Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-28
A. I. HARRISGroN.
The craven rock and pert jackdaw,
Though neither BIRDS OF moral kind,

A. I. HARRISGToN.--
"The craven rock and pert iackdaw
Though neither BIRDS OF moral kind
Will serve if hung and stuffed with straw
To tell us which way blows the wind"
The infamous means adopted to bring odium on
the@American party in this city, both on the part
OF press and people, have been often exposed and
freely enough acknowledged by those who have sto-
len the livery Of Heaven in which to serve the devil
We have often advised the country OF the reyolu-
uonary principles evolved from the very first touch
OF true conservative Americanism upon the Foreign
and Catholic element of our community We have
heraded the singular detection Of the President of
the United States, from that position in which he
said, the hour OF victory is the hour of magma
nimity," at the instig iton of irresponsible and
corrupt rabble. We have compared the situation
of the country to the reign of terror in France
when simple denuncation of Catholic devotee
like the "lettres de cachet," would snatch an limo
cent man from the bosom of his family. and con.
sign him to an ignominious DEATH
But the half has never been told, and the enor-
NIFTY OF the deeds OF the present dynasty will never
be known, unless (Which is doubtfuD they leave
on record such damning proof as we give in the
following paper from conspicuous man in this
community, the original Of which is on file and
open to the inspection of all. 1t was handed us
by a gentleman of this city, and it will be seen that
before publishing, we took the precaution of in
qaring into its authenticity:
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1855.
SIR: hereby certify, upon my oath, that Mr.
- ------- who is employed as a Waterman
in the Patent Office Building, is a member of the
Know-Nothing Order, | have heard him ire
quently argue upon the points involved between
them and the Antis.
l know this of my own personal knowledge, for
OF all who know to be members, none of them
were more violent than he
Given under my hand and seal, the day and date
above written A. T. HARRINGTON.
Hon. r McCLELLAND.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington county, to wit:
On this 18th day of July, 1855, personally ap-
reared before me, Of the Justices of the Peace,
for said county, A. T. Harrington, and made oath
that above statement is true.
z. X. OFrUrr j.
Presented to 2. X. Offutt August s. 1855, and
he acknowledged the certificate of the deposition
to be in his handwriting. Ro. JONES.
This paper not having reached its destination
where there are probably many more Of the same
s'rt, Mr.. Harrington thus gets the benefit of it,
doubly authenticated and therefore doubly worthy
OF Mr.. McClellands favorable consideration.
The poor man, whose name we omit for fear of
doing him harm, is thus, on Mr.. Harington's town
personal knowledge" duly asseverated ION the
Holy Evangey of Almighty Cod" fully convicted
OF loving his home and his country better than
popery and political charatanism. "The head
and front" othis offending hath this extera no
more" "Oh, my offence is rank!" alt smells"
not to Heaven but to that haven of Sag Nicht
rest-the enjoyment OF Government plumber IF
one paper in the District is bent on getting Ameri-
cans out, we equally bent on getting the best of
the Antis IN: and we therefore claim an equal d.
vision of all the patronage arising from our Joint
efforts. Mr.. II. is not viruent. Oh, no not at
all
PoMPEn.-Looking over the files of The War"
gazette published during the last war, we found
many things, which may be of interest to the peo-
pc of this generation though possibly not so much
so to the survivors Of the last. Bladensburg for
instance is sore place TO many, and though such
good time was there made, very few are willing TO
acknowledge that they were in the race. We com
mend TO the youth Of the day, an attentive peru.
sal of the history of the past, not knowing how
soon they may be called to act history them
selves. The evacuation Of Washington, and the
burning of the public buildings las well as private
recorded in the National Intellgencer of the 3lst
August 1914, with the antics Of the "Mountebank
Cockburn, y is perhaps the deepest stigma on our
national character, gave the surrender of Hull
Cotemporaneous and coincident comes the capitu-
lation Of Alexandria. The following is a copy of
letter from the Mayor Of Alexandria to the Mayor
Of Georgetown
DEAR SIN Enclosed is copy of the terms pro-
posed TO the Common Council OF Alexandria by
the commanding officer of the squadron now lying
before the town, to which they we're compelled to
submit / believe they will certainly go to George.
town and the city
Very respectfully, &c,
CHARLES SnN.
Then follows a letter from Captain John A. Cor
don, OF II. b. NJ. ship Sea Horse commanding the
dtaiu tarf. IL,
ptuation. 1t does not appear that Georgetown took
counsel OF the AFFECT fears and disinterested solicit
ude of their neighbors, appears from an extract
of letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Com.
modore Rodgers, in which the substance of the
seven articles is sufficiently indicated which reads
as follows:
1.-THE terms of capitulation of the town of Alex
andria are 40 degrading and humiating as to ex-
cite the indignation Of all classes of peope-those
who have hitherto been most vehement in their
denunciation of the and Of the administration
no less ardent in their zeal and determination
20 defend this city (Baltimore) and Georgetown to
the last extremity, than the warm advocates of
both. The arrogant foe has required the surren-
der Of all articles Of produce and merchandise
even retrospectively to the 10th inst, including
all that has been sent from the town s lbsequent
TO that date together with all the shipping whether
ahoat or sunk, to be deli 5ered to him in perfect
order, to carry off his immense booty, which he
is now busly engaged in loading and preparing
for departure"
just think Of our good neighbors raising their
own sunkeu vessels and putting them in "perfect
order to carry away their own property. "Work-
ing for nothing and finding yourself" But com.
PARSONS Of these times and dates may be found 10
be i" odorous" when the "war" shall have turned
up something nearer home.
IScESpiARY TRAPPED.-Last night John Tine
alias Jones caught in the act of setting fire to
a house in Horskamp alley, and fully committed
by Justice Birch This locality, it seems, has been
an object Of suspicion with the night-watch for
some time, and last night this interesting subject
walked incontinently into their well-arranged net
Great credit is due to Messrs. Mockabee, Thomas,
and Stanley, for thus bringing to justice wretch,
whose debased nature could revel in the destruc.
tio Of the property and perhaps lives of his fellow
Inen.
MY RELtGToN. lit is no uncommon thing to
hear men on the streets cursing and damning
TO the nethermost regions every Know-Nothing.
But what is stranger than that on inquiry for the