The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-29
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fursnans 70 anacsacensat, . mass meeting Of the
snti-kpow xgbn " ~ Axth ward, was held
last evsung q Old ksleW Hala. Navy Yard At "a
early aour. The hall ~ sd 70 evssfowiug, and bdud
Of music entertained the Asxenblags until II was formally
orsanso A. haif psst 40 s,sssas Yves called 10
order, when hr Boyer IVES chosen 70 pteside
Mr. Richard BROOKS, IT,. easrsd tho subjoincd resou
lions, which were unanimously adopted; -, -,
Rsouad, That this meeting do heartily approve the
nomination Of Cob j. e. Bsrset by the drla0clic and
anti know nothing coavston, fsr mayss Of this city
and that We pledge him our cordial md energetic support
Resolved, That the 81 the editor Of The Evening
Star since the nomination " Col Bsrst msis and re-
cpives unqualified condemnation, fapplaussl and
that earnestly recommend 70 tho patronage of our
anti know nothing friends that true and uufncng sup
porter Of cause, the Washington Uaioa. lreat ap
plause 4 iss Ai.n
senator Brown, Of Mississippi first introduced to
the audience. who received him with round Of hearty
applause He said hc appeared before them wholly
prepared TO make speech Poor bleeding Kansas had
exhausted all their sympathies and yet clamoi their at
tcntion How long it would continue To bleed he did
not know but no hoped that upon the going down Of
the Saturday evening there would be substantial
evidence Of the healing Of these Wounds Applause
He predicted that the going down Of the Saturday
evening would witness the introduction the thirty second
star into the sisterhood Of States Cheers He olt yet
confidence in the American Congress that led him
to believe that they would respond at this late hour
what beyond all question the Judgment Of the Amer
lean people, appIause and that the Kansas question
would be settled without further delay. [Appause But
he came to say word in relation to the municipal cleo
ton He had occasion to my elsewherc than here that
he had Witnessed, in days gone by, with deep aud pain
full regret the Of disorder which marked the pro-
gress Of the federal here under the very eyes
Of the President of the Union in the OF Congress
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people supposed to be concentrated that awlessness
disorder riot boodshed arson murder and everything
which disgrace the community, should be every
day occurrence enough to make the blood cold
In the veins of any who loved his country. Zap
pause 1t not in the earlier and better days Of the
republic. Some evil genius had gotten among the poo
pie; 1t the internal genius Of know nottingham Zap
plausc which had brought riot booshcd. and disorder
wherever it he's gone, from extremity of tho
public TO the ether He to them American
senator with bis official robes chairman Of the District
Committee to ask one and ALL fathers, husbands, and
brothers, without reference to the past and WITHOUT ref
10 party, to choose each for himselfto
solve that this thing shall longer be Let every
determine to discharge his duty citizen determine,
from this time forward, for his single self to do all
things whether in the walks of private life, Mt tho
ballot-box, upon the streets, to crush out riot and
disorder. When that determination should be firmly
fixed in the minds of the peccablc citizens riot and dis
order would he crushed out He had travelled great
deal in the United States but had he found the
individual the community disposed to quiet
and order to live uprighty, and to discharge all the
duties Of good citizenship than he had found In Wash
ington. [Applause.] He did not exaggerate when he
id that Of all the population
law abiding, pcaccable, upright good citizens. ZAP
rlause But there IL spirit of disorder ut work, and
instead of discharging their whole duty, they
too often accustomed, like the WAGNER to call upon
Hercules to help them They expected Congress to keep
order in their Streets and too much accustomed to
think Congress ought to do everything. Congress
Hercules. But Congress said "Hclp yourselves, and
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difficulties" Applause. They should do for them
selves what the citizens OF other cities do and he pledged
them that Congress lat least tho democratic portion Of
twould be ready to do the balance be it much lit
In the approaching municipal election two candidates
before them. They might have three four, five
he knew not how many; but this he knew, that "Jim
Berrct was good enough for him Loud applause
When the proper had been found, they had better
take him 1t said that Ccanei Besrst ssran-
ger in this city, but he had drunk whiskcy with him
in this town nineteen years ago land it would be nine
teen years next December since Colonel Bcrret and
himself went counting together If that did not make
citizen he d like to know what did. IAppause. But
he advised them In the canvass to say many
handsome things of their candidate as they could,
aud to let the opposite party say al the handsome
things their candidate that they could but not to In
dugo in charges that would produce -fecling Let
TRUTH Justice and fairness be their guiding stars and his
life upon it they would he successful Applause IL
the opposition wish to lie upon their candidate let them
do it, II Col. Dcrret had not made reputation enough
in the last nineteen years to outweigh all that could be
said why he ought not to he mayor. If he had, the
good people Of Warrington would understand it,
Mr. Clay of Kentucky, said he had not here to-
night to intervene in municipal elections That for
the people themselves to settle More than forty years
ago he born in this good city of Washington.
[cheers He part of them and he believed even
ii he chose to talk about the affairs of the city having
been to the born, he would have good right TO
speak Cheers He a who amongst
them fresh from the people people who had goriousy
sustained him when his enemies sought TO trample
him down and put him beneath their feet. Applause
Men from whom he had right to expect support,
when his friends deserted him, men Of another par
ty, took him up, and sent him to represent in Con
gress the glorious old Ashland district TAppause.
He could not refrain from telling like himself who
had been wings of his experience Two years ago he
was wandering about seeking In the language of MIR.
Webster where he should 60 The old party in which he
was born bred, and educated, and which he loved
as much MS any man. he recognised to be destroyed
and destroyed probably by the friends of those who
claiming to be wings, but know nothings. ZAP
plausc I When he more the old wing stand
ard waving in the fcld-whcn no found, in the
beautiful Ian gungc OF Of his honored friends from
Kentucky that the old whig banner had been urc aud
laid on the tomb of its dead leaders then IL bchoovcd
him rs citizen Of this glorious land TO look after a
standard under which he could strike for the liberties
which their forcathcrs had left them sncrcd heritage
Ttircat applause He but two great political par
the old democratic party national, having
stence In the North well in the South, and the
black republican party without single adhcrcnt sonth
of Mason Dixon's line He also third party,
or rather what called itself third party but 1t was
only a faction He had pronounced it from every
stump in his district be powerful for evil but powcess