overturn the State laws and insti-
buttons, and yet maintain the city supremacy
preserving sacred its obligatons--if he is not
defeated in his purpose, and driven back within
The compass Of his original dimensions, we much
mistake the tone and temper of the great ma
jority of our people-and moro particularly of
that class, whose daily duties and labors are
connected with the promotion of
THE WESTERN TRADE.