Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Wise having arrived yesterday afternoon, at
the residence Of his son-in-lsv Dr.. Garnett,
on Ninth street, in this city, large num-
Der of his friends, accompanied by foe
band OF music, called on him shortly after 10
O'Clock. There were, perhaps, one thousand
present. Having boon called out, Mr.. Wise
addressed those who we're thus honoring him,
for an hour, in one of the abIest and most e.c-
qusnt speeches we ever heard from his lips. We
regret deeply that having no facilities for re-.
porting his remarks, We are unable 10 present
even a meagre sketch of them. His theme,
however, was the snormity of Know Nothing
ism, its warfare on civil liberty and Bible
Christianity. lie proclaimed that no was
certain Of being elected the next Governor of
Virginia, by from ten to twenty thousand ma
iority, and declared that this opinion was
based on having thoroughly canvassed the
State in person. lie was awfulIy severe on
Know Nothingism, depicting its aims, princi-
Piles, and tendencies, so as to make his hearers
almost shudder. In the course of his re-
marks little knot Of roudies, hanging on the
outskirts Of the crowd endeavored to inter
rupt him by making noises. His scathing re-
Dukes of that cOuardly way of destroying the
right Of free discussion, however, seemed soon
to shame them into continuing their conduct
after the fashion described in q lower tone, so
that be finished his speech without further
material interruption. He had spoken more
than two hundred hours in the canvass, hav
ing addressed large concourso of the people
Of Loudon for i've hours yesterday, At Lees
burg. "Sam" Jared badly in his hands last
night.
The Nominations The reader will Der
ceivs in the Stars local columns, th at the City
Convention Of the Union or Anti Know Moth.
ing party, last night, re-nominated Mr.. Robs.
j. Roche, the present City Collector, and Mr..
WIN. ]. Mccormick, the present Corporation
Register, ard also nominated Mr.. S. T. Albert
IS the candidate Of their organisation for City
Surveyor. Entire harmony and great onthu
sissm characterized the proceedings of this
Convention, which was composed entirely of
well-known active ald efficient business cit;-
zens Of Washington, Of both sides, (Whig and
DemocraticO in politics, and of all religious
denominations existing in this city. Of M.
Roche, We need say hardly word; as, for the
last ten years he has been we'll known to every
one of orr fellow citizens, who has had occa.
sion to pay tax of any description into the
Treasury Of the Corporation of Washington
Reared from early infancy drummer boy in
tae service Of the United States, at fifteen or
sixteen, he apprenticed himself in the we'll
known hat establishment Of our fellow citizen,
Mr.. VIM. B. Todd, and soon, through his en-.
ergy and devotion to the interest OF his en-
plcyer, became the most efficient man
ager of that gentloman's extensive business.
About tea years ago he became clerk in tie
ONCE of the City Collector, (then Mr.. Roth
well) and 60 we'll were his fellow citizens
pleased with his intelligence, patience, urban
ity, and fidelity in that position, that abou.
four years since he was elected to be the head
Of that Office, the most important under the
corporation Of Washington, so far as the inter
ests and rights Of property Of our follow.ci,i.
zers are concerned. Mr.. r. lie still quito
young man, and, We need hardly add after
giving the account Of him above written, one of
the most popular men il Washington, because
ne is emphaticailJ one Of Its most industrious,
upright, intelligent and public spirited Gill
zsns-seif made in every prai:e.worthy accep.
tation Of the term. His denomination at this
time should be laid to heart by all cur youth,
and cherished as proof that, however humble
their origin and mssgre their advantages
on entering life, good conduct and public
utility on their part will surely be rewarded
in the end by substantial evidences of the ap.
probation Of the community in which they
live.
Mr.. Mccormick, too, is one Of our nos.
popular and upright fsllow-citisens. Every
body in Washington knows him, as he has
bssn in the service Of the public here in many
capacities from his carly youth. We know no
other men more thoroughly identified with
each and every important fact in the history
Of ocr city's prOgress-none WHO has labo cd
mere earnestly and intslligently to insure
that that progress should be safe and sound,
and therefore certain in its beneficial effects
Ga the interests Of all living unde. the laws
of the corporation Of Washington. His re
nomination is indeed fitting tributs to the
patient earnestnoss with which, for more
than quarter Of century, he has Iabored
for the benefit of the psople of the federal
metropolis.
DIR. Albert, though young man, is we'll
Known to be highly accomplished in his pro-
fession as civil engineer and sotioal sur
Veyor, besides being 4 gentleman of great
energy and industry, and modest, unassumipg
worth. A better selection for the responsible
position to which he has been nominated,
could not possibly have been made out Of the
population of Washington.
On the whole, the ticket is very strong one,
and will be supported with hearty good will
by every voter in Washington opposed to the
principles and aims of the Know Nothing Or
gsnisation.