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The Washington Police

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
July
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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Next carne a bilí to carry into effect the recom. mendation of President Tyler ín his annual message, to wit, the establishment of nn oflective pólice íor the city, at ihe expenso of the government of tho United States. This is a reinarknbíe pioject, nnd shows, that if slaveholdcra fail of ny object they might desireto gain ot ihe fedeil Mvemraent, it wil! not be through execsaivo mo;lesty. Probably there is not another city in de Union that declines (o pay the expenses of ts pclicj. The peopJc seem not only unable to dministcr an effective government over themelves, but unable to pay for it. Living as they o upon the lavisli expenditures of 'he government among ihein, mnounting to iuorc than a ïillion ofdollnrsyearly, (some'say two millions ) ïey cooliy luniioujidand soy to the governmont,

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News