Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-30

General ~ albridge We are in receipt of
letter from cur ancient friend, Gen. Wal
bridge, Of New York city, wherein he denies
with much zeal our recent allegation that be
had failed to advocate the election Of Blu.
chanan in his speeches of the present canvass,
delivered prior to the late Pennsylvania and
Indiana State elections. The information on
which We based that allegation was derived
from come exchange paper, which, we are
| glad thus to learn, has done Gen. w. gross in
| justice. IL panied Us more than We can ex-
press to believe it to be true, as We did for the
time being, for we know few men indeed who
| owe more than our friend Walbridge does to
the Democratic party. However much we
| may be personally attached to friend, in
gratitude to the Democratic party in such
contest as tho present is a sin that We cannot
overlook. We cheerluly make the amsndo
TO the General for giving ear to that allega-
ton, and ask him to hold the Fremont party
responsible for our mistake. They claimed
him loudly at this point, as being with them
| Ill sympathies, ard pointed to the fact Of his
| intimate business connections with Fremont
as iurnIhing the ground for his alleged pclit.
zeal change. We know well that at such
| time as the present it is necessary that all
who claim the support 0f the Democracy
should be in all their relations clear of sus
| Iicion Of Identification with tho party Of Ere
mont, the most dangerous Organization t. the
| future Of the country So far known to its his
| tory. However much we may DO attached to
| our friend, therefore wo were not sorry to
learn that tle Democratic convention for his
Congressional district had postponed his claims
| until the death Of FremortisIn, soon to occur
Will enable him to stand canvass in posi-.
| ton in which no man can cast q shadow upon
| the entire integrity Of his course as a public
man.
We learn that another convention has been
called in his (tho third district, with view to
harmonic the difficulty there. We rejoice to
| hear 1T, and trust that the memory of what
its Democracy have already dono for him, as
well as that true patriotism and public spirit
for which we have for So many years given
him credit, will induce him to take one caro-
sA~t ~ PSASVAoi Ol his OWL DC Ger
mitted to distract its cOunsels in crisis like
the present.
The Boston Congressional Election. In
view Of the fact that the Democracy have ap-
pHrently no earthly hope of electing their can
uidate Tor Congress from the Boston, Mass
aistrict, 1t appears to us next to madness on
'neir part that they fail promptly to unite on
sne non VIM. Appleton, as against Arson
"ogame' than whom no other man is more
justly Obnoxious to every man who cherishes
'he principles for which the Democrats nartv
are now eon:ending from Maine to Wa.binyton
Ierrtory-for never before were they $, united
in support Of common and single set Of MN
eiTies. We took occasion to say a few dav,
since that 10 other member of the Ill.
States House of Representatives had ever bssn
ioore serviceable in his sphere than Mr.. A
This is a fact known to ali who know the de .
t'iis OF ihe history Of the House of Represen.
t4iiVe. OF the United StsGes, and it challenges