Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-19

the most serious assault on the integrity of our
institutions and republican form Of govern
ment that has SO far marked the history Of or
country, came to Us on Sunday morning, besYs
ing the post mark Of Alexandria, Va The
editor OF the Star resides in Alexandria
county, some seven miles from Washington,
which fat he here states as sffording key to
the comprehension Of o portion of the threat
embraced in the letter:
Sir: take this occasion Of saying you are
Id liar in regard to the city election. If
there Is any fraud you committed 1t. L rite
this to put you on your guard as intend to
take your life on first sight this 81 ie the Poto-
mac 80 look out you son Of b-h id Black
hearted william your end is nigh SO be pre-
paired the ritter Of this live near YOUR house
and you will find your self in h-li bsfore you
are aware of it. Nothing more.
ONE OF THE BoHoYs.
juno Is, 1855.
First Rats Notice.-Dennett is "great
on'' birds eye views of things of interest.
One Of his writer's at times tells morein breath
as it were, than we are apt to find told so Of.
ten in tho columns of any other journal; and
in the vitality Of that writer's pen, land he
was formally an esteemed citizen Of Washing
ton-Dr. Wallace) lies much of the remarks.
bic success Of the Herald. The paper has Ia.
ken up the foolish Presidential cause of
George Law-"Liye Oak George" as Bennett
terms him, and olive Hoax George" as tho
New York Evensng Post and other northern
papers call him-and is now engaged in fight
ing the burly fellows battle. Our talented
truthful, and knowing neighbor is not partic
ularly partial just at this time to Georges
cause, and has drawn out the Hereto to say:
"a silly papsr in Washington, which calls
itseif Know Nothing organ-and God knows
it knows but ht;le-pitches into George Law
in great style, denouncing bin with great We
hetnence, and all tne5e denunciations are cop
led with great gusto into tho Seward organs
Of this metropolis. This foolish Washington
organ, it seems, picked up little gossip, and
probably manufactured it itself, during the
recent sitting of the Know Nothing Convention
in Philadelphia, and fancies that it can ey-
tinguish by it the nomination of George Law,
which has given it such umbrage We should
imagine that if our contemporary expects 70
get the printing OF the next Congress, it viii
be necessary for it to exhibit a little more tact
and discretion than it has shown upon this &C.
casion. Joining heart and hand with the
Seward men in this State will not help IL
much. The defeat of the American party in
the recent contest in Virginia, may in a great
degree, be attributed to this Washington CT
gan. Nothing could exceed the folly, tle
emptiness, tho stupidity, and the want of
judgment and tact which it displayed through
out the whole Of that contest If the Know
NOthings had not had the misfortune To hsve
such sn organ, 1t is certain that the democra-
cy would have had a less brillsant chance of
electing Wise. Think Of these hints before
the next session of Congress comes around"
There is so much more truth than poetry in
portions OF the above extract, that ell our
readers will at glance perceive its points.
We could not have treated our pet especial to
such a "frst rate notice. had we cudjeIlei
our poor brain for q fortnight.