Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-02
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
THE MAYORALTY,

NIEssRs EDITORS: Is Il possible would ask humble
& timeay, At this late day Of American republican
nyes say again this late day, with the pardon Of any
~seaerss who may differ, that in the name Of common
u American ezenS-for must judge from reports com
IN the newspapers Of this ciyhat this metropolis Of
rpoaHsD OF the world Is TO be made modern Deph as
u odi And there Is certain sefconstued cassfor 1t is
Oheof Dphic oraces who speak of the influence Of
the city Of Washington regards the election OF its mu
aicpAl officers Now would any dispassionate, intel
gent minds In the ofa that good and great, what
see' moau nave or nnuenoe the eeeuon OF gente
Is before the people, Yes, ask again. what miraculous
power would have this widespread country Some
o. our Wig brethren awuly apprehensiye Of the her
aiding FORTH in Of the election of the individual above
named, by the Democratic presses here and elsewhere
Now, would ask, in the name Of all the gods at once
what meats intellectually otherwise, these good
citizens OF Washington feed that make them superior to
citizens OF any other portion the Repubci There not
doubt that is stterng the extreme for any of us
think that Intelligence or judgment is superior to other
sections Of the country; but this njectural phantom
penynes OF newspapers any editorials of grand tri-
umphs Of party preposterous regards Mr. Mauryfor
he most enphatcaly requested to become candidate
by citizens of Washington, without any Distinction poit
ey whatsoever For II Is the opinion OF some and the
belief of Others that the interest welfare, and pros
cry of city notidenhedn keeping up strict party
lines.
would merely ask who constitutes the committees of
both houses the District of Columbia In Congress,
wherein Washington is the embodiment and allconcerned
regards all appropriations would ask who compose
those ccmmittees Are they all Whgsi they all
Democratsf 1t generally known that 1t Is not But
wisely otherwise ii Is at times Wing Democratic the
Of the country may be. Why, my dear friends
should be controlled entirely by party here in Washing
ton. We should be all Americans ought be- living at
the metropolis Of OF the greatest countries the face
of Gods earth Now wherein the proprety of the
mock funeral had years ago in relation to the burial of
the subreasury and would also state of the improperly
of the salutes given to- II mistake not some of the mem
bers of the Cabinet in the of what might be called
called the baby walkers in the way Of cannonading
Also because John Tyler thought fit to veto the bank BILL
for which many Wings think he right then in
dongbecaue he thought proper to exercise prerogatye
which that great charter of the rights of humanity the
constitution of the United States gives him-when he
thought proper exercise that right the President
the United States the President of this great country
where human rights and liberty are guaranteed by that
down the vengeance of his eowcitizens which showed
ITSELF evinced in ways credabe to the people of
Washington in the shape of Cathumpian serenade with
shorns tin pans and other similar instruments of dis
cord other than harmony-I would ask in the name OF
justice and for the sake OF justice what effect such things
as these have throughout the land?
And would ask, without the spirit of dctation, what
prerogatye it by which judge or by what standard OF
politics it that predicate safety principles
rcpubcanism in America? To Whiggery Democracy,
the principles of institutions solely and completely
identified in the exiscace of but party would scarcely
be worth while to elect President but for life.
But it to that the political horizon is just
necessarily required to be purified ethereal air,
by which we live and breathe
And it ustas necessary to the body polite of country
that there should be different castles shades different
phases of politicians, as it is essential to the welbeng of
gon; for the widely different creeds and believers
many, that the different churches contending for
rory there spirit of rivalry springs up, which acts
them all checks and balances.
But in speaking of the fearful amount of influence that
the election Mayor OF Washington has through the
y it is not applicable to the government people in this
country ALL much it would apply to Paris and other
cities of Europe where the government city makes the
as was the case with Robesperre Bonaparte
Louis Philippe Louis Napoleon although may be
tended that human nature is the throughout the civ
zed world; but is mistake-or you will find as much
difference in the component parts of different nations
you will find in their climates customs and habits Some
call this the progressive age Whether it is or not shall
In
cude with this that progression with is not progress
sion to the masses
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