Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-19
The Board Of Aldsrneu-Dr. Bussy and the

organ.
Nh. EDITOR My attention has been called
" The City Government" made up my mind
at hrst to take no notice of it, but as there may
be some of its readers who are not acquainted
with the WALKING FALsEHooDs" that fur
nish lies for this Know Nothing sheet, beg
leave to occupy a small space in your paper
TO place things in true light. 1t is there
stated that received a terrible castigation''
at the hands of the great ANNIHILATOR,"
DIR. Busey. The true state Of the case is, that
whilst l was absent for few moments from
the Board, DR.. B. made some personal allu-
sions to me. Being informed of it on nv re-
turn, asked him what he had to say and he
then stated that had expended out of nv
own pocket $3.50 to pay for naturalizing voters;
being an indirect way of purchasing votes,
and foreign ones too.
To this, replied that had no political Sc.
crets from any one, all our party did was omen:
that. as a matter of convenience. had ner
United my name to he used, and that thew
were merely charged to me to save multiplic-
ity of accounts. That knew only about four
out OF the whole number naturalized, and that
they were just "a good citizens and as respec-
table men as the DIR. himself; and that if thew
were required to serve their country, they
would shed their blood in its defense as cheer
fully as he or any of his boasted American as
sociates if not more so, if the history of the
past Is fair criterion on which to base an
opinion. | then asked him whether he had
not spent money for paying the taxes Cf
voters On his side in the last election; to which
ne replied, no. again asked whether he did
not know that his friends had done it the re.
ply came from him very reluctantly indeed-I
- DON T KNOW, 1 BELIEVE THEY DID
So much for this 'adnzinfsteyer of hitter
doses" When l next have occasion to allude
to him, will furnish him with the names of
several most respectable gentlemen on Capitol
Hill, to whom, at the election of 1854. he
pledged his word and honor that be.did not
belong to the Know Nothing party. and did
not sympathize with them. This was before
the election, when it was important for him to
secure votes on both sides to be elected to the
Councils, and to accomplish which he was
willing to be sail things to all men,
The reasons which impelled me to resist the
action of the Know NOthings i'm the Board of
Aldermen, were, that believed the committee
had their minds made up to give the seat to
Dr. Busey. right or wrong | also believed, and
still believe, that Mr. Fitzpatrick was cbiseIed
out OF his seat by the Know Nothing Judges,
in throwing cut legal naturalized votes. and
taking the votes Of Know NOthings imported
| from the Sixth Ward. Dr. Busey knows, if he
knows anything. that this is the way in which
| he and his friends secured his election to the
| Board Of Aldermen by the enormous majority
of FOURTEEN would just as leave be caught
with Mr. Fitzpatricks pocketbook in my pos
| session, as occupying seat in the Board under
such circumstances.
few lines in reply to the other lies in that
article. 1t was there stated that many Of these
natHTdHecd foreigners lnere residents of Mr.
BaYfy Ward. dnd therefore, arcre tutsufcd
to te nsed az eisctimg him to has. gyescz,t
! station. II Is only necessary for HE to say in
| repiy. that was not q candidate at this cleo
ton for anything.
As to being I" compelled to confess there
was no cOmpulsion or confession at all | re-
piled to DIR. b. cheerfully and canlidly. The
naturalization of foreigners has been usually
done III this way, and there never having been
exception made to it by any party until the
formation of this new party. Whose members
are all pure, big minded, honorable poll.
ticians, who don't want office and never lie
correction of another lie. and have done:
1t Is stated that DIR. Busey dealt a hard
blow at DR.. Miller, we believe, when he
showed that thar gentleman has held a seat in
the City Government for many years contrary
to law, &C. Now the fact is that DR.. Miller
was elected. for the first time in June These
false statements show how much confidence is
to be placed in Know NOthiEgs and their
papers.
l regret that 1 have occupied 90 much Of
your space, and will conclude by saving that
defy any OF their party to produce the slight
est evidence that L ever did anything mean or
ungentlemaniy to secure my election, and when
AIN compelled, by necessity. to resort 10 such
means as the throwing out Of legal votes, and
the importation Of voters from an other ward
to secure my election to any office. trust
thatevery honest man will turn his back upon
me.
July 18lt VIZ. BAyLy.