American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-10

To COMPREHENSIVE The communication
of"Bunker IlilI' shall have place in our pa
ocr Tomorrow, as we are willing to pubshart-
GIGS which ccnsnro as well as''taosc which praise
glir course. We arc rather too old to have much
q-arard for either the one or the other; though
.ye confess that we should rather be thought Ia
v9eahly Of than otherwise.
RoHrIcAL HYPOCRISY. 4 correspondent VINO
gus himself "P. O. in noticing the fact that
he legislature of New Hampshire has extend
rad the freedom Of that State to Governor Dor,
-cElarks, ,that the Constitution OF New Hamp-
shire DISTINGUISHES Roman Catholics OF the PR
v.ieges of citizens of that State whilst the
Constitution of Rhode Island makes 10 such
exception against any religious denomination
'ghr writer dcnounccs this act on the part OF
tile New hampshire legislature, as political
.,yrocrsy-"thc very QuIntcscence of humbng-
gerry" This is an every dag thing among po-
'tlcians-thcy commit and exut in the very
SIN tor which they condemn others. 10 dis
franchise the Roman Catholics Is the denial oil
-ighl aud Justice By New Hampshire; and yet
they have tears in abundance to shed over
Dorr. who was food in his endeavor to reVo-
iutlonlz3 Rhode Island by force of arms, ma
,vas cIapped in prison. Such is the inconsis-
Ccncy of the advocates Of Dorr in New Hamp-
shire: nor are his supporters much more consls-
asr.. elsewhere Had Dorrism succeeded in
L., III ,ripriTla Xypl,l1 In w
aeaa exhibited in other States, and the tcunda-
Mons Of civilized society might have been sha-
S,Cn. Most heartily do we rejoice that the Dorr
facuou was crushed and more particularly as
Il was backed by a number OF the most law less
aud desperate characters from New York, who
,seye prepared for any deed of daring aud dcs-
paration.
We are glad that Dorr has been liberated
i'tom prison, though We believe that he d?sery-
cd TO be punished for his conduct. He will soon
cease to be ''lion" now that he is at large;
and will, in all probability, sink into insignlf-
.ance-lcaYing a lesson to all aspirants who
Vuould climb into power by the violation of
law and the sacrifice of the lives of their fell
iaw-citizens.
FooT RAcmC. 1t is contcnded by those
%yho are addicted to horse racing, that the ex-
frcsa improves that useful animal, and hence
that there is public utility in the sport THIS
suay be so, and if true, it affords an apology
3dt the continuance of horse-races But what
benefit is to be derived from foot-racng, which
has become so fashionable within short time
past If men were employed as government
runners, as among some nations, then indeed
4 would be we'll to have individuals trained t,
it as horses are; aud swttness of foot anc
amiity to sustain fatigue, would constitute
strong recommendations TO government pa
sronage-but, as rail roads and steamboats,
and, above all, Norses Magnetic Telegraph
have superseded the necessity Of employing
Eont. ruupnre ~ o-gu hotsos 20 carry lELGiii-
gence, we cannot see that the conqueror in the
=oot-racc is whit more serYiceabIe to the pub
&c, than he who proceeds at a snail's pace. 1t
is said that two noblemen N England having
placed two mites from a cheese on the table,
BET on the rapldity of their movement, This
would appear to be a puerile and ridiculous
employment; and yet it was as rational mode
Of spending time as attending on foot.races, or
gapug at d man TO see how long he can stand
on one leg. If two fools advertise that they
Will run a race, curiosity is Immediately on tip
soc, and thousands or tens of thousands rush to
the scene TO witness the glorious sport--to
spend their time, which is money-and per-
haps to lose half they are worth upon the
important issue. We are among the stay
at-home people. We have no pleasure in
seeing a man hung--and would not give a
brass iasthing to witness the hest miling-match
t7r loot-iace that ever "come OFF," we believe
ahat is the expression. Sam Patch in his time
attracted great attention; and his extraordinary
leaps were counted among the marvellous ex-
lloIts of the age, until he over- eaped himself
and lost his life, when each of his admirers
agas ready to excaim, "what fool" 1t would
seem to be almost indispensable to man that he
should have something to excite him-and, as
i, has been observed, that ''men are but chill
dren of larger growth" it must be expected
chat they will be as tickle and irrational in
their amusements, 1t is well when they select
sports which are harmless, and only serve to
a'lill time" and cost money: hence, ridiculous
and useless as foot-racing is, we would prefer it
60 the gladatorial combat, the bull-bait OF the
mailing match, which have prevailed, and still
in part are practiscd in other nations. He who
can defy the world in a foot-racc, is a hero in
ais own imagination, and feels as important as
she man mentioned in Coleman'sVagaries, who,
waving sustained the part of Shoulders in the
paper elephant on the stage, looked with con-
kAmnt on the inferior who had 10 march In the