Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-30

They are either directly or indirectly enconr-
aged by the President, the cabinet, and the
black democrats, as a party 10 these law'es'
acts Of murder and violence.
In the above debate, Senator Fcssenden
said: There is cae thing more, which
perhaps It docs not become me to say, but
which I will venture to suggest. In my
Judgment. much Of the di.hcul,y is owing to
the very bad c1ampl, which has been Get in
very high quarters. "a had sea ne oa',
tioi a,auli' onauiiisd By men Of pos't'sN aad
aaadias in iin oiiy had been Noticed as ihsy
should hare BEEN, and di'approrod as they
should Aarc ben. instead Of king Grqroroi
and d,isadei a, they ,rsrs. bslierc re should
hardly Aars AGf iAs state Of AiHg' lrhieh nc
ar, roc ,rilas,gug a. ihis aiy. l have no
belief that the poor, the ignorant. the un-
educated. and the vicious, have any very
great hesitation Rbou, following examples
that are st them by the educated, aud pco-
PIE holding position, both in the Perpeira
ton Of acts OF violence, and defending acts
Of violence"
Then, as to the city government, and the
courts there, what are theyl DR.. Magree-
der, the man who committed the mal.prac-
,ice. that sent the late beloved and lamenied
John Fairfield int, eternity in tie short
space Of only a few hours. is mayor. The
plli,e arr said 10 come from the gambling
he'll. and grJg shops Of which that city
abounds. enc ali Of whom ought u he
in the Penitentiary. rather than -, To en-
force the laws. Instead Of arresiing offend.
or, they have often been thought TO aid and
assist them % escape, and thus clude the
hand Of justice. OF Judge Crawford who
acts as Judge oi the criminal court, we
hardly iarc trus; ourselves 10 speak. When
Brook, va, arraienrd before bin Tor the a.
sault upon Sumner, he allowed Senator
T,1m's. wh, va. only a witness. TO make
lamius speech in favor Of southern chiyalry.
in court. and then LEI the covardly villain
~ with snail hne. When Herbert was
tried. thi, corrupt judicial iunc,ionary in.
tricucd and mauruyrcd m every way in his
power 70 get him acquitted. and at Jas, sue
ccclel hy pairing a lury and hamPerine
them with a hill o., instructions. Tor which
be ought 20 have bcca impeached and forcv-
sr di.:rar,i. 1, /. only few months Seo,
On, It the chief clerk. in one q the DEPART
mcu,s. was shot down in cool blood, with
ont the least prJ,ocaiiOu on the part of tie
mlrI,ryr, and be was acquitted bsfore This
sane c,n,smp,i''e judge In the debate
a',y. rsi-rrrl g., two distinguished Sena.
:1r. sv1k, "a, i..tws:
Mr.. F,..rul.u sid, IL will further say
that / am informed, and have NJ doubt Of
tle tact, that the Seer, the julsc, whose
salary you ar, rroro-ins TO increase by one
h.ll before tas senate. At ,ac bead Of tie po-
l,,, court, &. entirely incompetent, either
FROM ase or some other REASON. To the dis
charge % ai. dlii,.; NJ, Tor wan, OF learn
ir., bot lar want Of ability, dc,irr, ineliua-
ti,u, or slmsihin: els, % indie, those pun.
i,hmsuts which ought TO be inflicted or
crime. aud 70 see that criminals do not 90
cape through any misarpl,caiion Of the
law"
Mr.. Wilson sail: The senator from
Maine MIR. rcsssndcnl Ia. made 'uercs-
ton here thi. morning that thank him for
making. believe We are having now in
Washington the fruits, the legitimate fruits
Of the ,1ntuei Of Judge Crawford. Of this
city. two years ago. refer to hi. action
in rysari 6, what ,rauspirei in this body.
ani ~ regard 70 the murder Of a man in
tbi, city by member Of the House Of Re
preventative. 10 no, believe tina, oficer
o. 81 or The place he occupies and l do no,
believe tha, we shall have proper enforce
ment OF the laws. that We shall have order,
.,suri,y Of property and of lie, while that
man occupies the place he now Oils"
There are about 80 licensed gros shops
in Washington. beside. the regular hotels.
and 10 the, should De added long lie, Of
other sros shops, no, directly sanctioned by
the city authorities. Drunkenness prevails
in the capitol 10 a frishtiul extent. Both
men anu women die Of S,irum ircmos,-
which !. almo., as common as any disease
in the city. The murder. and other crimes
arr almost always committed by men when
in a state Of in,o1icati0n. How can YOU
czpcc, anything el.e. when the whole city
Is one great tipping shop1 The state OF
thing, there existing Is the legitimate irui,
Of IA system Of free rum which the Eastern
Arsu. ha, recently s,rrnuously argued
should b, iuausun,ed in the city Of Port
land, 20 make i, great and splendid city.
OF the bligh,ius effects of 'iareyy upon the
morals Of Washington, and Of its intimate
eouuccti0n with oruHs in that locality, We
have no ROOM to speak in thu. article. Our
readers know enough OF its baneiul effects,
and wicked, sinful influences upon any 90
eiety to supply the deficiency. We Ouly
add, the sooner the capitol u this nation is
removed from slave territory, the better 1t
wall be Tor tie Americun people.
OrR vltAor. The spirit Of - improve
men, % IN village seems not to have been
diminished by the hard times, or by long
winter We observe that preparations have