Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-01
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Cops saloon was well filed last night, partly
by the Hindoo ratifers, and partly by lockers
on, OF all sorts Of party stripes, gathered
through curiosity to see the breaking of ground
for the campaign.
Mayor Towers was called to the chair, and
the usual number of vice. supernumeraries
and secretaries appointed. Mr.. Towers stated
he objects Of the meeting, which was to ratify
the nominations of Willard Fillmore for Presi-
dent, and Andrew jackson Donelson for Vice
President OF the United States, nominations
made by the great American party, and which
had been received with feelings of gratifca-
tion by every member of that party
Mr.. Towers was followed by Collector Nc
Gala In the same strain; and then the Hon.
Andrew Stewart, Of Pennsylvania, was intro
duced, and received apprOvingly by the audi
ence. He spoke Of the unanimity with which
Mr.. Fillmore had been nominated at the Phil
adelphis Convention; of the large majority
Pennsylvania gave Mr.. Fillmore for the Vice
Presidency in 1S48, and endeavored to de-
monstrate that he would get an increased
vote now that be was nominated for the Presi-
dency.
Mr.. Horton Of n. c., who was also dele.
gate TO the Philadelphia Convention, next
n addressed the meeting In laudation of the
" American party" and the American nomi-
nations. He hit a tremendous lick at his
brother Know Nothings by deprecating the
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curse to the country.
Hon. l.. ID. Campbell Of Ohio, made his ap-
pearance in the hall and was loudly called
for. In answer to the call, he started with
an attempt at clarifying Know Nothingism in
an argumentatiye way, but finding this rather
uphill business he abandoned 1t, and at
tempted the "funny line" in which he shone
to more advantage.
Hon. j. j. Crittenden took the stand, and
Know Nothingism got another handsome no.
tice from the eloquent Kentuckian, and the
party" spplauded accordingly.
Rev. French s. Evans followed Mr.. Critten.
den, and then, after three cheers for the
American party, the meeting dispersed. Al
together, it was a pretty lively affair, and a
good enough beginning of the fun of the 1855,
presidential campaign. 30 get out the torches,
transparencies and tar barrels Whoorah!
INFORMATION WANrED-Whocan snumerate
above billions, or tell the number of Saturday
snow storms now reached, the first day of
March, 1856? Could anybody oblige US with
. pair of snow shoes, or put US on the track Of
an Esquimau1 dog-sledge? These We want
to-day tomorrow We expect another general
fquifaction, and should be glad to lay in q
! ""i- Of 6shermen's boots and portable canoe
Tor street navigation. Yesterday was fine
day" folks began to talk about the coming
spring; it was looked upon as q settled thing
that winter had played out" The an
nouncsment made by us a few days ago of
the opening Of river navigation had been
caught up hopefully by Washington CORE
spondents' and " telegraphers," and hurried
over the wires north and south, east and west;
but again it SHOWS, again it freezes, and so
yanishes all our visions of early strawberries
and green peas.
IT SHOWS is echoed upon all sides des-
pondeutly, and not a bit of sleigh riding en-
thusiasm is elected. The fact is, it is human
nature to admire snow all the more for being
little coy and coquettish in her advances.
This over-freedom is repulsive in the extreme.
p 8. 1t rains and perhaps we are to have
the peas and strawberries after all.
Ten minutes later 1t SHOWS again, and
there is nothing to do but to study patience
and resignation, and let it snow.
TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION AT THE SMITH
sosIAs INsTIrUTR.-A large audience was
assembled at the Smithsonian last night, but
the programme announced was not entirely
carried out. Mr.. Speaker Banks and the
"two members Of Congress" did not make
their appearance; Mr.. Cough, however made
annie amends for all other deficiencies, and
by one Of his characteristic seriO-comic- melo-
dramatic, poetic, pathetic, slectric, and every
wsy-attractive efforts.
We heard the question debated last night
what success Cough would have attained
upon the political arena, had he entered upon
it, instead Of tie field he now occupies go tri-
lmphantly. The verdict was, nat though he
might have carried everything before him on
the stump, he would hardly have made his
mark among the dry facts and teehnicalities
Of the bar or the Senate.
WEATHER REPORT.-We are indebted to
our attentive friend " B., +" at Georgetown for
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