Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Miss Carroll, the Know Nothing Writer
Nr. Josiah E. Polk, of this city, published a
column, over his own signature, in reply to our
contradiction, made perhaps a month ago, Of
a statement Of the New York Crusader. that
the lady in question was descendant Of
Charles Carroll, Of CarroltOn, and a neice of
the present Archbishop Carroll. Mr.. Polk
takes US to task for failing to notice the r,
traction Of the original story, made by Casali,
the alien Know Nothing editor, week before
We shot down his story, travelling over the
country as 1t was in the seven-league boots Of
the Know Nothing press. We learn, through
Mr.. Folks publication, our first knowledge of
the fact thst Casali, the alien manager Of
American public affairs, had the grace to re-
tract his story, on satisfying himself Of its in
correctness.
While giving him credit for it, we wish we
could credit fcr similar integrity of purpose,
those Of his Know Nothing brethren of the
press who are still aiming to make party capt.
tai ont ofthe weight which the ignoran. may
attach 10 Miss CAROLS political anti Catholic
lRcnbrabrations, under the mistaken idea that
they are written By one Of the Carroll. of Car.
rolton, family, who is actually niece of the
present Archbishop Carroll, distinguished
head Of the Catholic Church in this country.
Dir. Polk, while disavowing the idea that
his heroine was bred Catholic, or is relative
of the Carroll, of Carrollton, family, or of the
Archbishop's, says that her ancestors we're re-
lated TO Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Per-
haps we should write that the latter is cur in
ferercs from the fact stated by Mr.. Polk that
Charles Carroll, Of Carrolton, entailed on the
lady's grandfather the family estate in st.
Mary's county, where a cousin Of the lady now
resides. What the connection of the family
of the lady and that of the CarroIton CAROLS
IL, Nj. Polk does not state.
The CAROLS Of Ireland are very numerous
family, Numbering, perhaps, as strong as the
Murphys, the Bradys, the 0'Briens, members
Of which are to be found everywhere the Eng
hsh language may be spoken With Milesian
accent But the work of searching the geneo-
logical tree Of the lady to discover the precise
remote connection between the ancestors of
the fair authoress and Charles Carroll, of Car
ro!lton, is game not worth the candle We
gave the original story designed to gain ere.
denee for her politico-relgious writings, the
contradiction necessary to expose the fact that
those who assumed to make such statements
concerning her were trading, politically, on
borrowed capital. As for the lady personally,
We have nothing to say concerning her, and
have said nothing Of her further than that she
once taught school in this city, fact greatly
to her credit, though Mr. Polk, by way Of
ekiDg out a column of Know Nothing thunder,
CONSTITUTES that statement into an intended slur
We only desire, for the lady sake, that we
could write that she had continued school
teacher sp to the present time, rather than q
writer OF such iwaddle and nonsense about re-
ligion and politics rs is attributed to her pen
by the aamiring Know Nothing prcss We dc
not conceive that the change has done any
credit whatever to the blood Of any or all the
CAROLS that ever "came overs from the
landing Of the first who sat foot in MARYLAND
to that Of the last Of the name, who may be
honestly labOring in this city without thought
of the fact that there is much to be made out
of his name.
The Burlington Trsgedy.-Thc New York
Times Of the day before yesterday fully bears
out our recent comments on the manner In
which the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com
pany have debauched the Legislature and
Courts of the State Of New Jersey, to tho cter.
nal infamy Of those parties, and the injury Of
the rights of all who may have any interests
whatever opposed to those of that corporation
This win be perceived in the following extract
from the article in the TSDses in question, writ
ten in advance Of the rendition of the verdict
published yesterday in cur telegraph column
"What is likely to be the verdict rendered