Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-02
WASr1xaroN NYws AND aossrr.

"AD0NOAVN HA"o AMI 0Vce4S.
xisrspressntations.- writer for the
Clipper from this city (uot that journals re-.
gular Washington correspondent, ''G,'9 states
that Mr.. Peter G. Washington, recently Ie.
quired Of . person holding the appointment of
Waterman in the Treasury Department. an
affidavit that he was not member of the
| Know Nothings."
On inquiring We find this statement to be
false. At no time, nor under any circum-
stances, has any such test been required or
even demanded by Mr. Washington, or the
Secretary Of the Treasury, his chief. They
are both inclined to be very emphatic men in
the matter of removals and appointments; so
! much 80, that We would not give chew of
| tobacco for the prospect of the retention under
them OF any one, whom fitness for place with.
in their gift was in their judgement so ques-
tionsbls for any cause, as to be narrowed
down to mere question of the persons vera
city unsustained by his oath
The writer tells cock and bull story about
the re-appointmont of Mr.. Thos Fituam, (Sr J
70 clerkship in the Post Office Department.
This is manufactured out of whole cloth. The
re-appointment referred to, ia probable that of
Thos. Fitnam, Jr., his son, in the Interior De-
partment The latter was dropped from the
list OF temporary clerks in the Pension Office
not long since, the law requiring . diminution
OF the number, and re- appointed to similar
place in tho General Land Office; the law re-.
curing an increase of the number 80 employed
therein, and he being regarded BY those over
him IN the Department as not only an ex,e'.
lent clerk, but in all respects a suitable
man. While the writer-the senior editor of
the Star-freely confesses that he sincerely re-.
srets the prevalence of the custom which tests
a mans competency for clerical employ ment
under the Government by his opinions on
politics, no gives the appointing power, which
probably thinks differently from him on this
point, the benefit of this statement of the truth
concerning this appointment.
This ssme writer takes occasion In the same
letter to fib roundly about Postmaster Gener al
Campbell, who has the honor of being special
osrein the eyes of all who would prescribe their
fellow citizens who avail themselves of the right
to worship God according to the dictates of
their own conscience. Judge Campbell is not
member OF the Catholic church His parents
we're Catholics, and, We presume, members of
bis immediate family belong to the same re-
| igious denomination. The probability is, that
! being man Of sense, he does not care the toss
Of penny so far as preference as to the reli.
sious creed of the employees of the Post Office
l Department. is concerned: while, we trust, that
so far as his practice of the principle of doing
l unto others as he would have them do unto
| him, in affairs Of conscience is concerned
bis character is founded ON much more tru.
ly christian basis than that of many who
| between drinks" amuse themselves with
dsmning their neighbors on account of thei,
| religious belief
Joseph 4. Chardler.-The Wing party of
tho country will receive with pain the news
that the Wing Convention of his district have
very unceremoniously thrown this estimable
and honored gentleman and thoroughly com.
| potent national legislator overheard Native
Americanism is, just now, raging quite as in
tensely in Philadelphia as ever before, and its
| Discrimination to the success of the Catholic
Church, az an american Church, is, Just now,
much greater than ever before Mr.. Chandler
l though a native Of Massachusetts,, born OF
Puritan stock on both sides, is an humble and
pions member of that religious persuasion
Ills Wing principles are undoubted. His ca
pacity, az man Of learning, excellent sense
l industry, experience, and we'll balanced mind
is also undeuhted. Indeed, he ranks among the
hrst, If not the very first member of the present
| House. He, however, chooses to avail him
self OF what was not long since acknowledged
by all to bs tho bright particular feature il
! the system OF the American Government, viz
the right to worship God according to the die
tates Of his own conscience, without prelude,
to his rights, political or otherwise It SEEM
inat In the present state of Philadelphia poll
TICS, there arc too many people there who regsrt
tne guarantee ofoivil and religious liberty an,
equality IN and under this Government mis-
take, and hold that they have the right to ex
punge 1t from the Constitution So it was jadget
best in the Convention not to run counter II
the views of such persona; and Mr.. Chandle
was accordingly sacrificed. we. however
take it for granted that he will be a candi
date, knowing, of our own knowledge, that b,
sets too high a value upon the preservation o
the principles of the Constitution in the Gov
eminent, to abes by acquiescenoe in any sue.
arrangement, for the propitiatio of any influ
snce whatever, the abrogation of this importan
feature in the political 81 stem framed by GU
fathers. We, therefore, have every reason t
believe that he will be an independent candi
date for Congress, and that the Democrats
wiser than the Wings in this instance, viii
run no candidate against him, being conten
to fight the fight wholly upon the question =
Is it right in this country to prescribe ma
on account Of his religion
The Recent Election in Washington City
1t appears that there is s. stematie effort be
ing made in many newspapers to create al
impression that the Rev. Chas A Davis
elected few days since to represent the Frs
Ward Of this city in the municipal Council
Board, was "ths candidate of the Ca,ho
lies, &C. As this story does injustice bot,
to Mr.. D. and our Catholic fellow citizens, W
deem it proper to contradict it. Mr.. Davi
is Methodist preacher, and having serve