Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


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fHE CRY GovERSxFSr.-T predictions made
Ia this city, that the cutlery about corruption
at the late election here by the Americans was
merely intended as stratagem to hide the NOR
LITIGATION of the defeated party, is now fully con-
hrmed. The contested seats question, in the
Board of Aldermen, was fully discussed last Mon
day, and decided in favor of the returned men,
beers, Messrs, Emery end Busey, against Messrs.
Gideon and Fitzpatrick, Of the foreign Catho-
lie party. The discussion was protracted violent
on the part of the minority, firm and unfinchine
on the part OF the majority, and showed up in som,
bre coors, the unprincipled conduct of the admin
istration party.
We shall present tomorrow full report of the
able and annihilatng speech Of DR.. Busey, in re-
ply TO the minority orstors-D Doctors Magruder and
Miller Should these gentlemen ever administer
70 their patlelts rs bitter doses they were
PEELED 70 taxe from their professional brother on
that occa sion, there will be wry faces made. But
ms dos,s were not confined to those gentlemen.
WIN. 4. Bayly, Esq, came in for terrible casti-
gan on at his hands, one single item Of which the
gf,ntleman was forced to confess on the spot.
Whether it will rebound to his honor or the credit
OF his party, we submit to the public. II was
this--the manufacture of foreign voters by means
equally Illegal and alarming, has been over and
over again charged upon that party. It was
tried in this city with great zeal and industry,
but failed Among the most active in this
urpatriotc and suicidal offence, was Mr.. Bay
ly--upon whom DR.. Busey charged that he
was still personally indebted to the clerk of our
court in the sum of more than two hundred and
eighty dollars for naturalizng foreigners just pre-
vious to the last election, many Of whom were
residents Of Mr.. Bayly's ward, and therefore were
Intended 70 be used In electng him to his present
station Mr.. Bayly was compelled to confess,
when closely questioned in the presence of all the
audience, that it was true, to the amount of two
hundred and seventy dollars
How far this act conflicts with the law against
corrupt bribery at elections leave to the opin-
ions of the bar and bench. To plain-minded men,
il exhibits in very dark colors the absence Of pure
highminded honorable motives and conduct on the
part of Mr.. Bayly and all who participated with
him. In the discreditable act.
DR.. Busey dealt hard blow at one of his oppo-
nents, DR.. Miller we believe, when he showed that
that gentleman had held seat In the city govern
ment for many years contrary to law, he knowing
II to be 80, inasmuch as he did not have the ne
cessary property qualification of which fact the
Councils however we're ignorant. As an oath is
required on entering upon the duties Of the sta
tion we presume It includes the obligation to obey
and uphold the laws Of the city, Of which the prop
erty qualification IL one. lis setting bad ex-
ample to the community for those in high stations
to diregard the laws, Intended for their own gui-
dance, as wen as for the body of the community.
We were not sstonished to hear that the mi
nority were abusive, and hurled invectives on all
opposed to them. After the example set by Mr..
Wise in his late canvass, in which he carried the
Old Dominion by foreign army, all the small fry
Of that party practice that system as the model Of
their tactics. Mr.. Evans came in for a broadside
or two until finding they apparently presumed on
his clerical profession, to insult him with supposed
impunity, he let them know in plain terms, he
would take no insults from them, and If the fling
ing of nkstands and the breaking Of chairs was to
settle the difficulty, the sooner they began the
sooner it would be ended This settled the matter
a. to him. Mr.. Evans showed also, in the discus.
sion, that he had ability In the field of argument
equal TO his physical powers. In fact the whole
affair, after being protracted through factious mo-
tons for adjournment, and TO lay the table, and
calls for the ayes and noes, until half past one
o'clock in the morning, ended in total defeat of
the Sag NIGHTS.
But the fullest proof of acknowledged defeat
was exhibited on yesterday in the Committee on
Elections Of the Common Council. The committee
had given notice they would meet In the hall of
the Common Council to take proof on the alleged
frauds at the late election, where all the rejected
foreign voters and their abettors were invited TO
attend. AT the hour, the committee met, attended
by a Justice Of the Peace TO swear the witnesses,
but not one attended. Even Mr. Bayly's protegees
we're not there, and, after waiting for one or two
hours, the committee adjourned. After that, let
us hear no more allegations of American frauds
A. IL a.. n
learn from these facts that the foreign party Is the
same every where; that in this city, as elsewhere,
denunciation without proof us the badge of all
their tribe"
NoS Esr.-The Committee on Elections Of the
Common Council, who had given notice that they
would meet at the City Hall on yesterday evening
TO hear the complaints Of any and all persons who
thought they had been wrongfuly deprived Of
their votes at the election held on the 4th day Of
June last, did meet according to such notification,
and not one single person appeared TO COM
plain Of the Commissioners Of Election In this re-
spect. After all the buster about our adopted
felow-citizens being deprived of their rights, this
shows what contemplate humbug IL all is.
At meeting Of the Mount Pisgah Encampment,
l. 0. 0. F. Of Georgetown, last evening, the follow
ing brothers were Installed in Office for the eIsu-
ing year:
John Payne, G. r.; Lewis Arney, III. r.; j. T.
Walker, s. W.; Samuel donna, J. W.; William
Knowles, Jr., Scribe; John Paxton, Treasurer.
A DIscLosuRE.-In the Board of Aldermen on
Monday night Mr.. Bsyly acknowledged himself to
be the author Of the open ballot system adopted
by the Sag NIGHTS at the late election What tes-
timonial shall be given to Mr.. Bayly for his val
liable services In this matteri He certainly ought
not TO 20 unrewarded
FINE ARrs.--There is TO be sale Of paintings
by j. @. Mcclure, auctioneer, nj the room otter
the stationery store Of Mr.. Farnhsm. We have
not examined all Of them critically, but some Of
them are Of unquestionable merit, and by WELL
known artists Of reputation.
The health Of the city has until within the last
few days, been unusually good for this season Of
the year; but, since the heat has become more in
tense We hear Of many cases Of cholera morbus,
distntery, and other diseases common during the
summer months.
Though we have had frequent showers of rain
during the last few weeks yet the heat Of the sun