Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE
The Aun.sabbath Party In Baltimore-A 10y
al GOverEOr-Abuse OF the Colored
People. -Political.-New
Party Nov ement

| HiOiO thhy justly no clhsscu anon
the most important cities of Am eri
ca. Its population is composed o
all nationalities under the heavens
and every steamer and vessel from
distant isles and continents is con
stantly loading on our wharfs hun
dreds and thousands of emigrants
in search of homes and protection
from the downtrodden and impover-
ished countries of the old world.
Among the foreign population, th,
German greatly preponderate, anC
it is from this class OF people w,
have most to fear concerning tn,
moral and religious future of th,
American nation. The Germans ar,
not warlike, nor in any sense dan
gerous as neighbours and fellows
for no ore need to fear any direo
opposition from this class of citizens
but their disregard of the sabbath
and their proclivities for beer drink
ing and Sunday parades, is very
likely TO make trouble for law abid.
ing and Sabbath observing people
not very far distant. AT present
the German influence in our city il
tremendous against the Sabbath. II
was by the votes of this class, thai
our street cars was set running or
Sunday, and all avenues open to the
numerous parks and beer gardens
scattered in great numbers through
out the city. 1t is we'll known that
here is the strong hold of Catholic
ism in the United States, and among
Germans, Catholics and Jews, some
time in the future there will come q
struggle for the maintenance of the
sanctity of the Sabbath, which may
deluge our streets in blood, and up
turn the very foundations of our City
Government. 1t is most fortunate
that professionalism is also very
strong in Baltimore there being no
less than one hundred protestant
churches in our midst, the most OF
which work in perfect unison to
maintain and uphold the present or.
der of things. Public sentiment is
manufactured by the churches, and
is altogether too strong as yet, to be
overridden by the whiskey and an
ti-Sabbath rings so formable among
us.
During the late rebellion, Baltic
moro was saved by the personal in
fluence of one man-Gov. Hicks,
whose unflinching devotion to the
Union, kept our city from going ov>
err to secession also the state from
similar fate, and whose memory is
cherished by the friends of the gov"
eminent with undying affection. 1t
is possible our city officers may
keep the anti>Sabbath rings in the
minority, and thus paralyzs their
efforts in the way of doing much
harm. Our present mayor is NOR
al, and no doubt christian man, and
while he works with the old Demo
Gratis, he is known TO regard our re-
ligious institutions, and will throw
his influence in their support.
1t is with regret that l have to
say our city has lately been the
scene of disgraceful proceedings un'
BETTING a free and independent peo-
pie. This is the season of Sabbath
school picnics, and among others our
colored school have their social ex-
cursions for the benefit Of the Sun.
day schools. The colored popula-
tiOn of Baltimoreis most respectable
much above the same class in the ex
treme portion of the south. One o.
the principal colored Sabbath schools
in connection with the Methodist
Episcopal church, in returning to th'
city, were beset by a mob of"roughs'
at the President st. depot, and were
as sheep before company OF men
Evidence satisfactory goes 10 show
that the blacks landed peaceably
from the cars and were on their way
home when beset by mob, and m
protected by the police were driver
from street to street until tho citi
gems interfcred and give them shell
ter in their own yards and houses
Examinations are now going on be
fore the police commissioners, ans
some show OF effort is now bsin.
made to ferrit out the offending par
ties. 1t is predicted by the Balti
more american (Union sheet tina
the whole thing will be white wash
cd over and will soon die away lik
similar occurrences in other years.
The same old venom still lies il
the heart of Secession, though tina
poison is confne6 mostly to tn
rougher and baser class of our popu
lation. Our people are advancing
though with tortoise pace, but W
rejoice that the world does move fol-
,oard, rather than backward. Th
political sky is somewhat cloudy, on
people being wrought up to quite
- s., ror on the suhiect of "A change /