Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-22
.VENING~STAR.
Local Intslliesnce.

APIz1LB.-Thoss among the Know Nothings
OF Washington who have any pride of per-
sonal character left, are to-day mourning
over their ratification meeting in this city
last night, which bids fair to damage their
cause In this region quite Is much ss the Ill
disguised efforts Of our amiable, entertaining,
and enthusiastic neighbor to bolster up the
snti-slavery cause Of Wilson, Colby, Hale,
Colfsx Co., under pre:encs Of being at the
same time an advocate for the maintenance Of
the constitutional rig hts Of the South. Elk.
trsordinary efforts were made to drum up q
large meeting. Advertisements, long in ad
vance, q band Of music, FIRE works in profu-
sion, the drum and ffe tr ansparencies, unrs.
strained license from tho Know Nothing police
Of Washington TO the rowdies and hall grown
boys to rob their neighbors Of their property
In the shape of dry goods boxes, barrels, &C.,
for burning, and the Importation Of choice
lot OF frothy AID masterpieces stump orators
for the occasion, comprised those mean.
Thus some two thousand persons Know Moth
irgs, and anti Know Mornings, little boys,
negroes, and grown men, 81 were duly col
lected last nigat IN front and in the neighbor-
hood OF the City Hall, those residing here
who appeared prominent on the occasion, DO.
ing the we'll known disappointed Democratic
ONCE seekers, haters Of Catholics On account of
the way in which they worship the Everything
God, preacher. who do not personally enjoy
the respect Of their fellOw-citiEens, faro deaf
ers, aspirants for dgs-ships Of the Circuit
Court whose claims arc based on their readI-
ness to disregard the obligations Of law, ruth,
and common honesty in the work Of defraua-
ing their neighbors who differ frcm them in
politics, of their legal rights, grog-shop, loaf
era, and ignorant fanatics, who regard the
work Of GenOurcing AID prosecuting those Of
q a ~ ll ~ m .
God, efice holders underthe cOrpcration-su
were the w sshingtop manageTsiOr {, eeyening.
The speakers, all foreigners to Washington
IN the ssrse CT our taleatcd, iDgoauOuS AID
knowing neighbour, when derOEnciDg he
right Of free discussion here in the case of Mr..
Wise, repeated their late hsraDgues made il
New York, Philadel phia, and Balunora. Com
msncing with protestations of their devotion
TO the cause OF religious equality under this
Government which is at ths fUuGdation of ali
its constitutional guarantees, they duly H.
lsstrated the sincerity of those professions by
villnying, black guarding. ana fa!sifying their
Catholic fellow cIrizeDe; announcing them as
more dangerous TO the future CT Ito United
States, than their own political brethren, who
swarm around them on sush occasions from
the gambling hOules, grog shops, and stess u
the cities Never, in England Nhero a State
religion encourages the persecution Of those o;
ders against the en- lracter and patrio ion Of
that class Of American citizens belched forth
in sin slo evening. Theic usual psofts ion;
of disinterssted acts, too. were prOiusely scat
tered around, LaOre especially by the politi
clans Of the Lewis C. Levin school, who lave
for years been repudiated by both parties a.
home. Ths work of MessIs. WlJon, Hale
Colby, COlfax Company, was attempted tC
be carried out to tho letter. That is, 6" the
~ aaA r1r.S -1uh ell
those who know anything, know that il it re-
mains united, It's Southern wing ere to b.
mere heaeTs Of wood and drawers o. water fol
tho Northern-msjority, anti-slavery wing
The only regrets bic feature of the pr o:eeding
was the presence Of such a man as al bert Pike
now resident Of Arkansas, in such q crow
He Is high toned, liberal gentleman in al
his private relations, and, az a man, doubt
lees EeOrns to assail the consti utional or othel
rights Ut his fellow citizens who are Catholic
. man Of chivalIy, genius, and real soul, and
by no means an ofice-seeker by trade, like
most of those then surrounding hin. liz
was, however, bred IL the homo OF MS infancy
New England; and We can only account fol
the political company In which no is noE
found through the influence Of that fact. Guy
Farki5u, and every other ism, is the disease
Of The region Of his tiEth, which, - tiEes
shows itself In almost all trznsplantsd Now
shows itself in true Southern born and bred
men, to Ehsteyer latitude they may enigrats
We repeat, We are grievei to ind Mr. Pike il
such political company, 50 fO:eign to his mani
character, and believe sincerely that il vii
not be many months before lis eye. ar,
opened to the fact that the Political society q
disappointed Democratic Office seekers, ignor
Ant fanatics and bigois, ambitious parsons Wit
rejeet their Gnty OF teaching love to all msr
rs not beirg fszi" enough Tor them in thsst
propitious times, professional gamblers, rowdy
loaters, pettifoggiug lawyer politicians, 30 il
by no means cOngenial society fer him One
Of the conductors Of the Baltimore Republican
was eomplinented with much perEonal abus.
on this oceasiOn-highly mplimented--inso-
much az the fsrocity exhibited toward tiu
proved that the Do yef Of his cfJrts to break the
force OF the imposture. sof Know Nothingism
was duly appreciated. A noteworthy fsasIn
OF the affair WAS tho contrGs. between the
number present and that which assembled OF.
posite Browns Hotel to hea. Henry 4. Wisc
after the Virginia election, only upon a three
line announcement in the Star. That mestin 4
numbered 600 souly ms, not more thsI 2 600
An1thsr n0tsToTtb SteIfzf - tho fact thai
though nearly hslt OfIthO.s On the ground
we're anti Know Nothings, the night Ct free
discuss;on Vas respected by than as il hnG
never been respected by the kuoR thing.
IN this city. NOT word was uttered by an
opponent Of the meeting; Lot a siga Of inter
ference Was N ads by them With the rights Of
those who hal called the asssublaxs together
Still another noteworthy feature was the CD.
sence OF all snthusiasa. Tho shouts not.
withdrawing the music Gre woTEy, and exc
cradle whisky punished b0fore assembling,
being few and fer between, and resembling
the peculiar Growing Of q brood Of half grown
Shanghai chickens, rather than the lUsty cheer
OF men with their hearts deeply engaged IL
IN hsnest and patriotic cause.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS Primary
School, No 2, SeGior Department, under tht
charge Of Miss A. Ii. Lowe, was examined
yesterday. There we're present Of the tIus
tees, Mr.. Msgruser, Mr. Halliday, Of the late
board, and the Secretary; OF the teachers
Misses AiIburn, Middleton, Wells, Moore, Bs
ker, Lee, Mrs. Cosle, Sir ThODpSon. and :
large number Of the mothers Of the children
The school ia admirably situated, easily &C.
for o.. ~ ri Eo,, In q