Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. william D. Crsmpsey ipdivid.

place in the Treasury Department, published
. card in the Organ yesterday, wherein he
accounts for the appearance of the card pub
lished at his request in the Star, with the
view of relieving him from the imputation of
Identification with Know Nothingism. In his
last publication he takes occasion to say of his
denial through the Star of his identification
with the Know Nothing
Colonel Washington, the Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury; who. seems to be the
champion of foreigners and Catholicity in that
department, Informed me that must publish
a card denying the soft'fmpeachment, or suffer
the consequences. I had a large family
wholly depending on me for support, to whom
my pay OF 5000 Fer annum was almost indis-
pensable; and although a member of the
American party, and glorying in the fact, yet,
as l was not Know Nothing, / felt that 1
could deny belonging to the latter with good
conscience, as there was no such organization.
"Mr. WaIlach, the editor of the Star, of.
fered to vrite tie card for me, to which / con-
sented. When he had written it, he read IT
IN a hxrried and con- fused manner, so that /
did not understand 1T. He took the card
with him, and on subsequent reflection, fear
ing that there might be something Improper
in it, went to his Office and asked to with
draw it. He told me could not icithdraap it,
as he had sent it up stairs for publication
When read the card 1 deeply regretted that
had for a moment consented to any pubIica-
ton, and still more, that my case had been
used as a channel through which to attempt
to pour odium on the American party"
As we are alluded to by Mr.. Crampsey, we
have to say, that he sought us to have the
publication in question made, and We wrote
the card for him at his request, probably after
our own suggestion Ito save time,) and made
just such statements in it as his explanation to
US of his peculiar position warranted, and then
read it over to him twice with as much DELHI
Grafton as our business engagements warrant
ed. 1t will be hard for those of common sense
to read what Mr. Crampsey says above con-
corning his - conscience, - without coming to
the conclusion that though an active and earn
est partizan of the party called Know Nothings
as he now declares himself to be, he labored
to create the impression on the minds of his
with it. We take it for granted that his re-
mOval grew, for the most part, out Of disin-
clinatiOn for his peculiar style of conscience"
as developed in his assurances given those
around him in the Treasury building who
probably were well aware that he araS a MEM
Der Of the party they, designate as Know
Nothing, which he denied. We sincerely re-
greet that he ever applied to US to publish for
him refutatiOn of the imputation upon him
of Know Nothingism, but are by no means
sorry that we coupled it with such compli-
mentary remarks concerning the Know Moth.
ings as have at length induced him to make a
clean breast of it. There is to be no question
hereafter rs to where Mr.. Crampsey stands in
politics. 1t was our object, when applied to
by him, to accomplish this very end Who
desires next to be helped out of a similar
scrape?
England in our Law Courts.-United States
District Court, before Hon. Judge Hall-pOst-
pOnement of the trial of the Crimean expe-
ditionists. July 19-The United States as
John Pettinger .-ApplicatiOn was made to
postpone the trial of the defendant who is
charged, with others, with enlistiug persons
for the service of the Allies in the war now
pending between Russia, England and France
The District Attorney opposed the motion; but
in consequence of the absence of witnesses for
the accused the Court permitted the trial to
go over for the present cheated term" Ex-
Judge Bebee, Mr.. Carpenter, and Mr.. Fuller
ton, who, We understand, have been especially
retained by his Excellency the Governor Ger
eral Of Canada, appear as counsel for the de-
fence.
The above extract from the Herald (of New
York; proves the entire completely of the
British Government with the efforts to fillibus-
ter against Russia from ports of the United
States, for being party to which Pettinger is
now under Indictment in New York 1t is not
enough, it seems, that the British Government
should design and attempt the execution among
Us of plots for the violation of laws Of the
United States, but it seems she is actually ap-
peariDg through counsel in our courts in de-
fence other instruments. These things may be
remembered to advantage.
The Hon. 7. L. Clingman.-This gentle
man is on the stump in his district of North
Carolina, battling Know Nothingism with his
accustomed yigor. Yesterday we received
under his frank a short address from him to
his constituents, upon the subject of Know
Nothngism, from which we make the follow
ing extracts, by way of enabling the Stars
readers to understand precisely how Mr.. G. is
pounding the moral treachery:
90 Their Grand Council, recently assembled
at Philadelphia, 1t appears claimed the right,
not only TO change the nature of the obligation
of oatAs already taken by members, but even
to release them in some instances entirely.
They have arrOgated to themselves the power
to authorize their members to violate the
solemn oaths they have oLreody taken, and, to
use their own language, commit perjury, and
thus actually practice the dispensing power
over crime. which they have been charging on
the Catholics of the United States
Be this as it may, fellow-citizens, you
must bear in mind as have constantly main
tanned in my speeches, that the great moral
principle of the order is faksekood, as its great
political principle Is hostility to the right of
self government now enjoyed by the American
people. They are striving to carry out this
latter principle by depriving the citizen of the