Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-01
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS.

- The Indiana Democratic State Com
mitee met at Indianapolis on the 10th instant.
The Chairman and Secretary ofthe Committee
were requested to make out sign and forward
TO the delegates and contingent delegates of In.
diana, their credentials to the National Demo
cratic Convention.
A preamble and resolution was adopted by
the Committee recommending John Z. Wilbur,
the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, to decline the nomination, he not being
eligible on account of age. Col Walker then
resigned by letter addressed TO the Committee,
and Abram A. Hammond, an Old Line WI ig.
was substituted as the Democratic candidate,
The Old Line Wings, of Indiana generally are
expected to act with the Democracy Of Indiana
this year against Know Nothugism and Adolf
tlonism.
BEECHER BLACK REPUBLIcANs.-At the late
city election in Davenport, Iowa, Black Re-
publican" clergyman was detected in attempt
ing to vote three ballots at once.
Whereupon the Cincinnati Enquirer remarks:
"That clergymen had, doubtless, preached him
self hoarse over the alleged outrages said to
have been committed in Kansas upon the bal.
lot boxes 1t will not do to place much conf
dence in the honesty Of these Black "Repub
lican" preachers, who, "ten to one" are
wolves in sleeps clothing.
The UNIONS STRICT NEUTRALITY.-The
Washington Union falsely processes to stand
impartial between the claims of candidates. for
the Democratic Presidential Nomination. The
Rochester Advertiser thus exposes the hollow
pretense
AS sample of its entire Partially, the
Union on Friday last published an editorial,
covering more than column in its ample
pages, professedly devoted to discussion of
the question of availability, but in truth to the
support Of the claims of President Pierce to
denomination. In the prosecution of this
labor Of love- the position of the Free Sellers
of New York and of the North was recklessly
falsifed-by boldly and mendaciously assnm-
ing that they were. and are, firm and consistent
supporters Of the Kansas act, when the reverse
is known to be true. Bot not contented' with
this, that same paper stigmatizes the true sup
porters of the non-intervention policy as 'spols-
loving Democrats thus adding insult TO injury,
and the more dastardly because ofthe pretense
of entire partiality as to candidates!
LOBBY MEMBERSHIPS WASHINGTON LOBBY.
There acere influences against the bill III some
quarters which were not honest and there are
men hanging about the lobby who vainly sup
pose their cunning equal to their villany, and
that their ubiquitous movements are not fully
understood and appreciated. If the necessity
continues to exist, shall take early occasion
to show your readers that the Albany lobby
does not muster all the rascaIs who seek to
feed on legislative spoils.-N. y Daily Times.
WASHINGTON New York Times luxu-
rates in the refusal of the House Of Represen-
tatives to vote 100000 TO the continuation of
the Washington Water Works. 1t is in hopes
that this refusal on the part Of Congress to per-
form duty it owes to the people Of that city
may lead to the final cessation of all District
and eventually to the removal
Of the seat Of government.
There is no danger, after the heavy expendi.
lures which have been made and are still max
ing upon the various and massive public build.
ings in Washington, that the threat of the
Times will be carried into effect.-Richmoad
Dispatch.
The writer in the Daily Times is one Of these
eeches, that expects a sop from every Bill
the first Bill gives sops-the water Bill does
not-hence the milk in the cocoanut.
A NEW WAY TO DEFEAT Az E,5EMY.-The
Pierce organs have discovered I there is
another mode OF, killing dog bes., choking
him with butter-that there is better way
of killing off Old Buck than straitout defama-
ton or bold denunciation. They are none the
less wary because Of their outer mildness and
apparent amiability. The style of the cam
paign is to blast the prospects Of Old Buck
with faint praises.-0ne Of the most successful,
because Of its apparent and disinterestedness,
is seen ia Aeir proJeSSed rmdicatioas If him
from objections, tcLich had, IA fact, Hecer been
raised! This is doing the thing clerery, but
the wolves dressed ip lambs skins have been
discovered in time to avert the injury which
they had hoped would have been irreparable.
- The Democratic convention of the
18th Electoral District Of Virginia, to appoint
delegates TO Cincinnati, adopted the following
resolution:
5. That under the existing circumstances
this Convention iorbears to express any prefer
ences for any particular person for the Presi
dency Of The United States and that the dele
gates and aliernates, who may be appointed
shall be, aud they are hereby left perfectly free
to act in favor Of that policy which may, in
their judgments, be most promotve of the sue
cess Of Democratic principles in the State, and
throughout the Union, aud Of no other course
chatsoerer.
The BLACK REPUBLICAN A PRoTEUs-GEN.
JoE CHAMBERS TURNING UP.-Our Ex-Harbor
Master, who turns up, we see, delegate from
the 2lst ward Of this city, to ''the peoples con-
vention," to nominate a President. also turns
up, in Peekskill, as the editor Of the Repu6li-
can therel In an editorial he writes:
This convention Is one Of great importance,
and should be composed of our re,y best and
oisest men. (Such as J.!-EDs. Ex.) 1t is
not Republican Convention, nor conyen.
ton to further the interests Of any particular
party The way is now open for Republicans,
anti Fillmore Americans, and anti-Nebraska
Democrats TO come forward and cousumate
that union without which Freedom must be |
continually defeated. Three delegates to each |
in Congress will give each party
a chance to send delegates. In every town |
immediate measures should be taken for call |
ing primary meetings for the choice Of dele |
gates to the State Convention. We hope that |
the friends Of Freedom in every town in the |
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