Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-15

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BALrIAosE, Dec. 10.
The d-Amencan Democrats are expressing any
amount Of yirtuous indignation, just now a what
they call the attempt Of certain agitators TO waste
the precious time of Congress- BY introducing such
questions as the repeal modification Of the natu-
ralization laws, exclusion Of Foreigners from the
army and navy, &c. questions, they say, which can
never be expected 10 meet with much favor or con-
sideration from our national representatives and
Legislators fear the indignation Of such viii be
provoked much further before the 4th of March.
Our city fathers are preparing to effect very
Important police REFORM in substituting policemen
for the night watch, as in Philadelphia and New
York A chief of police viii be appointed, with
assistants and three hundred men, who will be di-
vded into night and day guard, one division reev-
ing the other alternately. II is also proposed to
require these policemen to wear some proper uni
form by which they can readily be distinguished
from private citizens. This is reform which the
Notwithstanding limits Of the city, and increasing
population, imperatvely demand.
One Of the firms who suffered by the Are in this
city on Saturday night last, Messrs. E. Mills 4
Brother, find to their cost that certain New York
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their insurance, is insolvent, having failed some
two weeks since and, that their policy is not
worth cent. This should be a warning to our
citizens how they repose confidence in the many
trashy foreign insurance companies having agen-
cies in this city.
Another suit has been commenced by the city of
Baltimore against the securities Of L. 8. Norwood,
to recover moneys owing to the city by said Nor
wood, while clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.
The securities, in this instance, are Joshua N. Tur-
ner and Mrs Elizabeth Smith, and, as the bonds
were stamped, the difficulty in the first suit did
not exist in this, and verdict was rendered for
the amount
The announcement in the card of Messrs. Selden,
Withers, 4 Co., that they have sufficient assets
to cover all their liabilities, and redeem their notes
in full, Is indeed good news for many of the citi
zens Of Baltimore, holding the notes Of this firm.
It win be like finding that which was lost, to
receive payment for these notes, as the holders
here had very generally made up their minds that
the paper was utterly worthless.
The American party in this city peruse the col
mmns of the Washington Union with great delight.
They regard it as the very best paper in existence
for increasing their numbers and rendering their
principles more popular with the great masses in
all sections Of the country. The Baltimore Argus
il also valuable adjunct for the PRONUNCIATION of
Know Nothingsm, to which it devotes so much
space and against which it hurls such terrible ana
themas. IF the election for mayor was now to take
place, verify believe there would be majority of
5000 instead of Q 100 for the American candidate.
The Organ Is received with much favor here,
and It's circulation is rapidly increasing. 1t is re-
garded as having before it prosperous career as
the election of its proprietors as printers of the
next House Of Representatives and its installation
as the organ of the next administration are results
to be looked for with more certainty than the flu
turc can generally be predicted in political affairs
at Washington. AMERIcus.
BALTIMORE. Dec. IA, 1854.
TO the Washington Daily american, Organ.
Mr.. EDITOR Noticing an article in your paper
of 18th Decemcer, taken from the New York Post,
entitled Another view Of the Beale Case" by
prominent member Of the Philadelphia bar, permit
me, though neither lawyer nor dentist, to ex-
anime into the charges which the author Of that
article thinks are sufficient to stay the pardoning
Of an injured man.
In the first place, the charges which he has pro-
duced, viz liberties taken by DR.. Beale with fe-
males whilst under the influence Of ether, is moth
ing more than revival Of the charges brought by
Miss Nudge; nothing more than what the learned
dentists Of New York, and other places have been
endeavoring to prove nothing more than evidence
which would have gone strongly towards clearing
DIR. Beale, viz Authorizations always, or less
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males by the use of ether and chloroform.
cannot see how you can call this " Another
view Of the Beale Case" II only shows, i think
that the article Coming from Philadelphia the late
residence ofDr. Bcale) from the very language Of
It. was penned by some one who would have been
no friend Of the convicted man, were he either
guilty or innocent hr
II Is very likely that the dentists Of Philadelphia
may take no steps in procuring DR.. Beae's pardon,
az, until the very time of the arrest, he enjoyed
the most liberal share of patronage of any dentist
Especially amongst the ladies' in Pbadephia, not
outstanding the assertions Of the prominent
member Of the Philadelphia bar, that his liccntous
acts towards ladies' whilst in his operating chair
have long been known in Philadelphia This GER
tainly does argue badly for the truth Of these
charges, or for the modcsty of DR.. Beale's patients
A rather weak case, i think, 10 be produced by
philadelphia larger, considering the character for
shrcwdness gentlemen Of that clique generally have
credit for.
And, with regard to the horse-whipping spoken
Of, that does not require actual guilt to effect.
strong man may horse-whip weak one under any
circumstances. Many men Of uncomfortable tenn
per, have cowhided their wives-would this learned
lawyer dare say that IL is always mcritcdf
DR.. Beslc in this case Of Miss Mudgc's, innocent
as he ia universally believed TO be--had much bet
ter have submitted to horse-whipping = and
would no doubt have much preferred it-than to
have been dragged up before the public, even TO
be Immediately and justly acquitted.
am no personal friend of DIR. Beale's, nor even
acquainted with him, but I have had the pleasure
of conversing with ladies from Philadelphia, who