Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
Our Considerable Neighbor-our talente,

Our Considerable Neighbor talented,
truthful and ingenious neighbor is exceed.
ingly concerned at our refusal to notice in
any manner the allegations republished by
himself on Thursday last, and afectionately
insists that we shall permit him-so overflow
ing with kind regard for us, as we have every
reason to know him to be-to dictate to US a
line Of conduct. We must of course thank
him for his prOfuse professions of disinterest-
ed solicitude in our behalf, which are so capt.
tally in keeping with the degree of moral
honesty he has manifested in the conduct of
his journal towards all gentlemen with whom
he differs politically, who, from highest to
lowest, are usually represented by him to be
monsters in their character. We have, how
ever, respectfully to inform him that we are
not in the habit Of noticing allegations pub
hshed under circumstances such as those were
which he seized the opportunity to republish,
accompanying them with the falsehood en-
braced in his intimation that he did so through
kind feeling towards us. To notice them in
any manner would be playing the ancient
dame almost sufficiently well to qualify US to
conduct AlS paper.
Upon the matter Of tho offer to sell the
Organ to Democrat, and the tender of the
concerns influence to secure the election of
the Democratic nominee for House Printer,
our ingenious neighbor should reAmber
that all the world comprehend the full force
Of the maxim Of the law, qu, facit per alum,
Jaett per Sc, (what one does by another, he
does by himself.-ED Our talented, truthful,
and ingenious neighber bungles, stumbles
and shutters cut sort Of answer to our state
ment concerning the House printing affair,
which leaves on the mind Of the reader the
irresistible impression that he has, so far, only
told portion of the story, in which he essays
to justify the proposition to sell the votes of
his nominal political friends in the House.
without authority from them, Of course-to
secure the election Of Democratic party
nominee to the Office to which is attached all
their printing patronage, ON the ground that
the $40, geo demanded for that particular con
sideration, was wanted to continue the ex.
istence Of an American party paper at this
point.
Our disinterested neighbor of course did not
think Of himself throughout this effort to sell
not he: for be never thinks Of himself and
the great pecuniary sacrifices he has been
making for many years for his party, con-
corning which he published so many columns
OF amusing jeremiad previous to the election
OF House printer, and subsequently, so many
Oh bitter wailing and indiscriminate accuse
ZION against all who aided to dash his hopes
on that occasion. Our neighbor, according to
MS Oauiky explanation, was willing to sell his
party In that election, and to pocket the pro-
eeed' oil the sale; his shallow plea being the
party's own good plea such as is ALWAYS
essayed by just such people under lust spcb
circumstances. Yet he would do nothing that
is not honOrable-not he. Now, it strike, II.
that the key to the fact that he failed 70 70.
ceive a single vote after year and a half If
hard begging for them-after playing in his
columns ultra anti.AbolitiOnist until he found
that no southern member was 80 lost to self
respect as to DC willing to vote for him, snd
then playing the rabid anti-southern man
until the Free Sellers he thus aimed to con.
ciiiate, let him know that they would not
touch any such pig yesterday and "puppy"
to-day with forty-fOOt pole-that the kew,
We write 20 the treatment he received at the
hands Of every gentleman in Congress, of his
party, is that every man Of them appreciated
his honor precisely at the value he himssIs
sets upon it. Knowing what he considered hon.