Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-16
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TEE fSFhsEXCE oE CITIES.

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FEE fSFisEACE oE' CITIES.
TN. fn.."so of population in the cities. of
late. lava 10y the remarkable demand for
more. r.n .upnDS. the utter inpoy,ibIity of pro-
,.diua ta.lt for the numerous applicants. Is
one at 3D.. wonders of the times. And al
fhor.a has been, and is. fashionable or Gus.
f,nar with large numbers Of ultra pAlan-
tHru.t-.. tn indulge obiar2atione concerning
c.u.. sinks oi 'iniquity. with other phrases
..' I.-< elegant, the desire to live in them
,..",. be controlled: and If evil, in them
st.~. il seems quite remarkable that So
Nanny. conre.sedy good men. should not only
Ia da-irous of participotipp in what they have
IL, offer. but should actually busy themselves
IN increasing their bounds and popularion. and
Irrp.maJing their Influence.
Bu! are tLcy indeed the .ryiI-'' certain
persons would have ms think? Man is = social
beings and from the carlies, Times Of which we
have ANY record. ,hcr, h.,y,. been ..dw,.llnr. il,
the cities. men as di-tiuc, in thcir modes Of
life from thos, Of IT,. omen country. of the
uatrilrrllal method of living. as it is possible
to conceive Of: and Il the cpios or antiquity
were r., only tn,rral.lr. mr d...-rblc.-ir
,.i.h,u, tna c,io,.,c,. mean. a,,. cleanliness
,,,;oyc,l sd ,,r..s.ni thrnn.l .n,l abundance Of
water ilaf every man. almost. has i spring on
b;- own nr,rai-... If v.ithua. al this. the world
has insisted bv is practice. ON this omineutIv
social mode Of existence. Is !. .cnsihl, still 10
dccrr #. 10 atr,mpl 10 c.urmg, cities. or even
tu seek 10 cnp,l, tlriro,uatl?
And are llc., mault.I pliantluoui~ts who
sire IL 5l.r huli, ON all I.a sibe occasion<.--cs-
urcialIr nlcn they are. f.. hot chase after some
''r..lte.'-,r i.rn,.uriu.. CITIES. ar,. they fine
true friends of either rty uI ,,,nfr,e There
iau,t be consumer. 81. we'll ms rrodurnr.. for II.
every iuan in :, hand as fertile a- j. his cult
waited l,~ hnndl.l #..os OF wheat or other pro-
duca instead ur drsu.ing his energies to rro.
ducmg haIs. or shoes or harness for the moods
cd. a., ..r:enlnuali.,. wonla labor he - we'll
appreciated and balanced. a. conducivc - 4,
now Is to chr comfort Of the race? Thousand.
have .rr,i, and ..,,.....,I,l.. r,..1.. -. ;,.,
naiy ia conuiyinc. rs their only available
caail These a,vanta.,s or flcrlt;e. stand
IN H.. p'ac, OF the land some one else bano,.ns
to haze: and Tire Daoit understanding of one
class taat II shall labor n,rthaolhcr. furnishing
food oa h.ono side in return for articles quite
-. iua. peu.abo ta the other. +. a standins re-
h"lr TO those 5hoUehtIc.. but well meaning
individuals. who. in their morbid fear Of .social
r..'.. would send the whole human race
"ac. l." the herds and The plain, a. TO thc
m'"a, 'f a more desirable existence
'ho truth Is. Ills time men ceased thi- hum
dgon endrov"r to abolish cities: 10 decry
them: tn attempt to make those mharnv who
existence. If cities arc NOT ..orlained of
Gpl, aijAei.:nd ly Him tAyp A., hn,ra,,
institution il. Thousand. ...d tar. ar tl...,
..,.,l. r... ','. W. '"'"-
''''''' awe IA ''Hl'H'tN' comfort amounting
to .uyutN in l1ru. yvbn~p if.fl. i,o,.... ,,..,ll