Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-07
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
THURSDAY. JUNE z, 1865.
4 YEsPAsIAN ELLIS, Editor.
The Late Election.

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The Late Election.
The Intelligencer Of this morning contains
an article on the late election, from which we
mako the following extract:
"THE LATE ELECTION successful party in
this city are rejoicing with music and banners, and
marches, and speeches, and loud huzzas, while
their competitors less noisiy, but quite as ex-
pressively, indicating their disappointment and
chagrin. Much Is said also, by individuals among
the latter OF extraordinary and Illegal practices
used TO defeat them. These are things, however,
of which we have nothing to say until the charges
are definitely made, In proper and formal man
ner, and upon responsible authority. Were we to
know of the practice Of dishonesty at the polls,
our appreciation of the duty of every honest cti-
zen would impel US to communicate that knowl-
edge In the manner of an information or complaint
TO the legal authorities; but, without such knowl-
edge, to originate or repeat charges against any
portion of our fellow-ctizens were folly such as
1t has not been our wont to practice II is fact,
we believe that the Commissioners of Election in
every Ward in the exercise Of their quasi judicial
functions, disregarded the decision Of the Circuit
Court and refused TO admit the votes OF such nat
uralized citizens as have become voters since the
3lst of December last. The questions involved In
this act Of the Commissioners ARE, 1t ID said, to be
legally investigated"
The Itelhgencer is in error in its state
ment that the Commissioners disregarded the
decision of the Circuit Court" Tho Circuit
Court made no decision. We had supposed
thiswas fact known to every citizen Of Wash
ington, as it has been published in several Of
the city papers, including, we presume, the
Iatelligsncer ITSELF The court did decide that
the Commissioners were the sole judges Of the
qualifications of electors; and upon this dccis-
ion the Commissioners took the responsibility
Of rejecting all applications to vote which were
not authorized by the city charter.
The Sentinel of this morning, in an article
on the election, vies with the Union and the
Star in its charges Of fraud and fayoritism
against the Commissioners. All such charges,
coming from whatever source, will require to
be substantiated, before they can obtain Gre
dencc here or elsewhere.
The Sentinel concludes its TRADE against the
Commissioners and the American party with
the following remark
"There is nothing in this vote to dim for an in
slant the ustre of our triumph in Virginia, or di
minish the prestige of our victory. The vote Of
Washington has no political bearing whatever, and
10 no possible view yield comfort to the waning
fortunes Of Know-Nothingsm. 1t is only valuable
as atfordng new illustration of the desperation OF
their party, and as showing that there are no
means, however unworthy, to which they will not
resort"
Why, then, let US inquire, did the admins,
tration and its organs, the Sentinel included
labor so strenuously for two weeks before the
election to obtain different result from thai
which has been effected by the unterriied
freemen Of Washington Why was the most
ruthless prescription threatened by the admin,
istration and its minions against all its Deepen.
dants who should refuse to vote an open ticket
Why was the most malignant calumny resorted
to, to break Down the candidates ofth Ameri.
can party2 Why were hundreds Of foreigners
naturalized at the expense Of the opposition to
cast their votes against native-born Ameri-
cans 1t is small affair, is it 1t has no po-
litical bearing, whatever" We beg leave to
differ from the Sentinel
1t has this much Of importance 1t proves
that here, in the city Of Washington, the very
footstool Of the Federal Government, men will
think and vote as they please, in defiance Of
the low and insolent domination which would
deprive them Of that sacred right