Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-07-17
From the New Work Tribune.l
New York City Daguerreotypsd.

Sixteen murders have been pcrpetra,-
ed in this city since the rst of April,
about which time Mayor Wool began to
develop his programme of violent resist
ance to the laws. and the whole army o!
grog-sellers babe defiance to any legal in.
reference with their dcsoating traffic
There have been at least twice sixteen
attempts at murder, beside violent as.
saults and rum-hole fights without precc.
dent Ten thousand hardened and hope.
less female out casts swarm the street.
at night; two thousand children, undo,
he guise of peddlers. from the ages OF
ten to sixteen, penetrate every public
building, store and office in the city, to
beg, steal. spy for burglars, and on their
own account practice those vices which
cannot be named in respectable Language:
five thousand great and small gamblers
prey upon the credulous and infatuated,
standing all day at the doors of their
dens in Broadway. as well known in
person anl profession as the Mayor him
self; ten thousand, lazy, drunken, thiev-
ing short-boys, swill boys. killers, -ourhs
and rowdies of other names, lounge on
the rum cursed corners of the streets,
IN mixing day disgusting and night hide
Gus. and travel dangerous to all who can
be suspected Of having respectablity or
money; thousands of cmigrant swindlers,
mock auctlonce. 5, lottery dealers. policy
hackers, plck-poekets hall thieves, bur
glars, whafi-rlts, area snakes. pimps and
vampires, practice their hnayeries as
openly and with as little fear of punish
mcut as though they were engaged
IN the most legitimate and
virtuous OF human pursuits. The
swell-mo5 of London, flying from the
argus-cyes Of real police, aud the uncn-
cndarable felons of san Francisco, cx-
patria,ei by the bullet and the hemp of
the Vigilance Committee, are received
here with open arms, parade our streets
und r not only the liberation but the pr
,oaal fricn lshlp and protection Of the
pchce. carry our primary elections. and
and fill the high places on oar nonnat-
inI con- nittrcs. On every hanl we have
wee ard crim' AMI Splandors; crime, vice,
rum all btks,ry. Hire. in the most
tashiontaFe fat5oarg, Is the crockflrd's
oE Ney ork; therr, between the pala-
tal re,i leaee' Of millionars anl di-
via, Is tie maisoa de joi Of woman
who's dress is the most brilliant, whose
equipa;, IS tho most costly, whose ap-
peatancc Is the most stunning Of any of
the gty butterflies, virtnous or vicious.
whose beauty and wetith aid glitter to
the opera or sunshine to the promenade.
Within bow shot of these places. IS tn.
other SD Of the world: for brocade .rag>;
for damon Is, dirt for Johlnnisber5cr,
for milliunalrcs. bcLgars; for divincs.
devils, for Aspas:as, drabs; with here an
there some poor, starving wretch. pam.
fully enlctin5 the song of the Shirt,
her be-Ieycd virtue gimmariny in the
misery Of this tangible hell, like the Ga
bled Jewel in a duu,hill. And over all
we have a set Of men called rulers,
wransling like hungry dogs for the public
purse; lying and cheating for advance
ment; plotting to overthrow all law, that
they may rob the people; and, in their
influence upon our vast criminal popula-
ton, reckiessly faring their incen..iary
torches in our moral powder. house.
AMI this is the metropolis of the West
err World to-day, full of unclcanness
within and without; the disgrace and
sorrow of all good citizens; the very Nee
ca Of political and moral rascals through
out the world. Who is responsible:
You are the man, Mr.. Importing Mcr-
chant; and you, Mr.. Banker; and g,u
Mr. Manufacturer; and you, Mr.. Law
yer. lou "have left unione ,hls, things
which yon yht to have done; aad you
have remained in YOUR stores and offices
while knaves were plotting against your
peace; you have disregarded the voice OF
the press, when it warned YOU that row.
dies We're nominating yillairs fer Office;
YOU have allowed these rowdics to make
up your ticket, AMI permitted them to
cle-t il, without opposition; you have
been again and again importuned to take
Office yourselves, or at least induce hon
est mon II become candidates, AMI to
W u n ipE latlT tLsllpu, uuI YOU NOull
have nothing t. do with 1.-The dirty pool
o! politics. AMI now you inl yourselves
crushe with the enormous tax ltion of
ciSht millions per aEnIm, of which Won
know half Is, in on WAY or another, sto-
len; You have a Mayor against whom
there was a majority of nine thousand
votes; setting all law at defiance and
pushins the People to the verge Of an
archy; you have Common Council of
cishty-two members of whom not one
fourth were elected by majority in their
re ,pcctive districts. and whose aggregate
vote was bu. 81 900 egtinst A. 600
Comm IN Council, which, with a few ex
ceptiols, is composed of rran destitute
alike of intellect, experience and honesty;
whose rul of ac ion is based upon the
prims consideration, How much will
YOU slye;' You have Police, in the
mtin inefficie and responsible. upon
whom no citizen ever thinks of depend
ing. and in whom your own confidence is
illustrated by the universal employm mt
Of private watchmen; you nave streets
in a condition Of filth that would dis
grace Il farmers hog pen and poison his