The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-31

lie has been guaranteed. lie will be sent to
Alahabad for conveyance to Calcutta.
COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 12.-The cotton market has
declined lid, and holders were pressing on
the market.
Breadstuffs had an advancing tendency.
The money market was slightly easier. Bull
lion in the Bank of England had increased
100000 sterling. Consols, 90 a 81 rs.
"THE RECORDS OF CRIME ARE BLACK
ENOUGH THE PAST WEEK-NO LESS THAN
SEVEN GASES OF MANSLAUGHTER AND A
HEARTLESs CASE OF INFANTICIDE"
NINE HUNDRED AND FoRTY-TWo
BANKS HAVE SUSPENDED"
"MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND MEN,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN AND
WILL BE THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
THIS WINTER"
Distribution AND DISTRESS STARE US
IN THE FACE"
ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF "a MODEL RE
PUBLIC" UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.
eve, of the old Republican party, used to
charge the Fsdsralists with in6delity to our free
institutions when they maintained that the people
were their own worst enemies. But the rspil
growth OF crime, and the defiance of law and or
der which have recently written the annals Of our
free country in blood would go good way to prove
that there was more truth in the imputed Federal
dogma than was conceded by their political adj
versaries. Pitched battles with firearms now take
place in our cities, rot only in the darkness of
night, when ruf6anism was wont to cloak its
crimes, but in open day, among citizens of the
same town, and without any rational cause that
would justify. even fair round of boxing The
untrammel!ed freedom Of elections, heretofore the
boast of our country, is suppressed by armed mobs,
and a man now advances to the polls to give his
vote at the hazard of his life-Nat Int
ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF A aMoDEL RE.
PUBLIC" UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.
"The city Of Washington was on Saturday night
the scene of riot, bIoodshed, and pilage Hun
dreds of armed rufians held possession of the
streets, and firearms were heard in various quar-
tcrs. 1t is difficult to learn the particular deeds
of the night, or the persons by whom they were
enacted; for the rufians operate in clans, and
those clans are protected and fostered in their
organized capacity by the Corporation ITSELF
The States.
ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF FOREIGNERS
BY THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING
STAR.
"THE TINES IN NEW YoRK The unemployed
and hpporv ara boId;,o oman as ,,aat;r,s AZ
manding what they call their rights. THANK
G0Dl NO NATIVE BORN AMERICANS ARE
YET OF THE SANE OPINION AS TO THEIR
RIGHTS, BECAUSE TO BE OF THAT OPIN.
ION ARGUES ONE TO HOLD TO THE DOC
TRINES OF DANT0N, R0BESPIERRE, AND
THE QUITE AS DANGEROUS SOCIALISTS
OF LATER TINES THEY TALK IN THEIR
FIERCE APPEALS OF GOVERNING CLASSES
IN THIS COUNTRY, WHICH PROVES THAT
THEY ARE PERSONS WHOLLY INCAPA.
BILE OF APPRECIATING. THE THEORY
AND PRACTICE OF OUR GOVERNMENT
THAT THEY ARE AMONG US, BUT NOT
OF u.s. Washington Evening Star, November
6, 1857.
DAGUERREoTYPE OF "THE FEDERAL
Viii ONOEh DEmOtRAllO hObE.
We have nothing to regret but the brawls and
acts of violence which have Of late furnished the
Of Me Federal City by the gangs of
rowdies who nightly iniest our streets. They
have, step by step, grown holder and more defiant
until they now tramplc the laws under foot with
out the slightest apprehension. Continued immu-
nifty from punishment always invites the repeii-
ton Of offences Tho nsubordinste spirits In this
city have become more reckless, and their viola |
lions Of order and the public peace more glaring
Washington Union.
PORTRAIT OF A CITY UNDER DEMO-
CRATIC RULE.
"The records Of crime are never deficient in |
materials for the horrible. Shooting, stabbing, |
and garroting are among the everyday occur.
rences; yet II Is a rare thing TO hear that the
shedding Of blood has been cxpiated by blood
"Bonc and muscle seem TO be popular qualif-
cations for places OF trust under the City Govern.
nent. Street Commissioner Conover has APP
pointed Tom Hyer to be superintendent Of lands
md places, and other pugists have been selected
or conspicuous stations. Il may all be well
enough IL the huge paws could be judiciously
ised upon the heads Of the rowdies who carry
leadly weapons In all parts Of the city."-N. Y
Correspondent National Inteliigenccr.
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