Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-01

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tien of the strongest sound statesman whose
name may be before the aggregated represen-
tation of the Democracy of the Union.
Cheek.-Our talented, ingenious and truth
full neighbor is " great on" facts, decidedly.
This is evident in the boldness with which it
insinuates that the very excellent bill recent
ly introduced by the Hon. Mr.. Meacham, of
Vermont, into the House, for securing to all
citizens Of Washington their rights as voters,
now guaranteed by law, out of which Know
Nothing commissioners Of election defrauded
so many of their opponents at our last NUM-
cipal election, proposes to enfranchise classes
of persons who are not at this moment fully
entitled to the suffrage.
The Circuit Court of the United States for
this district, have fully and solemnly affirmed
the right of all foreign born citizens of Wash
ington, who have resided here one year prior to
the election, to vote, but the Know Nothing
commissioners, at the last election, Aagrantly
set at defiance that decision. This bill pro-
poses, in this connection, to compel such com.
missioners to respect the law and the civil
rights of their opponents, it matters not whe-
ther partisan attorneys counsel them that the
court has no power in the present condition Of
our judiciary system to enforce its judgements
in such case or not
The other features of the bill provide more
polling places than now exist, and that the
polls shall be kept open sufficient time at all
of them; SO as that, hereafter, the windowssball
not be closed, as in June last, in the face of
hundreds Of voters of one party anxious to
deposit their votes, when all those Of the other
party have been got in by secret pre- arrange.
ment by which their DULLES crowded away
from the polls quiet citizens on whose favor
for their cause they could not calculate.
The House Chaplain--The venerable
Daniel Waldo, Chaplain elect of the House
has arrived in this city, and will commence
his duties on NJ onday. Before leaving SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, he was met at the residence of
Gen. Granger by a number Of citizens, whs
congratulated him on his election, and accom-
panied him to the cars. The Journal of that
city furnishes the following biographical
sketch of this veteran soldier of the cross and
Of the sword
"Rev. Daniel Waldo was born at Wiuiham,
Connecticut, Sept. 10th, 1862 He was drafted
for the revolutionary struggle at sixteen. In
l179 he enlisted for eight months in the service
OF the State; was taken prisoner, at Horse
neck, where he escaped immediate death, as
II by providential interposition. From
thence he was taken to New York and con-
fined for two months in the Sugar House. At
the same period his father and three brothers
were in the ranks of the American army, bat.
thing the invading foe, denouncing tyrants,
defending liberty.
After peace was declared, he renewed his
studies, and in 1874 entered upon his collegiate
course at Tale College. In 1889 be entered
the ministry, was settled at West Scof6eld,
and remained there eighteen years, from 1871.
For the next four years his time was devided
between preaching at Cambridgeport and
adjacent congregations, and service for the
Society for the promotion of Christian knowl-
edge.
"In the war of 1872 he was chaplain to Col.
Belcher's regiment at Groton. Soon after this
he was settled at East Greenwich with mis-
sionary duties, and remained there nine years;
was then one year at Harvord Mass from
whence he was called to Exeter, Lebanon,
Conn, where he remained twelve years. For
tno idst twenty years Nc mas resided In tnls
State with his son E. B. W aldo.
"In this brief narrative of dates and Of facts
1t is seen that liberty dawned upon his path
way, and illumined the morning of his life
that religion flooded his soul and frightened
his tolls, while patriotism consecrated his du-
ties. His private life has been dignifed and
full of virtues; temperate in everything,
blessed with calmness of disposition never
rufled by storm. With constitution which
90 linn nil atu throa inf
without disease, he stands to-day a patriarch
amid the grandsons of his youthful friends, the
minister of a religion he has dignifed for three
quarters of a century, and the apostle Of
constitutional liberty he helped to achieve,
and which he has never betrayed.
THUS in the noble dignity Of pious deeds,
this silver crowned and venerable man, who
labored in the birth of our country's cause,
and stood by at the baptismal christening of
our constitutional existence. has come at last,
as If preserved by the providence and called
by the voice of God, to implore the blessings
and beseech the wisdom of Heaven to preside
over the Councils of our nation.
A Naval Officer Dead The Navy Depart
ment have advices of the death of DR.. William
P. c. Barton, late the senior surgeon in the
United States Navy, who died yesterday in
Philadelphia.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-On yesterday, goth February,
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For the redemption of Stocks.... $1,17O 05
For the Treasury Department. I4,l86 81
For the Interior Department. 5,I38 SO
For Customs. ................... 1854 80
War warrants received and en-
tered. ............:....... 1870 "a
War repay warrants received and
entered. ............. $50 81
Interior repay warrants received
and entered. .................. 70 so
On account of the Navy. $4,000 OIL
From miscellaneous sources. 10, 4S9 06