Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-30
EVENING STAR.
Local Intelligence.


elected men OF their own political stamp onlv.
asiud8es OF the approaching election for four
OF the seven wards Of Washington. an imn,es-
Sion has been very general among their anil.
hnoE Nothing fellow citizens, that Il Ia pro
posed 70 carry the election by gross fraud
Inc ides OF preventing any considerable party
~ uls el,y from having a representative in
eae ooA.u Oh commissioners at each precinct
was, until this occasion, a thing unknovn 10
the history Of our municipal affairs 7. heinz
known that these commissioners b.lono 70 \
secret Political society whose obligations re
CURED one OF its members who was a witness
In jury trial at Lowell, Massachusetts, to
DENY on oath, for three hours, his connection
with 1t, which he admitted ere he was per-
mitted to leave the witness stand, and tho fact
that however worthy and respectable they may
De, most OF these commissioners are compare
lively unknown to those among US who differ
from them in politics, are together sufficient to
account for the excitement at this moment ex-
fsting In Washington against the presumption
that they design canvassing tho ballots in SO
cret, with the eye Of no political opponent
upon them IF the obligations of the frater-
nifty OF which they are oath bound mem
bers, extend half as far as their opponents
believe through the revelations made in
the Lowell trial, and by Mr Rains in bis
recent discussion with Judge Caskie, the
plan OF permitting its members to count
the ballots in secret, is simply q plan BY
which the people Of this city may be defrsudsd
Of their rights with perfect impuni.y, If the
commissioners choose to do So As for the
oath which the commissioners take, if they
regard their oaths taken in their lodges a, sa
perior in Its obligations, as the Know Nothing
witness In the Lowell tria. did, there is no
other safety that at present occurs to rs for the
rights Of the opposite parry, who have been
denied the privileges Of , representative in the
four wards, bat by keeping q record of the
votes II the anti Know Nothings by trusty tails
men outside Of the poll windows, the sta.emsn.
OF each such voter to be verified by the exhibi
ton of his open ballot.
The following preamble and resolutions
were passed unanimously last right at the
largest anti-knov Nothing meeting ever held
Ia this city:
Whereas, the Know Nothing Councils of this
city having elected for some of the Wards
boards Of election commissioners. all Of whom
are members Of an oath bound secret political
association, refusing to those opposed TO them
the right and courtesy of O representation in
those boards, which was never before done in
this community: Aud whereas the Know No.
thing lower council aforesaid have refused to
pass resolution requesting the said election
boards to permit one or two unofficial persons
Of both parties 20 remain in the room while
they may be canrassing the ballots, which
privilege has always heretofore been conceded
in every Ward Of Washington: Be it there.
fore
ResOLysd, by this meeting Of the Anti
Know Nothing party Of thi. city, That all
who vote for the anti Know Nothing caudi-
dates in the municipal election on Monday
next be requested TO show the tickets they
vote, and give their names to be recorded by
the anti Know Nothing talesman, to be sta
toned at each poll IN this city; this course be-
ing deemed necessary by this meeting to guar d
the rights Of tbs anti Know Nothing voters of
Washington against the possible perpet. alton
Of fraud.
The propriety Of this step will be obvious
to all sincerely anxious for he preservation
Of the rights Of the citizen, and that this cleo
ton may pass oH without giving rise to the
belief among large portion of the Washing
ton public, that it has been unfairly con-
Quoted.
We may add that the adoption OF the prs.
auble and resolution above printed, was caused
oy the receipt OF intormstiou, that majority
of the election commissioners Of ono Of the
packed wards had peremptorily refused to
permit any one but themselves to remain IN the
room. as heretofore, whilst the ballots we're
being counted
In this contest those who are not openly
ssains. Know Ncthingism may fairly be ses
down ss for il, and will be so regarded by
their AntiKr Nothing fellow citizsns, who
have been deliberately deprived By the ma
Jority Of the present councils Of any other safe
guard for their rights, than the plan agreed on
By the meeting last night.
BELLIcosE In an article, yesterday after
noon, We alluded, briefly, to several recent
fights, and attributed the mo ing cause 10
"whiskey and politics" We did not mean
TO say, as the strict grammsrian would inter
pref the paragraph, that some of them 1.-THE
whlskey and the politics. were REQUIRED to
''give security to keep the peace" ALA ion
was, OF course, made TO the combatants.
However, had /. not been for the rye" and
the lisical excitement, the parties would,
probably, have remained at peace-their tenn
pie OF Janus closed-none bearing marks Of
physical vioi-ncs On their persons
This subject calls to remembrance an Incl.
dent which occurred in Philadelphia, some
years ago. Wewere spectator az the Mayors
Court, when poor hstless and jacketless son
Of Erin vas arraigned for a petty offence
against the Corporation statutcs, watch are
vigorously prosecuted, more especially when
the weak and frie adless are the trarsSressors
(Respectability is oftentimes a shield which
the watchman's espantoon cannot dent nor
splinter; and this We say by way of paren-
thesis, and OF general application
The philadelphia Mayor, John Swift, ad-
49, DeIOre MIN, re-
marked, - N sorry 10 zee you here, sir"
An faith, it's sorry I am, yer honor you
nave been behaving billy, disordsrly, making
noise" Il assure yer honor yer wrong -
"Why, here is the officer who arrested YOU,
and brought you here" That's true, but /
made no noise al all, az all" s'If Won didn't
misbehaye who did," Sure, ths .chisksv
trld,H me-, for Tn pIcsoJis achsn I'm sober. .
This answer cOnvuissd the assembIase with
laughter, In which The ,Iayor joined heartily;
and he dismissed the prisoner With friendly
warning to avoid the enemy which had caused
his arrest.
As was the case with this Son of Erin. 60
with sons Of this and Of all ether countries
sure, the Whiakey wiiin" involves them in
diEeulIies.
COMMUNICATED.
LIVERY RIGHT MINDED citizen il disguised
with the Palpable attempts of the Know
Nothing Council to keep themselves in power
by controlling, if necessary, the ballot box
They have violated the commonest rule o.
honesty and decency by packing the Commits.
sioners Of Election fer next Monday. And
when proposition is made TO give some show