Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-23


They preach, every one of them, death and
destruction, or something as bad, to all who
inner from them in politics; to the "priest-rid-
den Irish and the "blind Dutch, % especial
y, who are the chief sufferers under the Attic
lion, which Providence, in his inscrutable wis.,
Tom, has sent on the doomed Virginia cities
Their faith is prominently "a iiUtng
taith "a faith which will not permit them to
isk their carcasscs in any such death dealing
atmosphere as just now hovers over Norfolk
md Portsmouth. For proof of this fact, look
1t the running away from those places of the
Know Nothing clergymen, who I" pulled up
stakes and put ont when danger came about
repeat, Mr.. Editor, some body must have
sold" you, in putting on you such a story as
that the Rev. Ulysses Ward and French S.
Evans are getting ready to depart for Ports
mouth and Norfolk. Why, the idea that any
Know Nothing preacher-pOlitician would go
Town there In time when some other work is
20 be done besides "exhorting the mourners''
o come to the Know Nothing altar, as one of
hem did here just before our last election, OF
when those who are dying intestate, like sheep
With the rot, are of a class leaving no property
behind to be administered on, is nonsensical.
Yes, MIR. Editor, as shrewd as you are, some
wag or other has sold" you, you may rely
IN 1t. ANTI-KNow NOTHING.
NORFOLK, Va, August %.
10 tie Editors Of tie Star:
Our Know Nothing fellow citizens of this
afflicted city are to-day rejoicing over your
mention Of the purpose of the Rev. Messrs
Ward and Evans of your city to come down
here and render their ministerial service in
this our day of sore trial. They have been
more mortified than can express by the con-
tuct OF some of our Norfolk and Portsmouth
,lergymen, strong sympathizers with Know
Nothingism all of them, in leaving their suf
,ering and dying congregations to get to heaven
The best way they can under such circum-
stances as now surround US here. Many of
them go further than the anti-Know Nothings
in pralslng the conduct of the Catholic priest
and the Sisters of Charity. / have heard not
few of them say that the contrast has been
enough to make them forever wash their hands
| ot Know Nothingism, which does not turn out
what 1T vaunts itselfto be in matters of real re-
llglon, as demonstrated in the trial it is now
| having in our fiery yellow fever furnace But
| to give you u truthful idea of what all who
remain here think and feel with reference to
| this contrast, send the following extract from
late number Of the Norfolk Argus
The Catholic priest, Sisters of Charity, and
| our worthy Mayor Hunter Woods, Esq, de-
| serve more praise than we can find Language
| 70 express. Their self-sacrifiCing and unre-
uniting attention to the sick, have called forth
| the admiration of all. Morning, noon and
| all the time. Other ministers and our physi-
clans, too, are deserving of much commenda-
| lion, but some of the former have inglOriOusiy
| ded, with blanched cheeks and trembling
| limbs, while their locks suffer for the bread OF
| lite, and die without the sweet consolation OF
| the Gospel. lie who searches the heart OF
men, will surely reward all according to their
| just deserts at the Great Assize"
But will not trespass too much on your
valuable space, and will therefore conclude
| by asking you to say to the Reverend Messrs
| Ward and Evans that their clerical services
| here at this time arc greatly needed, and can
not fail to be precious in the eyes Of the Lord,
| as we'll rs TO do much in the way Of counter
| acting the impression that Know Nothing soil
| ctude for the cause of vital and practical
| christianity, as evinced in the war they make
on the Catholic clergy. is mere 'gas," blown
| to cheat the ignorant for political ends, As
| eyinced by the Know Nothing preachers, VINO
have recently given leg bail for their appear
aDce In this quarter-after their day Of real
TRIAL shall be over. TRUE AMERICAN.
The Kinney Expedition 1t seems that Mr..
g. q. Presbury, of the Girard House, PhiIa-
| delphia, begins to realize that going bail for
buccaneering expeditions is dangerous ex-
pertinent. His principal, Col. Kinney, not
being forthcoming on the day set for his trial
| in New York, for the violation of the neutrali-
| ~ laws of the United States, he (P.) has OBJ
tanned a postponement of the cause, alleging
| Col KS intention to return, to be tried &c
Poor fellow! when the Colonel gets back in
time for the trial he'll know it, lie says in
| his affidavit:
AS this depOnent understands and believes
| he Col. Kinney was cordially welcomed as the
| enterprising leader of Il peaceful colony about
| to settle upon lands to which their This en-
| ployers, the Nicaragua Land and Mining Com
pany, were represented and supposed to have
obtained valid title"
Mr.. Presbury must fancy that the court is
! blessed with a large amount of credulity when
he compounds the welcome extended to the ex-
| petition by the utthroats, refugees and out
| laws of Greytown, under tie lead Of the cs-
.aped criminal Martin, with the Government
and citizens of the State of Nicaragua, who
nave formally and VIGOROUSLY proclaimed Col
Kinney and his band Of invaders to be pirates,
and are armed to the teeth to expel them when
ever they make their appearance anywhere in
the interior.
A Knowing 'Un.--"The Federal court for
Kansas Territory have ecided in favor Of
| Atchison's Legislature and against Recder on
| The question Of the seat of government. of
course 1t has. 1t was sent to Kansas to co OPP
crate with AtchisOn in all things In the same
| spirit the same court decided the question of
slavery before setting foot in the Territory, for
the two judges from slave States took slaves with
| them and now hold them. But the assurance
| Of the Legislature in procuring this opinion
| and of the court in giving it, may be estimated
| from the facts that one of the three Judges,
johnson, from Ohio, refused to entertain the
| question, and another, Elmore, had been dis
missed for land speculations. Reeder was
| suspended nearly a month before he was re-
moved, in order that he might not interfere
with the legislative mob, but Gilmore was per-
a.itted to act for the purpose of ratifying its
| proceedings after dismissal.
at is asserted that DR.. Morton's claim,
founded on the ether discovery, is now under
| Investigation in one of the departments, with
view to its payment out of the contingent
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