Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

that unltes good citizens every where in the
support of the supremacy of law as the egis
that protects our dearest rights and guards the
honor Of our country, we say most respectfully
to you, the citizens Of Baltimore, that you are
rapidly approaching crisis in your social and
commercial affairs that is to operate powerfully
for veal or woe. In your midst you have a
lawless and most dangerous class of society,
who have for years been the distuTbers of your
peace, viOlators Of your laws, and Ipprderers
unwhipped of justice. They have defed all
your city authorities; they have usurped most
OF your important functions; they have con-
trollcd your elections with all the violence
OF mObOcracy they have stained your streets
with innocent blood they have poisoned the
fountains OF social life they have repudiated
all the moral clements that give O healthful
tone to society; they gre virtually your COVER
nors, and they have given you name far and
wide that is shaking the deep foundations OF
your prosperity and honor. Submission to this
will be your ruin.
What is there within your limits, as hereto
fore, to invite and promote active commerce
What is there to bring you in successful COM
petition with other great marts Of the country
where good order and good government invite
with their ample protection? What capitalist
would seek for investment in your beautiful
city, with the incubus that is upon it? What
temptations have you to hold permanently the
population you have now, and to forego the
proffered hands from so many thrifty and peace
full emporiums? Where are the sojourners that
once crowded your streets and hotels. and shared
your generous hospitality? They are finding
other highways that lead to new acquaintance.
This Is no visionary picture-it is a sorrowful
reality, that candor will not gainsay. 1t is SUI
perinducsd by some powerful adequate cause,
that is growing with IMMUNITY. You have the
power to correct it, and you have the means
commensurate to the task, if you have the moral
strength to execute it,
1t is to be lamented that the entire influence
of this evil that has its hot bed in your CITY, is
not confined to your own limits. Our metropo-
lis has been scOurged by the invasion of the or
ganized bands of ruffans from the polluted
sinks of your city. Their pestilent presence has
left cases of contagion within our borders, that
We hope are durable. The success that has
marked the course of this band of ruffians who
had their origin and live in your midst, has en-
c0uraged the elements Of insubOrdination and
ruthessness in other cities Louisville and
New Orleans looked to your example, and have
Followed it with desperate rivalry. You have
cGmpdEionship iii your tribulation, if it can
give you any consolation. Our consolation il
that We have recently arrested, if not extirpa.
ted the disease, by an effective quarantine, and
other sanitary measures.
The PROPOSED MEErING-Below we give a
card from Mayor Magruder, issued in view of
the call for public meeting at the City Hall
tomorrow afternoon; also, in the same connec-
ton, communication which we find in the
National Infell'geNcer Of this morning. and
which we apprehend gives the views of the call
ers Of the meeting as to the propriety of holding
such meeting at this time.
MAYORS OFFICE,
WAsHINGTON, June g. 1851
Having seen notice in the National Intelli-
gencer OF this morning, inviting public meeting
Of citizens in front of the CITY Hall on Thursdav
afternoon, at five o'clock, l deem il nv duty re-
specfrnily, out earnestly, 10 request my friends
and all other good citizens to abstain from hold
my or attending any such meeting for the present
believing az do, that it can do no good and NAV
result in d disturbance of the public peace.
w. Ii. MAGRCDER, Mayor.
IIE Town MEHTING.-DISSSrs Editors: A
writer who signs himself CIV L., i'm this
mornings Intelligence, OH the subject of the
called meeting for Thursday evening next bv
citizens who disapprove of the conduct of i'm
ported hirelings 10 prevent the free exercise of
the elective franchise in this city, has put forth
e1.Iaol mary arguments, totally untenable and
without the shadow Of good reason, WHY such
meeting Is not only proper, but demandedl,v the
e1lgencles OF the occasion That the rnunicinaI
authoIlties ana tue Executive are sustained by
gaN har. tatl
that those who are immediately Interested i'm the
preparation of this great wrong and vital assault
upon their sacred rights should meet in town
meeting and express in thunder tones their deem
adherence of such gross public outrage And
again, when we have witnessed the prompt action
Of our venerated President in COMPLYING with the
request OF the Mayor Of the city, at all hazard
vouchsafed our individual ri ghts and declared the
supremacy OF the law paramount to mob rule
why should grateful people be DISCOURAGED from
exp 'esslnE calm and deliberate commentator
4 MS suDJect has received the attention of the
Board OF Common Council, who at the threshold
VI their first meeting have performed an imperj-
Gus DUTY ny giving an expression in favor of the
heroic conduct of the President of the limited
States, the Secretaries and the Marine Corns
81 this meTitOriOus movement is not performed
without oppOsitiOn-fve Know Nothinps voted
against the passage ofthe resolutions Does this
not afford argument in favor of the called meet
my! Therefore, feilow-citizens of the Federal
city, let the meeting be fully attended permit
no sophlstry To keep you at home; meet early
anu tApftSS your Sentl ment
lang uage not to be misunderstood now or hereaf-
ter IL was through the untrammelled ballot
box that brought President Buchanan into the
Cnlef Executive Chair, and the sacredness ofthat
inherited IN privilege has been proclaimed in him
u. IA acts worthy OF our approval. Already We hear
ION the North the South, the East and the West
Ihe exclamation of grateful constituency swell
u ru thou good and faithful servant" YOU have
p Unpuy, energetically and resolutely performed
29eTs mnole duty, and given proof that in the
PIio. l malice OF high constitutional duty Won
P" ,sSnS Tue ring OF the true metal''
. i'''' I'D. MB.n
III accordance with the views expressed above
the meeting Will, We hear, be held without fail.
at the hour advertised on Tomorrow afternoon
1t is proposed to assemble solely to return the
thanks of the meeting to the authorities no
tional and municipal, and to the military for
their prompiness in crushing a desperate oano
of rioters, and restoring order and quiet in the
various wards Of the city.
While We deeply regret that there should be
any difference of opinion amongst the friends
of law and order, we cannot see that any legit-
mate objection can be urged t. the holding of