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Rh affect us. See the multiplied groggeries, gambling cellars and dens of infamy which are thronged, not only by the old and hardened in crime, but thronged by the young men of our city, whose downward course is blasting the best hopes of their parents and friends. Oh! were it possible for us to take a panoramic view of all the abominations committed here during the space of twenty-four hours only, we should be overwhelmed at the sight: we should be ready to regard ourselves as dwelling among incarnate demons instead of human, intelligent, and moral beings. Horror-stricken at the sight, we would tremble under the most agonizing apprehensions, lest the earth would not long sustain such a mass of guilt, pollution and crime. Now, we should bear in mind, that the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, surveys with one comprehensive glance, not only all the crimes of a single nation, but of the world at large. He has a clear and distinct view of every