Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Monday night, said that he thought II his duty 10
call the attention OF the Boa I'd to recent pubIfca
tons, which he thought required to be noticed
For some weeks past he had seen in the local col
umns Of a paper called 40 The States; continuous
libel SANDER and abuse Of the Corporation and its
officers that, too, in paper protesting to be DEM
Ocratic, looking for Democratic party support,
and yet continually hbeling the party. Mr. W.
then referred TO the political antecedents of the
gentleman at the head of the local column of the
:. S,ates' "a having been ut various times con-
nected with the Wing, Native American, and
Abolition Interests, and now be professed to be
Democratic, hut he conceived him to be so
warped by Know Nottingham that this wa, i'm
possible Was such IN N TO libel and Willy the
Democratic party and SANDER the name of Wash
ingtOn MIR. W. then read from the 8. S,atesi, oy
Monday the following in the local column.
- The city OF Washington was on Saturday
night t1e scene OF riot, blOOdshed, and pillage.
Hundreds OF armed Tufians held possession of
the streets and firearms were heard in various
quarters. u IL difficult to Learn the particular
deeds OF the night, or the persons by whom they
were enacted for the rufians operate in clans
and these clans are protected and fostere I'm their
organized capacity by the CITY Corporation itself
Nj WALLACE asked II gentlemen Were willing
to admit that such was the fact! Was not the
statement libel, and false Mr. w read furtber
from the = states the account Of the attack ON
Halleck's restaurant, and said similar statement
appeared also In the other paper (Star) He pro-
nOunced the statement untrue and AL %
state the occurrences as follows: One man only
entered the house and raised the fuss: the
all leH except the oar keeper, who jumped on the
cOnnte! and offered defence. but was pushed off
by the intruder and fell down the scuttle. bv
which be was injured The assailant then helped
himself TO the liquors and segars, as Halleck
sldteu OOt there was no crowd as stated But
the local editor Of the States, must mention the
states Hose; the name stuck in the editors craw
d was hard to digest. He (Mr. w had MIR
Harbaugh and othsrs rs authority for the trn,b of
his statement, and their Integrity could not ba
doubted Fhe local editor is Continually tIdovvn
on the Guards and police, assailing them at all
times ~
Mr. Wallace called attention TO the articles q,
the police in the local columns of the State.
and referred To the reports Of the Guard and ga
Reclally The last monthly report, a refutation
lie thoug nj That the police Of this CITY had done
more in proportion TO numbers than any noIice
force IN the country. He called attention 10 the
population, the arrangement of the city, the vast
ness Of its and the small number oftbe 0,,rd
and police Mr.. w. then referred to various ar
tcles in the " states, T" and said srch foolish
statements were ISLANDERS upon the name of WASH
ingtOn. and Injurious; tending to defame the
character of the city abroad Mr.. w proceeded
10 eVpiain the bill, and hoped that the powers
would be immediately conferred as PROMPT ac-
ton was necessary. He hoped the bill would
pass that night.
MI Lloyd did not think the remarks OF the
gentleman MT Wal!ace) required a reply; they
b5re their REPUTATION on their face lie knew
nothing of the antecedents Of the persons referred
TO, but AZ a citizen he was under obIiyation n.
the States" paper. It cannot be doubted that
there u mob domination here in this CITY and II
vigilance tees
10 put down TOWdyiSIn. The police cannot ID
tect the citizens. and il is necessary for citI
Gems To defend themselves. This is no tine To
defend States Hose or Northern Liberties but all
should put their shoulders 10 the wheel TO break
up not and disorder. As to the States Hose
they were tue OtfScOuIings driven from a NEIGH
boring city, and they now appear in Heavens Iiv-
cry 10 serve the Devil. Were they invited here
Were they organized for pure purpose!
Ar. Wallace. Yes.
Mr. L. referred to the riot at HaIleck's, and
II Ill a 4
entered the house at one time, and he was in
formed by two persons who knew the members
of the States Hose that that party were some of
them; MI IL spoke of his imPartiality, and re-
feIred to his opposition to the independent Hose.
members Of his own party, on the same ground
he now opposed the States Hose He said be
knew them, and thought it true that the plug
giles lad driven them from Baltimore for fear
they would disgrace the name of that civ No
member can say the States Hose is not disgrace
10 the city; and if the Mayor did his duty he
would send the police TO th,ir house take the
apparatus, and break up the Organization He
referred TO J F Carter, one of the special police
He was connected with the killing CT wood
sawyer. The appointment OF such men ,youId
increase disorder be had no objection to confer
the power II the Mayor would break up the or
ganization. III not, remove IL to the Fifth Ward
and near the residence OF Mr. WALLACE
Mi " allace IcOnsideTPd the articles slanderx
tie didn't care for States Hose OF any other com
plny-if they behave well, sustain them; II not
punish them Where are the fires and riots now,
mits those acts Look at the Intelligence and
Union; you see no assaults there; but when menu
beTs said they saw nothing Of this TiOting and
biOOds he'd end didn't believe it, this paDer The
states comes down on them A man is al the
head OF those columns. who has protested TO be
Whig-a Native-a Democrat And all will
remember when he was with the Era-an Aboli-
zionist paper.
AIR Mulioy was in favor Of the bill There is
bahd q TunanS here. lie doesn't know who
They a7s; but they ought to be broken up.
Mr.. Jefferson felt like PADDY on seven sides AT
once Hal noticed the statements referred to in
The states. and thought them greatly pxaopeTa-
ted bat didn't think il from mali2 nant feel
in2 a. heaIt; III the gentleman from the Fifth
ward (MT W ailace) had niue h to do with the
press as he himself had, he would think differ
ehty. Ine morals Of the CITY have not i'm
proved but much Of the fault was with parents,
VINO ala not take care to Keep their chile rem from
WHISKY firearms. &c. He thought the structures
OF the paper had done more harm than good; but
was sIad 70 see the opposite party 90 for i'm
PfoVeInent He had been satirizrd by the person
complained Of, on account of his police hill
winch was lost. He would say that Mr. Con-
molly told him be was opposed to Know Moth
lng SIN at Tow eTs' election
ar. PoUtOn defended the local editor of the
STATES W here was the proof Of the charge that
he had published false Statements The bill
SHOWS that the riots did exist lie trusted no
pains would be spared 10 allay excitement Mr.
r denied that the rioters are "a ised in our civ
MI Clark said that 30 Ia as the question was
personal he had nothing 60 say. As TO the pub
III tii' ENiitt> OF article about FOSTER
ing THESE cans' 10 is true ia the sense IL is used
ny the paper. IL the annual appropriations were
stopped u would be d feTent. The States Hose
j. not mentioned and the article did not apply to
them Mr. c. then offered two amendments 10
the bill
nhr- Wallace rose 10 explain, but was called TO
order Mr. w. said he hoped the bill would
pas
Nj. Orme thought the amendments reflected on
n-emen generally.
Nj ClaIk said not so, Osly the disorderlv ones
MI L. read, at the request OF Mr.. Connolly, a
statement Of his political career wherein he ex-
Planned That his cnnaectiOn with the Era had been
simply that of a professional reporter
MI LLOYD then offered his II ~ bill as an amend
Tnent, and the bill and amend ments were referred
10 the police committee and ordered TO be printed
ATTEAPT AT RAPk Sinh District Police, be-
tore Ja'I'cs Cation the day before yesterday
VIM Withrss appeared before Justice Gull and
made complaint that one George Arth had at
tempted TO commit Il rape upon his daugh ter-a
child 10 years OF 1ge-On the 9th nit A warrant