Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

49, a 4SbAFLo AND a hlOiiNOs III - SAID
that Mr.. Van Buren,, ON being asked, on wager
that he would not answer the simplest question d.
rectly whether the sun rose in the east or the
west, commenced thus :" East and west are COM
parative terms." When the farmer in Esop came
to inform the lawyer that his bull had gored the
others OK, he expressed an opinion Immediately
IN his own favor; bot when informed that the re-
verse was true, he as promptly remarked, " the
case being altered, il alters the case" Meum and
tuum, In their mother tongue, are absolute terms !;
yet IN the course Of human events this distinction
Is frequently lost altogether, or depends ON the
strongest arm. Such things as right and wrong
once had a local habitaton, but now their exist
ence is rather fabulous than real
Coming 10 the point "civil and religious liber-
ty," now so fippantly prated on by men who
have no religion, and who have not the brains to
distinguish liberty from license, mean now what
any blind biggoted, or bought-up partisan chooses
The very first principle laid down in every book
on morals Is discarded, viz that man ia not en-
titled to any rights which contravene the rights
of Others. In fine Il has come TO this, that | and
my party may do as we please. We are always
right, you wrong. Individual members and Sec
tons may violate every principle of decency and
right, but the party, like the great Church. can do
no wrong.
Mr. Henry A. Wise came to this city to enjoy
its hospitality, and to rest, as he said, from an ar
"lacerated," and frame worn down in abusing
better men than himself A few OF his friends go
UP to see him, in quiet, social nay, they say.
That il to say, with Emusic, fife and drum" He
mounts the tribune, thinkingit no doubt, fit occa
sion to put on the capstone to his work Of vilifca
ton. The usual quantity of boys, rowdes if you
please, were attracted by the music and gave ex.
preston to sounds and words perhaps peculiar to
his own "unwashed" and many,headed." The
writer Of this was not present. but was assured by
reliable persons that the interruption was playful,
and utterly insignificant.
A prudent man, If he felt himself thus aggrieved
would have retired with dignity but he having had
his way so long, burst into characteristic trade
not against his immediate annoyers, but against
the party composing majority of our people. He
comes again flushed with success. A grand de-
monstration ia gotten up for political effect here
He meets the same crowd or party, (rowdies il You
please, with whom he had voluntarily made a
fght--to whose level he had voluntarily let him
self down. The encounter is had Mr.. Wise
comes of second best. The parasites of power
take up the cry, and magnify the whole. The fair
ton Of none more tina Americans. The thing
was done and Mr. Wise and his apologsts should
divide equally the responsibility.
Mr. Wise was not allowed to speak And pray
was he the first man thus treateds Have not both
greater and smaller men been similarly treated,
even IN tue councils OF MS own partyF A VIOLA
tion of hospitality forsooth. In the name of COM
mon sense is the obligation to decency and polite
ness less binding on the guest than the host? Did
not Mr. Wise, by unprovoked abuse and wilful
Misrepresentation, put himself without the pale of
civilityp
The american Organ is not and never has been
an apologst of mob-law, through editor, principal
or local-clerk, foreman, compositor, devil.
But if so, how would it compare with the suborna-
ton and justification of perjury?
How does rioting, whether under cover of dark
ness or in open day, compare with spying pimp-
ing and treachery TO friends, country, God, and
truth? Who would not Justify bloodless riot, in
preference to using information to the detliment
Of his neighbor, which, whether true false, was
obtained from confessed perjurer and ipso facto
selfconvicted liarg
Who ismost to be 'reprehended, the man who
justi6es or he who inctes a riotg
"NiPpED IN THE BuD. We learn that on informa-
ton lodged by citizen Of Virginia, Messrs. A. r.
Boteler and c. j. Faulkner were arrested at late
hour last night suspicion of being engaged in a
duel The parties brought before Captain
Birch whose net catches all the fish that late.
From what we can gather, most singular and
accidental tissue Of circumstances led 10 this de
nouement.
1t must have been extremely sggravatng to all
parties concerned, to he deprived remorselessly
Of the balm for wounded honor, but il may be
gratifying 10 both parties to know that the bail,
which was given last night, only holds till they
shall have reached their respective homes.
Ii is due to Mr.. Sockdolager that the public
should know that, though he was aware Of Mr..
Faulkner's presence in Washington two days ago,
he did not imagine that such was his business, or
they should have been duly advised.
PRoyIsIoS.AL.-The Northern Liberty Market
thia rnornino prettv we'll annnliad with thinos
light and substantial and at prices toerably fair,
considering that the situation of our markets and
arrangement Of market days, render holders to a
great extent monoposts. OF the necessity Of
hucksters, and their general character as a class,
we have our opinions and shall take some early
occasion TO put them in form, the subject is en-
phatically one Of general and public interest. We
cannot forbear, however, saying now, on long ex.
perience, that in no department Of trade Is the
price Of things so little regulated by the laws OF
supply and demand-the general idea seeming 10
prevail that each man must make 80 much money
each day-it must come out Of the pockets Of the
public, whether that public is satisfied as to the
worth Of its money or not. Here may be heard
IN native richness the "sweet German accent" and
"rich Irish brogue," whose posacssors seem none
. the worse of for the "blooly Know-Nothings
Ii IL only about election times that these people,
substantially honest and supplemented learn, and
that from Others, that Americanism involves any
prescription of any right that they entitled to,
should wish to enjoy
Cold WATER SAFETY STEAM-EsGISE.-This in.
yention Ia now to be seen at the Patent Office, in
operation, In model form, and the editors generally,
az wen as the community, are invite to witness its
performance and to form opinion OF its utility.
The inventor, Edward d. Tippett, has been a num-
Der Of years aiming to accomplish safety 1.-THE noble
purpose in steam power by injections Of cold water
into heated generators, without boiler; thereby
doing away tho necessity of large amount of hot
water and compressed body of steam, so danger
Gus TO human life We are informed that his plan
is, TO inject much water at every stroke of the
piston is required for every cubica foot Of the
working cylinder and TO convert it into highly rari-
fed steam ins antaneously which is 10 form ts ex-
pansive power in the working cylinder by the de-
partnre Of the piston. We earnestly hope he has
at last succeeded We shall call and form our opin-
ion OF its practicabilty and utility.
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