Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-23

WONG dolng - Gone... Tin horn. I'VE
are literally run down with verbal inquire
and letters relative to the GRAND of true mercy,
charity and love upon which, according to
rumor current washington few days since,
and noticed in the Star with appropriate com
mendations, those two distinguished Know
Nothing leaders of this city, the Revs. Ulysscs
Ward and French s. Evans, were to have SC
out ere this time. We gave the public tn,
story for rcitat &c ,cas icorth, doing our duty
at the same time in bidding them God spe 4
and in holding them up to the public between
fore-fnger and thumb, as it were, as objects OF
universal admiration. For while five Know
Nothing clergymen, whose homo was among
the so sorely afflicted and dying, had absquat-
ulated-run away from the post of trial and
danger-none of the cloth-clerical from dis
lance, except those terrible fellows the Catho,
iic priests, (who; according to brothers Ward
and Evans when advocating Know Nothingism,
arc so dangerous to the morals, practical
Christianity, and liberty of our beloved coun-
try,) had fastened to risk their lives for the
sake of suffering humanity in the infected dis
trict. Ws knew Of the desertion of their pos.
by those five Know Nothing clergymen of the
y.cinage, and we did not dream that any
preacher who was ambition, of moddlng lie
the dirty, goddess, and prcfitloss pool of poll,
tics-any Know Nothing preacher-would
venture down to supply the place of the cow
ardly and soulless rccusants.
We were overjoyed to learn that our low es-
innate of Know Nothing clerical human nature
was Incorrect; for we love, from the bottom OF
our heart, to think as well as possible of all
men. Judge We, then, reader, how our genial
nature gushed with pure delight on learning
on the Avenue that our so-distinguished fellow
citizens Brothers Ward and Evans-the bright
lights of Know Nothing christianity-the So
much holier, purer, wiser, more benevolent
and truer diciples of the Saviour Of NAL
| than the Catholic clergy, had resolved to HE
| thither. We know they must be all we say
complimentary of them above, or they (W. and
| E.. would not the one on the stump and tn,
| other through the newspaper Of which he is a
| proprietor, and for the course of which he is
therefore, in part, responsible, have done their
best, a. of late, to cry them (the CATHOLIC
clergy down as being next to devils incarnate
as manifested in the dangerous tendencies OF
their clerical Iabor--we rejoiced that they, a.
| true followers Of their master who went about
doing good at all risks and hazards had noblv
| determined to essay to rescue tho reputation of
| Know Nothing christianity, So imperilled by
| the cowardIy conduct Of the five bright Know
Nothing clerical lights of the infected district
We were exceedingly happy for forty eight
hours, and puzzled our brain to get up the
| presentation of some suitable testimonial
handsome silver service to one, AMI to the
other, magnificent edition Of the Holy Scrip-
lures, or life neutrality-suspicious. ana
paid form the society for the conversion OF
g the King of the Tonga Islands," or in the
wOrld-renowned society for presenting every
babe in the interior of Africa with a flannel
shirt and moral tract, or something of the
| sort, on their return hOme-tO Washington.
Judge Of our surprise and notification
reader, yesterday afternoon, on learning that
when congratulated in the market On his s.,
Self-sacrifcing and truly Christian determine
ton, that renowned clerical Know Nothine
leader and newspaper proprietor, brother
Ward, repealed the allegation as an indignity
4 as base slander-" concocted, very likely,
by that dirty sheet, tho Star ~ Now, we
take the liberty of limiting very gently to
brother W., that in so expressing himself he is
not doing the clean thing-is not making a
Christian return for our many kind and com
plimentary expressions concerning him in
the original announcement.
But We may not longer detain the reader
from the portion of the Ward and Evans cor
respondence we propose to publish to-day, our
original announcement having caused US to be
flooded with letters on the subject:
WAsHISGTog CRY, Aug. q.
Editor Of the Star:
stopped your paper some months ago be-
cause thought you incapable of doing ju-
tlce to the American party, to which | belong.
| L Will, however, renew my subscription, as
see by what you said yesterday of the Rev
Messrs Ward and +. 5. Evans, that you can.
on pinch, treat true Americans kindly and
| do them Justice. Who, on learning of their in
tended departure for Norfolk, will say that
know Nothing ministers Of the Gospel are not
| willing to embrace the first opportunity of de.
mOnstrating the faith that is in them? Who
viii assert that when they warn their coun-
| trymen Of the dangers to American society
lurking under the long black robes, shaver
crowns, and sanctimonious cOuntenances OF
the Pope emissaIies, they are not thenssst,.ss
ready to risk all in the discharge of all the
duties of truo minister of faith, hope, char
lty and divine love, grace and mercy? Ac-
cept the congratulations Of your fellow-eiti-
zens Ot the American party on the evidence
OF your returning sense of justice, as mani
tested In the really handsome and just tribute
you pay III the article in question to the two
pure men and distinguished American clergy.
men, to whom it refers. An AMERICAN.
| AUGUsr %, 1886
Mr.. EDITOR: Having been pretty well
cleaned out" by confidence in the Rev. NJ :.
Ward s American newspaper speculation at
the time Of the Virginia election, though
L "go in" with that gentleman politl-
cally, L should like to make myself whole
on him, If possible. So L have to inform
you that If Xou or any one you know are in
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