The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18

disappointed Instead OF such commission we have
made up thoroughly and exclusively of active Jealous
political partsans. We shall not be suspected Of any
personal dispaagement of the gentlemen who are It's
members when say there is not one OF them whose
most prominent distinction has not been by active
and earnest effort in the field OF party politics With one
exception, morcoyerand that of but little weight
they all members of single political party and that
the which is largely however undcservedy, in the
minority in the locality where their official duties are TO
be performed.
commission created solely and exclusively for the benefit
of the republican party then perhaps il prudent and
just to put none but active republicans upon IT,
AS the matter now stands, we have very serious APP
prehensons to the result The mass OF our people will
in the change only adrot trick by which the police
department to be the tool of one political party
only 10 become the tool of another will enlist against
il the active hostility of the powerful party whose ascen-
dency il is designed to subvet and will at the same time
be distrused by that large and influential class oil our
citizens who look upon the peace and good order the
lives and the property of million OF people as OF greater
importance than the selfish ends of any political party
whatever From the very day ON which the new Law
takes effect shall have vigorous crusade for its re-
peal and the appointment of this commission we fear,
has done much to hasten its success.
The ''happy family" at Albany seem to have an I'M
comfortable time They unused to power that they
do not know how to behave What with the corruption
of the leaders, the bro and sticufs on the floor of the
house OF representatives. the acrimonious accusations of
Times ont of the party by the Tribune, and the violations
of Justice and freedom in the passage of this late law in
dictate that the reign of these disorderly rulers and leg
islators will soon end.
1t is said that on one occasion the old tory Governor
| Core of Massachusetts, made himself very unpopular
his toryism too strong for TINT old tory State.
public festival given by the party that had elected
Governor Gore, and gentleman was appointed to pro-
pose toast in honor of the chief magistrate The gen
tleman arose and gave Governor Gore and the l09th
psalm and the sth verse; As no Bible present
and the fact that the toast from the Bible 1t must
be all right So the toast went the rounds, and was
drunk with accaInation. The feelings of the governor
when the Bible was procured and the passage read the
reader may imagine But to the present executive and
his associates in power say, he Tooth psalm and the
8th verse"
REV. DIR. BELLOWS MRS. KEMDLE-
Some time since Rev. DR. Bellows, OF the new Unlta-
rian church in this city, preached sermon in favor OF
the profession of actors and actresses and took high
ground in favor of the theatre place of amusement
This somewhat novel aid and comfort from the source Of
perpetual attack the hsionic profession excited at
the time general comment The profession were won
derully pleased and proposed to give the preacher
service Of plate for his labor of love" But this the
reverend divine declined and recently it appears that
the doctor has been invited to festival given by the
Dramatic Fund and has accepted the invitation; and
in his letter of acceptance Dr. Bellows took occasion to
defend the stage This letter has been replied to by Mrs
Fanny Kemble The lady actress protests against the
course of the preacher denounces the stage immoral
"as evil and only evil, and that continually The
protest has created profound surprise the pulpit uphold
ing the theatrehe actors dcnounoing the theatre as
evil and only evil, and denounclng the pulpit for its
defence of the stage--is thing. What with Mr.
Kalloch hung up between heaven and EARTH and Rev
\ c.I,1Anr,, -, r,l. and
Rev. Mr. Match of Brooklyn, advocating dancing, wine
drinking and fun generally, before the Brooklyn Chris
tan Association Of Young Men, and Chccver preaching
treason, and Dr. Bellows upholdIng plays and play
houses the clergy like the times seem to be little out
of joint MANHATTAN