Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
LoAyrAs.--PAssng along one of our principal
avenues, few evenings since, about the hour Of
eleven, our attention was attracted by the sound
Of voice, apparently addressing discourse of
some kind 20 some imaginary audience, for, 40 far
We could see, there were none, other than the
speaker and ouIself within eye or ear shot. The
speaker proved to be poor losfer, who was la
menting his forlorn situation. We have designated
his remarks, which we give from memory
The Loafsr's soiiloq2y.
A pretty set OF fellows we loafers are / am
ashamed of myself, I am i pretty specimen of
humanity have become Little did think that
name of my father here. l am not worthy of It.
would not breathe it, lest the winds should watt
it TO some listening ear. Thank God / am limo
cent Of bringing reproach upon that name-that
am here unknown, and that, dishonored as am,
my relatives will never know that one they loved
and caressed and honored with their respect, has
this night no place to lay his head-but must
sneak into some neglected tenement TO seek for
getfuness, in few hours of sleep, OF the mseries
he has brought upon himself
Harkl | am called That whistle tells me
that the coast Is clear and that / may elude the
ministers of the law and seek my miserable den,
where, In the society OF men as wretched as my
self, spend the night in reyelry and drunkenness,
despised forsaken oppressed, and prosecuted. i
cannot, il / would reform. Nobody believes
word / say Even thoae who profess to be the
friends Of the poor drunkard and outcast, shun
him as they would the pestilence A low whistle
Ia hesrd) come come! / 60 to reign an
hour--the prince OF Loaferdom. This night We
feast Think not, ys proud and heartless, who
dwell In marble halls, whose doors and hearts are
closed against the wall of the unfortunate and
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only claim to respsctability Is your wealth; think
not that ye, alone possess the means of purchas-
Ing what the world calls happiness for well ye
know We Of tho false and hollow heart, that there
IL not grain Of solid, heartfelt, unaeyed happi-
ness in all your splendid palaces. Your glittering
gew-gews and richly furnished parlors, your soft
and enervatng couches, and your sumptuous la
bles, whence come the means to set them forth p
whence the purple and fine linen which decorate
and set off your coarse and vulgar minionss
Whence come theyp Would ye hear the TRUTH
No, We would not. But ye shalt o, if the bricks
and stones which compose the edifces which We
own on this proud Avenue, could speak, you would
hear a word shouted In your ears, that would,
were not your consciences scared as with hot
iron, make you tremble in your shoes-yon would
zee the handwriting on the wall Rum" /" rum"
Ye have grown fat on the ruin of men better than
yourselves, whom ye have tempted to ruin and to
death All the ruin and poverty and disgrace
all the broken hearts, the deserted fresides, the
orphaned children and widowed mothers, OF Wash.
ington, are, in great measure their bereavements
and their sorrows to you, and thousands more, who
sleep the sleep Of death, have gone down to the
grave the victims of intemperance and whose chill
dren are paupers, win appear as Witnesses against
you at the bar of God. I'd rather be the wretched
thing am than shoulder your responsibilities. !
cordially despise and hate you" . How now,
Sam" said an unknown voice, what is the matter
with you? What are you growing abouts
"Who are you, that ask the question
(" A friend"
"A friend / want none of your friendship.
Good night" .....
CT say, Sam, that's pretty little speech you
made Just now, and mere than half true. Don't be
uneasy. I'll not interfere with you.-( Erenat
onnes.
Coon" Have you heard that Buchanan is
dangerously Ill, not expected to recovery" asked
waggish American, the other day, OF delegate to
the Cincinnati Convention.
"No!" replied the latter, In establishment. Is
it fact ?"
"Factl Certainly" rejoned the other. His
physicians have bled him very copiously, and his
prostration ia so great that but little hope Is enter
tanned of his recovery"
"Why, hadn't heard word Of that. What
in the worlds the matter with him9 What did
they bleed him for?"
ITO let the Democratic blood out"
"You be blasted !" answered the delegate, hus-
kily, and, it's reported, offered his "assailsnt" ten
cents to say nothing about it.
They were 80 long finding the "drop" of Dem
ocratic blood that the Federal" fluid which nour
ished his body nearly all Escaped. The black
"drop" lay very near the heart.
NATIONAL THEATRE.-The success of the Marble
Heart on it's first representation has induced the
Manager to bring it out again this evening This
is very extraordinary play, and, in Paris, where
it was first produced, has drawn immense houses
for three hundred nights in succession.
The scene of the first part is laid in Athens; of
the latter part, in Paris. Miss Keene sustans the
character Of Mile Marco, the heroine, with her
usual grace and effect. The other prominent parts
are assigned to Messrs. Jordan, Johnston, Wheat
leigh, Mrs. Johnston, Miss Alleyn, and Miss Hall.
The performance will conclude with the capital
afterpiece "To Parents and Guardians" As the
weather 10 cool, the house will undoubtedly be
crowded.
A FAIR QUESTION: gentleman was crossing
the Long Bridge early this morning, who is well
known for his maintenance of American principles,
in support of which be has suffered persecution
and dismissal from Office, was asked, in jeering
tone, by one of party engaged in raising pole
in honor of the Democratic candidates, to come
and help them.
"Te be sure will" said he, making show of
getting out of his vehicle. "That's the pole you
got from Maine, amt itp'
The question wasn't repeated.
JUNIOR Sons OF AhERICA.-At a meeting of
Washington Camp, No. 5. ]. 8. of A. held on
Monday evening, September 9Th, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas though many and diverse are the
principles between which the sovereign people of