Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-08

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Pnosckrrrlos Nothing 10 more comrpop than
the charge Of prescription on the Amerlcin party.
Next to the "bonid oaths" dwell upon by All the
!. Anti" crew, and BY none more strongly than
those Who, ia the same breath, damn your Know
Nothing head even 20 the very \ cog-~heels of
idamnation," ranks the charge q prescription
Nothing more usual thar for rogue TO join in the
cry Of stop thiefl" and frequently the very loud
ness Of this cry attracts attention to himself Thus
the Anti" party, composed on the one hand Of
Catholics, who prescribe both physically and NOR
ally, and OF the Locoioco party who themselves
the authors Of political prescription, has managed
% saddle upon others the very things Of which
they are guilty a Alass AAH
II the charge were really true, and they felt as
Christians or As men, that the thing were wrong
II might with much propriety be asked, why they
do not rebuke the maynard spirit Of Amerieanism
by setting better example. As far as politicians
are concerned the question Is easily settled. They
live by IL. pretext on which to " blow" Is quite
a. good as reason with them But for people
PROCESSING to be Christians and drawing counsel
from the same source that other Christians do, on
every page Of which Is inculcated charity, forbear
Z ance and Christian meekness il is passing strange.
Nowhere does the Bible inculcate retaliation, nor
the cherishng Of rebelous feeling, but we have
yet TO see the first man or woman of the Roman
Catholic persuasion since the LAT dawn of Ameri-
canisna, in whom there was not fyM
But we did not set out to discuss religious doc
trine, but the simple question Of prescription and
not such prescription as that on which politicians
Or Christians flourish, but that known in business.
We may now set II down as a fixed fact, that 80
pertinacious and ceaseless has been the cry of
enemies, that they have succdeded 30 far In poi
soning the minds of the people, that the most
odious phase Of all prescription now exists here,
viz in the social and business way.
tits vain for an American to say to an Irish
man or Dutchman, we mediate you and yours
no harm. tits vain that American money and
American association continue to flow in the same
channel. IL Is nought that every foreigner and
Catholic Is supported mainly from American means
The fiat has gone forth that the !. Known ing"
party is proscrptve, and from a source which not
one dares to question. tlst
IS Facts are stubborn things. We lay u down as
q a fact and challenge contradiction, that For
eigner or Catholic has suffered in his business but
some one, who has by abuse, or in actual terms,
repudiated American custom. And again we ex-
press the conscientious belief that two or three
Americans who have heretofore been in the habit
Of contracting for government supplies, have sui-
fered in their business more than the whole For
y eigu and Catholic community combined. Retaa-
tion is not an American nor a Christian doctrine.
AS surely as truth travels slower than error and
must in time oyertake 1t, we look confidently to
the time when both Foreigners and Catholics will
be ardent in support of !" American principles
FIRST WARD.--T Taking stroll through the First
Ward this morning, we could not help admiring
the many great improvements that have been made
in that part Of city in the last eighteen months,
A muddy and disagreeable thoroughfare has been
succeeded by an elegant and spacious paved way,
Z bounded ON either side by pavements of ample
width and durability for which our metropolis far
exceIs any other CITY in the Union, and for which
fait has always been SO distinguished. Only two
years ago ride from here to Georgetown was
considered disagreeable trip; now, more pleas
ant one Is not to be found anywhere.
While on improvements, we would mention that
several fine buildings have been, and are now, in
course of erection on the Avenue. The two fine
four-story houses Of Messrs Middleton Beall, be-
tween Four-and- and Sixth streets, and those
off, D. Gilman, Esq, between Sixth and Seventh
are valuable addition and ornament to their sew
eral neighborhoods. There are many old and
rickety buildings, which are owned by wealthy in
dividuals and to the owners OF such we would say
and with all due respect, that we should like to
see such give place to ones similar to those we
have just mentioned.
THE WEArHER-Iast Saturday was what might
have been termed a real old fashioned rainy day.
1t commenced raining at early hour in the
~.
succeeding afternoon. Sunday, however, was quite
clear and delightful, as the day which preceded 1t
was stormy and dsagreeable- The air in the
morning was quite chilly though, rendered 40,
we presume, by slight frost, which made its
appearance Just previous to old Soils !" daily adj
vent The church goers taking advantage OF the
fneness of the day, hundreds Of them were seen
vending their way 10 the many places of public
worship, with which our city is blessed; for 1t can
be truly said that no city In the section OF ON
country can boast Of more elegant, comfortable,
and spacious places Of public worship or OF more
talented and eloquent divnes.
THr LAST WErK.---Our citizens will remember
that this Ii the last week Of Dr. Beales magnih-
cent painting Of the Arctic Regions. From the
fact that some of the first efforts Of this kind were
popular and paid well, there sprung up in the
country host of vile daubs, and, on many occa-
sions we felt ourselves no less than swinded, after
paving our money and watching for hours for
something that would amuse, instruct, or even for
one moment interest.
Ttis painting, as before stated, is really work
Of art. based upon scenes which not only interest
this continent but all the world. We have yet TO
see the first person land we have talked with
rnnnvl who does not pronounce this one OF the
most charming productions Of the age.
Nor PAnrrcULAR-We saw a knot OF persons
Sunday earnestly engaged IN taking pohncs III
front Of one Of our churches and while the congrc-
CATION was gathering; we have no objection TO pcr-
sons discussing the different political tribes Of the
day--not we, far from IL, but we do think that
most any other place would be more appropriate,
than either In or about the doors OF Divine wor.
shin. We must confess, though that each one ofthe
parties alluded TO- sustained his position with much
ability, and had it not have been that we did not
approve Of the place chosen for the discussion, We
should certainly have been tempted to put in our
bill"
WILL HAVE Ir.--Notwithstanding that the law
requiring the different bar-roous with which our
as well as most other cities abound TO keep closed
doors during the Sabbath day, aud to sell no liquor
under penalty, still some venture TO dispense a
little Of the "crstur" to the thirsty, was GER
tainly erempli6ed by our seeing several Of tho
boys under its influence yesterday, and from
the appearance Of some persons this morning whom
we did not see yesterday, we should judge that
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