Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-02


both wings in New York, and the Free Sellers
insisted on all. He denounced the conduct of
the Administration in distributing the spoils
in New York. 1t was proclaimed, he con-
| tended, in Guthrie's letter to Bronson, that
the Free Sellers were to be paid in plumber
| opposed Scott on the charge of his utilization
with Seward. Reeder's appointment proved
the Free Soil affinities Of the Administration,
and his removal without grounds left the Ad-
ministration without friends, substantially.
The men who, in the main, constitute the
American party, were emphatically from the
Democratic ranks, The great change in pub
lie sentiment thus manifested had been brought
about by the misconduct of the Administra-
ton. [Cheers.l
He was not here to vindicate the American
party, and appealed only for its vindication to
the ballot box. They (his party disfranchise
no man now entitled to vote. He deprecated
foreign nationalisms in ours, which had been
encouraged by both tho old parties, who
had sought to do that very bad thing. He
mkt repeated at length the usual Know No
thing argument of the danger from the char
acter of the emigration at this time seeking
our shores; and contended that the Know
Nothings were simply taking care that Amer
leans only shall rule America and he ap-
pealed to all Americans to sustain them in it,
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. Davis was
exceedingly abusive of the gentlemen, individ-
tbaG Gov,
item all tsofepthets with surpris ing volubil-
ity. lie also indirectly severely censured the
Wing party for its many shortcomings and bad
principles and practices, maintaining that it
had washed its hands of Know Nsthingism, as
was manifest in the course of Senator Pratt,
Reverdy johnson, and the strong Wing places
In his district, to which his opponent, Mr. May,
looked for the increase of his vote. 1t struck
US that this could hardly be the same Wing
party-this vile and unpatriotic and unreliable
concern, which Mr.. Davis SO praised whca
Wing elector in the canvass Of 1852 There
was nothing new in his speech whatever
nothing which any well posted boy of eighteen
years Of age might not have refuted in half
the time occupied in the delivery of his re-
marks. 1t is clear from his efforts of last
evening that, in the rough and tumble debate
on the hastings, Mr.. Henry May is to have a
soft and incompetent antagonist
The meeting was an exceedingly quiet
tame-One, the many opponents of the Know
Nothings IN the crowd retaining, with scru-
pulOus care, from interfering, by sign or word,
with the right Of free speech. However, in tie
course of the evening some miscreant in the
crowd hurled a stone at the stand, which
struck an individual standing next to the
Stars editor, whose presence on the stand
taking notes was very distasteful to many fool
ish friends of the meeting, who INDUCED in
loud grumbling against the courteous officers
of the night who invited him on the stand and
did every thing in their power to facilitate his
business there. 1t was impossible to find out
who threw the stone or at whom it was aimed.
On the whole, this meeting was very respect
able and well conducted affair, its res ult being
simply, the generation of the impression that
Henry May, Esq, is to have an opponent Oh
the stump by no means equal to the task of
contending, in that position at least, with him
Affairs in Nicaragua.-The news from Mic
aragua, received this morning, tells the tale
of the purposes Of Kinney and his companions
in arms in language which is not to be mis-
taken by the most ardent believer in their late
peaceful protestatiOns. Kinney has put him
self at the head Of provisional govern
ment," at San Juan del Norte, with young
Mr.. Thayer, (whO was the New York Erening
Posts Washington correspondent last winter)
as his Secretary of State! He has, notwith.
Standing the grandiloquent language Of his
first message or prOnunciamento, only about
fifty ragged armed followers-the towns peo-
pie, who are without any governmental au-
thority, agreeing to accept the government of
this precious crew.
Fillibuster Walker in a recent battle near
hivas, has defeated the troops of the govern
ment with loss of some fifty men, losing one
white man and four natives on his side lie
publishes in the New York Herald a long
diplomatic letter to Secretary Marcy, wherein
he juStifies his acts Of plumber upon American
citizens there, on the ground that be is in the
service of the Leon revolutionists, whom he
claims to be the rishtful government of the
country Those acts, it strikes u.s. will shortly
be punished by the United States, who, we
presume, will despatch after him another ex-
petition, as they did from California into
Mexico, when he first commenced his career
of robbery and murder under the plea of his
right to enlist under the banner Of Mexican
revolutionists. His recklessness in invading
the territory of nations with whom the United
States are at peace, is cqualled by his i'm
pudence in attempting to justify his conduct
IN newspaper diplomatic correspondence
addressed to this government, in which he
argues boldly for the Fright of the heath"
Ex-Governor Seymour.-The speech Of ex-
Governor Seymour, Of New York, delivered