Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-24


as the leader of the Office holding corps of this
city to effect the denomination of Frank Pierce
for the Presidency and to throw Buchanan
overheard, has been nominated as a candidate
for Mayor of the city--the party repudiating
their late Mayor, who is perfect "embodi-
ment" of it, and taking up man " no has re-
| fined tastes, lives in handsome style, and keeps
himself at a due distance from the sweating and
working people whom he has the good sense
to use without soiling his hands by shaking
theirs
We are glad he has become the nominee,
first, because we know, if elected, he will not
make companions OF the noisy, rampant, over
jealous portion of his party, but associate only
with the gentlemanly and aristocratic part of
it; and, secondly, because we think he can be
defeated by an independent candidate There
is one good reason, we admit; why he ought to
be elected; namely: because he and his broth
ers have, as yet, only had little nib6les at the
"spoils of Office" not having been in office
more than about twenty years each. Many of
our citizens will, undoubtedly, take this into
consideration when they come to vote and
kindly give him small slice more for himself,
and enable him also to provide for his brothers,
nephews, cousins, &C.. &C., for whose welfare
he was SO considerate while in the post office
Although there is no 81, 75O sinecure office nou
in the gift Of the Mayor-nor was there in the
Post Office, when he became Postmaster
he is full of expedients, and will, undoubtedly,
if elected, take good care of brother "John,"
and make place for him with large salary
and nothing to do, so that he viii not be pre-
vented from showing off his fine horse in the
street. "Jim" has always been good brother
and uncle, and may be trusted in this respect
in any office, no matter how large its patron
age.
REFRESHING Our attention has been called
to card of the Keystone Club in the Star of
last week, which we consider quite curiosity
in its way, and therefore publish it for their
benefit:
s5B- HALL OF THE KEYSTONE DEMOCRATIC
ASSOCIATION, Washn ton, April l2-At meet
ing of the Association, held on this evening Mon
day, April 12) the following resolution was offered
ResoLUed, That the Keystone Democratic Associa-
ton do condemn the vicious and ddnge70us practice
of carrying firearms other deadly weapons of any
kind, and do hereby pledge ourselves to report to
this Association any one of its members that shall
be known to carry such weapons And we further
ResotCe, That we and each of us hold ourselves in
readiness, at all times to aid the Mayor of this CITY,
whatsoever his politics may be, to put down all riot
GUS or other disorderly commotion that may arise
Reeoloed, That we will give our aid in any emer-
gency to restore to the city of Washington its pris
tine purity, and make it worthy of the name 1t bears,
ReSotred, That the above resolutions be advertised
in the evening papers Of 1 this city, y npsr
ii. K. ScHIEEBLER, Secretary.
How refreshing it is to meet with such dis
plays of righteousness as in the above card,
especially when we take into consideration
that members of this club have been the chief
authors of all the disorders which have for
some time pervaded the city; and also another
fact, that one of the officers of this club has
never been in the habit of sending his wagon
through the Northern part of the city, without
several short muskets, besides sundry revolvers
in the pockets of his workmen.
1t is out of this club that most of his honor's
extra police have been selected, and it is ru-
mored that the officer of this club mentioned
above will, in all probability, be the chief of
police under the new Democratic mayor, pro-
vided always he happens to be elected.
FEDERAL OFFICE HoLDERs.-Inasmuch as
Congress is manifesting disposition to let the
people of Washington manage their local affairs
in their own way, 1t seems to us that il would
be just as well-perhaps a little better-ifthe
Federal ofiice-holders were compelled to do the
same thing, and thus find time to attend prop
erly to the duties of their respective desks.
Were it not for continuedinterference on the
part of small fry politicians who are office
holders under government, our city would not
be the scene Of tumult, and strife, and blood
shed. Whenever one Of these gutter and ken
mel politicians has an axe to grind with the
General Government, he forces himself into tho
politics Of the city, and makes great "splurge"
to show his zeal for the party, and thus re-
commend himself to the favor of King James.
It is in this way that antipathies and anifnos-
tiles, and strife, and contention are engcndered,
while, if the Federal ofRce.holder had been
content to vote and electioneer where he had a
right TO vote, Of right he hadD all would have
been peace, good order, and good will.
CoLoNEL"-"I say, Jim, hear Jack,
Tom, and Bill call you Colonel Where did
you get that title? When were you made a
| ColoneL?"
"Why, Ned, | never was Colonel in my
life, only they call me so since got to be Post
Master When | was a clerk, was Jim :;
but you know when man gets to be some.
body, he must have title Now, wish you
would not call mo Jim any more; its just as
easy to call me Colonel, and it sounds heap
! better"
"oh, yes, I'll comply. We'll, Colonel, COT.
oNsL, COLONEL, do you remember that ghost
you saw once that scared all the blood out Of
your You were as white as the ghost itself
which was only sheet hung up on a nail.
believe you have never slept alone from thai
day, or night to this, have you OoloneL?"
"Why, no, Ned, but wish you would moi
talk about ghosts, its an unpleasant subject
confess | don't like to sleep alone, and never
have since that night; and wouldn't stay OF
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