The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-14
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having its head atiS asaiagtYs.tis guilty Of some
of the meanest aAd mos coasehptibls acts that
have disgfacfd tie l6Gs pAsss5 most sh n
rant, and vindetiYe speoiItIen Of human soul in
the smilltude oi man. There sfe, or rather have
been, men who Confer dignity upon official posi-
ton, even the highest in the gift of arpeople,
whose forefatBsrg iien, Of non befYs ana ih
domitable will, but whose Degenerate issue have
proved themselves unworthy Of. vheif lineage
and there are Jqsn who are incapable of contel-
ring, and upon whom the highest hohnfs can CON
fer, nor grace, nor dignity. Would George W ASH
ington, or General Jackson, or Willard Fillmore
have descended to the commission OF nean ac-
tions In all their history there no record Of 4
departure from the strict path Of duty and honorr
duty to themselves, TO their neighbors, and to
God. They were honorable men Astcitzens, they
were rot guilty of hypocrisy and double,dealing.
They never blasted the reputation Of others they
never lied to the injury Of another Tor their own
preservation from infamy and disgrace and when
they were elevated 70 the highest Office in the
gift of the American people, they brought to the
discharge of their high duties pure hearts and UNI.
sullied regulations, and dispositions to do all that
their great hearts prompted, aEd their cultivated
minds perfected, for tie good of the entire people
The presentswill not bear comparison with the
past-what is to be our future n 1t is oreshadowed
by the folowing:' .-"sl t'' h
William 4. Burdett, aud Daniel Spaulding were
discharged from the Washington Navy Yard OH
Saturday last, for the offence ofyisiting Baltimore
on the day ofelaction. One of them is q resident
OF that place, and is entitled to vote there. He
went for the purpose Of voting his sentiments,
and he did vote. The other went with hin---not
to vote--for he Yasnot e voter thete--and did not
vote. i ,sgs.4d,y at.t. 5,lo a,4 ,es.af g8 s3tgg
Is not this bringing the patronage Of the Gov
eminent in competition with the freedom Of cleo,
tionss Is notthis persecution for opinions sake2Is
itnot saying to free men, you must vete as dictate
will take from you your bread ana butterr 10 Il
not the neanest and most contemplate exercise
of arbitrary power--a power usurped and meanly
exercised forselfish ends? .4i.g, l.a, Iglsii .'3J
How many Democrats, SO called, went from
Washington, who are employed upon the public
works? How many were discharged for so doing2
None. bGaq .i ~a9lEQ.4 aaHa 1oi h@.
No None but Amcricans are thus prosecuted.
There is an evident determination on The part
of the general and municipal governments ito
starve out Afhericanism-t deprive all who are
Of that ilk, of eyeryprivileg compel them to
desert their principiestu traitors to their con-
sciences, and betray their dearest and most cher;
ished sentiments. One OF the individuals above
named was approlchedby A member Of the Anti
American party, and told that, il he would desert
the American party, he would procure for him a
watchmsns birth. lie refused Another, more
plant, accepted, and is now rejoicing in ell the
"pomp and circumstance Of official patronage.
Thus il is, and thus it win ever be- Thus it
was in the days Of our foreiathers. Where are
non the men who claim kindred with the heroes
Of the reyoution-Yho, when approached With
brides and offers of aemolumonts from the c0ft
fers of King--spnrned the tempt4r- looked
with indignant loathingr upon. the gilded abait,
and manfully replied 80 am poor, ssry poor
but your King is not rich enough to buy men
There were .a,en ip those days! and there
were traitors too T5ries--corrupted by gold,
and promises Of honorable eniple yment under the
banners Of King who was fighting for the sub.
jugation OF their country Tories, VINO pre-
ferred to be on the. strong side. who thought
the cause of the colonises must fail who had
no confidence in God, or in the business Of the
quarrel in which their brethren were engaged.
who had no principles1-and VINO volunteered to
do the dirty work, which British soldiers
scorned. hs,a t.... ST. lHptl .as aai,ss ~ tsa. 81
There arc plenty of such beings in the world
still Arnoids b. hatirr, il not in name, who
would betFsyl their o 53a mothers to death, and
make merchandise Of ther sisters, hohors and
the fair fame Of their. daughters for goldr-Dem,
ocratic gold--fresh IA ON the sub-treasuries Of
the United States Faugh II mikes our pen
blush to record their meanness. ,ea a4a .ag
But we have men, TOO, in these days Of
Democratic misrule and Anti Democratic persecu.
ton for opinions Isake--men who love their
country with fervency equaled only BY the
love which their fithers exhibited in shedding
their blood and giving their substance and their
lives for liberty and freedom of thought and ac-
ton and who will never succumb 10 tyranny
and oppression, come from what quarter it may.
Does any one ask where they are to be found ?
We reply, in the ADteTican party---smong the
bone and .sinew, are men, "poor, very poor,
but there is not money enough in the Demo,
cratic treasury to buy theml Ni'al aa naat a.
RuMoR, with her thouand tongues, is busy to-
day, (thc l5th,) but she Isl such liar chat no de-
pendence can be placed Upon her. II Is gaid that
the fellow who cut OFF the car Of Mr.. Smith hes
been arrested 1t is said that there was a man
killed on Thursday. 10 broad daylight Il is said
that some six to twelve policemen nightly Assem-,
BILE at the Northern Liberties marked house. and
do things not contemplated inther commissions,
and it ia also said that these men are watched and
are known, and we arp requested to notify them
that If they continue their ptactises their names
will be published. Rumor says great many morc
things, and she viii continue to sway her tongue
ill the day Of doom If che utters the truth, be-.
times, weli--if pot, VIC shall know what reliance
TO place upon her next time. i =, ..e[a,
Brutal ATrAcK AND ROBBERY. --Kr. William
Smith, of tho firm Of J. g. Smith 4 Brother wood
and lumber merchants, was passing Up Pennsylra;
mia avenue, on "Wednesday night, Between ten and
eleven o'clock, and stepped into q GROCERY kept by
a man named Birch, between Second and Third
Streets for the purpose Of collecting an account
A crowd Of some twenty persons OF ainotorieug
character were prose T. and one Of the party
called him out OF the lonse. lle'went out, and
the crowd followed him, and as soon as he got
ont of the door he was struck QvDp the head with