Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

"nsnANUION NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. Bali Amendment. w have received
the following letter from the Hon. Edward
Ball of Ohio:
HOUSE OF REPREsENrArIvEs,)
WASHINGTON, August 18th
bSstoT ofHe Star-Sir: Your editorial of
yesterday rejecting upon my course in refer
ence to the public buildings and their mill
fsry superlntendence, calls for brief notice
Of sorle mistakes; which make solely be-
cause they have been put forth in a commu-
NIFTY particularly Interested in this matter, too
late for correction from my place in the
House This is point which you undertake
TO make against me, that my movements have
been made at late period of the session with
view to prevent reply. The records, how.
ever, olsproye your allegation-my speech,
TO which exception il now takon. was nada
on the 26th of May. Its statements have been
permitted to remain uncontradicted for nearly
three months, and now at the close of the SEES.
SION, when the parties interested know / can
not nave an opportunity to reply, it is at
tempted to break the force of my statement Of
facts drawn as they are in most of the i'm
portant particulars, from the statements and
reports OF the Government officials themselyes)
by personal abuse and denunciation against
myself The only instance of any attempt to
Iebut single statement which | have made
IS to be found in the article you copy from the
New York Courier and Enc uirer, and this ar
ticie, II carefully read, will but strengthen the
charges l make of general vastefulness and
proaigacy in the public expenditures. As.ons
wall, enclosing ten acre lot of ground. does
not require the highest engineering ability in
It's construction, and does not make a part of
the eH'Adtng which my informant said could
have been put up for what the Government
had paid for superintendence, engineering,
do alone.
If the Democratic party, whose organ vou
CAIN 70 De, desire to make OUTLAWS here and
throughout the country in a STYLE of RoyaI
magnifcance, they shall not do { without an
earnest protest On the part of those whose re-
preventative am, and whose desires in this
respect are bounded by Republican sim plicity.
Your h1ppant illusions to myself are totally
unwarranted By the acquaintance Won had
with me before my election to Congress, at
Ieast, II 1t imply mutual acquaintance, for
certainly had none with you. This, however.
10 OF no Importance to the public
You, and those whom you defend, may af.
iect 70 De simply amused at my assum ption
IN endeavoring to discharge my public duties.
but these duties do not end with the ,nressnt
session, and, If should be spared, will an
ueaVor 10 give you, and them something more
than amusement hereafter.
Yours, &c. Epw. Raj,
want Of space, necessarily couuseIs brev;tv
In replying to this letter.
MI Fan Is IN error in charactizing a state.
ment OF facts concerning his antecedepts,
WHICH SIMPLY goes to prove his utter want Of
preparation for fair and really efficient dis
charge OF the functions he has assumed in
getting up and accepting the chairmanship
OF the special committee of which he il the
head as personal abuso and denunciation. i"
The sting is in the truth Of the Stars state.
ment; which embraced nothing disrespectfpI
70 Mr. b. personally, unless proving the fact
that ne could not, by any possible chance,
DC competent to q proper discharge Of the
functions of the charm anship of the commit
tee In question, be so deemed.
DIR. Ball is correct in stating that previous
70 nis entry into Congress, we had no personal
acquaintance with him. Yet, as we were horn
ana reared within ten miles of each other :,
not strange that We should learn. undsr IN.
circumstances, with what Amount of d.
ton and Information likely to QUALIFY him 70
sit In Judgment upon the plans, estim stes and
measurements Of the most massive and elabo.
rate works Of science and art in this copnt,v
re left his home. Nor is it remarkable. thu,
having been returned to Congress, those who
. OF him here originally, should learn
.ne TACT that he entered % public Iifen tb,ouuh
d0Puy sheriff so universally comnrs
.ae,i'ie' for getting votes, il no. for
,I.n 'ne information likely to ct a vsn.
sn ior conducting the inys.t;,.,;o, o.
'n,cn ne is the presiding geniu, 9th .s wv,
anu exact justice, with enlarged com,. sfuA'
sion Of the merits Of the cont,ov "pf'hen
raised and without bsoo ming a eat.ns. 1 &c
the designing men upon whom h. M. iUr
TO create the impression on the publ. n;ns
that his original allegation. made ON g.
representations are well founded. -
we beg leave to inform Mr.. Ball that we do
10. claim to be the organ of any party. We
publish cur own views Of the fitness of tbinys
o"y' without caring the snap of our finger for
r ,n'i, bearing on any party interest. We need
I .'' Aad taat in the discharge of what we
D'n.Vo % De a duty, We are no respector of
f' per'ohs or station. That fact is how.
ever 50 well known to the Stars r,aJ.r. o. q
require no eiucidst;on here "
So much for Mr.. BalI,s con,,o,.
individually. Upon the portion. Of n. ,.,.H
pea ing upon his allegations against n. r.s
H'Ien condusting the CONSTRUCTION Of -.