Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-19

party in this contest. Judge Douglas theI
proceeded to show up the different faction,
| opposed to the Democratic party in his usual
mastery style. The Black Republican army
was an allied army, composed OF Abolitlonists
| Anti-Renters, Women's Rights Men, Maine
| law Men, and all who have been sloughed Oh
I the Democratic party, and all would be buried
| in a common grave in November next. Loud
applause The combined enemy presumed
upon the intelligence Of the people by sup
posing that if they can succeed In getting
| renegade Democrats as standard bearers they
can induce Democrats to follow them. Mr.. ID.
proceeded, in no measured terms, to lash the
know Nothings for the Justification Of their
pledges, who, after swearing by a solemn oath
to carry out certain principles, and after hav-
ing the House of Representatives in their own
hands, stand convicted of perjury in not pass
ing bills to carry out these principles. Judge
Douglas expressed his intention on his return
to his own State to discuss these questions
thoroughly and fully. 1t was his good for.
tune to represent a State that never strayed
after false gods. [Applause. Northumberland,
ing the combination Of Know Nothingism and
Black Republicanism his faithful and true
colleague, Major Richardson, would be the
next Governor Of Illinois by an immense ma
jOrity. Great applause.
Hon. A. G. Brown, Of Miss, next addressed
the meeting. He pledged James Buchanan to
sustain the rights Of every section of the
Union. Within the Last six days he had him
self heard the illustrious candidate for the
Presid ency declare that if elected it should be
his aim to crush out Abolitionism. Cheers.
In conclusion, he pledged Mississippi to roll
up q majority of not less than 5000 votes for
the Democratic candidates. [Applause.
Hon. Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, followed Mr..
Brown, and spoke of the thrill of joy with
which the news Of the late Washington NUM-
cipal election had been received at the Cincin-
natl Convention, where it had been received
as an augury of failure success. Cheers.
Hon. Mr.. Fuller of Maine, spoke next, and
in abiding to Senator HamliR's detection from
the Densscratic party, said the announcement
in Maine would create no sensation or surprise.
In courts of judicature divorces are sometimes
decreed long after the occasion for them has
arisen. [Cries of "good :" "good !'l In
his judgme Mt, Maine would, as heretofore, give
her voice fer the Democratic nominees, by
from five to ten thousand majority. Three
cheers were given for Maine.
Hon. Fayette McMullin of Virginia, follow.
cd in some eloquent and humorous remarks,
and was succeeded by Senator Jones of Iowa,
who addressed the meeting briefly but peril
nently; and now the hour being near mid.
night, the different delegations began to mus
ter for their return march. While the speaking
above noticed was going on at the main or
western stand, another immense audience was
addrea,ed from the eastern stand by Hon. Mr..
Caruth ers of Mo-, Faulkner of Va, Dowdell
of Alabama, and other distinguished speakers
The meeting last night is spoken of univer.
sally as the largest and most enthusiastic ever
held in, Washington.
Tho Republican Party Convention-Pri-
vate ls tiers from Philadelphia received last
night epresent the struggle between the
friends f Fremont and Mr.. Mclean as having
been, ye sterday morning, intense. Mr.. Gid
dings, Mt. Israel Washburn, and Gen. James
Watson Webb marshaled Judge McLean's
forlorn hope; while our old acquaintance, Col.
Fitz Henry Warren, of Iowa, who turns up
there aft or having been buried for year or
two past, 50 far as politics are concerned, and
Col ] anne s, of Wisconsin, who is is we'll ks own
to all in Washington, were the Fremont fugle-
men
The forces Of Fremont embraced nearly all
in the convention and the outsiders who L" 20
in for the cl ances;;" while the staunch grim
old abolitionists, who dislike the steadiness
with which tho Colonel voted till all was blue
with the ultra pro-slavery men whom in the
Senate, and those who fancy that some thing,
at least, in the way of personal capacity to ad.
minister the Government Of the United States
is necessary, were the supporters of Judge
Mclean. From all we could learn of the in
fuences most active there, we were early salts
fed that those who want a candidate who will
prove pliable for their schemes connected with
the legislation of Congress and the administra
ton of the Treasury Department, would beat
the McLeanites out of their boots, thrusting the
gallant Colonel down the throats of the latter
His success involves a certain guarantee that
all the conservative wings of the North will
vote for Mr.. Buchanan in November and,
also, that the ultra-a bolition candidates to be
nominated by the followers Of Gerritt Smith,
Garrison, Fred Douglas & Co., will be sup
ported by tens of thousands whose support of
the Republican party nominations had been
regarded up to this time as certain.
From the signs around us, We question much
whether Mr.. Giddings will sustain Fremont
as nominated; as, while he must know that
Fremont's abolitionism is not sentiment, but
means of bagging votes, if elected, his
administration cannot possibly prove anything
else than the cats paw with which enterpris.
ing gentlemen around Washington will be
constantly pulling Treasury chestnuts out of
the FIRE.
A Sort Of Catholic.-We take it for
granted that among the informal pledges ex-
tracted by delegations in George Laws con-
vention, from Col. Fremont, there was not ono
against the Catholic Church insomuch as up
to the recent birth of his aspirations for the
Presidency, he always passed in Washington
for a good-enough outside Roman Catholic;
that being the church in which he was reared.
He was married in this city, it will be remem