The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-13

WHO COMMITS CRIME IN NEW DIRK I'm
Mr. Holiday book, which we have referred TO
else where, he gives several curious and IN
structive as well as authentic tables, identifying
the nativity of those who commit crime in that
great city. In one table, the nativity of offend
ers for twenty-one months is given, showing
that, while the natives number only 3l,088s the
foreigners of all nations amount to no fewer
than 1883. OF these, 60,442 are Irish, 9,46S
Germans, and 4,00l English. The large pre-
ponderance of Irish In the category of prisoners
viii be hard fact for some Of the journals in
the Roman Catholic interest to get over.
Equally interesting is the information respect
ing admissions into the Aims House for the
three years ending in 1858. The total number
of admissions was IL, 653, of which only 2,392
were natives, all the rest being foreigners. OF
these latter, 1861 were Irish, and only Gal
Germans-a fact highly creditable to the Ger
mans
Another table shows, that of 2S,82l persons
admitted into the Aims House in ten years,
22,468 were foreigners, of which l5,948 were
Irish, l,240 Germans, and j ,297 English. Du-
ring the same period, of 50,0l5 admitted to
Bellevue Hospital, Al 1851 were foreigners In
the Lunatc Asylum, out of 1885 inmates,
1850 were foreigners. In the City Prison, of
25l,344 persons committed, only 59,385 were
natives. Of the whole number, no fewer than
B6,43l protested to be members of the Church
of Rome. Facts like these suggest their own
comments.-C Chicago Press and Tribune.
SOUND VIEws.-In recent speech the Hon.
a. Lincoln, of Illinois. thus expresses himself
on the subject of union of the Opposition in
1860:
81 know that it is very desirable with me, as
with everybody else, that all the elements of
the Opposition shall unite in the next Presi-
dental election and In all future time. / am
anxious that that should be, but there are
things seriously to be considered in relation to
that matter. If the terms can be arranged,
am in favor of the union. But suppose we
shall take some man up, and put him upon one
end or the other of the ticket, who declares
himself against us in regard to the prevention
of the spread of Slavery, who turns up his nose
and says he is tired of hearing anything about
it, who is more against US than against the
enemy, what will be the issue Why, he will
get no slave States after all--he has tried that
until being beat is the rule for him. IF we
nominate him upon that ground, he won't get a
slave State; and not only so, but that portion of
our men who are high-strung upon thelprinciple
we really fight for, viii not go for him, and he
won't get single electoral vote anywhere, ex-
cept perhaps, in the State of Maryland. There
is no use in saying to us that we are stubborn
and obstinate, because we won't do some such
thing as this. We cannot do it. We cannot
get our men to vote it. 1 speak by the card,
that we cannot get the State of Illinois in such
case by fifty thousand. We would be Aatter
down than the Negro Democracy themselves
have the heart to wish to see us. After saying
this much, let me state little on the other
side. There are plenty Of men in the slave
States that are altogether good enough for me
to be either President or Vice President, pro-
vided they will profess their sympathy with.apr.
purpose in the election, and VIII place them
selves on the ground that~0ur men. upon prin-
cipe, can vote fer fer There are scores of them,
g8od men in their character for intelligence and
talent and integrity. If such one viii place
himself upon that sort of ground, am for his
occupying one place upon the next Republican
or Opposition ticket, applause will heartily
go for him.