Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-21
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL, INTELLIGENCE.
SsAYH or THE THRRMo9a1ER-The thor.
uoueser, In our ooanung room, at II O'Clock
to-day. rood 81 "a degrees above zero: ll'r .

TINS NETTING LAST NIaHr-DrsGRAcEFUL
CoSDUCr OF SOME OF ITS OPPoyENrs.-Ac-
cordiDg to the call publis he'd in the news2a-
pers OF the city, a very large meeting as
sembled IN 1lth street, last evening, opposite
Csrusi s Saloon The stand large enough to
contain fifty persons) was erected 90 as to be
entered from the centre window of the ID story
of the building, and was covered with fla Is.
banners, and lanterns, the American flag
waving ogerit. At p. m, the Marine Band
entered the stand, and after they played two
airs, 10y which time some two thousand per-
sons had collected in front Of the stand. DR..
Blake called the meet ing 10 order and nomi-
mated Col James q. Berrett, the Postmaster OF
Washington. for Chairman. Putting the oues-
ton, it was carried by a very ananirnous vote,
few persons on the outskirts who had evi.
IDENTIFY attended to create disturbance, voting
NO, quite vociferously.
Col Berrett then thank ed the meeting in a
few appropriate remarks for the honor con-
fsrred upon him, and spoke a few elouueut
sentences eulogis ic of the cause of civil and
religious liberty and equality of rights, which
he said they had assembled to uphold; and
also OF the Democratic party, who, he declared
were determined to stand AN unit in defens e
OF the guaranteed rig SGT the Consultation as
endangered by the ewpolitical Organization
Three hearty cheers were then given for the
chairman.
That officer next read list of Vice Presi-
denis and Secretaries, which had been nomi-
mated, in writing by some one whose name
was not announced. They wore as follows:
Wee PrsS1dsNts.-John w. Maury, Phil
Barton Key, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonah D. Hoover.
A. g. Allen, A. o. P. Nicholson, BEVERLY
Tucker, Col VIM. Seldsn, Zeph., Jones, VIM.
H. Hope, WIN Orme, Jerome Digges. Capt
Henry B. Tyler, Dear bon johnson, Dr. A. w.
Miller, James Mcguire, John D. Clark, Saml
Drury ..n--
S;erstaries.-F McNerhany, A. G. South
all. c. W. G. Huntington, Thos, J. Fisher,
Mich. ". Cluskey. - ~, = -
These officers were accepted by the meeting
large procession of persons from the Cap
itol Hill and Navy Yard, proceeded by drum
and fife, here hfed into the meeting from
Pennsylvania avenue, and were received with
loud shouts and cheers by their friends.
Dauiel Radcliffe, Esq, here moved the ap-
pointment, by the chair, of committee of
nine to prepare resolutions for the action of
the meeting The Chairman then named that
committee, as follows Messrs Daniel Rad
clife, Jonah D Hoover. Charles 5. Wallacb
VIM. c. Rediall, Thomas j. Gait, Henry S.
Davis, Peter Hepburn, Lemuel Gaddis, VIM.
Morgan.
After brief delay, during which, some of
the opponents of the meeting again showed q
disposition to disturb its proceedings-
MIR. Radcliffe again re-appeared on the
stand, and presented the resolutions, which
were read by Mr. F. McNcrhany, aud, in
substance, asserted that a certain secret DO
litical organisation. known as the Know
Nothlngs had recently spi uug up in the midst
OF Us, and Is repugnant TO the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution of the United
States, and the principles of our republican
fathers and of the Democratic party; that the
meeting wsuld resist to the utmost the designs
and purposes OF this association; denouncing
1t as bold and reasonable movement against
the Constitution and liberties of the peoples
pledglng the meeting not to act In political
fellowship with those who are engaged in the
traitorou, attempt to deprive their fellow-cit-
liens CT the free exercise Of their religious
principles; endorsing the wisdom of the adj
ministration Of President Pierce in his domes-
TIC and foreign policy, ard approving of his
hdeilty IN sustaining Democratic measures:
and asserting that the Democrats look to him
to purge the several departments of the gov
eminent Of those who are actiag against the
Constitution, and are known to be connected
with the Know Nothing Organization; ha, the
Washington Union, and other journals here
and elsewhere, which have ably and energeti
oaily opposed the Know Nothing faction, are
entitled to the wsrmest thanks and generous
support from the friends of civil and religious
liberty throughout the country; and that to
carry the foregoing declaration into effect
there be organized society to be called the
Washington Democratic Association, the OBJ
ject of which shall be peaceable enforcement
IF constitutional rights to prevent the spread
OF moral treason and the combinati N of the
Know Nothings in either general, political, or
municipal affairs. -s
In fh "a ha1i nf THE
In the crowd called out to Dir McNerhany,
How long have you been a Democrat ~
This was followed by loud laughter from the
knot of disturbers Of the public peace from
whose midst the question came.
Mr., Men answered very loudly, "All my
life" and was yociferoualy cheered by the
meeting During the reading, be was fire.
quently Interrupted by derisive noises made
in the crowd, the effort of those making them
being to prevent him from being heard. Here
the first signs OF determination to prevent
the meeting from exercising their legal right
TO express their opinions on public affairs, was
apparent
The resolution Of confidence in the Admin
istraiion was especially distasteful to the row.
dies esea5iDg TO make a distur bance; so they
Shouted sad booted continually during its
reading 70.
The chairman, on putting the question upon
them, announced them carried, all but the
"""'ing and dis,urbers Of the
opponents OF tho n.~- - shouting
pablo peace voting aye-ths latte. -
~.
The chairman next introduced the Hon.
Thomas B. Florence, who, rising to speak.
was received with cheers from the great body Of
the meeting, and with hooting Is from those who
rent there to break it up. Nhen he attempt.
ca to speak, the latter commenced an organized
effort TO prevent him from being heard, shout
ing and making hideous noises, which COM
pletely drowned his voice.
Finding that he was thus treated, the chair.
man asked far him hearing, in mild and con
slliatary language ahis request was re.
csiseo by the disruroefs Of the meeting With
increased shoutings, which drowned the few
words he again attempted to utter
Daniel Radcliffe. Esq, again came forward,
and proceeded to say that the conduct of the
band which had disturbed them was an out
rage upon the constitu:ionally guaranteed
rights Of those who composed the meeting, a.
well as a deliberate Insult to Gentleman
from distance, upon whose kird feeling to
Wards W ashingten; something depended next
winter, when the questions on appropriations
for this city are TO come before Congress He,
too, vas received with hootings from the same
parties, and becoming quite excited, spoke for
some minutes with vehemence ard much
Sequence, characterizing the conduct of
the LOB as in fair keeping with their prin
clples- lnasmueh Is an organized effort
to foreibiy deprive their own fellow-citizens
OF the constitutional rights of speaking and
hearing speeches On public affairs, when that
could be done In the dark so as the actors in
the outrage could surely escape detection and
consequent punishment was in fair keeping