Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-29

poleon as family man" and the usual amount
of poetry and miscellany.
We regard the present as one of the most valu-
able numbers Of Putnam yet published
The Anti-American Candidate for the
MayOralty.
A favorite theme of the Doctors TRADES and ha-
rangues has BEEN that the mechanics of the city have
not been employed by the Corporation. THE sound
of the hammer, the jack-pane and the trowel, says
the Doctor are no longer heard in streets, and
the painters brushes rotting in the water buck
cts" Oh, yes, dear Doctor the grass is growing in
our thoroughfares, houses innumerable are unten-
anted, desolation and bankruptcy sit enthroned in
our City Hall, and Meme, mene tekel upharsin" is
written upon the walls of the once proud and pros
porous capital of the Union Och hone och hone
and "what will Mrs. Grundy say9" Blow on, thou
sapient son of Esculapius Assure myself that all
the fools are not dead yet, and some of them per-
chance may believe your bosch, your Buncombe,
and your humbng; but for myself, think thesRa
temptis too transparent to require serious refuaton
Another oft reiterated charge of the consistent and
immaculate candidate of this spurious Democratic
administration u.s. that all the officers of the present
city government either incompetent neglectful
of their duties"
This broad and sweeping charge may be true, but
for one, do not believe it, and if it be- the
charge comes with ill grace from the Doctor for
if there be any man in our city more notorious
than any other for any bad habit 1t is the Doctor for
Aabitual neglect Of duty. If there other OBJ
lection TO him. this alone would constitute nsupe-
rable obstacle to his elevation to the Mayoraly II
is too responsible Office to commit TO 80 careless
custodian.
What would probably be the condition of affairs at
the expiration of his term of Officer address the
question particularly to those of his constituents who
have committed business matters to his hands, and
ask them, in sober seriousness, If in view of the
interests OF the city, and with due regard to the inn
portance Of prompt and energetic, yet prudent and
judicous administration of the constitutional and
legal powers of our city government they willing
to commit those powers to the hands of Doctor VIM.
b. Magruder? Surely the madness of party has not
so seized upon the tax payers of Washington.
There is sheet issued weekly in our midst CT do
not name it, for know you will not admit its name
into your columns that is filled with the grsssest
and most malignant SANDER of the American candi-
date for the Mayoray. shall not follow SO vile an
example 1t is alike unnecessary that should fur
ther seek to draw the faies of the Doctor before
the public gaze labor to disclose the merits of las
H. Hill They have been in public life about an equal
length of time--Dr. Magruder as member of the
Board of Aldermen, Mr.. Hill as the presiding officer
of that body. They have been for many years resi-
dents Of the city, and both their private and public
life is too we'll known to their fellow-ctizens to cajoe
them, by fulsome fattery and unmerited praise to
elect the one or insgate them by gross vtuperaton
and malignant SANDER 10 reject the other.
Citizens of Washington, lay aside your political
prejudices, and, having only in view the character
and interests of your city, choose ye whether you will
commit that character and those interests to Sas H.
Hill or VIM. b. Magruder. CIYIS.