Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-17
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0@ SORRY PICTURE OF WASHING
est Tecoections of youth, TeIOI ed IN the felicity
M 1elior Men and have uonsd ret It , $ the ed,s
pensbe duty of every member Of society TO pr..m"t
as far him the pros perity of every idiylJn,
al has sptctes, hut more pecially Of the conmu-
nifty to whIch he belongs aud also as iatbJI nh
ject to hIs utmost aniesvors To- de- ct I'd i
Feat every tfaltorous plot which its enemies NAV De
and property of the governed is so nhvionsly the d.
sign and ehd of civh government, that tn attempr a
Ia pers at day, to assist he sun an eniighien,
the world AID II cannot be- either virtucus or hon
oraba to attempt 10 support institutions of which
OF being friends to governments; am n ia nd 10
I,sh.eoas ever msnt. to a governmert founded On
pubIcly avo& ing my eteral eLInty Ia Nv amy AID
here spier me To ask hat Tenderness. what regard
have the pres3,t rulers Of this city manifested for
the security oil ,ersons Property of the iphaLi
taais or rather what have they omitted doing de-
stros that security: They have usurpeJ the right
OF ruling us IN all CASES whatever, by arbitrary
laws, They have exercised this pretended right By
81 ould show some rrluc;Rncs at parting with our
liberty bsni Ct rniiia1s are employ ed. and always
pret3nslOns Oar streets Ishtly resuuni witt m,
NOISE ol riot and debsuchery; our peaceful citzers
are hourly exposed to shameful Insu l. and oftan
feel the effects of their violence and outrage Hence
asl The arts which idlehess can invent, used to
baTay our yOut IF one sex into extravs sance and
eHrmnscy, and OF the other la IntaIny ard ru and
see cverence Tor religion sensibiy decay? DO not
our infant learn To lisp carses be- they know
their dreadful import, and have not youth forgot
they Were Americans. aid e ardags of tue admonI-
tons OF the wise aud aged, copy with servile Imi-
taton. the fvolity and vices of their tyraDts: aud
mast he compelled TO acknowledge that even the
MODEST, farest part ofa the creation do NOT,
entirely escape the cursed snare, or WIN have
An honest father clothed with shame, OF why yir
tuous mother drowned In tears? Dark anc Design
ing knaves. murdeTers! How dare thew tread mon
the ear which has drunk the blood of slaughtered
Innocence shed by their hand? How dare thew
breathe that ar which waited to heaven the grnans
oil those who fell sacrifice to satate the thirrt f,r
ambition of monster: But If the lalporiug earth
doth not pand her jaws Nc he Won breathe is
IDf m I'm ha
bear IT; and tremble The ey of he tveo pepetraf
the darkest chamber of the al; aud you thor . n
screened from human observation. NUT he ar
r. Igned, must lift your hand. red with the blood of
those whose death you have procured, at the tire
mend lus bar of God.
But tun from this sickeniug and heart rendiHg
theme. have already extended this letter beyond
what anticipated, but desire to say more word
and then close.
ON the frst Monday in June next. there will de-
yove on the feemen OF this metropolis the duty of
eecilhg Tor two years their che m !srats Look
Well TO II, you who are most terrsted IN the wei
iare happiness and prosperity Of this city, that Won
do not give vote which will cause ron L., rs,rer ir
when the opportunity TO remedy lt will he whoIy
beyond your REACH Ii had voice that couId he
htaTd from one extremity OF this metropolis To the
OtheF won Il ring Vt IN The of every lnhabitant
thereof to wholly discard politics in me approa
eronght forward by a packed convention of loco
1ocos from the city of Baltlusre, but for the man
whom me citizens twI bout CT party sect or
creed, hsve presented for your suffrage. DO this
on the SPOTS and my life for il, you will have II
apr citation of your CT ence and the ps udIt
OF Wen done hom him who ruleih in The heavens
nave drank the cup of sorrow to ITS very dregs
ma I7!t VIATOR