Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-11
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The GEoReErowN ELEcTIoN.-0ur attention
has been called to an article In a city paper,
detailing the result of the election in George
town on Thursday last, In which Mr.. English
is denominstsd the & nntl-American caf;d.;.
date &c. That will damage no one in the
estimation Of persons of sense. There are
statements concerning this election being made
by some of the Know Nothings, which viii be
best answered by an analization of the vote on
that occasion, which will prove conclusively
that "the Order is rapidly falling into bad
repute with large portion of the citizens of
Georgetown, of all sects and classes
The whole number of votes polled on Thurs
day last was 60S, of which Mr. English re-
eeived 352 and Mr.. Goddard 256. There were
cast by foreign born citizens SO votes, of which
Mr.. Z. received AZ and Mr.. G. IL. Now, de-
duct these from the votes Of the two candi-
dates, and Mr.. English still has a clear ma
iOrity of 81 of the native born votes Again /;
from information which we have gathered we
incline to the belief that had Mr.. E. received
the entire vote of the Catholic citizens of
Georgetown, that would not have been suffici-
ent, if deducted from his majority, to alter the
result. So much for this charge Of anti.Ameri-
canism,
In another article in the same paper of Satur-
day last, there is used the following very am
blguous language with reference to this cleo
sufficient to say that there were other than for
eign causes, though their potency may not be
remarked upon. Georgetown is none the less
American for having elected an EngttshBidn,
as time and circumstances will abundantly
show" We understand this declaration that
Georgetown is thoroughly American. The
result of the late election settles that question
beyond the possibility of doubt. But we are
certainly in the dark as to what those "other
foreign In Mt
nation is meant that this defeat to the party
was owing to the unpopularity of their candi
date If so, it is q very great mistake, in
deed. The result of the vote, when compared
with thatofthe preceding election, and the facts
that MIR. Goddard received on the first ballot
in the Know Nothing Council SO out Of the 10
votes cast at the time he was nominated, and
that he was the delegate t, the Philadelphia
National Convention, completely explode this
idea. At the last election in Georgetown for
a member of the Board of Aldermen, the can
didate Of the Know Nothing party was doubt
less one of the most popular men they could
possibly have nominated; one who enjoys the
confidence and esteem of a larger circle of
warm personal friends than almost any other
individual in that community; and yet Mr..
Goddard leads him Is votes, Though be was
elected. So, we think we have spiked that
gun. Others have been heard to charge the
disaster upon the (their) Mayor, which is non
sensical
Now, the fact is just this We do not believe
that any external influence whatever weighed
single feather in the result of this election.
know NOthirgism had been - weighed in the
balances, and found wanting" Many of its
leading features have become obnoxious to
majority of the people of Georgetown. Party
lines were drawn closely, and the only issue
was Know Nothingism; It's opponents had de-
termined to defeat it, and succeeded in so do
ing. We doubt if there is another man in the
party in Georgetown who can now obtain, on
the strength OF the popularity of Know Moth
ingism, 257 votes for any Office in the gift Ct
the people.
so far from time and circumstances showing
q different state of affairs, as alleged, it will
be found that the next trial of strength be-
tween the two parties in G georgetown will show
worse state of affairs for the cause Of Know
NothingiSm. We draw this conclusion on sound
premises. In the first place, their candidate
was one OF the most competent and active men
IN the order. In the next place, several of
them tthe Know Nothings) have declared that
they accomplished their utmost-that they
brought to the polls every voter sympathising
with them. This we feel satisfied is the fact;
for the party, almost to a man, labored with
the desperation of drowning men to save
themselves from the defeat which they saw i'm
PENDING. The candidate Of the anti-knnw
Nothings is not a foreigner, as alleged. Mr..
English and his ancestors for five generations
back were born in the United States