Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-15

tion, ought TO arouse them to sense OF the
deplorable condition in which the election Of the
nominee Of that Convention will place them.
Those resolutions are the platform of that par
ty, and Colonel Berret, having accepted the
nomination, stands upon that platform, and is
pledged to carry out the will Of the party, who
in convention nominated him. What IS the
will of that party? Let the resolutions answer!
Do you not feel and know that the will of the
anti-Americau party is "power, plumber, and
extended rule, and that they care not by what
means they obtain that end-the end justifying
the means9 Look at "Bloody Monday"-re-
member the means used to obtain the election
of q so-called Democratic Alderman in the
Fourth Ward. Call to mind too, the unpre-
cedented means used, (after the failure to elect,
notwithstanding the wanton sacrifice of life,)
to GUST the man, whom the people elected, from
his seat, and toplace therein the very man whom
the people refused toyote for-by which means
they succeeded in giving the seat to Demo
crat and ani-American.
Call to mind, too, the combined effort of that
party to throw the odium of these deep and
damning" deeds upon the American party Of
this city! Their presses labored and groaned
under the weight of their false and lying state
ments. The people all over the country, were
made to believe that the city of Washington
was in the possession of the American party
TINT they had taken possession Of the polls,
and were numbering all who attempted to vote
ticket other than their own, and that, under
these circumstances, the President, at the sug-
gestion of the Mayor, ordered out the Marines,
who, after firing upon them repeatedly, finally
dispersed them, and restored order to the dis
tracted city.
You know, and the whole country knows
noso, that the very reverse Of this was the case,
and we merely repeat these facts, in order that
you may have them before your minds, while
deciding who shall administer the city govern
ment after the first Monday in June next.
Can you, citizens of Washington, after all
that you have seen and suffered--your rela-
tons and friends murdered before your eyes,
in open day, under Democratic Interpretation
of law--after all the miserable, despcable,
mean, contemplate prosecutions which you
have witnessed for opinions sake-your streets
filled with murderers and assassins-your city
given up to the tender mercies of those who
have been reared in haunts of wickedness and
crime, and who delight in scenes of conhagra-
ton, riot, and bloodshed-can you, we ask,
vote for man who stands pledged to carry out,
if elected, the very principle rule or ruin
which has made the city of Washington, for
years past, moral lazzar-house? Listen to
the dictates ofreason and common-sense. Learn
wisdom from the past, and let the future declare
that you have had enough Of "rule or ruin"
that you despise the principle which seeks to
advance "party" at the expense of the country.
Remember the watchword of your enemies at
New Orleans" booty and beauty"-and act,
in the coming election, as did your fathers and
brothers in that memorable contest, and you
shall be free.
CIRCUIT CoURT. - The inquisition ordered
Tuesday in the case of Chapman os. two of
the Commissioners of Election, dimes and
Wright) in the First ward, in June last, gave
damages for plaintiff in the sum of $3.50. Mr..
Wright died during the last month, SO that the
weight of the Judgment will fall on Mr. Hines
The third commissioner, Mr.. Denham, was
witness for the plaintiff Mr.. Charles Lee
Jones conducted the case for the plaintiff
We learn that the similar case in the Sixth
ward is to be defended by the commissioners
against whom the suit is brought. The op-
portunity to do this arises from the discovery
Of an error in the name of one of the parties
in the bill, A third suit of the same kind has
yet to be tried, viz: William Mullin rs. Thos
Ii. Barron and B. S. Kinsey, Commissioners of
Election in the Seventh ward In this suit
Mr. Charles Lee Jones is retained for the
plaintiff and Mr. Joseph II. Bradley for the de-
PENDANTS. Who don't want to sell his voter
~ A man living in the Seventh Ward
few days since rented house of a certain gen.
tleman, and moved his family into it. He had
been an occupant of the dwelling a very short
time, when, during his absence, the wife Of the
landlord called on the wife Of the tenant and
inquired if her husband was Roman Catholic
She replied, that neither her husband nor
herself were Catholics"
"Then you must move Immediately, for
do not wish any other than Roman Catholics to
occupy our houses" was the reply When
the husband came home, his wife related to him
the conversation, saying she supposed they
would have to move-and they did move. The
names Of these parties are in our possession,
but we do not at present at least, think il ne
cessary to publish them. We give the facts
They are suggestive and we doubt not, will
lead to reflection.
e5Y The great ant-American Locofoco de-
monstration came off on Tuesday night. Il is
unnecessary for us to give description of it.
Everybody knows it was fzzle-more noise
than sense--al sound, unsound sound. The
speakers demonstrated nothing One said he
was afraid Of being robbed or murdered every
moment, and the Colonel said that il he was
elected, order should be restored in Washing
ton. He didn't tell hoU-but simply said it
should. He did not tell the people that he
would, in person, head the police, and by his
example aid them. Not he. He knows that
he is afraid to go out after night. Don't let
the matter trouble you Colonel, your services
viii not be required.