Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-06-05

The SEVENTH OF JUNE is close ut hand Citi-
zens Of Washington, on that day it will be your
privilege to decide who shall hold the reins of
Government for the ensuing two years. Re-
member that the nominee of the selfstyled
Anti Know othing," Oocofoco,) party, is
pledged to carry out the programme adopted by
the Convention which nominated him. Read
the resolutions adopted on that occasion, and
then judge for yourselves Your future peace
and happiness depend upon your choice Of can
didates. The rowdy crowd who have for two
years past made Washington den of thieves
and murderers, understand full well that their
stay in Washington depends upon the election
of Colonel Berret They have already discussed
the question, and in the event of his defeat, (of
which we do not entertain doubt will leave
Washington for some other locality more favor
able to the furtherance Of their peculiar de-
signs.
AS for you, who have the manliness and moral
courage to avow your sentiments, and are not
ashamed Of owning, in the face and teeth of
your prosecutors, that you are Americans, what
will become of your Are you prepared to en-
dure, for two more years, the prosecutions and
deprivations which have been visited upon you
during the two years last past? You have stood
manfully by your principles, and for your en-
couragement we tell you that there are hun
dreds Of thousands throughout our land who
are faithful and true, and who are looking for
ward 20 the time when, as Americans, they will
march to the ballot-box, and by their votes de-
clare that henceforth, forever, the land which
the God Of our fathers gave into their possession,
shall be free-free from the wiles and strata
gems Of the miserable crew'of political hum
bugs who now hold the reins Of power, whose
only aim is plumber, who care for nothing but
the spoils of Office, and whose highest and hottest
aspirations rise no higher than the qualification
own aggrandisement Americans of Washing
ton, you are not alone. Thousands of thou
sands Of hearts beat this day, responsive to
your own, whose every throb is for their coun-
try, and who are determined, as you are, that
the liberty won by our fathers shall be pre-
served, and our children and our children's
children enjoy the privileges which are their
birth-right
Be comforted by the reflection that there are
those who sympathise with you, and who look
to your example. Be faithful and watchful-be
bold and resolute-be americana Do you
not feel proud that you are counted worthy Of
enduring affection for conscience sakeY Let
the timid quail and shrink-the coward turn
and fly. You are Americansi There is but
one course for you, and that is onward You
can take no step Backward What is your
next stepi 1t is to defeat the miserable yelp-
ing crew, who howl and prowl about your city,
making night hideous with their cries, and who
follow in the train Of their leader, who, if elect
ed, will give them official stations, that they may
tyrannize over and prosecute you. You will
be tho special objects of their vengeance, for
there is "a daily beauty in your frmncss and
consistency which makes them positively
"ugly." They hate you, because, having no
principle themselves they can neither initiate
you, nor induce you to initiate them. Defeat
Berret and they will soon find the way to their
kennels, and be as humble as whipped hounds
Let him be elected, and, in couples, they will
hunt you TO the death, Your Destiny, for the
next two years, is in your own hands
TnE REcUsAST WITNESS. Washington May
2S.-In the Criminal Court this morning, for
the third time, the case Of J. W. Wolcott, the
late recusant witness, before the Lawrence,
Stone, q Co., investigating committee, was
called up. Wolcott's counsel moved to con-
tinuc the trial, and read dispatches from the
accused. The Court however, refused to post
pone, and ordered the forfeiture Of his recog-
nizances, in the sum Of $1,000. And thus es-
capes, by the payment of $1,000, man who
has criminally pocketed $40, 900 and attempted
to bride Congress to pass particular act The
expense attending the investigation Of this mat
ter. will not be less. probably. than x1O. 600.