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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-28
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Whips and LQSheS.


Of every seser.pAson.
Store, II Randolph &, Chicago, III.
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Tfis the trrd intsn,iea a sh,a Csnpsay y keep
1 CONSTANTLY on hapd, u this point large and w.
risd sssorsnent 81 Whips, Lsshcs, etc q IA0TORY
PAIcEe With addition OF freigh.
s4t'teytSStI WITS. III
TIVE subscriber having already bored tvgHty-souI
i wells In this city and " every sq,tsnce giving
eusare sstisfartlna, atSd u d4Acsts further
orders n sse bc1. manner. For al kinda AZ bhsnoss
thssea resistant supply Of wstss 10 needed, theee
wells 'rs Of sss.s . aav'p 49,. n. .c.,.v
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larger user meu than~ll Sthers n Ssss city com
bincd.
SPLENDID MEpAIL.IOEs,'
vEIVETs AND VlLTONS,
BEAUTIFUL TAPESTR
ROYAL SIX THREADED BRUSSELS.
: .lMRERkN. ,THRRI'PLy,'t
Pine, superane and Tapestry Ingrains Berlins Yea.
e!,an. Hemp snd ls'o. :: sess. pEuss's'.S''
Oil Cloths.
Of he best Foreign and Domestic Manufacture iron
oue gard y twsaty.fVur fcct stls.
~ 3. = e'.,s ~-s nj sEte'
.MNttifsgs.
Alws,e u. hand IA sfrs,ost or Carton Matthias
Also, superior Cocoa Aatt.ngs, In Gil widths, suit
able TOR onoss. ss,oVns, o.. 40 $500.
Mats aud Rugs,
ingreas variety, fron, three shi,Mss % cas-
a. CURT.AIN GOODS,
r. thss aera snaens email isvees acrsassa sesen
ton wehsvo now la store and are daily recciviss
.,e. RsaA 4wbyeiSrsd GA OlwtcteA, a.
NsnoA 6rocass,lss-in patterns and ~ yard,
Magntacsns SpfSvs-w:th byoeateiie borders,
EsAasJ1 Saan IDsL.ai.ss.
0oN6sows ESssS%ke-sssb TRIMMINGS % nssoh.
''' Lace CSss'v0tSeS. ..oa
which for Beauty Of Pinish end Spsendor IN Dessn.
csones b sazpassss-vaSyiAS fS0 - % ol0O pss
pair.
.-s WINDOW SHADES, -.
Beautiful painted and rich Gold shni,., White. Bus
Grew and Blue Helsnds
Misunderstanding & Upholstery Goods.
Mattresses OF eve.y kind, Feather Beds and Puows.
n'snAe... oa.,'. Cotton shes'lnss ana Piil0"
Linen Goods
Table Iinens, Narsiss and Doylias, lAssn ehcss-
a.. q . psr snsiess siish ssusi pssoas
PRIME LIVE GEESE FEATHERS.
Particular attention y invited % the tact that We
nys many q r. . sea s r %.
oasrins our sntire stock At Greatly Redueed Prtoss
Beceher, Hslhster & Wilkins.
Jsn - ias1diw lSs Lass i.sREEr.
rrs, nE4rs, ,. rs.s- ,pA A'R,awvEn.
:. n xaaIrs, no. o HxfAkS
sawyer. Mellon s. Co.,
. ass i 500 SOUTH WATER ST..
BETS, :srRzE.*TH9Sa::
No. SOUTH MNIN ~,
81 "a ttef = IT. Lso1110, MO.
General Go0misSiOn u Forwarding
% 's-A r Merchants.
REF r RE NCE0: -
sen,s au 4 F..ss,'0e 4, % Do k'''''
& s ss; :$;1 W.; ,... a.Ja3a$o9
q JOHNSON, Luuiziasa, H. ,1aT1s
Piirt l. WAnslss, Chicago.
Isata. Smith : Doses. u, DO -
eH Kennedy : o., New Oslssne..
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SALOONS.


1867 John Akin 1857
IrAyINls reatted his Saloons at the corner o
N seussd snd Main stsesu. expressly Tor lis
nussssvus fv'rnds. andss iil1 prornred 70 fusnish
CONTEMPORARIES, WANTS, &C.,
M aAmess olegnnt style. sHd no AopA With an cn-
tire satisfaction e. the public, thai wh has ben
Nh result OF his exercns In catering fo their en-
!oym'nt.
'ttfdsiisig Cake, Plais Cake,
- fKxsH FRITZ, sioKt I'D orsrEas.
Tongues In JcaiJ. Ksandy, Pfeserses. Chsriottc De
Rn.se Roman Punch. Ncef 10 mode, Bonei rur-
Alss, Chicken salad, togeth.s with all var.etics Of
ssubss, &c. In shelr essscn.
II IL / 4 u I. q -.
A Billiard Saloon, nost elegantly ft'ei ~. oen-
tsip.ns ,hgee tables. xnssnc' On y Mn street.
srp3ed;f JOHN ATkiN
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FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE.

HAVING Tccsirei he agency q. III. following sai,
L Ard reliable C"riparres = 3 Dlvenlrrt s',d vi
caty we are prepare; to take Rrst Class Risks andr
.ssuc yoiicirs Cd III :tyorab.e terms % any the
Cmnpanies of elu,l standing.
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ThatcheI's Patent Lit and Force
PETMp.

rTNnTS Pump wifi not frcesa and II sss liable 70 get
j out OF order than any other In use and has had
pssnlnDs ssa.1ei At every fair y, which /. Ia. been
txi.islte,
.su2s BURROWS. plErgYMAN q DALzEIL.
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Fairbanks Celebrated Scales.

Adspsei 70 any required opeI-
stion n weighing, - fcr iron.
coal. hay, stock, and for sbe
use VI warehouses, stores, and
louniries, ard IN short for ev-
cry kind VI business. Tie great
skiil and fidelity employed In
tAeir manrfAoture and she de-
. Examination On the naYi OF tho
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# 1 . III m A II II EFT

DY T. CUTLER : co, sign Of the NAMNOrB
ID yIsH, corner Of Iowa add front streets.
Fresh fVsh Every Dav.
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D.aNk REyMO1c.AL.

rV>nh unncrsixird have moycd 10 the ncv build
j. ins Ia Nc y anus 4 Rhcpard's Eiock, On Second
street. where thoy viii remain dnrns the erection oe
their new Bank Budding. ready " attend to busiDcsn
a. usual. - y-
mAIct2du COOK AhA16kNr.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-28
IL A HI CHI ANCE.
En BUILDING lots N the city Of Davenport, ia
W yorsbie located. viii be soId ~ the under
signed on credit Of from onc % ivc years. " any
''''" Wv COOx a SARGENT.
Ont Lots.

s1E ACRES Of choics land, one hs,f mile from city
90 Unite, Tor sale ~ vcTy low ratcr for cash.
COOK yAR0ENf
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which II nov the largest and most isshisnahls :.
city. We are constantly n receipt Of Goods By
press, and ~i!i AIwsys have the nGWess styles 70
had n Che eastern markets. Oar motto 10 en-
psonts IN Qo'ch returns.
r a J. NDISOM,
pvvanpofs, Iowa, Oct. ia 1sSSLaS
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4 Good chance for lAvcSt0ont 70
fEO ACRES asst quality land, one mile from tho
lOO city limit, suitable 10 DIX ide into acro
lots Terms one NTH Gosh, bsianrc IN lvr pears.
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Land. i'm Cedar County.

". x Of s. w. Y &c. n, T. 10 B.1w. 50
JANE 4 md s. w. n N. =. \ Be-.
g,1o. R.t W., 100 seress
,. Aof N. n. \ &c., 2. 3. ~ =. w., 6osnss.
H.H b cfS.W ", y and N. ". u D. y. - Do.
q, +. 10, n. ", so acres: ....ss
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The undersigned ,s Aseri, for this new in.ursnc
Company, which Is managed BY some Of tbs mos,sub
seaatai busiacss o. D. Louis and Is ready 0. AL
times 70 take risks reasonable rates. II should
not - oyesio0hed aha1 ths 10 . good " estem Dom
psny, ADD should be Supported By etlsens, nseea
CT being svindied ~ Eastern winding -irstut!on
Of which these ~ 50 usny.
dcc1cd1 ?. d. HARDING.
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II. +. MITCHELL, Agent,
SoY the fgllcwirls wei knnwn Compxnt.s:
STAR INSURANCE co,
or Qydensburgh, GY CAyitsi ais ON.
MASSACHUSETTS, MUTUAL lIPR iNS. co.
o. Springfield. Cayitsl Si00.g0O.
OFFICE one doc, north Of Post 0f,,se over Talimal
Powers 4 hcissn's bank. Davenport. f,Aodts
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A BRICK.

! Under the present system Of making appoint
menis TO offices, clerkships, &C., putting in men
who are supposed TO have some influence among
the boys" or who have father, brother, cousin,
NJ. c. friend TO be propitiated instead of se-
lectng such qualified 70 discharge the duties
Of the position in proper manner, Il follows that
great many ignorant, insolent, illmannered men
elbow heir way to favor, and are found occupying
chairs in the Departments We have occasion.
ally been brought in disagreeable contact with
some Of this tribe, and we now propose TO give a
crsyon sketch of one Of them, who must stand as a
brick" or type Of the rest .ss -,sa e3
We do not choose 20 use real names, but will
designate our man as Hobson, Tom Hobson, Jack
Hobson or any other Hobson the reader chooses
Hobson is indebted for his place in the "cir.
cumocution Office and his 81 600 salary 10 the
influence Of member Of Congress who is said to
De, or ought to be, good judge Of whiskey In
The morning Hobson walks into the room where
other clerks with apompous air, takes his scat
and bis newspaper places bis feet upon his desk,
and proceeds toperorm his regular task Of reading
several partizau papers, which occupies about two
hours time. he then begius TRADE Of most Of.
fensivs aud grossly vulgar character, plentifully
spiced and lsrded with blasphemous oaths upon the
DID Know Nothinss, the id Republicans, the
DID Abolitionists, and ali others who do not hap.
pen to belong to his parry. Having relieved bis
stomach Of q load Of bile, Hobson, who IL some
thing Of q hnancier, having sundry clerks on hi,
list OF % FIVE psr cent. month" customers, looks
over his notes to zee what particular ones are fall
ing due, and if any such there are, be visits the
rooms OF his financial friends 10 remind them that
the time has arrived for payment. akHai
r. Hobson being shrewd manager, has other bills
also 70 collect from clerks Besides the business Of
receiving his monthly salary, Hobson carries on at
his own house, that Of washing and ironing, which
he finds highly profitable, charging, as he does,
one dollar dozen, against which the numerous
clerks he has upon his " financial list find il in
convenient TO protest, and who are, therefore,
doubly and trebly aeeced iu
Hobson finds unthrifty clerks profitable game,
bot having large financial capacities, he extends
his sphere Of action by taking in" and accommo-
dating widows who happen to be slaughtered for
money, upon the pledge of slaves and the payment
OF :" five per cent amonth.r Having possession Of
these Slaves onen--be makes them productive
70 him IN his washing and ironing business, while
his own are made otherwise productive.
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Thus Hobson Is enabled to carry on quite an
extensive, and we need not say, very profitable
operations. M ~ e
His zeal against Know Nothngs ishis great merit
in the eye OF the chief Of the " circumlocntion Of
flee" on whose countenance and support he most
confidently relies, though it has been whispered
that his not having become member Of Know.
Nothing lodge himself is not 80 much owing TO
his unwillmgness 10 join IL as TO the objections
made by members Of the lodge TO his admission
Infamous as they may be in his eyes, they were un-
willing TO be contaminated by the presence and
assoc alton OF one whose moral character would be
constant stencil in their nostrils, II we were
disposed TO be uncharitable, We should, perhaps
attribute Hobsons hatred of the Know -Nothings
TO the fact that he had been black baled but we
would by nomeans insinuate anything of the kind;
on the contrary, we must presume that his ha-
tired ia nothing bat the efieryesence Of patriot
ism stimulated by sixteen hundred dollars year.
operating upon mind concentrated upon wash
ing and ironing and FIVE per cent month.
Is he not ga brick :"
p. S. We would caution all the drones and
shavers in Office to be careful how they attempt
TO dit the above cap to their own heads. "
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sThe Foresight of our Fathers.

Nj. Berien states, in his American Letter, that
prior TO 1900, the annual foreign Immigration was
hot;pyer 5000 In 1887, when the Federal Con-
sdtntion was formed, the Washingtons, Frankhns,
Madison, Shermans and Hamiltons that made it,
deemed i their duty 10 PROVIDE
lst. That the President Of the Ulited States
should be native born CITIZEN
ID, That the Army OF the United tates should
DO in his native born American hands.
Sd. That the Navy OF the United States should
be under native born American control
4ih. That Treaties should be organized ana
made by native born citizen,
9TH That Federal appointments and patronage
should cone from tins native born Americau
source. TIKI
otnr Ihat the militia OF the several States when
called INTO the service Of the United States should
be under the Presidents native born command. Z
tn That only alative born citizen should have
me fedsra Vslo power; ,iaD 81. 60. i.,.
ssh. IhaS Inc wee PRESIDENT OF .tfe United
States should oe native. la4m III v hgi3a'
sth, Ihat thus that branch OF government'--the
Ihree branches OF the Les'siature,-which makes
treaties and cohhr'ns federai appointments should
nave NAIVE 70 preside over y. ,pgse, l9s
lutn. mar 40 case q We yo.c y Inc senate
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JAMES b. CLAY AND THE CALUMNI.
ATORS OF HIS FATHER.


Speaking Of the election Of j. b. Clay, the Gin
cinnaa Enquirer ssys, I. Mr.. Clay, with perseyer.
anes and an ardor worthy of his illussffous descent
entered the lists,, &C. ,sa@ .'pos sy'l9-1'''
That is 10 say worthy Of his illustrous hathsr,-t
Il vas an unkind cut in the Enquirer to remind
him of that father who. II the spirits ofths depart
ed can witness and be affected by the doings Of
their friends and descendants on earth, must feel
shame and modification at witnessing the degen.
sr,cy of that son, Who is nowassorting and afliat
ing With those. who parsied him for nearly thirty
years with maEgnAncN ferocity, mendadty and
invessrate hate and malice unprecedented in the his
tory Of politicsg moo % q74H hoe Z" 'h ~" "',j
And the Enquirer, which now speaks ,oiv the
q inustrous descent" Henry Clay, is one Of the
most malignant q fbstfsrocious pack which pur-
susd the patriot through life with The pcrsever
ance and bloody mindedness Of bloodhound or a
hysna, trsducing, vflifying, and eliminating him
daily and hourly, endeayoring persuade the peo-
pie that he vas trsitor 10 bis country, liar, a
eanb,sr,s profAns swearer, q sabbsth-breaker, a
duslist and pesjured Villain, And now, when
he sleeps In pstriots grave. when the tomb pro-
tscts him from the poisoned CHATS Of his enemies
and his degenerate son has gone over and joined
them, they talk about his ilIustdous stheri We
know not which h entitled 70 the greater degree
Of soorn and contempt, that son, or The Enquirer
and 10 gang. ,so, sssl,g is.i 80 ni Yfii uaDng 3
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For the American.

WASHINGTON Aug 10, 1887.
Mr. Editor A great deal Of surprise has been
expressed by some people in our city at the con-
duct Of VIM. w Moore, the foreign Alderman
from the Fourth Ward, in the late contested cleo
ton of Mr. Emery, and desire 20 state for the
benefit Of those persons. that Mr. Moore was for
merly violent Democrat, during the time be was
employed by Duff Green, (about the time Of the
memorable RAT STRIKE,) but changed his poll.
tics (nominsly, his present course would suggest
when he became foreman Of the National Tntelli!
gencer. II II, therefore, not surprising TO find
him descending TO such low partizan tricks as he
has lately descended to in the contested election
in the Board of Aldermen; for no one, unless he
was Locofoco at heart, could belittle himself so
much such trickery belonging only to the Loco
foco party, and never having been practised by
any other party. His course having been so fully
exposed by Mr.. Sothoron, in your last paper, I
will only ask him Moore one question, viz I:
Did he make those Irishmen, whose votes we're
admitted by the Board, pay The schoolttaS, and
4lt fnu ~ IFHae a lsllD JUSTICE. Y.
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h people of tho Fifth and Eighth Wards Of
Hs~ Yesk, have at length deemed u necessary to
ssgHiss vigilance committees for "ths protection
At he pesossble inhabitahts Of the two wards
againss ths hand Of the assassin, and the lawless
dspsssaoss who infesf the city, and render both
~ - property AMONG u,insecurerif isa,y
fhps ans people ere heavily taxed 70 pay the
sxpsusss Of judges, ecurta juriea, sherins consta
hass, police men, &c, &C. Where are these, and
whas ere they aboutf Why do they not protect
~ persons and property Of tho citizens, and en-
force the criminal laws ? Something must be done;
Hoar present systsus Of government is inadequate
70 the protection " persons and property against
the hands Of the asssssn and the lAvless despera-
dess who infsst the county, tbensoms other must
Be rsaortsd 70. A ..tal L..l.ialA.NL 80 NJ L.naL
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MIR. CALHOUN UPON ALIEN SUI.
--- IL -.-.--- .---L.-- ERAGE - ---. L---L-

We are pleased TO meet with one Of the most
logical speeches ever delivered by Mr., Calhoun, in
the Intelligencer Of yesterday, against the right
Of the States TO remove slienage or, in other
words--permitting persons not naturaHzed to vote,
We quote from IL single passage; ~,
The Constitution confcrs on Congress the au-
thority 10 pass uniform laws Of naturalization.
This will not be questioned; nor viii il be that
the effect OF naturalization ia 10 remove slienage.
To remove sliensge is simply TO put the foreigner
10 the condition Of a native born, - have
shown that citizen is not All alien, and that alien
age is an nseparable barrier, ill removed, to cit
izenship; and that it can only be removed by
complying with the act Of Congress-. II follows,
OF course, that State cannot of its own authoti-
ty, make an alien citizen without such compli-
snce. To suppose that il can, involves, in my
opinion. confusion of ideas, which must lead TO
innumerable sbsurdities and contradiction us
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! s1IaIECT FoR REFLECTION.

- =.
son'Ii TN Me-
ltis SUBJECT ior renecuon' ''a' az o"s '''ne
and under one state OF circumstances al ao' -
aggression or tyranny WIN rouse "no'o peop'e
70 state Oh pnrehsicu eAci'eiuen' anu ''''sN,
wpeh a. ai'o'her season' anu ul''
anafon' e'a'e y 80.
or lheir NC Soenuan's, eAn 1'a. - W., -,
| e'narglc apathy anu 'lul" 49, r
pose 'na' '"e psopo 80 .-.'-s,t -
pusn.ar''-o' c.,4'.., ~ 1.aao,a,.,ao,
Don1A'' AN =, . ~ 80 80
| 'no1' 80 800 - 60 s..s',a. -
sne 'a'o' "Ao 80,
- go AD' rA-s ~
!" .,,1...l. IL. 30. ;. ,,,.f
p'' 'ss 10 s'is $50 - ,,,',
- ' Ne - - ",y ...-., !. -,
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s.ioe.' no" ,''a'' sA.' -,
na's7n' $500 'o N' - ~.
way I, - !, , ~. ;.,.a-a.S -,
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suo'''' anu -" ~ i 49,
nre auu ~ 1', !,
| people py 40 ineans' ;. inu''Ae' 'n''" 1'l -.
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p'e W. n.y. - f 80. :,
NJ ~ ".e ~, ~ III = ~,
''onD ~ "''- .," = ~ - $3.50 -
men u pos.on To's 49, ns pep a. =
Dy thousauus az fan0a'. AAa''' "AN ma :.
no'iS' AI''.'l'.,i ~ NJ. e. n :. IL, =
'recnen' SonA''' s "'0 aPpo0A ~ 80 1p9-
ing oo o''eiuo' '''N ~ .1,
ANY, i'q -. Wy
Guy 80" r. Y1..,, '..s
iuDo'o' 1 - -. ~ 49,.
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nnaue " :, n'0' I'LL. -, ~
AA0"Ns' 80 -
nAhus aie fsuo'a' opn'' "''n' ~ ''e ''ooi
are ihAionoo n"ay !, ~ ;,
nu' 'i,o - n.y. ~ oA - I'o'e', =, Hno
spniina,'ueu ING POI, '.A 1 - AAu N'Aeu
| nVe " 1'e 'i''Nens y -"' "'' ''i1 ~, a.'es'eu'
np'''on'a, Ai'u a va va" 'ls
Pos'poneu 'o' 'oino ino''i' anu 'on'' f,uA''s anu
Ut ouo' 'no -'o' 'p go. 49, popI1. - WIG
pauio'' s''o .e's'neN = 1eienu n''n' .ne
Ir'a' cl''e IN anu 'Ao''o. .A' i'o'' INTENSE ''eei-
ing pu' ai'er '','nuouo - w 'no pA'' VI his
eoquehs oou hise' oap' '.''on was aoquil'eo
Inc verdic' "aS ~ Deoause our ancestors
were ~ TUG iiAo's u 'uon.ns " "a anu Tue ae'
| ciSlonS u eou'' anu '.''e' nAe gnu ''siNe"s
pu' inc par, 'aAen y uans anu gus naa nearly
proven ia'a 70 'nelf popuAy WIN me people;
out inc spirit .nas "As 'p"seu' never slept un the
nfi'ish No'o"'e' ''0A'"' ''e' an' independent
STATES
onange we 'ne 'iine anu pace mace once 'nore:-we
are III washington a N Tue year 1927 ume' la
OIL June. An eieouoh rs soihs on some oistar.
Dances nave takeii pmse' NOT liS'nao'e nor 70 De
paiiiateo' YET not Oh 80 outrageous character as
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20 If stranger were tojudge of the condition of
this great city by the details in the newspapers lie
would come to the conclusion that nothing else
occurred here but murders, burgaries rObbefies
arsons thelts suicides and frauds Of every dcscrp
ton. The moral field presents a bad prospect
the hst week" 9tav
The above is from the letter of the Inteligencer's
New York correspondent. If stranger were to
Judge of the condition of any part or Ct the whole
country by the details Of the newspapers, he would
most likely come to the conclusion indicated; and
can anyone doubt that such universal existence
of lawlessness and crime in the United States is
forming for ps national character Of the most re-
voting and odious kind? Surely not 1t was but
a few days ago that we read an article in relig-
ious paper publshedil the great American Sodom,
in which the editor INDUCED in strain of the
most extravagant laudation of the Unprecedented
improvement of our country, and its increase in
wealth, population intelligence, and all the evil
dences of a rapidly progressive nation. That
religious paper should indulge In so much self
compacency and national vanity amidst the most
hwless, immoral and debased population to be
found ON this continent and in a city where no
man, woman, or child's life is secure from the hand
of the assassin, and where no one lies down but
with the fear that his house may be set on fire and
burned over his head before morning, or entered
ard robbed, and himself and family murdered in
their Sheep seems very strange to US. i.Al
What is all increase Of wealth and luxury com
pared with tenfold increase Of crime and imnor-
atty, If the acquisition oil wealth necessarily
hrinps with il crime lawlessnsss and debased
morals, we are not one Of those who will rejoice
at what is termed the rapid progress of our eoun-
try. We believe there is something more yalua-
BILE both to individuals and nations than money !;
something more ennoblng than luxury and animal
indulgence. Rome never so abounded in wealth
as during the period when one tyrant and monster
succeeded another and the blood Of her best citi-
zens flowed like water; when the Senate and
people Wed with each other in paying adulation
and divine honors 10 Emperors who were u dis
grace TO human nature; whose images they would
one day bow and kpeel TO, and the next break to
pieces with savage JOY and frocity True, emo
bling independence, such as animated revou
tionary fathers, is seldom found reposing upon
soft and silken pillows Of the sofa or dvan, or din
ing at the Injurious tables of millionaires. 1nde-
pendence--true, hardy Freedom. IA. rs I'd
a Lord Of the lion heart and eagle eye,7 u 1
was never Graded in marble halls, nor handled
BY the soft hands Of effcminatc epcures and gour-
mands "
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-12

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Important fact r. tnNAsdy heralded W the world,
- the world cared chinkopin where the Tom
noady \, or Via becomet Of him.