It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.
Source: Following the Equator, ch. 8, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, 1897.
-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30 1835-1910), US novelist, journalist, river pilot; The Great American humorist was also known as The People's Author and creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.