The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-15

Which the polce eye doth wink al q late and ma
seasonable hour on night in May, 1857, were
seated several persons, engaged in eager dscns.
sion. On the table arotnd which these dersons
Fat were botfles and glasses add from the exbn
nration which preyaIedi 1t might be inferred that
ihey had been mAkag frequent ipgurgitatinp ,liba.
ons at the altar of BAG chus In attendance upon
This modern style Of doing the bacehanals Of cid
was arepresentativeofthes prigs Of shilelaE, and
Och, Peg Mccarthy, We diviiz AshanIrock SO green;
20 ye mind now He was armed with a corr,
screw, an instrument with the use Of which il
seemed he was well acquainted, for be could clear
the orlhce OF rum bottle and absIractits contents
with electric rapidity. AZ every jon despyst'per.
petrated by the debauchees iniaie. house lcantand
jargon, no would grin like Kilkenny cat Och.
Paddy 0Brian, me darlant, what adivil of coun-
iry lm-erika i, TO be sure, aGse how, This Hi.
pernian was fresh importation; and though he
had been in the country only three weeks il was
determined that he should vote the Sag NIGHT tick
o. at the yanet election; he, end all Others. lke
hnS having been assuied that a foreiqaer u.s. shSle
e''fstfed TO- fhe ieteeti5e franchise t7a a. aatiys
These men, except the. ejntlemon from over ihe
wather wera all highino fhce--men to whom the
people look for projection. But what were they
doing in an a1ehouse atnidnight near the end of.
May Why, they w1re tfiscussng.the most expe..
ditious and certain means that Could possibly be
devised, for the destruction av, the massacre of
The Americans OF tho city of Washington The
business Of the meeting hut been for sometime
under consideration when the writer was intro.
duced to these midnight plotters, and they seemed
have arrived-at some understanding, for one of
them SAID ~ u ~ u !e4sil- $50 sfa ~
Mr. AIpower thGn it is.arranged that am to,
have all the mariges now. in Washington, and also.
the Flying Artillery from Fort hfctienry, on the
Yes, and If you, Mr.. Official. deem the ecca-
sion OF an Importance sufficient TO render tile,
presence tmore troops at ihe seat of governmentt
cxpedient an the dayof your inanicipsl eleetions
] will dispatch an order 70 The generafissipio to
have four regiments on duty here on that dny, D
replied Mr. aipower, holding his head partly OH
ne side, with one eye hall, closed, and looking as
II he was taking sightat Mr.. Official. J, t IN :,
Your majesty wouldr---I mean your excel:
lency would indeed lay me under numerous
obligations III you could Spare sevefal regiments.
Tor lear Trey VIII pc needed-ois5 rather 4 hope
they will nc all events we cni create a nece 4sny
for them," responded the valiant OffieiaE while a
smile resembling the grin Of hyena took posses
sion OF his rnbicpnd countenaiice. H. q. ,..-tgai
Upon lrehectfob, / ann Of opinien, that the
Marines and Flying Artillery Will be sufficient for
the occasians because the calling 6uteven.of these
will not be- anticipated by the Know .Nothings.
and, consequently. them resistance must be but
feeble, rejoined Allpower.. Then turning to a
man who sat -at-his leit and on whose, ffvisaee
could be seen the burrows of MANY years. he con-
tinued, " Blunderbuss, you will have your COM
,nand at the place appointed hysone o'clock on
The first of June, and let it be at the disposal of
Official. Howsmany msrines ehHyou rnustefya 3
One hundred and. ten" replied Bhnderbusss
have had several boxes of arms and ammuni-
tion removed to. q house in the sfeiphbothoti df
ne barracks for the use of our Iislf friends who
lave been secretly apprised of the fact. Does
This condpcto on my part hieat your appTo9al?' ~
vt does, Blunderbus, and yars have our
thanks-our best fhonks,o said Official patronis.
ingly. Permit me to inquire, Blunderbuss;:i if
your mon are all foreignersgp M. - ::
"Furreignels, did we be afther saving. Misttier
Official? A far-E regner is as as good "a ansbodv'
yis, and "A dihued sight bettheT, let me tell We
Msther Official. Give Paddy o Brian aSsmushstick
on the hrst OF lyme, and be ME Soul, IN show YOU
how III shoot, the ImiriGlhs, do ys mind nowg
J IN an lrishlndh, do ye see, and dtmned if I don't
die an liishman, Rn-e hoH.n-Aad Paddy c, Brian
having thus delivered himself, TO tbe danger of
blood. vessei, .w1nt over theSsJds ooaTf - -r7
Mr.. Oneial, my men are. all Gregners but
remarked BRnaer6pss, in answer 10 s9ficisls
interrogatory, With an lie that was intended to
impress bis brave asseeates-with the,beiief that
he, too, kHeE something; as well as other peoale
let them be doctors or satesn1eu- - - ~ =
Precssfy-B underbuss you viii of course leave
that man at tins barracks we want notia but cut-
throats-meh who wll De very devils, and slsy
lnose Amegrlesps Willingly and, without reInorse.
juch lbeo are. yonr marjnes., Our Ean is us fol-
lows: Tho EHpire Club Of Balthnpre. win. -bt
our invltatierS be in-Washngtoh ION tie FIRST of
June; the-fnsy Of course wiIl-fjllowthem Some
Misunderstanding Empire C1ls win provoke a Quarrel
with some OF the Pigs at he first precinct ofitbe
Fourth Wstdi for 1t !, bore the work Of death
must Degg-; It y understood that lin their alter
Mi iha.P laaioa Al.
posely hre,one or two Shots and this Il TO be me
signal for-1bg commencement of.ihe Inassacrcss
The signal given, = myself win lead the ffalines
10 tne scene OF Aetiqn. apd con,mand in person
until every American in Washington shall baye
been murdoIed-men, women, aud children ali
shall perish. Every guirersbail oee6meatK t dron.
ana run wduthe blood Of the sacffhcea $500 u
Here this modern Nero wiped the prespiratiotffi
from his contracted browk, and seizne.a bottle
he filled b.s ssspto-tlrc1nfn; 1ad HERE
death and DISTINCTION to M, 'Americanss'rr He
sWaloSed9 aguiptphe cohtents of bis glass md
continued: Come, gentleulen, ioih me. fl fin
and let usSf drink to the downfall of the -AHleri-
can party - g =. Z. I.I--t,
AL, at thia Invitation -drans with exceeding
gusto-ps't'ca'at4s Mr., effciI, whose co1hte.
lance exhibited thg -pczsate Which the; rum
tsused INN to'expefiebce. r ,'--- - 80
And nov these men having coHcldsd their de-.
hberatops seyeEallY Retired inclndiag Paddy
OBrian, to dream of tho.wopk Of death arranged
for the hrstof-.uae, SS7. s-;i:-- "7;J.fJI. ~
A-E---f4
The Press Of Washington, and the Grad .J,iS1f
upon The atsevef Election Riot. .i-;-'S
The trislof persons charged with riot, which has
Just closed has brought TO lghtspdNIearly d owed
some very interesting facts in2 the history of
Bloody Monday -::facts which al che popers pub
lshed in thiAety iaJuno lAet, ,tl wiiicift6e Gghd
Jury also-labored hard'st5 coDceal-facts which
prove that when application was matte TO the Pres
ident for aaorder for the Marines, no rot existed
and that. theFsfoEe gre, was na -nooessuy,G sF
their pressnce@ tba frstpreoipct of sesFUufth
Ward, aadtAst the Mayor and Ms accoSpiicesare
istlv olf6r6S Sta- sg. ~.u .I- So. ~-t--f