Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-26

front of the City Hall, had reference to those
persons at Cops who, after having appa-
rently consented to my speaking in response
to a very general call, greeted me with Kisses
and truly the question propOunded from the
audience, Are you an Americana
I felt and expressed, emph atically, my con-
tempt for those who, after the lights lcsre put
ont at Cops, followed the multitude to the
City Hall, denounced me as a odd Adolf.
ZIONIST" and there, again, attempted to de-
prive me Of the inestimable right of freedom
Of speech.
Without going into any correction Of the
misrepresentation of the administration press,
in reference to that interesting occasion, will
only add, that the error Of Mr.. Harknesss
statement was doubtless unintentional, and
the natural result of the " noise and confu.
sion' which prevailed whilst spoke
Very truly, yours, DO,
LEWIS d. CAMPBELL.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Campbell's ar
dent political friend, who made the report for
the Organ above alluded to, went so wide of
the mark in his comprehension Of the party
or parties whom he mr.. CO. undertook to
tongue-lash on that occasion, We are not sur
prised that our informant also misunderstood
the illusions he (Mr. c was endeavoring to
make, attributing them as aimed at Mr..
Brooks while Mr.. Campbell says they were
levsled at the portion of the Wing meeting
who showed disapprobation of his attempt to
address those present in Cops Saloon, where
he was not welcome, being aKnow Nothing
not an anti-Know Nothing Wing; while, again,
the Organs reporter published them as
having been leveled against those having con-
troll Of the affair in the saloon
This whole matter seems to be one of mis-.
understandings, the reporter for the Inteilt-
geneer having been as far out of the way in
the matter of correctly comprehending Mr.
CampbelPs share of what transpired at Copp's
Saloon, if q reasonable conclusion may be
drawn from the following card, appearing in
| That journal of the Oath inst
GA friend Of the Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell
thinks it ought, in justice to that gentleman,
to be stated that when he proceeded to ad :
dress the Wing meeting on Saturday night
| last, be said he would not speak if there was
any objection made and that, whatever op-
| position was manifested at first, there was
none which reached Mr.. C.'s ear when he
commenced. When the committee appeared
with their report Mr.. G. Immediately desist-
| ed"
On the whole, to man up tree, this affair
must look indescribably perplexed, indeed
The truth is. the bundle of contradictory mis-
understandings connected with it grow out of
the anomalous appearance Of Mr.. Campbell
at the head of gang of bOisterous and rois-
tering Know Nothings, where he had no sha-
dow Of right to 60 with the purpose of at
tempting in any way to participate in the pro-
ceedings of those who attended in good faith
towards the object Of the meeting. When
gentlemen essay such political exploits as Mr..
Campbell did on that night, they may not be
surprised if cool-headed bystandors fail to
comprehend correctly the drift of what they
may be aiming at; which, being :awfully
twistical," must as necessarily require twis-
teal" oratory to justify or even to palliate
it-dificult, indeed, to be comprehended BY
simple minded and single minded persons.
Mr.. Campbells indignation over the effort of
the Old Line Wings to vindicate their right to
meet at Copp's Saloon and express their sem
timents upon the politics of the day, uninter
rupted by his assault upon it at the head of
his raft Of Know Nothing brethren, which he
facetiOusly styles an attempt "to deprive
me (him) Of the inestimable right of the free
dom of speech" C.D is positively the richest
joke of the season. Were it not so very broad
In Its apparent misconceptiOn Of the moral
point involved, it's boldness might with great
prOpriety be very differently characterized.
What right had any Old Line Wings there or
anywhere else, any how, while there were
Know NOthings around town?
Mr. Campbell might do some good if he
would lecture after his fashion when on the
City Hall steps, his political friends who fig
ured at the never-to-be forgotten meeting at
Carusi's saloon, when Gov. Wise was hooted
down In front of Browns hotel, and on the
| night before last, when a similar effort was
made against q speaker or speakers at the
the Democratic ratification meeting in George.
town. In due time it is to be hoped thai the
dear public will arrive at a correct under.
standing OF all the wonderful things done and
said on Saturday night last at Copp's saloon.
and Afterwards on and around the Citv Hall
| steps.
Il w sSnS Pi0oouiO III eucuuluX all
the light upon them within our reach, which be-
tween you and the gate-post, reader, strikes
US as only hunnifuggling" them the more.
The Vice Presidential Mystery Explained
L: has been somewhat of a mystery to &C
count for the Republicans and the "Half.
Breeds" nominating so many Vice Presidents,
with Fremont as their sole candidate for Pres
ident. We are now able to solve this mystery.
1t was ascertainsd, by the most profound in
vestigatiOns Of the great Eastern explorers,
who were in communication with the recent
Philadelphia and New York conventions, that
the dignity Of bashaws is regulated by the
the number of tails exhibited on their stand
ards-a bashaw of two tails ranking very
high. Taking the hint from these travellers