Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-01
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Washington City Election Bill.-Or

The Washington City Election Bill.-Orr
talented, truthful, md ingenious neighbor
appeals to every body with a spark of Gamer
icanism" in his soul to aid in defeating the
senats's Washington election bill. 1t insists
that it must ''die the DEATH" unless amended
by the adoption of the amendment proposed
By Mr.. Humphrey Marshall, to require two
years residence here on the part of the for
eign-born citizen to become voter, while one
years previous residence only shall be re.
quired Of the native born citizen. We refer
to our amiable and courteou. neighbor's an.
peal on the subject only to point out the fact
that 1t embraces a virtual admission that, In
refusing the votes of fsreign-born citizens at
our last election, on the ground that the
existing law requires a years residence
after naturalization before the foreign.
born citizen can vote here, the Know
Nothing judges knowingly deprived citi-
sens of Washington Of their legal rights.
The Senate's bill and the existing law are
identical on this point. So, if it is necessary
to adopt Mr.. Marshall's Know Notbing-party
amendment, the existing law embraces no
power to make the discrimination made last
year in the face of the opinion of the United
States Circuit Court for this District forbid.
ding it to be made.
There is not line or word in the present
bill to which fair-dealing man will object.
The point made by our ingenious, talented,
and truthful neighbor is, simply. that unless
this community will submit to have the
principle Know Nottingham engrafted upon
laws governing their elections. they shall be
forced to rest under the disability of having
hundreds Of anti-Know Nothing votes shut
out under the pretence of want Of time in
which to poll them; to that Of having all the
judges Of elections here chosen from the Know
Nothing ranks, especially to do such work;
and also to that Of having peaceabIe and or.
derby citizens maltreated by bullies at the
polls, IN case they are suspected of the crime
OF being about to avail themselves of their
lawful right to vote against Know Nothing can
dldates. Nice man, that neighbor of ours,
delegates Elected.-Yesterday, the Con.
vention to select delegates to represent the
Seventh Congressional District Of Virginia in
the National Democr attic Convention at Gin
einnati, came of at Warrenton, Va. There
were about 12O delegates present, represent
ing the eight cou mites of the district, viz
Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudcn, Prince Viii.
liam, Fauquier, Culpepper, Stafford, and Rap
Pahannock. The veteran Inman Homer, Of
Fauquier, presided.
among the resolutions passed was one
strongly endorsing the principles and meas
ures Of the administration of Franklin Pierce.
characteri1ing them as the embodiment of the
true Democratic faith. In another resolution
the Convention declined to instruct its deIe-
gates to Cincinnati further than to direct them
to exert themselves to the utmost to secure
the nomination for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency Of gentlemen whose views and
opinions should not only reject the faith and
position Of the Democratic party upon all other
pohucai questions, but upon the great issue of
the day--the Nebraska Kansas act.
John D. Barbour of Culpepper, and Eppa
HInton of Prince William, were elected dsjs.
gates to the Cincinnati Convention, ON the first
vote. They are both members Of what i
known as the Hunter wing of the Democrs.
cyof the OldDominion. John West Minor of
Loudon, and Nathl. Tyler of Fauquisr, were
elected the alternates.
This convention concluded its labors At On
m; after which several of its members were
ealed out, and delivered animated speeches.
nhien were cheered until the massive walls of
'ne court house Of Fauquier county. in which
were assembled, rang and rang again.
Truth is Mighty and viii Prsv.i,-w,;
tiers for the Republican press from this 90.
seemed disposed, before Col James -
sent his funny letter to Senator Dougl.. ~ 80
to all lengths to manufacture public on;n;er
in his favor. To that end they misrspre.ent.d
the facts involved in the affair as such fact,
were never before misrepresentcd to accom-.
plish partizan end, as loose" as many DO.
htical pens have been for years past in this
country. The publication of the correspon-
dence whereby both sides to the difficulty
nave gone before the public, each on the real
merits OF his case, has, however, already re-
acted with powerful force in the way of dis.
Pellipg the false impressions generated a. wa
explain above. This is so very manifest in
the last comments of the New York Tfm.,