Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-03
FOR THE AMxAIc4s ORGAN.
Always Ready Club


HoK THE AMERIc4s ORGAN.
Always Ready Club sapt
at meeting Of the Always Ready Club, held
on Saturday, September 27th, the President called
the meeting to order.
After some preliminary discussion, the following
Eesolutions were offered, severa1y read, and unan-
imouay adopted
Resolved That as the Always Ready Club has
been eight years in existence, We win now take
neasures to let ii be known that we are still or
ganizsd that we win do our best 10 further and
maintain pure principles Of government that in
this campaign, bloodless thought be, we see more
importance to the stability Of the Union OF these
United States, than any movement since the sign
ing Of the Declaration OF Independence; and that
TO do all in our power TO restore peace and harmo
ny 20 our now distracted country, we are, 49, oui
name declares, Always Ready. eha.
ResoLtea That with the nomination OF Miilard
Fillmore we are heartily satisfied with him We
need no pledges, nor any platform; for pledges,
we have his whole life, public and private, without
stain or blemsh and in bis former administration
we have platform as long and al broad as our
whole United States, whose Union, in his ftltHTs
administration, he Is bound to maintain.
ResolVed, That we viii recognise no sectional
feelings or candidates, be they from North or
South that, az citizen brothers, we know no
East, West North, or South, and that we know
no geographical lines but those that bound these
United States.
On motion il was decided 10 give barbecue In
the grove at Langley, on the Georgetown and
Leesburg turnpike. two miles above the Little
Falls bridge, and six miles from Georgetown, on
Wednesday October 9th, TO have distinguished
speakers 10 address the meeting, and TO provide
good music for the occasion q committee of ar
engagements was then appointed consisting Of the
following individuals, viz; w. wv. Ball, James A.
Nelson, Horatio Reid John Gilbert, Ephraim
Clarke, +. NJ Smith, William Walkers, Thomas ] /.
Caiper, Thomas j. Peacock, DIR. w. II. kcyeigh,
A. N. Russell, George f. Means, NJ. McBall, John
Crultshank, i. III. Janney, @. w. Faulkner, and
John 4. HirsL the President and Secretary added
On motion Charles Kirby, Richard Hirst, I hos
J. Carper, George r. Means, and NJ Smith were
appointed dinner committee.
On motion il was resolved that the Club meet
at the house Of VIM. Means, at langley on the
7th of October, at which time and place the com
mittees are requested to meet TO complete arrange
ments. g#&s4asl,r tt
On motion W. H. Delaney, s. NJ Ball. and
Thomas j. Peacock were made committee Of
invitation and, on motion, it was resolved to re-
quest the publication of these proceedings in the
Fairfax County News, Alexandria Gazette, and
Washington Organ. a
On motion the meeting adjourned. a'a i
HENRY El Q taylor, President.
PoLIor--0n Monday last, Alderman Smith of.
fered n resolution in the Board Of Aldermen, which
was adopted, asking fiom the Mayor a statement
of the amount of fines and penalties collected by
the police officers of the city since 30th June last
and whether said amounts, if any, had been de-
posted In the Bank Of Washington, or elsewhere
to the credit of the Corporation or were retained
in the hands OF said police officers There is rea-
son to belieye that not one dollar has been placed
on deposite; that all the fines, &c, amounting to
somewhere in the neighborhood of 81, III 80, is
retained IN the hands Of irresponsible police
agents. knowledge suspicion---of the con-
dition of things, led to the introduction of the
resolution. 1N
Section seven of first chapter of police organiza-
tipn see Cooperation lava says THAT IL Is the duty
Of police officers to report monthly, to the chief of
police, the amount of fines and forfeitures collected
by them, and that he shall certify to the Mayor said
amount; and, il is provided, that no payment
ksalary) shall be made to said police officers, until
their accounts have been so rendered and settled,
and the amounts ascertained to be due from them,
paid oyer 70 this Corporation, by being deposited
10 the credit OF the general fund and the Mayor
sha cNuse .he accounts SO collected and paid over
70 be pGolished monthly, in the newspapers pub
fishing the laws Of the Corporation.
This Il the law. Has 1t been complied with -
has become of the money? Why have not the
amounts been published, monthly, for the informa-
ton Of the public and - ~----''
&, -. =, compliance with the awY
Cert, navis former chief Of police, paid into the
funds OF the Corporation, in two years $4,000,
the proceeds of fines and forfeturss during that
period; and il ia but fair to suppose that during
the past three months the amounts so collected
will reach the average sum paid in during the same
period Of time under the administration of Mr.
Towers
Why notY II is notorious that the city has
been worse governed during this time than for any
period within fifteen years, which is far back as
we can 60. There have been more disorders, riots,
debauehery and drunkenness in the streets of this
city the past three months than in twice that
length of time during fifteen years. So that, in
taking the amount collected by Capt Davis as the
basis Of that collected Tor which should have been
collected) under the present Mayor, we have done
no injustice to him or his officers. s ESQ 4
"Noas verrons," as Father Richie used to say.
Mr.. EDToR: If you think the following enigma
worthy Of place in your columns, please inert 1t
/ am composed of 10 letters.
My 8, 2, g, 8, Z, is city in Spain,tyta ah
@ Ny q, 3, 8, IA, 15, Z, is the name of a man. I
Ny H. Q, III, 8, IS, IA, 2, isa town in Maasa-
chusetts. eia4' at s3l sa +
Myl,s, 10, 4, is q building Of great service to
MY whole is the name of the greatest man in the
United States. Ely.
Hol ron ROCKVILLE 0mnibusses win leave
the foot Of the Capitol tomorrow morning, at
o'clock, for the accommodation Of those of our
citizens who desire to participate in the great mass
meeting to be held at Rockville. 49,