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Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

ruled and controlled by men belonging to the
dominant party in that city who have been
compelled in most instances to leave Baltimore
to evade the consequences of their evil doiDgs.
1t is equally well known that a number of young
Baltmoreans who were earning their daily bread
in Washington have been forced to leave and
return home by these gentry for no other reason
than that of being Americans
| In stating that the recent outrages in Wash
ington have been committed by Americans
from Baltimore" we presume the Union will not
class as Americans John Carter and James
Irwin, of the g States Hose" Democratic emf
grants from Baltimore; nor can it include JOS.
Creager John Creager, and "Squirly" Barrett,
of the notorious Baltimore Democratic Cali
thumphian band; nor can it saddle on the
American party certain Eighth Ward Demo-
cratic bully, who has openly avowed in the
streets of Washington that it was he alone who
shot Sergeant Jordan at the recent election in
this city, We might go on and name host
of others, but the above is sufficient for our
purpose. If it is the Americans from Balti-
more" who have made life unsafe in that city,
let me ask the Union how they reconcile the
fact that Americans are daily and nightly sub
jected to outrageous and deadly assaults? Let
the Union answer another question, and it is
this: How is it that notorious Democrats from
Baltimore who are suffering an involuntary
exile for the purpose of keeping out of the
meshes of the law, have on several occasions,
been made police officers almost Immediately on
their arrival in Washington.
The insinuation that the assault on Captain
James was made by an "American from Bal
timore" is just about as worthy of belief as
the other statements in the paragraph, which,
if it was not written by one grossly ignorant
Of the state of affairs in the city in which he
lives, was indicted by one determined to be
oblivious to the vices by which he is sur
rounded. Further contradiction of this tissue
of fasehoods becomes unnecessary, and we
take leave Of the Union to-day by'giving, in q
simple sentence, the actual state of affairs in
their own city, The city of Washington is I'M
iortunately-and we sincerely regret to be
compelled to announce the fact-in the hands
and under the control of outlawed Democrats
from Baltimore, and many Americans in this
city who have business and friendly relations
there, deem it hazardous to make the visit, in
consequence of open threats made against their
lives. We do hope that when the Union next
attempts to advance the claims of Col Berrett
for the Mayoralty of Washington, it will shoot
at some mark other than Baltimore. AS the
w,rthy Mrs. Malaprop would say, Compare
sons are oderous Baltimore Patriot.
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Gro BE CoNTINUED.)

Who PAYS FOR THAT POWDER ?-The din
made by the cannons of the foreign Democ-
racy, Hessians, Irish, and all, on Tuesday night
last, was positively PROD GI-ousl and we have
no doubt scared nursery maids and sleepy chill
dren almost into fits, but AMERICANS only
laughed at it. The time is near at hand when
the word will be, " Up guards and at Them"
until then, the "boys" must lay close and keep
their ammunition dry. If grains of powder
were votes, what a tremendous majority the
Berret'nen would havel! Congressman from
distant States would perhaps be acting more
in character by attending to the business of
their constituents, than in prostituting the hon
orable positions which they disgrace, by ming
ling in local municipal elections with which
they should have nothing to do. The game is
too small for such men as should be the Rep
resentatipes Of the people Of the United States
who take part in it. While the foreign party
are firing guns and hurrahing, let their oppo-
nents be at aO0rb and leave nothing that is
worthy Of FREEMEN undone, to effect their over
throw. Say nothing, Americans, but aoork-
toork-work until the coming of the day of
election, and then we shall see which side is
uppermost. Empty barrels make much more
noise than full ones, and when we heard the
guns the other night, we could not help think
ing how well sound and emptiness 60 together.
Office-holders and office-seekers may do well
to make great buster to show their faithful
ness to those who feed them, but the true
hearted, hard-fsted AMERICAN DEMOCRATS who
earn their livelihood by their own right arms,
have something else to do than dance attend
ance upon placemen. By the way, we have
word of advice to these same AMERICAN Dem.
ocRATs. Let $50 AHEAD" be your MOTTO boys
and take no refusal Talk with one another,
and stand by each other, and wherever you
find a truehearted FREEMAN, take him by the
hand and advise with him. Your cause is a
just one, for it is the cause of RIGHT against
MIGHT, of NATIVE AMERIcANIsM against FOREIGN
ARROGANCE, of genuine PATRIOTISM against I'M
PORTED sERvnITY AND vENALITY. Give your
enemies no handle against you, but observe the
laos and honor the Constitution. Attack no
mans rights, but when attacked, defend your
oOn; but, in doing so, STRIKE HoME-in word,
give them touch of SEVENTY SIX" that's the
talk
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Mr. EDITOR; 1t is reported, and believed by
many to be truth, that Mr.. Brown, candidate
for alderman in the third ward, discharged a
man from the employ of the Gas Company,
because he would not consent to yield monthly
all his wages, to pay a debt owing said COM
pany by his brother. The brother in question
had used the old gas-works building on Louisi-
ana avenue, and became involved for rent.
The employee argued the injustice of demanding
Of him to liquidate; but, finding Mr.. Brown
memorable, offered portion, as much as it was
possible for him to spare, which was refused,
and he was discharged.
Now, this is serious charge. If Mr.. Brown
had been the broken down landlord of some
little shanty, too decrepid torebuild his fortune,
and acted thus, mpelled by dread of starva-
ton, ne would have been pitied But he is
reputed to be rich, and held up before this poor
man this unjust claim, professedly acting as
the agent of that powerful corporation, the
Gas Company.
If this is false, it is due to Mr. Browns sense
of honor, to his position, to those who put him
forward for him to deny it unqualifedly over
his own proper signature. Unless that is done
many mechanics, at least, will denounce him
JUSTICE
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Gross examined By the United States-Did
not see Quigly make any resistance, and saw
no weapon in his hands; Essex struck him
about the ear; didn't see Essex have anything
in his hands; Quigly fell backwards, and as
he fell both hands fell out; he laid there, and
in that condition was stamped by Essex; Es-
sex passed him and went back and struck him !;
the prisoner looks like the man.
By defsnec--I was standing about fifteen
feet from the parties at the time; Quigly had
got across on the pavement, and had passed
off the flag way; there was no effort on the
part of Essex to strike him on the flag way /;
they met just at the edge of the pavement; cid
not hear Quigly say anything but hurrah for
Magruder, and heard no one else make any
remarks at the time; Quigly didn't turn round
as he made this exclamation; think he had
no idea he was going to be struck; Essex
caught him by the throat or collar with his
left hand, turned him round and struck him
with his right; when Essex stepped back,
Quigly was going from him; the arms Of Es-
sex were hanging by his side at the time he
stamped him.
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outdoor Exercise and Rccreation.

Some few weeks since, the London Times
published an article on the relative degrees
of heath and longevity Of the people Of Great
Britain and of the United States, in which the
superiority Of the former country in both re-.
spects was broadly asserted. The writer NJ.
tributed the dwindling OF the American race
as he was pleased to term II, 10 the endeInical
diseases OF yellow and other fevers with which
portions of our country are unfortunately az
tiicted, and to the impropriety In the manner
OF living. To the latter more than TO the for
mer cause is owing, we think, the results men =.
toned. The errors in this respect commence
with the child. Instead Of giving il such an
education as will produce full physical devel-
opement by constant outdoor exercise, 1t is
confined IN close nursery and subjected to a
mode of treatment precisely opposite to the
proper one. The frame is at the outset made
weak and puny; and habits are engendered
and diseases contracted which cling to it dur
ing the time when verging towards what
should be maturity of strength and beauty,
which it never reaches And thus in the
very morning of life, when the sensations have
the unllrng activity which novelty begets, the
mind is, through a lack of vigor and develop.
ment Of the body, filled with langour, dciec-
ton and despair, and diverted from its most
noble and devoted aspirations.
There is but one method of establishing and
preserving the good health and physical do.
velopmcnt of people, and that is, proper
degree of healthy exercise and recreation both
before and after the period of intellectual ma.
turity. Infants should be upon all suitable
occasions carried into gardens and other open
spaces OF country, where they can breathe
fresh air and as soon as they are able to walk,
and at later period, should be allowed to
walk, romp, and indulge in the various de-
lightful amusements which the impulses of in
gehuous youth dictate. The unhealthy re-
straints in dress which foolish fashion has i'm
posed should be abolished in order that the
lungs and less delicate organizations of the
system should have full play to perform their
functions and expand to their greatest ma
tural Development. With the advance of
the more vigorous and aspiring efforts of in
tellect, athletic games and employment of
more manly and corresponding character
should be freely INDUCED in, having in view
the increased physical strength and more ma
ture judgment These exercises should take
place daily, and as much as possible in the
open air, and walking at different periods of
the day should constitute one of their most
important features.
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Know-No,hing Misrepresentation.

"On Tuesday evening Captain James, war
den Of the Baltimore Jail, wns Knocked down
near the railroad station in this city, and (it has
been very properly conjectured) by some one
who had been prisoner under his charge, and
who thus revenged some old grudge The Balti-
more Patriot of last evening gives minute
account of the assault, in which there is no in
timation that either Captain James or the gen.
tleman with him had the slightest idea who the
assailant was, and then very cooly remarks: at
cannot be denied that the attack on Captain
James was instigated for no other reason than
because he was a leading American from Balti-
imore." This is not the first time that this
charge ofilltreatment Of Baltimoreans has been
made, and we trust that the Patriot will state
what reason It has for making il in the present
instance On the contrary, the catalogue of
crimes committed in this metropolis within the
past two years shows conclusively that we are
indebted to the Americans from Baltimore"
for the commission of the grossest outrages. It
is from the "plug uglies" and other organized
bands of Batimoreans who exist by crime and
who riot in vice, that majority Of the muir
derers, robbers, and incendiaries, who have
committed such heinous crimes here, have come
accredited. And it is to effectually drive them
back to Baltimore, by keeping their affiliated
brethren here out Of power, that the Democrats
and Anti-Know- N lettings intend to rally as one
man, and elect Colonel Berret to the mayoralty
The people Of Washington, Mr.. Patriot, can
"protcct the lives Of strangers" If you win re-
call your plug ugly satellites. - Union.
A greater amount of falsehood, perhaps, was
never embraced in the same number of words
than is contained in the above paragraph. In
deed, wequestion whether the English language
is susceptible Of combination which would be
farther from the truth. We have no wish to
handy words with the Union, nor are we de-
sirous Of opening controversy concerning We
racty with the sheet that has done so much to-
wards driving the President of its own making
to the wall, but when paragraph of our own
such as appeared in the Patriot Of yesterday,
giving mere statement Of facts connected with
the wanton outrage on Captain James--is re.
ceived as above, we should be doing injustice
to our own feelings did we not vouchsafe a
reply.
The Union desires us to state our reasons for
making the assertion that Captain James was
assaulted because he was an American, and we
shall comply with the request II is well
known fact that the police Of Washington is
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ASHoRT CATECHIsM ADAPTED TO THE Tines
O. Who drank whiskey with Berret2
a. Brown.
@. What did he drink it forS
A. To keep it from spelling.
Q. Who went counting with Berretf
A. Brown.
Q. What did he go counting fors
A. To keep the girls from crying.
@. Who was a contributing member of the
States Hosep
A. Berrett.
Q. Why was he a contributing member2
A. Because he is the friend of Claw and
Order
Q. Who got Easily removedi
A. Berret.
@. What did he get him removed for'
A. For five hundred dollars.
Q. Who supports BerretH
A. W. b. Magruder
Q. Who supports MagruderH
A. James G. Berret.
Q. Why do they support each otherH
A. Because they are rcciprocally the friends
Of Law and Order"
Q. Who is to be chief of police under Ber-
ret?
A. The president Of the keystone Club
Q. Why?
A. Because all the Keystones are the friends
of Law and Order
Q. Canyon tell Who'll the biggest BLACKBOARD
in town.
A. Yes sir.
@. WhoY
A. The editor Of the Bulletin.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

EssEx's TRIAL.-We give this week por-
ton of the evidence of the first trial of John
Essex for the murder of Owen Quigley,
The second trial commenced on Tuesday,
and ended on Thursday in verdict ofacquittal
The evidence in the two trials was in effect
the same, with the addition of DR.. Hall, who
testified that he saw Quigley lying on the pave.
ment before he was dead, and was told that he
was drunken man who had fallan.
Considerably difficulty was experienced in
obtaining jury, the Twelfth one being the
eighty-fourth talesman, one hundred and eleven
having been summoned in all. o..
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Was the Doctor Drunk?

Mr.. EDITOR: Despite the much boosted en-
lightenment of this nineteenth century, there
are few knotty questions which have escaped
satisfactory solution: such as
"Who killed cock robin?n
"Who struck Billy Patterson?"
"Wil saltpetre exploded" &C., &c.
it is not degrading the list too much, | beg
leave to add another viz:
"Was the Doctor drunk?"
am 10th to believe he was, and am not
altogether willing to take the evidence of his
enemies, yet the testimony of his friends seems
to answer the question affirmatively. You
doubtless remember that at the late ratification
meeting, Hotspur maligned an influential mem.
Der of the Sag NIGHT party, merely because he
showed little independence of action. This
speech drew anathemas and threats from the
traduced person, and regrets and misgiyings
from the head men of the plumber party Now,
what was to be doneH In their present straight
ened circumstances, they could not afford to
throw away the aid and influence of such a
man. Desperate diseases require desperate
remedies" accordingly, we see committee
waiting upon the insuted gentleman; which
committee, after having exhausted all the argu.
ments and logic of which they were masters,
found that the best apology they could offer
was the naked truth; consequently, they wound
up by rcmarking:
"Mr. c., you must not mind what -
said about you, for the Doctor was drunk"
Is Daniel r. to be believed? and was the
Doctor drunk? INoUIRERp
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Mr.. EDITOR: An article signed "a Shoemaker"
appeared in your paper last week, the singu-
larity of which attracted my notice, and in.
duced me, also a shoemaker, to send YOU this.
which you will please publish He says he
has not time to loaf and so forth, having to
work for living. That being my case, can
echo back chats So" But doubt that he,
in his working innocence, knows how those
live who circulate in that way. They have rs
good reasons with them, for their conduct, as
he has for working, one of them being to trace
the devious path Of fortune And if he will
look sharp he will see the attempt to deal them
selves the ace and king, turn up jack, and play
for game. They have the low-fhe very low
already. But to have two chances at the stakes,
the runners arc out blufFing. Let him watch
their fingers, and keep his cav" about him.
lie wants to know why certain parties do
not give cause for their action. Why, that is
only for those who play the game, else an
expose would damage them. Theirs is the
yankee cheats motto-if you are caught tits
your own fault.
And he winds up with asking il it is not
metropolitan to threaten men with dis
charge from employment, to effect their suf-
frage Surely, it is The working men con-
stitute the majority in all nations, and he, or
any other mechanic, would be foolish to vote
for one who has not learned this first lesson in
democracy. JAcKsoNtAN.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

The violence and Outrage" candidate for
mayor, made another little speech, Gerry little
speech on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night, to a
few hundred Irishmen and employees on the
Capitol and in the Navy Yard. He told them
what he would do il elected mayor, but did not
promise to get his better part to occupy the
post Of danger when robbers were about; nor
did he promise not to be any longer afraid oil
ghosts
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

BERRET's LAW AND ORDER SUPPORTERS
Some of the States Hose were heard the other
night discussing their future prospects here
One of them said that they did not know what
they would do if Wallach were elected, unless
they would fight it out. This was replied to
by another of the gang proposing Alexandria
as place of refuge, which the others seemed
to think an excellent proposition.
What do our Alexandria neighbors think of
the proposed lmmigrationp
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Hon. WILLIE p. MANGUM.-Wc learn from a
gentleman living in Mr.. Mangum's county,
Orange, that he is confined to his home by
paralysis. For some time past he has been I'M
able to walk about but very little, if at ALL
His legs from bis hips down arc paralyzed, and
his tongue seems considerably affected in the
same way. He still has the use of his arms
Charlotte On ca Democrat.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Why don't Jim tell us hoD that little matter
was settled with Berry, Was it not by pay.
ing back the $500 he got out of Berry, Come,
Jim, clear up; cnlishten us.
Now, if it cost $500 to get Captain Easily
out Of Office, how much will it cost to get Jim
IN, especially il he burns so much powder and
gas at his meetingsY
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A PERTINENT QUESTION.

Which Of the candidates for mayor do the
cut-throats who have so disgraced our city and
rendered it dangerous to be in the streets at
night support !? They were all in the process
sion of the violence and outrage party" on
Capitol Hill, Tuesday night hurrahing Justify.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

sW- "The ladies" who "graced by their
presence" the mass meeting on Capitol Hill,
were about dozen servant girls--sone black
and some white. There was a much larger
number of slung-shot gentlemen there
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

SUICIDE OF CRANK FORESTER" Henry
William Herbert better known as Frank For
roster" who for the past twenty five years has
written several works Of fiction and treatises
on games of various kinds, committed suicide
this morning at the Stevens house, Broadway,
by shooting himself in the heart with pistol.
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ANOTHER PERTINENT QUESTION.

Which would be most likely to drive the
lawless rowdies from our city, if elected Wal
ZACH, whom they oppose, or Berret their friend
whom they support
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COSTLY ToNGUE.-A. d. Young, Of Flat
bush, Kentucky, sued Laban Lection for ten
thousand dollars damages on account of the
wife of the latter slandcring Young's wife. The
jury gave him $4,000.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

ARTEsrAS WELL.-In boringan artesan well
at Louisville, depth Of LOO feet has been
reached, and jet Of salt water now rises fifty
feet into the air above the earth's surface.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

We have an idea that the reason Broderick
OF California, so peremptorily ordered English
to get out of his way, was because the
"fellow" from Indiana smelt so strongly of
palm OIL Cincinnati CogiUaerciaL
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

A boy, fourteen years old, applied the Other
day to Judge Sutherland, of New York, for the
appointment of guardian by whom he could
sue for a divorce. His girl wife is 10. This
is Young America"
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

FREE TRAvEL-All the bridges connecting
the city Of Boston with its suburbs have at
length been made free of toll, and public atten-
ton is turned to the project of rendering the
steam ferries also free.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

~ Rev. Mason Noble will preach in
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, corner Of Maryland
avenue and Sixth street. tomorrow Sunday Ser.
vices to commence at eleven o'clock.
The subject Of the Lecture in the afternoon will
be the Vision Of the Apostle Jim in the Isle Of Pat
mos.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

s5gN The editor of the Washington Union
says that he and his friends keep step to the
music of the Union. They keep great deal
truer step to the jingle in Uncle Sans pocket
Lam ,y1urD1J
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

CALoRIc ON THE CANALS. - The ALBANY
Statesman says that the proprietors of the Eric.
son patent are now constructing canal boat
to be propelled by one of the hot-air engines.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

EMPLOYEES DIscHARGED.-T PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company on Saturday discharged one
hundred and thirty five men at Altoona, be-
cause, it is stated, they were concerned in a
"strike."
In consequence Of TIL high price, Of cotton the
factories on the Brandywine, Delaware, will
hereafter run only halftime
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Professor James Hall, the geologist, has been
awarded the Walioston medal by the ROYAL
Geological Society, the first instance of the
award Of that honor to an American.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Armed men are being regularly drilled at
Yorktown, De Witt county, Texas, preparatory
to an Eruption into Northern Mexico
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Episcopal CONVENTIONAL Convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal church for the diocese
of Virginia will be held in Winchester, to COM
mence on the ! 9th / slant.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

John Gregory, for murder, has been sen.
fenced to be hung on tho 2lst instant, at Hal
flax, North Carolina.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-22

Honorable Edwa Everett met with hand.
some reception at Lynchburg, Virginia, on the
Sd instant