Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-01
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE RIGHT OF SUPERAGE-The Question of
the right of suffrage in our municipal elections
vas decided by their honors judge MorsalI
and Dunlop, In the circuit court Yesterday
The arguments made in the case we're sble
Charles 5 Wallach and Richard s, Core
Esqs, represented the right of all cit,zsus To
vote and James NJ. Carlisle and Joseph II
Bradley, Esqs, representing the corporation,
cDntended that none were entitled 10 vote hnt
those who were registered.
This case was brought befor. the eour, hv
Mr. Wallach, who is tax payer. has ALWAYS
resided in the city, and has been n legal voter
for many years, but whose name has not been
registered by the assessors.
Judge Dunlop thought that Mr. Wallach
had committed no default He had for years
been regular tax payer and voter in the
Fourth Ward, and had right to presume he
was continued az such. 1t did not appear that
Congress intended to deprive citizen of the
right to vote whs had committed no default.
After Mr.. Bradley had concluded, Mr.. Car
Isle offered the Court series of points or
propositions for their Judgment.
The Court, briefly consulting, decided that
in addition TO the qualifications under the act
Of 1920 that of lo4o superadded the payment
% a school tax hat ali the reauIsitions of the
act OF 1913 must be complied with. In MIR.
Wsllaeh's case every qualification was shown
70 be complete. 1t Is the Assessors duty to
seek out citizens, and that of citizens to find if
they have been enrolled, and if all his Quail
dcations are complete, the citizen is entitled to
vote. Mr.. Wallach had right to presume he
was on the list.
AL persons having the requisite qualifica-
tons, and subject to the school tax, ought to
have been assessed, and are emit tied to vote
Congress appeared to have two purposes in this
act of 1913: one to describe the proper qualifi-
cations for a voter, and the other to raise a tax
for the support of the public schools of the
city. There were other purposes, but they
were subordinate and directory, and not in
d;spensable. The evidence of qualification
afforded by the registry is not exclusive; other
testimony might be admitted Although re.
gistration IS convenient and proper, and
although ordered to be done, yet if not done.
and all other thing, performed, the party is
entitled TO vote.
The Court granted no formal mandamus in
Mr. Wallaeh's special case. the decision being
general, and as such to be applied by the
Commissioners of Election in his and all similar
instances. He will, therefore, under this
judgment, be entitled to vote Notwithstanding
the omission of his name on the lists
This decision we look upon as Just and
equitable. 1t will entitle many of our best
citizens, who were born in Washington, to
VOTE who otherwise would have been deprived
ofthe right Of suffrage by the design or neglect
OF the GsSsSsors
LEcTURE.-Lastni hight ths Rev J. G. O.eken.
of Germany, delivered a gratuit ous discourse
at the + street Baptist church, on the subject
of religious freedom abroad and entered into
the minutie of State tablishei churches in
several Protestant countries of Germany. He
Lad found that both here and in Great Britain
they had not very correct idea Of tie state of
the Protestant church in Germany, and espe-
eially with regard to those who differed from
the State established religion. He had not 30
high an opinion of Luther as the majority of
PrOtestan;s had. He considered that Luther
never had possessed q clear idea of what was
meant in Scripture as tine true kingdom of
Christ namely, spiritual one. He also COM
mented upon Luther's being the advocate of
the connection Of the State with the Church
and translated a passage from Luther cate
ehism, in which he advocates compelling per-
sons to conform TO the established religion by
force. In fact, there was only slight Fash Of
true religion prevailing at the time when the
reformed religion commenced in Germany
The people were tired of the dominion of Rome,
but knew very little further of the true reli.
gious spirit 1t arose from this deficiency,
that the leaders of the Reformation favored the
connection of Church and State, while thew
forgot the memorable words of our Saviour.
that those who take the sword, shall perish by
the sword, and SO indeed the Reformed Church
nad perlsneu, iol now at me end OF three
centuries, scarcely vestige of real religion re.
NAMED IN that country, where Luther fret
preached, and at the beginning of the present
century there were not probably in it forty
preachers who preached the Truth. The fact
was, that by the Reformation they got rid of
one Pope, and substituted thirty three In his
place, for every King by the connection of
Church and State, was Pope in his own do
minions
BE then alluded to the prosecutions which
the Calvinistic church established States of
Holland and Switzerland subjected others to,
and said that he had spent some time with
colony OF 800 Hollanders in Iowa, who had
Jeff their country ON that account. MANY of
his listeners might have also heard of the
religious prosecutions in Switzerland about
lol4. Again, in the Lutheran churches
tablished kingdom Of Prussia, William the
Third undertook to harmonic the two con-
tlcting AID predominant sects in Prussia
Of Luther and Calvin, and drew up
form of faith for all the clergy in his domin-
ions to subscribe 20, and as neither party were
very deyetsdly attached to their particular
creed, he did not find much difficulty in in
ducing both parties to conform to them Those
however, who still adhered to their or gnal
ereeds were driven into exile and compelled
to seek refuge in the United States, and the
American colonies of Great Britain. He main
had been a prosecuting church, and although
he detested the doctrines OF the {! nationalist
party Of th at set, he must say that they were
more liberal and less persec uting than the
evangelical part of the same.
The Rev. Mr.. Quicker spoke at great length
upon the subject, gvil e likewise an account
Of his labors and trials at the East, which
was listened to with much interest by those
present.
BANNER PREsENTATION.-This morning the
interesting ceremony of the presentation of
beautiful blue silk banner, richly fringei
with gold trim ming, and ornamented with
heavy gold tassels, took place opposite Mr.
Pendle,On's residence, on New Jersey av-
enue, Capitol Hill, by Mrs. Pendleton on be-
half Of the Ladies Of Washington The fair
presenter on giving the above, made a very
elegant and appropriate address, which was
responded 10 by the Sachem, Mr. G.. X Ruff.
who, after apOlogizing for his inadequacy to
respond in a suitable manner to Mrs Pendle-
ton address, not being aware that he should
nave 10 do so, until within a very short period
anterior TO the ceremony, proceeded to say
Lady, you have beautifully expressed the
objects Of our Order, and only say that You
understand them fully; and this day you have
gwen unmistakable evidence that you appre-
cate them We are proud that we are engaged
IN work upon which woman smiles; and be
assured, lady, that we properly estimate the
iAsof aud influence of woman, and will not en-
gage IN any enterprise to which she is opposed
We receive this beautiful, costly, and APP
Peopriate banner, az present from the ladies
OF nit 1aar Ill