Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-13

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I/The Fourth Ward Polls Previous to Men-
ing the polls Of the Fourth Ward in the Ian
election, it was formally agreed among the
three Know Nothing Commissioners there.
that the ballots Of tie naturalised voters they
Intended to refuse TO place in the main box,
should be placed in hat to De counted sepa
rately ard duly accounted for, and good hat
70 contain them was asked for and obtained.
But letter Of three paragraphs was after
wards handed TO the commissioners, which
Induced them TO abandon that design and re-
fuse to receive such votes altogether.
Nov, the public are entitled to ses that
communication. If il was an unofficial pe-
son who thus took the liberty of giving in
s.rsctiOn5 or advice through which his follow
citizens were deprived Of their rights, the
public should know his name If from souae
one claiming the right to dictate the perpetra
| ton Of wrongs and illegal acts under the
| shield Of Official position, surely the public
have tho right to know what he did in the
premises.
We know that ii was pre-arrangei Ia tho
lodges TO carry the resent election in this city
oy the preparation Of every possible fraud
and intend that tho history of the plot and all
its details shall BIO known to our fellow citi.
zsns, and cali for the production Of the letter
to which VS. refer above, as forming link in
tie chain OF evidence that cannot be kept
from the knowledge Of the c;tizons Of Wash
ingto1, by those secretly sworn to obey Inc
Cehests Of the lodges at the expense of the
conaiitution, the law, and eCmm6l honesty.
Tho Platform. from the fsaS(hat
the platform" being erected by the K N.
builders in Philadelphia to embrace plank
or beam running straight out in lire with
southern views on tho slavery question, and
another plank or beam running precisely ,ar
allei With accepted northern notions on ths
slavery question, which arc known to Ill to
be at right angles to each other, it strikes rs
that if they but add "drop," through which
they can dodge the difference of sentiment ex
isting between the Wing and Democratic Gle.
ments Of their party upon the question of in
tsrnal improvements, they will have made
to hand just was. best suits ITEM as q party
q gailoHs.
Interesting laval Itoms.-Wo lear that
the Secretary c. the Navy has determined to
transfer the crew Of the San Jacinto (wsr
steamer) to tho frigate Potomac, now fitting
out at Norfolk, to join the home squadron, az
the remaining period OF their service is too
shor! to justify ordering them on a crase
Thus transferred, they will make up the re-
maindsr Of the full complement of mon ne
cesaary for the frigate (razee) Constitution,
about to sail for the Mediterranean, and tho
Potomac as explained above. The San ia.
einto will be prepared, we apprehend, as
soon az possible, 20 join the Chinese Sea
East 1ndis) Squadron, Commodore Armstrong
going out in her
At
LOCK to YSur RighssI--A respectable cid.
zen OF washington, on Friday last, took occs.
sion TO look over the election 1eturps for thu
ward in which he voted, and found tina, his
name had hot boon returned among the list
Of the voters on that occasion. He msde nm
ali iaVii Of the fact tia: he voted the anti