Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-13

one, would resist him II he died on his own
threshold for II. The Court had laid down the
law the authority was good enough, said Mr.:
b, for him; the mayor mast resort TO the civil
authorities, and they must be exhausted before
the mayor shall dare to apply for the military.
The civil force was present, and yet they made no
report to the mayor they did not interpose to stop
the afffay. - :
Yet, in the face of all these facts, the Mayor
runs in bot haste and applies for the marines;
they are brought to the ground, and the world Is
cognizant of the dreadful result Of their fatal
visit. Justice may sleep during this life, but
there is an after tribunal where there is no cloud
to interpose between a mans acts and his mo-
tives-where there is no tury-where other wit
before the Great Judge as will consign to ever
lasting perditon the guilty:
with regard to the swivel, 1t was immaterial to
the jury whether IL was spiked not-and there
cannot be the slightest doubt tothe fact that ii
was spiked-except this rumor is abroad that
the marines are about. Twenty or thirty youths
the rioters! Why, they are Messrs VIM and
George Wilson, VIM. Wilson says to tie mayor
''sir the polls are closed and they shan't be
opened until the marines 90 away.n And that is
not Would not any man on the jury he likely
to say the same thing on similar occasion,
IL he Bradley had been there he should, no
doubt, have said the same. and the Grand Jury
would then have indicted him for a riot The
Mayor had no right to force the polls to be opened
as his honor had said to the jury in his instruc-
tons. But where do We find this rioter, Mr.
w.
non, Offering his assistance to Mr.. Wallach in
maintaining, not in breaking the peace, and say
ing to him that he will stand by him. Does that
look as if Mr.. Wilson was one of the rioters |?
Mr. B. closed his argument by repeating that II
he had stated the law correctly the jury could not
convict the parties Of riot.
The jury here took a recess.
MEETING OF THE CITY CoUNcILs-A special
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen was held at
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon, to take meas
ures to pay appropriate marks of respect to the
memory of ex-Mayor Towers
Mr.. Bayly, President of the Board, having sta
ted the object of the session, a committee con-
sisting of Messrs- Riggs, Goddard, and Clark
was appointed to act in conjunction with a CON-
mittee OF the Lower Board, in preparing resolu-
tons. After short conference the Joint commit
tee reported the following
Resolutions of respect to the memory of John T.
Towers
John L. Towers having departe this life and
the Mayor, Board OF Aldermen, and Board of
Common Council OF Washington desiring 10 ex-
press their high admiration Of his character as a
citizen and their deep sense of the loss our CITY
has sustained in the death of one who so long and
so faithfully discharged the various trusts conf
ded to him by the people of Washington,
ResOlred, &c, That we have heard with deep
sorrow of the death of John T. Towers late Nav
or of the city Of Washington, the uprightness
and purity of whose character merits the admira-
ton of all, and especially that Of the people of
spent, and where his memory will ever be cher
ished as that OF one Of our citys brightest orna-
ments. IL"
RsSoErsd, That the Corporate authorities attend
| In a body the funeral Of the deceased, and that
they wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
DAYS. ... =.
| ReSoired, That we tender to the family of the
| deceased our heartfelt sympathy on the occasion
| of their sad bereavement, and that the Mayor be
and he Is hereby respectfully requested to COM
municate to the family of the deceased a copy of
these resolutions he, 10 l,a D,,b
Ilshed In the papers OF this city.
Mr.. Bayly, in taking the question OH the reso-
buttons, said il would have afforded him much
satisfaction to have spoken upon the character and
services of the deceased but that the resolutions
EXPRESSED what he would have said
The question being taken, the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Dove, rerharking that his connection with
Mr.. Towers had been so intimate as to induce him
TO say word, proceeded to pay a warm tribute to
the deceased, whom he had known from boy
hood, and who a firm friend, devoted hus-
band and fond father, had earned the love of all
who came in contact with him.
Mr.. Miller said he could not allow the occasion
to pass without expressing his sense of the loss
they had experienced in the death Of Mr.. Tow
ers. He first knew Mr.. Il. when poor printers
boy, without means or patronage He afterwards
became student of medicine under the speaker,
and here he came to know him not only as a
faithful pupil, but as one Of more than ordinary
AVAILABILITY and docility. Distinguished by at
tention to his studies, and afterwards to his bus
cine, he rose to the highest municipal positions
and no man, perhaps, had more thoroug b knowl.
edge Of city affairs. As Mayor of the city of
Washington. the course of Mr. Towers was al
ways that of kindness. courtesy and conciliation
Though opposed to him politically he believed
that the course of Mr.. Towers had been actuated
by the purest motives.
Mr.. Donoho reverted to the time when he 6rst
met the deceased. 1t was at the time when the
Asiatic cholera first made its appearance i'm this
country, Questioning universal fear and gloom
As an indication of the public feeling at that
time, Mr. ID. mentioned the unusual Renaissance
OF the National Intelligencer having issued an
extra In relation to the advent of this fell de
stroyer. Upon the appearance of the cholera I'm
this city, the persons attac ked taken TO the
hospital on Tenth street, at the corner OF F. The
speaker, in visiting the victims at this place
noticed boy who was administering medicine
and who was remarkably kind and attentive TO
the sick and dying. Struck with HIS appearance
he followed him from mattress to mattress and
day after day he observed him ever kind and
assiduous. This youth was John II. Towers
then perhaps 81 or % years of age though look
ing much younger. AS soon opportunity Of
fered, he cultivated the acquaintance of the young
man, and such was the esteem that he formed for
him that he first nominated him for Councilman
and afterwards for Alderman in his ward Tie
city, in his DEATH had lost of its best citizens
and leg islatOrs.
Messrs. Clarke, Houston and Smith made feel.
ing, but necessarily brief addresses and then the
Board adjourned, to proceed with the other Board
to attend the funeral of the deceased.
The Board Of Common Council met, and was
called to order by the vice president, R. Fl. Clark,
Esq.
Mr. Brown offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resoired, the Board Of Aldermen concurrinp
That the communication of the Mayor lust Re.
ceived, announcing the death Of John T. Towers
late Mayor Of Washington, be referred to a select
joint committee OF one member from each Ward
said committee to be composed of three Aldermen
and four Common COuncilmen
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brown, Jefferson.
Muiloy and Lloyd
After recess of ten minutes the Board resumed
its session, and Mr.. Brown from the select COIN
mittee, reported a series of resolutions from the
Aldermen, (see Aldernen's proceedings,) which
were unanimously adopted.
The Board then adjourned, and proceeded to
attend the funeral
CENTRE MARKET.-This morning the supply
OF fruit and vegetables appeared to be increasing
and the quality improving. The attendance was
very full from the country and the District gar
dane odd orAa