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Are these foreign hordes fit to share our liber-
ties? This question is one Of fearful import and
involves principles and opinions that lie deep at
the foundation of our national permanency. We
do not hesitate to say that they are not fit, be-
cause they do not feel, as the natives of the
country, that strong inborn attachment that is so
essential to the greatness and prosperity of peo-
pie. They arrive in this country, without know
ing one word Of the history Of its rise and pro-
gress, and impressed with the idea that we girded
ourselves about with freedom, from the ensan-
guined baptism of a mobbish conspiracy. In
land of liberty, they think there are no laws, and
only learn their existence by feeling their pun
shment. There is not paper that we open but
ment of our statutes and the spirit of our consti-
tuition; and the demon that stalks through the
western and southern country derives its appella-
ton from foreigner. We mean Lynch Law.
Dutch' at the liberal exercise fther "newly ac-
quired and we'll understood rights"


From the Ne,D Orleans Pcaulne


A FATAL AI"TEMPT AT LYNCHING.


Vicksburg has been the scene of another dis
orderly and illegal proceeding, which resulted in
boodshed and death. The particulars are given
at full length in the Register of Saturday last;
but we have room merely for general notice of
the affair. ...


1t seems that some ten or fifteen persons, ar
dent lovers ofjusce and social order, armed them
selves with muskets, ropes, &C., and proceeded,
about l o'clock on Thursday night the 23d ult.,
to lnflict summary justice upon a family of four
Germans, named Flekensten, IA father and three
sons,) who lived in the upper part of the town,
and who, it was said, kept dlsorderly house.


They demanded admission. This being re-
fused, they broke open the outer door and enter
ed, J. A. Het, German, and an unusually rash
and adventurous young fop, leading the way
Before he entered he called to his comrades
'who will 60 in with RE if | lead the way?"
Several replied that they would The family
was in the upper story of the house. He COM
menced ascending the stairs, when, perhaps
dreading the resistance of some one he saw, or
more etlectually to clear the way, he discharged
one of his pistols and wounded one Of the sons of
Flekenstein severely in the neck and jaws. A
volley of four or five shots was almost instantly
returned. Helt fell dead, piece Of the skull be-
ing torn off and almost the whole of the brains
dashed out. His comrades seeing him fall, sud-
denly took to their heels and no more was seen
of them. Some other names have been commu-
nicated to us, but we refrain from giving them al
present, lest we should either injnre innocent in
dividuals or prejudice the administration of JUS
tice. 1t is thought that the wounds of F'leken.
stein will not seriously endanger his life. An in
quest was held over the body of Helt, and YER
dict rendered that he "came to his death by the
hands of one Of the three Flekensteins.'' Mea-
sures have been taken to bring the offenders to
justice at the next term of the criminal court.