Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-24

Characteristic.-Our talented, truthful.
and ingenious neighbor, who, it will be rec
objected, pretty much got up the smashing
Pope's Nuncio roorback and the roorback
saying that there were arms concealed in the
Catholic churches in this city at the time of our
last municipal election, and who has been, be-
sides, the author of nearly every " whopper"
told among US for Know Nothing party pur-
poses for year or two past, is again at his
his old work (; making " cock and bull" sro.
ries at great rate. He is, doubtless, the
real author of the "whopper" of large d.
mansions printed in the last speech of Mr.
Winter Davis, wherein it is gravely alleged
that the Government proscribes stons-cutters,
&c, in this city, on account of their political
opinions. This silly story is hardly worth the
contradiction. 1t will trouble Mr.. Davis vast
ly to prove the truth of what he said in that
connection, we aprrehend. We should like
to have him essay to do so. Accusations of
that sort are dog cheap, and without proof,
are not worth newspaper room. Mr.. Davis is
utterly unable to substantiate the truth of his
assertion in the case, it being without founda-
tion.
Our gentle, courteous and truthful neighbor
yesterday whined over an alleged case of
some Mr.. E. W. who complains that his Know
NOthingism has cost him the business of sup.
plying the Washington Navy Yard with iren
Now, if the Know Nothings were in power. We
should like to know whether any man sworn
to prescribe every mothers son of them from
any connection whatever with public employ
ment, would be continued for two or three
years as the party from whom the Know
Nothing authorities made purchases of any
sort in open market? If our gentle and
truthful neighbor will name the man, we will
promptly show him, whoever he may be, to
be an active Know Nothing partizan, and We
will quote the obligation he has come under
to prescribe every person not of his own 20
itical party.
Our gentle and truthful neighbor, has also
very recently cOncOcted story saying that
the Secretary Of the Navy is about to order
the steamer Minnesota, for com pletion, down
to the Norfolk Navy Yard, in order to take
Of from Washington at the time of the ap-
preaching election a good batch of Know
Nothing voters who are working on her. Our
neighbor is "born natural" if he faucies
that any body believes any such story on his
assertion, after his well known connection
with the Pope's Nuncio roorback, the arms in
Catholic churches roorback, this T. w. roor.
back, and many other similar roorbacks con-
eocted for Know Nothing political effect.
Our talented and ingenious neighbours, col
umns were yesterday further graced with
original roorbacks as follows, viz: One saw.
ing that some Know Nothing here had been
offered $4,000 if he would leave his party: a
second one, saying that the Office of Canal
Commissioner had bean offered to Know Moth.
ing on the same terms; third one. saving that
$1,000 has alresdJ been assessed upon the De-
partments to carry this city on next Monday
week. This last rOorback was evidently thrown
out as mere bait to induce Know Nothing pud-
geons TO replenish the Orsau's empty golfers
not scintilla Of truth is mixed Nm in tbose
cnaracteriatic whOppers of our talented, truth.
iui' and ingenious neighbor From the an.
PeAfahce Oh Its columns, it is evident tb at the
concern Is living upon roorbacks. az. oomo
leon exists on air
p. g. day or two since, Our talented and
truthful nsighbOr, manufactured a story saw.
ing that some voter had been offered = ooD-
tract for supplying the Convent here With
bread, on condition of abandoning Know
Nothingism. In this case, his roorback il
quite Hiss-ish affair. indeed. There i
no truth in it whatever.
Edmund Burke, Of New Hampshire
a. Alphabetically, we took occasion 10 q,
hibit the Abolition face of Mr. Edmun,
Burke, of New Hampshire, to our reader. :,
We hear that he designs going to Cis,inn :,
to endeaVOr to bring ab9uta Presidential nom
inAffioI e SUIT the views and position Of Dem
ocratic Heaven save the mark y politician
OIL bis school. To-day We give our reader
glimpse Of his Know Nothing face, as d.