The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-04

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step, which embarrass their future action and prevent
the cooperation Of all who ready resist in all suitable
ways the encroachments of the slave power.
| For the Union
| JENNY MAHER, THE PUBLIC GARDENER.
An anonymous writer, the signature Of "a Know
Something, in the Baltimore Clipper of Wednesday last
makes violent attack upon Mr. Maher the public gar
I dener The writer well knew that no paper in this
city would publish his false charges hence he makes the
Clipper the medium through which to vent his iD-wl
towards Jemmys wel-earned fame and prosperity; and
though he signs himself IA Know Something 1t is evdent
ly from of know-nothngisn In the outset ho
charges Jenny with being lrishman and bigoted
Catholic and such says he will appoint none Of the
aborers under him who not Catholics and foreigners
| AS to Jenny being an rishman and Catholic one
will attempt to dispute He is An lrshman by birth and
parenage and his father CAPITALS Maher history informs
u.s. officer the rebellion in Ireland in o. and by
his activity and zeal for the freedom of Ireland
PEELED to flee his country to escape from British tyranny
and oppression. His James, he could leave
his native land came to happy country to make HIM
self home and his landing in Boston, in 1915, his first
declare his intention to become American
citizen and the first oath he had taken vs to
allegiance to the free government of the United States,
and be its constitution and laws remArking the
time he took this OATH that he determined to adhere
to it during his life and hoped that he that would not do
might fall Five years after this he obtained his natural
zaon papers in the keystone State and FROM that period
the present he has carried out his OATH and should need
be- would readily shed his best blood in behalf Of that
stitution AS to his Catholicity hope he is good
but to his making that his birth test Of any APP
pointments he has made most cmphatcally pro-
nounce fasehood. He is limited in his apprenticeship
having only fourteen to makend required to appoint
Woodworking Industrious aborcrs and personally
responsible to the for the performance Of their
duties ont of these there six natvcborn americans
five lrshmen and three Germansa portion Protesans
and portion Catholics The writer also asserts that Jc
my is ignorant stupid and snlh6ed unfit to fill the duties
incumbent upon him. This assertion, like nearly oil tho
Others has foundation except in the added brain Of
"a Know Something 1t is true that Jenny
had the chance of rubbing his head college wall,
but will venture to say that this Wholesale libeer
dare not meet Jenny in discussion on any sub
eet which has been brought before the American people
for the past quarter of century, for should he dare
my word for it such dressing would he receive from this
ignorant and stupid Jenny that he would remember It TO
the longest day of his life Instead Of his being the igno
mnt that he is represented, Presidents and cabinet
minister's senators and members of Congress- and other
ightened gentlemen, have conceded and admitted that
few compete with him for sound judgment and
good SENSE and that he is extraordinary for bis
limited educntion and to his superior qualities
landscape gardener of the most scientific Judgment in
the United States and from abroad give him this credit
and bis improvements in the capital satisfactorily prove
this to be the case His industry and energy have no
atc from ne Always IOunu
at the post Of duty and is remarkable that during the
twenty years which he has been Office he ask
ed for received leave of absence for single day although
every officer in the government receives such privileges
from government During this time he has settlsd &C
counts with the government amounting to millions, and
the rolls and books in the Commissioners Office will
show everything on his part fair and squareno torrup
ton, or forging other mems names s fspe; s ssn n
| brought to his door '
AS to the charge that the Secretary Of the interior
the President and his lady disguised with tho work
of Jenny the Executive Mansion and other nces
word of it is true Instead of this being the case all these
persons admirers of his work and the taste dis
played in the embellishments; but having heavy amount
of employment his shoulders and he could devote
but small share of his sbors to the improvements the
Presidents Grounds it proposed to relieve him In part
by letting the kitchen gardener the Presidents take HE
exclusive superintendent Of these grounds which
done without rejecting Jemmys qualities whatever
AS to the hopes of this writer in wishing to Jenny
lose his salary of $500 distant day, have only
say that be has received any such salary
his pay has been than 200 md great part
of the time but $1,000 and that If "a Know Something
will bind himself make up the difference between the
500 and what Jenny actually received during the time
he in Office have doubt he will checrfhly resGa
retire private life II is twent yone years since
Gen Jackson appointed him. and every succeeding admin
istrato has continued him. Clay aud Webster were his
fast friends whilst living end Dallas Mapgpm Walker,
Dodge and other leading spirits yet his fastest and
fmes supporters The whole nation appreciates his ser
vice in the and embellishments made at the Capitol,
and the time is gone by to think Of his removal
from his post unless by the Almighty himself His obli-
gng disposition has also rendered him extremely popular
with every person. particularly with the ladies' from every
portion of the country and there's not fine coNntryscst
aowergarden in the United States but what Ia great
portion derives its beauty from specimens Of seed-panta
and shrubs sent to them from Mr. Makers productions
through almost every member who Washington:
and his is household word throughout every
State in the Union His kindness and goodness of heart
in his private relations also worthy of example, he will
ut any time divide his last dollar with any who are In
need; and when his revilers lost and forgotten the
of Jenny Maher will be spoken of with gratitude
affection end his works the nations capital will be
lasting monument to his fang
One word more. would advice "A Know Something
when he again writes against M Maher, remind him Of
ana =. --l "a ma ha of II him
one o. Jenlmy's notices - =. -. =" ''".
ltis "Let envy alone and it win punish ITSELF
FAIR-PLAY,
ALMOST HosICiDE-A barber near our ONCE while c,
gagged in shaving gentleman yesterday was seized with
conyuson and the muscles of his contracting nvo
UNFAIRLY the razor instead of passing gently down the
cheek Of the customer rudey drawn his throat
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