Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-17


ed in US We will never give up the Bible-the
Protestant Bible--whence our fathers and moth
ers drew consolation and support in the hour of
danger. We will never succumb to traitors and
prosecutors. We will never consent to labor for
" ten cents day." But we aoiH support Willard
Fillmore, and we will elect him. and when that is
done we will see the beginning of the end, which
ment, confidence restored North and South--a
people ha py, contented and free.
az w. X. will receive a communication,
if he will call upon the Editor.
CRIMINAL CoURr.--A large crowd was again
present this morning to hear the trial of Hon. r.
r. Herbert The court opened at 10 O'clock
VIM p. Preston, Esq, of Baltimore, appeared
for the prosecution. 0
Mr.. Key, the District Attorney, opened the case
for the United States in speech of a few minutes
merely stating the difference between nlanslaugh-
ter and murder.
He was followed by Mr.. Bradley, for the de-
fence, who referred to the excitement of the pub
lie mind, and the efforts made to keep it alive by
certain of the public press He then stated the
points the defence expected to prove.
DR.. Thomas Miller was called to the stand who
gave his testimony, and was followed by Heating,
who was being subjected to a ligid cross examna-
ton as our report closed. Nothing new was eli
cited
The examination of the Female Department of
the Third District School, under the charge of Miss
Mirick, came off yesterday, in Odd Fellows Hall,
Navy Yard. The thorough and searching ques-
tons put by Drs. Davis and McKim of the Board,
Mr.. Abbott, Secretary Of the Board, and Mr.. Fill,
were satisfactorily answered by the pupils, in the
presence of large audience, composed of parents
and teachers, and reflected great honor on Miss
Mirick
We cannot refrain from congratulating the com.
munity for having secured so accomplished an in
sructress The first class passed brilliant exami-
nation in all their studies We cannot refrain from
mentioning the name of Miss Georgana Lewis, as
one who appeared to be distinguished in all her
studies, but particularly SO in Algebra Arithmetic,
and Green's Analysis. We cannot express our
qualification too highly at the pleasure we re-
ceived from their thorough musical instruction
their knowledge Of music is very near complete,
the exhibition very fne and does great credit to
Mr.. Glenroy,, their teacher in this branch. We do
not hesitate TO say that their intimate knowledge
of music as science, and their execution of diff
cult pieces--solos, Duets, choruses &c.--would
do honor to many of our choirs.
BEAUTIFUL PAlNr1se.-The artist Walker has
painted likeness of the Rev. Byron Sunderland,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church, which is
so lfe-like that it almost temptS one to speak to
it. Looking upon this picture yesterday, we were
disappointed, for though were looking upon
the express image of his person, we missed the
smile with which we are always greeted when we
chance 10 meet the original, and this picture is
30 like him, that we expected to see the lips part
to greet Us. The picture has but one iault, in
our opinion, il does not smile. Mr.. Walkers stu
dio is in the 0deon Buildings, corner of Penn
syvania avenue and Four-and- a-half street.
JUNIOR SoHs OF AMERIcA.--On Tuesday even
ing last the Junior Sons held an enthusiastic meet
ing in Temperance Hall. They were addressed by
Hon. Messrs. Broom and Harrison, and by Mr.. Nc
Cathran.
The Junior Sons are .treading in the steps their
fathers trod-tteir fathers and our fathers-the
fathers of Revolutionary days-the descendants of
the despised and prosecuted Puritans. These sons
are the descendants of American fathers, who have
been, and still are, prosecuted for opinions sake,
hunted from Office, tracked by the blood hounds
of an anti-American administration, whose scent
il keen, and who are never stated until they have
Tapped the blood of their victims.
We thank God for our cDuntry-the land our fathers
trod,
For liberty of conscience, and right to worship God
And we thank Him for the prospect which is
dawning upon Us of better times, the restoration
of confidence, and the certainty that, under the
administration OF Willard Fillmore, persecution will
reign of terror, of moral turpitude and crime.
SEVENTH WARD FILLMORE AND DoNkLsoN CLUB
At meeting of the Club, held last night in Island
Hall, the following gentlemen were elected
TO fill the several offices:
PETER M. PEARSON, President.
JOHN L. SMITH, First Vice President.
BENJAMIN s. KISsEY, Second Vice President
f. W. EcKLoFF, Recording Secretary.
JOHN e. BAKER, Corresponding Secretary.
r. I. KNIGHT, Treasurer.
COLUMBIA ENGINE, No. lat meeting of the
Active Association of Columbia Engine No. /, held
ou Tuesday last, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing six months:
JAMES COLEMAN, President.
Isaac BEERS, Vice President.
JAMES MARTIN, Treasurer.
P. j. Ennis, Recording Secretary
g. ID. REYNOLDS, Financial Secretary
New SoSG.-We have in preparation new
American song, which we shall publish in day or
two. IL is entitled Ten Cents a Day. or Buch-
anan and Clay" and is to be sung to the tune OF
the Cuckoo Song"
NUTMEGs-We were shown this morning. nm
improved nutmeg crater, lately patented II has
this advantage over all others, that the crater is
made of STEEL and is therefore strong and lasting
They can be bought, wholesale, of Geo. Henning,
the agent for this city, or of Elvans Thompson,
hardware dealers, Pennsylvania avenue.
WATCH RETURNS August Myers, Germany,
age forty-six, lodging; James Gould and John