The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-12-23
Friday Evening. Dec n. 1852

from ali quarters, come to US filed with J
accounts Of outrages committed on both per- |
sons and propefty;-evidencing conclusive
iy, that crime Is on the increase throughout
the length and breadth of the country. Such
has become the audacity Of rogues and row.
dies in the city Of Baltimore, that it has been
found necessary to suspend Divine Service in
the evening, it being unsafe for ladies to
appear in the streets though accompanied
BY gentlemen. tits indeed lamentable, that
the worshippers at the altar of God must
give way to the rowdyism Of the worship
pers Of Satan. Lamentable as the state Of
society is in Baltimore, it is even worse in
Philadelphia and New York. Cincinnati,
too, has also recently become the theatre Of
crime and depot of Satan. And even in the
little town of Newark, the papers advise the
citizens to arm themselves with deadly
weapons for self-defence. This is not only
disgraceful to the cities in whose streets such
nm al irming amount Of crime is perpettated,
but it is disgrace to the whole country, a
bAlBHd upOu luC CuutdSltI VI Oui pEOPiC'-
Why so much villany ard rowdyisml Do
we not boast Of being christian people!--
And have we not erected all over the coun-
try houses Of divine worship, the doors Of
which are thrown open alike to the rich and
poor--to all and every class! 1t is not be-
cause Christian Societies have been remiss
in their exertions; but it is to be tracedto
the accursed and exclusively pGriizan spirit
Of the day. It is the natural consequence
of the dependence of candidates for Office
upon the votes and influence ofimpudent
bullies.
The man who has been elevated to Office
lby the influence Of knayes and villains can
not be expected;to deal out JUSTICE to them,
No officer can be expected to exercise Wig
lance in discovering the lawlessness of
those to whose votes he owes his eleva-
tion. Dependents upon the viles. sons Of
liniquty, they cannot do otherwise than
countenance, encourage, and foster grog-
shops, gambling saloons, Be. No good can
ever be expected to result from purtizan
influence; but once our people see the ne
cessty of 'elevating men office upon the
, grounds OF competency, then, and not till then,
can we expect to note an improvement in
the public morals. o-..
These remarks are not alone applicable to
/. municipalities. 1t is not only the magistrates
and aldermen that'look to this class as a
kind of PRESERVED battalion" that can be
wheeled into action in case of closely con-
tested political combat; but sorry are We to
Say, that men who aspire to the highest Of
fee in the nation, descend so low as to court
the favor of lawless band that have been
for the past few years brandishing the torch
Iof discomfort and committing the most treas
enable acts of attrocity. Yes, there are
those among us who even dare callumniate
the patriotic and moral portion Of cummuni-
ty for frowning down acts of luwlessness.--
, And this too, is done Cor partisan gain; to
ingratiate themselves into the good opinion
ofthat class whoare Influenced by the most
sordd motives. q. @
Let every honest citizen shun the conn
sci of the demagogue, and seek to elevate such
as would spurn the idea Of a connection
) with this class or seek to obtain their votes.
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!, TIE MILITIA BILL.--This bill has passed
d the Senate, and is. now banded about in the
e House. No one, however, need be alarmed
! on account, of this martial display-the pro
visions are uerypacifc. The Cincinnati Ga
d zet6 is informed that it merely requires town
ship and ward assessors to make a list Of
male citizens from eighteen to forty five
. years of age, and return them to the County
n Auditor. From him the list passes through
e the brigadiers and majors general to the ad.
9 jutantigeneraI of the State, and from him tc
the War Department at Washington. The
: bill also provides for the organization of vol
y unteer companies from those liable to duty
q who shall be first called into service Oh call,
e upon the Ohio militia. fpteg.ir aga
r. GoDEY's LADY's Book for the new yea
IT gives promise ofrare excellence; the Janu
J, ary number is before US, and warrants us il
: saying so. Cooley is the model publisher
: enterprising and generous,S possesses dis
n eliminating judgment as to the wants o
the reading public. No publisher is NOR,
. liberalito American authors, and none ar,
more deservedly successful in business
n The price OF the Lady's Book is So a year
= Postage, only cents number.
l..
y PRINTERS FE TIvAL.-The printers o
e Columbus held meeting on Saturday eve
: ming last, and resolved to celebrate the 17tl
!. day of January next, being the anniversary
Y of the birth day of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN b,
+ public supper. An Invitation committe,
: was appointed to invite the attendance o
the printers Of the neighboring cities, or al
expression Of their, sentiments.
v THE M'ARTHUR REPUBLIcAN.- This ]:
}, the name, of aneatly printed Whigpaper
= published in M'Arthur, Vinton county, b,
= L. s. 81 Z. wv, BoRT. The Vintoni'essO
il course will furnish the material aid to keel
: the Republican anoat.
q PARK BEEJAmlS.- This aeatlemafs VIII
: has been lecturing in Cincinnati and Dayton
!. has been well received BY the slsizeDs o