The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-12
Our baltimore Correspondence.
RAIrIMoRr Nov q 19E

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Social and Moral Degradation of the Monumental City,
Since my last have rambed around good deal, and,
with the exception of day spent in Washington, have
passed my time in this the city of my BIRTH among many
of my old friends, collecting, best could the real
sentiments Of all classes Alas! how sadly changed is
the social and moral tone of good old Baltimore! The
pleasant, chvalrous piquant feelings Of former days
fear have passed away forever their place prevails
studied sullen, savage acrimony, underaid by semi
religious strata Of the bigoted and nolerant char
acter In every part Of the city wherever went the
recent outrages the bloody record of the past five
years. was the common topic Of conversation. How truly
has it been said, mo man knoweth what day may
bring FORTH Who would have supposed that in the
midst Of this enlightened aud Christian city, in the
broad day, and in the presence of numbers
Of his fellow citizens, such a man as Adam Bark
lie Kyle is conceded to have been could have been
pursued by desperate gang, and after he had taken
shelter in tho third etory OF quiet private
tally dragged from his place of refuge and while In pos
session of his capors savagcy murdered before he
reached the street, The heart recos the recital of a
outrage 80 cold 80 &c, cruel 50 qreaau The darkest and
DONE Those were
The sudden crimes engendcrd
~ The down numbering OF the prison wall.
Gusaing from freedoms fountains where the crowd.
and rample on each other to obtain
Hss cup n Which brings Ssy ion Of IA chain
The Land.
Not so here Here where power is presumed to eanate
from the peopic-where The strength OF constitutional
government TO every the privileges OF free
man. where the crushing curse Of daspotsm supposed
TO have no existence, and where the humane and
charitable doctrines OF Jesus Christ are almost
hourly preached from thousand atrs there exists no
such pailat;on as might be offered for the
crime fed capital of France As stand upon the beaut
fu hills OF my native city gaze with admiration upon the
wonderful spread of mprovementthe noble structures
and the aperng spires which pierce in all directions the
coudlcss skies In silent rapture listen the Sabbath
bells and memory, dear, delighted memory, carries me
back TO the bright and cheerful days OF happy
the pleasant sail, the merry Sleigh social frocs of
night Where are they now Where are they? Turn to
the bloody scenes OF Wednesday last, and let them
answer.
The recent called election has created profound
sensation AT 10 time since Mary land played so impor
taLt part III the Revolutionary movements OF 1876
have the intellectual energies rejecting patriotism of
good and true men been 50 thoroughly aroused Kyc's
murdcr and the dastay assault upon the Democratic
nominee ~ te Ini'd Congressional district have capped
the climax Every honest shares in the grief OF the
venerable Adam Kyle, and feels the treachcrous blow
nicted on william j. Preston This feeling of grief and
mdei alton Is not Of partisan character have yet TO
meet the first man who sanctions in tue remote de-
gree ehe OF these outrages The American party con
demns them sincerely severely as the democratic
or reform party. Bo looked upon as the offspring
Of that degraded rulansm which it would uncharita
pie 20 hold any political organization ornahle for TIE
anencd Kyle had not the pleasure ofknowing Mr. Pres
lon have known for nearly thirty years an spoke
VIZ! hin the Gay before left Tor Washington. lie was
cohins fcrna Rapy VOL; the cheerful, transformations
kinincss characteristic &c the man his br.fl md
pay ful sle, aud the full and musical
ncst VOICE were elective When heard OF the
assault could scarcely credit IT, tho1eht ne was tho as,
man IN tie community upon whom outrage would
De committed since my return have lken pains to in
yestigate the matter nd intelligent persons copcur
ring IN the opinion TINT the assault chargeable not to
an. political objection but to a passage in Mr. pres
toh speech delivered few days previously, at the joint
discussion in the court house Towsontown. At that
meeting were several OF the ruians and ut that
trey attempted 70 interrupt him.
The election took place the following Wednesday The
poody rana' ana wicked contest" were again ''re-
newell, aId the bold and speaker treacherousy
stricken down. whether by the hand OF rnfiian
prompted BY "CloGius," or some mere brute wncing
unuor the speaker eloquent febuke 10 DC dis
covered
Can wonder that 10 such state Of society men should
breathe hard and women irembey What man with the
smallest considerations for the institutions OF his country
his homo and tresic and the chren growing UP around
bim but mrst dwell with tarlring socitule anon the
probable Future The avs degraded, perverted and des
pised-oh!s'ian precept and example trampled under
ioot-mnrder boodshed and brutal attempts assassina
ton stalking abroad al MONDAY.
The Governor Of this state has just issued his procama
ton for "a day Of thanksgiving and prayer on which
puphc acts Of devotion and gratitude are to be
offered mp TO the Creator and Governor OF all mon for
inc dressings OF the past year On Bal.imore Bamorc
cothe yseh ~ sackcoth and ashes repair to the tobs
o. my murdered victims, prostrate thysef before
Almighty GoG and in the bitter humiliation of pentent re-
MORSE pour out the via.s OF thy grief
Communities, Ike families or individuals may be edu.
Gated 10 degree Of degradation almost
The process even more swift than "a generally supposed
Commence by nsdious attacks upon the aw-lnd facIe
or corrupt aduncts in those empowered administer
every hendkc passion RACES As naturally az the sparks
ny upwards, villains congregste around the accompanying
body corporate, speak knowingly when say there are
gathered together IN Baltimore this tnn more desperate
villains than Ii any other city Of the United states These
men care nothing about pocs-thoy are neither demo-
crats nor Americans but professional plundcrers, willing
10 act with either party, and watching opportunity to
sack and destroy should the occasion present itself
They are able 10 estimate with extreme accuracy the
force Of their position and the moral Galore Of the police
The condition Of this city well described in the language
Of distinguished poet
by numbers here from shame censure free
Al crimes nrc safe but hated poverty
Prepare for death, u here at night you roam,
ana eign your Will before you sur from home
some hesrtless drunkard feeling from a feast
rrosok.s broil, and stabs you for jest.
go aruhcr: assert that but for The Spartan virtue and
many nrnnefs OF the powerful and popnlous Eighth ward
VIM Guy would ere now have been subjected TO ndiscri-
inmate pnnder-the banks would have been broken into,
ana hc specie taken from their vaults with less difficulty
Than nttnndcd the dnstrrctinn laI,o.