The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-08-01
Destructive Fire In Baltimore City.

On Friday morning last II fire broke out at
corner Of Clay and Park streets, Baltimore,
and ragel for syeral hours, destroying nearly
one million dollars worth of property. The
Gazette says:
The area burned over. extended from Lex
ington street on the south to Mulberry street
OH the north, and from Liberty street on the
east to Larew's alley, near Howard street, on
the west. But the cause of the fire was ex-
ceedingly cratic, leaping as it did the entire
block between Saratoga and Mulberry, and
continuing its work of destruction on the
north side of Mulberry street.
Two churches were burned-lhe Central
Presbyterian and the English Lutheran The
Church of st. Alphonsus, with its noble stce-
ple-the masterpiece of CAREY LoNG-es.
capped unscathed, although the flames were
beating all around it. The Cathedral caught
fire slightly in the clock tower, from wander
ing flakes; but by watchful guardianship the
danger was promptly averted, both there and
on the main dome, where the shingles on the
side exposed t. the fire were covered with
blankets, lletp constantly wet. The number
of houses entirely destroyed may be roughly
estimated at eighty three, ard some twenty or
twenty-one were partially burned In many
cases everything within the houses fell sac
rticc to the flames, while much damage and
10 small loss, was sustained in the removal
OF furniture from houses either supposed to
be in the line of the fire, or seriously threat
ened but which escaped entirely The total
loss will in all probability not fall far short of
million dollars, and may exceed s,Iriivwhat
that sum.
While the fire was in progress dispatches
were sent to Washington city for aid, and in
less than one hour the Washington fireman
eat work in Baltimore, with their engines,
and did good service in staying the flames.
Some of the Principles of Democracy.
The Albany Argus defines the principles of
Democracy as follows:
"The Democracy believe that Constitutions
should be strictly construed, and religiously
and honestly protected and sustained at the
hazard of property and life itself They hold
that Constitutions should distinctly provide
for the protection of man, his person, charac-
ter and property against aggression of every
possible kind. That the Legislative, Judicial
and Executive Departments should perform
their respective duties rs distinct from each
other as from other Governments. That
laws should be as few in number as possible,
and only for purposes-to provide the neces-
sary means of carrying on the Government
and educating the young, and no more; and
for Furnishing those committing aggressions
upon the persons ana right of others and
upon the government and to punish those
guilty of either. That no laws should be
passed which in their practical application
shall give special advantage to one section of
country, OF one class of men, over others; or to
make one portion of the people subordinate
TO another, or to yield them share of their
earnings. That all special legislation is UNI
equal and unjust, and should not be tolerated
That beyond the laws absolutely necessary
for the above purposes every man should be
left perfectly free to pursue happiness in his
own way while he does not violate the laws or
trespass on the rights of others Ifhe choos-
es to hunt fish, or fiddle, drive fast horses OF
slow ones, wear long hair and beard or shave
both, let him. If he gripes or spends his
money he only enjoys his rightful privilege
If he prefers to wear his old garments or play
dandy, or to compress large feet into small
shoes, no law should prevent him. The same
things do not make all men happy or misera-
bic. 1t is the inalienablc right of mankind to
seek happiness where they can find it and
governments have no more right to attempt
to legislate them into it than to enact laws
to guide them into Heaven"