The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-23

ity dealing black eyes and bloody noscs By ~
he had become leading at ward mseinv, n
midnight orgies o. all kinds and began 10 be locke, ~
Only as The head Of bis party but as a more a.
instrument in preserving the peace Of the city thaa an
police officers put together In short Bin va, i.
man in politics and had he not been thus cut Os /, IA
midst o. bis wickedness might reasonably have a,elr
seat ia a know-nothiag Congress.
Knowing from long experience and practice tb., -
officers have been from tune immemoriai IN ne ~,
relieving themselves rom the Iabors and rssos.ta
o. their high sttion BY taking nap or reaiOg H..
selves At tavern during wha, Is poe,ioaly c.n,, n
witching dimes Of night" Bnl generally, At sueh -,
took che city under his protection and sailed oth VI
some Of his trusty followers 20 patrol the street,, a. w
such hospitahe might be KEEP, open r IA. y,
oeption Of benlghted wsyfarcrs Here heiHg nau a,
skilled in the M steries OF the human heart Il, woun
familiarity and take glass with those children a 49,.
who like the owl cannot endure the glare q The sun III
hy becoming hail-fclow-we-mei with them runuiesl
eonrived to keep them from breaking their ewH ha,
the landlords glasses Failing in this be usually p.or,
to more summary process and knocked them down.
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lice officers became so unnecessary that they never nu
il worth while to interfere in brawl til il al oy,
II happened however that according to the New Yorl
Express aud other Journals OF the great emporium wh
are taking unweared pains esiablish Bills pOshumo
gloryit happened that Bili being abroad his nas5
Of peace somewhere bewixt the hours OF aud Are
the morning sauntered into tavern, then open aseOe
TO the hospitabie custom Of the great emporium. Here
fell in with or was followed BY hostile faction o. mad
night peace-makers who, ii seems he had belaborel
some recent brawl High words ensued from words IL,
proceeded to blows and valiant rowdy named Bsss,
armed with one of those convenient instruments or sum
mary settlement Of these matters for the invention Of who
Colonel Colt the thanks Of his countrymen Al
the rewards Of Congress placed Bill hors d eua BY
shot which ultimately proved fatal The assassin thus Ill
has escaped but at all events has secured conspicuous
place in the new temple Of fame
AS for the hero Of prise-hghts election braU and mid
night rows his glory is placed beyond the reach Of time
accident During the illness of this great public bnA
tor bulletins regularly issued in the daily papn
the vast emporium as in the Of the most estimate
aud highly distinguished public man in order soo,e tn
INTENSE excitement Of the admirers heroic rowdym
York almost equal to that OF the Emperor Nicholas IN ST
Petersbnrgh He was honored with public funeral 6I
lowed by thousands Of sympaihixing citizens and a
Of mourners almost equal 10 that which accompanied
mains Of the late President Monroe the grave sa
ago and it the expectation fnot the hope Ct many
his admirers that his apotheosis would have been gra BY
mob and few Irish Catholics offered up to appeas BIZ
names Such too is the extraordinary zeal manifested 10
the captare OF the immortal Baker that certain grave
reverend judge-who for aught we know, may hereafter s
called on 10 preside at the trial Of Bakerhas aca
scended from the bench to become caehpol rpOAs
fcer
No one more heartily wishes 10 the fugitive Baker
brought to condgn punishment at the same time vel
greet see those whose province is to administer M s
with the stricest imparality stepping out Of their Vop
sphere TO become the tools the instruments Of popular
excitement got up for sheer political purposes and having
humanity or love Of justice The bench Is degraded By
such subservency to popular exci,ensns created By 20
litical demagogues solely for party purposes.
In conclusion, We must apologize for our brief nctcr
this promising candidate for high place in the new su
Pile of fame 1t is earnestly hoped that the author d tbs
autobiography Of the prince Of humbugs the pink @
checaiieys duadsic the life of renowned editor ID 'a
great emporium or at all events devoted admire
Of humbuggery, black-mail, pngsm, rowdysm, and bal
lying will shortly favor the world with extendsa
notice Of the renowned Bill Poole who, II properly
handled, win make sfrst-rate hero and martyr