American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-10
From the Broadway Journal
Y ALTON N0MFNCT ATTIRE

A IlONAL NONENCl4a Uftt4.
Our countrymen are very much in the habit
Of pointing to the Patent Office in Washington
10 prove the fertility of the inventive powers
of the nation. But it would require dozen
such collections to weigh against the contrary
evidence of the Blue Book. Combination is
The word for the Patent Office. Imagination
or invention, VIC can lay no claim TO, if we
look to our national nomenclature for the proof
In the immense catalogue of American names,
there is hardly one that we can claim as our
own. They are all of foreign or Indian deri-
walton. The inconceivable repetition of GER
lain names of towns, proves US to be the most
unimaginatve people in the whole world
There are one hundred and eighteen towns and
counties in the United States called Washing
ton. In all Europe, there is but one London;
we have five Londons, one New London, and
seven Londonderrys We have six towns call
ed Paris, twenty-one Rchmonds, sixteen Bed
fords, nine Brightons, nine Chathams, eleven
Burlingtons, sixteen Delawares, fourteen Ok
fords, fourteen Sonersets, nine Cambgidges,
twenty-five Yorks, and other names in proper
ton. There are twelve towns with the prefix
of Big, four Great, and sixteen Little. There
arc nine Iiarmonys, seventy-eight Unions, and
eighteen Concords; forty-four Libertys, and
thirteen Freedoms; twenty-on Columbus, and
seven Columbusses. There one hundred and
four towns and counties of the color Green,
five Vermillions, and twenty-four Browns
Almost every name in Scripture has been re-
produced on our soil: Goshens fifteen, Canaans
eleven, Salems thirty, Bethlehems eleven
All the classical writer's have been largely hon
orcd in our national baptisms: there are fifteen
Millions, five Homers, nine Addisons, two By
fons, two Drydens, and only one Virgil. We
have five Avons, three Stratfords, one Romeo,
and one Juliet, but no Shakespeare. We have
twelve Athenses, eight Romes, one Romulus
and four Scipos. OF Troys we have sixteen
"Ilium fuit'' need be written no longer. We
have six Shehields, and twelva Manchesters,-
There are one hundred and fifty towns and
counties called New Something's and only sz
Old. The most imaginative name on our ros-
ter, is Rchland, which is multiplied no less
than thirty eight times; we have precisely the
same number of Spring6elds; and Bloomfelds
and Greenfields without number. OfOfanges
chere are twenty-s3, and not one Lemon. We
have three Dresdens, fourteen Berlins, twenty
danovers, and four Viennas. All the cities OF
the East are multiplied a great many times,
with exception of Constantnople, IN place OF
which, we have a Constantine. The national
habit of imitation is very strongly shown in our
names: there arc few that occur but once
Smallpox, a town in Joe Davies county, Hi.
nos, stands alone yet, or did when the census
was taken; so does the town of Jim Henry, MIL
Ter county, Missouri; but they will, doubtless
be initiated before long. We have ninety one
Jacksons, ty-nine Jetiersons, ilty-eight Mon
roes, fifty Madisons, thirty-two Harrisons
nineteen Adamses, sixteen Van Burens, TWEEN
tv-one Claws, three Websters, and not one Ty
Ter. Of Bentons there are fourteen, Franklins
eighty-three, and Lafayettes thirty -four. The
popularity of an individual can hardly DC in
terred from the number of times his name oc
ours on the map. Clinton ismultped-- twenty
seven times, Decatur nine, and Perry fifty
one.
The indigenous shrubs and fruits # t.,
country give names but to few towns. The
pepperidge, one of the most beautiful of our for
est trees, has never been used at all, nor TIL,
Persimmons; but we have a Willow and grea
many Oaks.
We have thought it would be good way t.
compel the country to tax its imag ination, by
passing law prohibiting the use of Il name 70
town or county that had ever been used be
fore for the same purpose; but such law woult
lead to worse consequences still, all our towns
would then be numbered as our new streets arr
now, and we should have Nine Hundred ant
twenty-frst city, F'ifty-fourth county, New
York, and we should see letters directed t.
Eghty-fourth city, Sixty-fifth street, Forty
first county. Sooner than live in such an arith
metcal world as that, we would infinitely pre-
fer dozen Joe Davieses, and ninety-one Jack
cons.
Mr.. PoLK's ADMINS rRATIoN.-So Something
for Ctiques and 0fce-SseLers. The Nashvill,
Union is supposed to be IN the confidence o
the President elect, and consequently to ute
the opinions entertained by him. That iourna
of the LIST inst, in announcing Mr.. Folks de
parture from that city for Washington, maker
use of the following language, which, we pre-
sumo, may be considered as scmi-ofiicial a
least:
fit be true, as we fear, that the Democrat,
party is in danger of being divided into clique
in reference to the succession, we shall be dis
appointed if the new President does not take hi
position high above all such movements, ant
make it his business firmly and promptly to re
buke all attempts to introduce into his admin
istration the influence of any clique. "Mea
sures and not men" has long been favorit'
motto with Mr. Polk, and it is fair TO presume
that he will adhere to it in the Executive chair
His first and leading object will be to carry GU
faithfully the doctrines promulgated by the Bal
tmore Convention. To effect this great pur
pose he will feel the necessity of calling aroun
him counsellors and advisors imbued with tn
same spirit of devotion to measures with him
self, and hence he will not commit the suicda
act of permitting the harmony of his counsels o
the singeness OF his purpose to be obstructe'