Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-29
WASHINGTON NEWS and GOSSIP.

sand persons present before Browns Hotel on
Saturday night last, were certainly hundreds
OF worthy, respectable, law-abidins, and pa
triotic citizens who have become identified
politically with those who went there to strike
down the right Of their fellow citizens to be
addressed on public affairs when and whore
and BY whom they please. They witnessed
the orderly, patient and forbearing conduct of
ninetenths Of the meeting, native and foreign.
born, who, as friends of Mr.. Wise, had assem-.
bled to listen to the address they had invited
him to deliver. They were also witnesses Of
the sympathy of our present city government
with the violators of the rights of others, as
evinced by the total failure of any of it's mem.
bers-polise or others-to raise a finger or q
voice for the maintenance of the public peace
They know that the conduo: of the mob, to
which We refer above, inflicted stain on our
city's reputation which they themselves de.
plore, and which cannot be wiped out They
know, too, that It was but carrying q little
farther the policy and outrsges perpetrated
by the Same parties with the same oficial
sountenance, at the two snti-Know Nothing
meetings held at Carusi's Saloon. They know
that, under our present municipal AUSPICES
those opposed to Know N.tningism in this
city are, unless toy essay to protect them
selves, wholly and entirely cut eff from their
right to listen in the open air, in the evening
to addresses from their friends They know
still further, that neither life nor property can
be safe in this community while its govern
ment is in the hands Of those who do not lift
q finger to prevent the perpetrstion OF such
outrages on solemnly- gu aranteed personal and
great public rights. They know, from what
they saw and heard on that occasion, the true
depth of the regard for Bible Christianity and
American liberties entertained by those who
then and there assumed to act for the Know
Nothing party, as they have rarely failed to
act Everywhere In our country, when, under
similar circumstances, the cover of the shades
of night and the countenance Of sympathiz
ing police make the desirable opportunity.
We know we'll, and take pleasure In pro-
claiming that the great mass of our Know
Nothing fellow citizens who have something
to lose by anarchy and mob rule, condemn
the conduct of these who assumed on Saturday
night last to act for them, as heartily as We
do. But will they sid and abet tho laying
up of more such fearful accounts against
themselves, as co-political laborers with such
wanton violators of public and private rights
by voting on Monday next to sustain those in
power, who, from highest to lowest, look oui
city on while such scenes are being enacted
in our city, secretly chuckling over them, "a.
thsr than raising finger for their prevent hon
and punishment? In this, Is the moral Of
the so disgraceful occurrences of Saturday
night last
Candles, CoMns and Cannon 1t is being
said all over Washington that the haBttuss of
the ofios Of our talented, amiable, enthusiast.
tic, modest and knowing neig Dor, in the dead
certainty Of tho triumph Of Flournoy which
recently pervaded their minds, made hand.
some investment in candles for an illumina.
ton, coffin for the intended ceremony Of a
mock funeral Of Henry A. Wise, and cannon
and ammunition with which to celebrate their
victory in the shape Of mournful minute guns,
to be fred over the mock grave. The expense
Of all this preparation threatens to be dead
loss. Nevertheless, perhaps, some per cen
tage upon it may possibly be realised to the
now so.hard- uf investors, who, it will be re.
membered, spsculated SO freely on our talented,
amiabls, enthusiastic aud modest nei hbor's
judgment. 70: instance they may find use
for the tallow, in rubbing it on their faces
which are haggard, jagged and puske,ed,
through the intensity of their sutferings from
the Virginia election returns, so as to give
them an appearance Of dissgreeable asperity,
which as eaters now stand, can only be re.
moved by some such extraordinary applica.
ton.
Capt. Robert Doyle, 80 generally called On
to make the baby walker speak in tones of
thunder when the election boot gets on to the
leg of his friends, will probably pay a fair
price for the guns and ammunition.
As for the CONN, even that may not be en-
tirsly useless, as matters now stand. We
draw this conclusion from an occurrence in
the Centre Market, on Saturday morning last,
as follows: A reverend politician, renowned
for the intensity of his hates and the vehem.
encs Of his politics, rather than for the earn.
estness OF his incubation of the duty Of peace,
good will, fair dealing, and charity to all men
through the example of his own walk in life,
approached butter merchant, who bore Sam
little love in his lifetime. "Good morning,
Brother -, you come in the nick of time.
A poor fellow died last night, In my neighbor
hood. He was an especial friend of yours-a
dsshing, enthusiastic young fellow, exceed
ingly popular with the boys, and very fast
liver, indeed. He went Oh somewhat in debt
his lamp going out suddenly and most unex.
pectedly to himself and those who con6ded in
the unusual promise which he manifested for
one Of his age and rather disreputsble origin.
His friends in my ward desire to give the
young follow at least q decent funeral, and