The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Beggars!

"Beggars!." New-York Saturday Press. (1860-9-18). 2.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
journalism
Abstract

This high-spirited editorial bemoans the wave of police aggression against the New York City beggar population and demands that the beggars of the smarter set (elected officials and members of prominent families) receive the same treatment.