Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-08
WASHINGTON EEws AND GOSSIP.


We are gratifed to perceive that the sugges-
ton to call public meeting, to devise means
for additional relief for the Norfolk and Ports
mouth suferers-as published in our columns
yesterday-has been improved by the Mayor
OF Washington. His invitation to the citizens
10 that effect will be found in the local column.
A Gallant Knight-Col Josiah F. Polk
for since he has turned very active politician
on the stump, as well as in the matter of dis
putation with the pen, he has Of course re-
eeived the distinguished military title which
1t affords US so great happiness to join his po-
htlcal friends in according to him-asks a
Place in the Star, that we grant with plea-
sure, for the following rejoinder to, or expla-
nation in connection with our recent criticism
on his vindieatiOn'' of Miss AHna Ella Car
roll, viz:
Mss ANNA ELLA CARROLL AND BER WARNINGS
TO AMERICANS.
To the Editor of the StQr.-Sir: You will
permit me, suppose, to correct one or two en-
Iors IN your remarks on my yindicatiOn' Of
Miss Carroll, which appeared in the American
organ on the 9th of the present month.
1ou say that in my vindicatiOn diSnrow
tie lde1 that Mss Carroll Is q rt2qfire of
ne Carroll 0t, CarOttou fqn7iiy. You are
slightly mistaken in this remark. as | state
The very reverse. In reference to their being
relatives, my language is. that no respectable
PERSON will deny it over his own name. The
tact ls. Miss Carroll's great-grandfather and
the father Of Charles Carroll, Of Carrolton.
were first cousins, (c0HsER-oerD1ans) / did
n's STATE this IN my vindication. knowing very
wen thar Miss Carroll lays TO greater stress on
this connection than she does on the rest which
refer TO-
=, Again: you say that stated that = Charles
CaTroll, of CarroltOn, entaiIed on the Iady's
tdlss Carroll 81 grandf Their the family es-
lale, &c. Not so, exactly. Ny language is.
'hat inc estate was entsiled upon Miss Car
ToIi grandfather MrorgH. not tn. Charles
C&rrol!' Of Carrolton. He was the grantee or
tenant, with remainder to Miss Carroil's
grandfather. Your obedieIt servant,
w J. F. Polk.
. WASHINGTON City, Sept. I, 1855.
We beg the Colonel's pardon for being so
thick-skulled as that we could not comure-
Aend, from the wording Of his - yindication. -
much Of which the lady thinks Of so much in
Portance to herself, whether he (the ColoneD
meant to say that che tcas member Of the
Carroll OF Carrollton family in averring that
- no respectable person will deny it over his
oWn signature" The gallant Colonel has
proved bis case, we eheerfully admit, and the
relationship is not as remote as it might be.
The lady is, according to the CoIonel's expla-
lion, a cousin Of the existing CAROLS of Car
-tl,ton, only ten degrees, exactly. removed; es
tin2ting that the latter are great grandchildren
Ia mi IL
All tbs reminds US that, in our own section Of
Virginia, where we fondly keep up reIain.
licences Of family connections. we have o
shorter way Of getting at the explanation q
such degrees of relationship, saying: "Oh.
MS great grsndiather's cat ran through Icy
grest-grandmOther's kitchen, suppose"
We must thank the gallant Colonel, blythe.
by, for the pains he has taken in this matter
more especially, as in so doing, he is barking
up our Own family tree; the brother CT our
mother having welded a Brent, whose mother
was the Laughter Ct . nephew or grand ne phew
ol the veritable Charles himself, of Carrollton
That distinguished Know Nothing, Z. c. JUDD
soE-E. Carroll Judson-we understand, also
claims identity with the Ccrrollton family. lie
is more widely known as Ned BuntIinc." SO.
both the Colonel and Ourself had better bring
our genealogical researches, in this par ocular
direction, to close, least We prove something
more than might be perfectly agreeable. We
trust that no one will essay to sot up claim
Tor an enlarged influence for Mr T. Carroll
Judson's Know Nothing labors on the ground
that his grea. grandfather eat ran through
the kitchen Of the great grandmother Of the
present CAROLS ofCarrolltoD If they do, We
fear VIC shall begin to think hard, very hard
indeed, of cur venerable aunt 10y marriagel
Molly, who has been many long years under
the sod, for bringing into our family kith,
BuntiiEe, that distinguished nan and Know
Nothing politician.