Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-12
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The HUDsoN's BAY CoMPANY's days are
nearly over, it strikes US. Not long since we
took occasion to explain the growing Canadian
dissatisfaction with the proposition to renew
that COmpanys exclusive privileges in and
over the vast territory it has so long virtually
owned, without possessing fee simple title to
it. Subsequently, Canada has been deeply agi-
tated upon the subject and meeting after meet
ing has been held to protest against the prayer
of the Company to Parliament for a renewal of
its privileges. Its stock is now owned by not
more than four hundred individuals in all. and
its territory-described as embracing by far the
best portion Of all British America. for ayricul-
-tural, commercial and mining purposes, in
extent, seventy times greater than the whole of
Upper Canada On the American side, the set
tiers are pushing their improvements clear up
to the hne-opening FARMS roads, timber-get.
ting establishments, &C., and in every way
making the wilderness bloom with the results
of thrifty civilization. The few settlers ON the
Company's territory are known to be most
anxious for annexation to the United States, in
view of the alleged hopelessness of their cause
In England. They are opposed to longer con.
secration of the territory to the trapper and the
savage; and American Improvements so near
them of course cause them to chafe under their
disabilities from the COmpany's policy, which is
to devote the whole territory to the purposes of
hunters and trappers, savage and half civilized
out of the proceeds of whose labOrs they have so
long made immense profits annually The
mass of the Canadians having taken the matter
in hand, it seems to us that their earnest
representations will break up the monopoly :;
as, from the statistics they are now publishing
it is clear that England could not possibly pur-
sue more ruinOus policy than that Of continu-
ing by force of law chartered privilege to shut
out from the vast territory in question all I'M
provement and progress. In the hands of indi
vidual settlers it will in twenty years be worth
a thousand times as much to her general COM
merce as it is now worth to the few stockholders
of the HudsOn's Bay Company only.
The EFFECT OF ROwDYIsM RAMPANr.-From
various quarters we have of late heard of the
injurious effects on the business of Baltimore,
resulting from the ineficiency Of her laws and
police in restraining the outrages of rowdy ruff
fans in her midst. Her future-that of her COM
merce-has received a check from that source
such as can hardly fail to cost her an aggregate
loss of perhaps millions Of dollars. Her case
should be warning to all American municipal
authorities, teaching the importance of prompt
ly roofing out rowdysm wherever its hideous
head shows itself to the annoyance of the peace
able and well-disposed. Washington CORES
pendent of the Charleston Is. c. Mercury thus
explains what it-rOwdyism rampant-has al
ready done for Baltimore:
saw, and conversed with, few days ago, a
gentleman from Massachusetts,. who purposes re-
moving to this region with his family and several
assistants in his business. which Is of a necuIi,r
KIND and requires that he should be in a position
OF easy access to the seat Of the General tioyern
ment. He had determined upon making his To-
cation in Baltimore, where according to his esti.
mate, his expenses would be much less than in
TINS cry put the representations of his family
SuPeradded TO some misgivings of his own have
lhdoced him TO come to Washing ton, where he
Will purchase property and fix his abode The
reason OF this is, that in Baltimore, he would not
1eel secure in person, life property: that the
law Is not supreme there, and that the worst DOR
lon OF the population there whenever they choose
TO assert 1T, have the mastery i'm that city have
OF late, heard the concession IN. d. by Intelligent
citizens of Baltimore, that its commerce and bn,
ness Of all kinds, have manifestly suffered from
the same cause. IL is also notorious that the in.
crease Of the population Of Baltimore so wonder
fuI Tor ten or twelve years, has abated in an as
tonishing degree. IL NAV be further stated that
skilfni statist need make but little research TO
nnd that the pecuniary Indebtedness and contin-
gent responsibilities assumed by the corporation
OF Baltimore are immense This statement Ia
here made not to injure Baltimore, but TO show
that the first city Of the South is pursuing a sui
cldai policy; and that she must escape from IL or
perish Baltimore can never pro,per until tho
strong arm of conservatism shall have crushed the
anarchy that reigns there, until the city has put
forth its power, or thrown itself back upon the
prote ction OF the State
PROGRESS IN Observation-Disclosures o,itics
killed Pnfnnnu's Mall.