Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-10

course, have nothing to say: but, az one |
connected with the public press, | deem
it proper, as we'll for Mr.. Walsh's sake,
as for the public good, that an early OPP
portunity may be afforded him of Justify
ing himself before the country, and of
proving his right to a seat in Congress,
on the ground that he is a native of the
United States, as he has always asserted
that he is, and not an alien.
COPY OF THE B.PTIsMAL RECORD THE PARISH OF
YoUGHAL. COUNTY CORK, IRELAND.
On the 9Th day of October, in the year of
Lord 1914, was baptised; Michael Walsh, son
of Michael Walsh and Ellen Fiavin; the
sponsors being David Hayes and Mary Con-
nelly.
/ certify tie above to be a true copy.
YOUGHAL, dated this 18th day Of July. 1888.
CHARLES FtEL:ING, e. Z.
The other document, taken from the
records at Albany, is as follows
Michael Walsh, representative 9th District,
city and county OF Now York; place of birth,
New York City; married age, So weight,
1873 lbs Taken from Assembly document %,
April Z, 1852.
Some portions Of the foregoing baptis-
NAL certificate are, in the original, print
ed in Roman characters, but it has no
certificate or seal of court or Justice of
Peace attached to it, which would give it
the character of genuine document. |
have been told, however, by the parties
in possession of it, that he had sent for
it, and obtained it from the Rev. Father
Fielding, of Youghal.
UW have Just received from Came
ron's General Agency, corner of Louisiana
avenue and It'll street, the second and
third numbers of the Musical Repository.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The RECENT REMOVAL OF THE 3" House III
BRARIAN ''-Finding in the Baltimore Times
and other journals, fragrant misstatements in
| connection with this affair, all Of them evil
IDENTIFY written to create the erroneous impress
sion that he was removed under sinister infu-
enees; and, besides, yillainously abusive of
Mr.. Forney, we have made further inqui-
ries into the matter. and have 10 say that Mr.
Parker had been absent for several months
without leave, the Library having been left
by him in great disorder, Expecting him
| back daily. time passed on till the Goth OF
| October, when, thinking it time to have the
the Library in order for the meeting Of Con
| gress, the Clerks note of that date WAS writ
| ten, and sent to him through Mr.. Messmer
| his assistant Mr Parker made no reply t.
| that note; but some time afterwards appeared
| for a few days. He made no explanation OF
/ the cause Of his absence. And he again alb
! senicd himself without leave. AMI without
| L., 81. ,,
brary from the confusion into which it had
fallen through his ineficiency and neglect
! At this time his dismissal was decided on. but
was withheld COR few weeks because Of the
death of his son in Texas, Of which event IN
formation had reached Washington.
| LETTER FROM Mn J. ". FoRyEY The fol
lowing letter has been addressed to the Eli
tors of the Richmond EHq"irer by Mr.. Forney
Clerk of the House of Representatives. Ii
cannot fail to be read with interest by lii
numerous friends.
! Editors Richmoud EHyuirsr-
| letter signed = Fairfax, in the EugD,re,
| of the Sth of December. contains a most ur-
fair allnsiOn to my recent removal Of Mr. j
| A. Parker FROM the Office Of Librarian OF the
a Ask t # 5 RebR9TTe;nen4tiyes and RESPECTFULLY
|
| from his post. and for leaving the Library in
a state of such utter confusion and neglect rs
| must have brought down upon me the ms;
| censure of the House Of Ecpresentati, c. mad
| not employed Othfry to put it into pruncI
| condition Cor the meeting Of Congress | tool
| The step of which - Fairtax'' ronlpIains most
reluctantly, inasmuch as | had appointed Mr..
Parker against the wishes OF nearly every
member ot the Democratic Delegation from,
! l.. 4 +
| he should vlndicate nv choice. lie has not
| lone 30. and | have removed him. The Ii
brary being under my control, | am of course
| responsible for the manner liz which il : cared
tor. AMI The House looks II III" 70 see t:nt the
duties of Librarian are discharged with n.lei-
| ity.
| Fairfax announces that Mr. PaTicr's re-
| n0val was because he was not in favor OF my
reelection This is the first time | ever heard
OF II. lie always proies-ci to be my ardent
| friend and If lie was my fee he certainly did
not act out the Virginia character by secretly
opposing man WHO had offended nearly eve
ry member from Virginia in the last Congress
by giving him IN office. Nine men out uftcn
would have discharged him for this alone had
events disclosed it, and thcY would have done
IT at once. But enough unon this roint.
Fairfax" however. refers to another sub
jet.
L
Virginia Democracy with defiant confidence
against all my enemies Let me hope that the
memory OF the Past will allow me to say .
| word Of the Present
For seventeen long years, and at times $. hen
nearly every State i'll the North was o,errui.
or overwhelmed by the en.hiftered enemies Of
the South. the hand that writes these ha.,y
lines. without 4 thought OF self or d care for
Office, held up Tie beleaguered banner of
states Rights, and beginning in a minority.
aided to swell the ranks of the imposing ma
Jority that demolished secrionalisrn in IS53 |
do not appeal to Virginia to repudiate the
ISLANDERS Of my personal character; bu: / ask
that she should hear me for my cause The
letter Tor which | have been assai.e,i b.
combination OF personal foes. was the result
Of an ardent attachment TO frend-notI!irg
more. l wrote it as | would write 10 INV
brother, if had one. | never for one mo-
ment regretted it till | saw malignant in
genuity torture it into meaning from wIici,
me- whole nature reyolted. This is my ONLY
defence on that point. My own State of Penn
sylvania land Virginia knows her faith and
her hdelltyJ spontaneously put this construc-
ton upon 1t, and sustained me by an exIrres-
sion Of public opinion that amounted almost
to acclamation North, South. East and
west, the same view was taken of it Jy fair
and unprej JUDGED men. But | never printed
u line to effect this state Of opinion; and when
the broad issue was made upon NE in the
House OF Representatives. at the commence.