The Washington union., 1857-09-22
rHE crrY oF BALTIMoRE.


THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
The statements made by us few days ago in relation
TO the present deporable condition of affairs in Ba
more have pleased to observe attracted notice
in the headquarters tneedsonl prompt, energetic,
and concerted action on the part OF her law-abding,
aw-upholdng citizens TO rescue that city from the
friehtful thraldom under which she suffers and
eventually to bring about state of things in
nance with the spirit Of the age and of our own free
institutions.
The replies of the American, Patriot, and Clipper
to the statements of the Union are just such replies
as were to have been expected from the trusted aud
acknowledged organs of the desperate political or.
ganization which has so seriously damaged the good
name and business interests of Baltimore. These
journals are indirectly, if not directly responsible
for much of the lawless spirit that has manifested it.
self in that city with such destructive fury for the last
two or three years.
They are included in the bill of indictment which
the whole country have drawn up and they cannot
hope to escape their just share of responsibility by OPP
posing bubbles to grave, specific charges, or to set
aside carefuy-coeceda and carefully ymade statements
by their own unsupported denials. We stated in SO
many words, that life and property in Baltimore
were at the mercy of organized bands Of numbering
rufans. So far from the truth Of this statement be-
ing called in question by these three journals, its
correctness, in modified degree, is partially ad
mitted. This reluctant confession could not have
well been avoided, for in the same number of their
issues in which the Washington Unionis charged with
having falsely and maliciously bellcd the citizens
of Baltimore" we find further local record of the
effects of that continuous and frightful spirit of dis
order which has done so much to tarnish the Amer
lean name at home and abroad.
The "American" does not deny the existence of
just such bands have Observation-Disclosures
ception to the quality but to the quantity of their
crimes but insists that the business Of Baltimore has
not been injured by but, the American would have
it appear, has increased in spite of the widespread
operations of paid and petted desperadoes, whose
weekly and almost daily pastmes relieved by
such slight matters the wanton destruction Of life
OF property, or both.
If these appalling ontrages are the mere imagin-
ings of political partsanship and political prejudice
if the disorders, such as we have noticed have not
existed, and do not existall our subsequent state
ments necessarily fall to the ground. But these out
RACES have been committed, and these disorders have
existed, and still exist, the files of the American
repeatedly and conclusvely show and the intelli-
gent editor of the American neither impose upon
himself his readers the palpable absurdity that
trade and commerce can could flourish under such
state Of affairs The spirit of commerce flies from
the restraints sought to be imposed by the pro-
scribers of races of creeds. Capital is proven
bally timd. 1t shuns mobs and flies from rapine and
murder. Trade langushes when its legitimate fruits
are beyond the protecting reach of the strong arm
of the law Industry and protection, peace and
prosperity, inseparable and the buyers and
sellers that have been driven from Baltimore by the
suicidal acts of portion of her own citizens have
sought, and will continue to SEEK better-governed
and consequently, more desirable markets
The American affects to be indignant at what It az,
fects to regard as widespread and concerted effort
to defame the good name of Baltimore Cities are
like individuals and when the conviction becomes
universal that certain man certain place is ur
safe end dareputabe, there is generally good cause
for the Damaging conclusien, The upright and pa
riotic are often the subjects of unsparing msrepre
sentation and abuse for their very virtues are eY
posed to- the shafts of the ervous corrupt and un-
principled but whole communities and States do
not single out busy, prosperous welLgoverned
city, with the view of injurng, if not destroying its
trade and importance by free use of defamatory
epithets
The opinions which we have expressed--and ex-
pressed with pain and reluctance--n regard to Bal
timore are opinions which are shared by the great
mass of the American people, and which will be
entertained until statements are disproved, or
the monstrous evils complained Of efectually
| moved. The American must be aware that our stric
lures had not their origin in unworthy political
siderations political considerations of any kind
or degree. Much as it may be desired for her own
sake and the sake of the country the support of
Baltimore through her representatives in Congress,
cannot materially aid or reard the progress of the
democratic party Our object has been, and contin-
ues to be, not to injure Baltimore by the publication
of plain, unpalatable statements but to spread the
whole truth before her citizens in order that they
may have in time full and realizing sense of the
dangers which surround them.
THE MINNESOTA NOMINATIONS
A despatch from St Paul, dated the 18th, says
sThe democratic convention which met here yester-
day nominated ii. H. Siblcy for governor, w Hocomb
fpr Itauta ,anf.o n oEar