Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

SECOND WARD
For Msyor-RiCHARD WkLLASH;,
For ADVERTISEMENTS 5%s%a1ENbpakhs g PYER EeHAs H.
C0LTMAN. Y. RICHARDs. ma l2-te.
~sTRANGE DELUSIoN-FRIEsDso q, !, u.
uS BUCHANAN LOON on TINS PICTURE.-Nh MT
means the looming Of those eGns SO frequently with
has thus come over the minds Of portion OF our
citizens: What IS the cause Of all this noise In
II is sald that 1t 10 reoic!ng at the
OF erecting Col ". Berret, as the Ad,1sHtSirdfeH
candidate TO the MayorSlty.
9. to.; BeFre' HAY he good enough Denocrat
or what we KNOW Yet certainly u - record "a isct
that The friends OF Mr.. buchanan ahd of admins
ratlon VIII be taxing their oreinlty 10 the utmost
A. for moment. iG"m past history. they beIeve
that Co.. Berret can hear utilization Of favor to
waids Mr. buchanan. We will m a few words ex-
PLAN our historcli reference and thea leave the
people to decide fnT themselves whether the
oil Coz berrei IN he approaching municipal eeciI"n
can he considered as victory gained for Mr.. Bu-
chsnsns administration or not u IS for the people
cured at a meeting of the Jackson DemocratIc As
ISOLATION OF ihls city M Dccsmher. las:
At the meeting at.ove referred Ia, VIM, Finn Eco
then as now, respects citizen % " >hns aud
the recently appointed Navy Agent here offered for
the nslderalon az the ASSOCIATION the following
complimentary resolution to Mr.. buchanan, then
our Minister IT london but who Was shout return
lag Ia me GI'ed states after the close OF the I'm
portant mission for which President Pierce hsd Sc
lected hImto occupy at the hTst court of Europe.
The resoiut on reads thus:
RssO!rSd, That we regard the Hon. James Ru-
chanan as one of our greatest "f Amer csn states
men-that he has been bru sagacious and III serd ct
mt foreign court, IN vIGdcaiIus his country's "a
tersst and ho"or End thst icjnIce at the exalted
lsIIon ne occupies IN the British ~ Metropolis
The above is the resolution offered by MIR. Finn,
every word of which spoke g the truth, the who.e
truth, and nothing hut the truth. far as the
pllment was due tn Mr. buchanan Tor HIS talents and
eminent services lH defence of tie nere of his
country, and tor winch every patriot heart IA the
Soelatlon should have responded Gus approval
'ut MOI so ia The sequel "i Tho proceedings al the
Ai'er the words interest and honor IN the above
res0 uttnn the reader particularly requested Ia
notice that Col James q kerret offered the folio
~ a a roS llAn a In
Finn, namely: /" U,.d,T Instructions rom Ihs
State DtpartnISHt.' gu that the resolution should
read
-" R'S0icsd, That we reg7rd the Hon. James Blu
chan;In rs one oi oar greatest of American states
men; that hc has been irIn, sagacIous and discreet
eSts and honor, UHfeT tnSfrHctIOaS from fhe STATE
Dspnr M, ard that joIce the exalted 20
sItlnn he occupies Is the British Metropolis I"
Vi course, reader, we 8Iusi TeioIoe that Mr. Blu
chanan was thus iHsfrurted BY t,s State D.pavr-
WeHE Ia 'yIndIcate HIS couutry's interest ard
honor abroad, not having in Col. Beret's opinion,
the ability or disposition Ia do So unless q rected
by Mr.. Marcy, the particular friend OF Col. Berret
This VIII do pretty well for the Admin can
% late, AND, par e1cetIdnre, the friend OF Mr.. Blu
chanaL thus carly Ia the contest for the Presidency
as December, 1855
Well, the resolution with Col. Berret's amend.
ment. would you believe IL. ct IL stubborn fact,
would have passed az amended, but for the .ore-
danger. withdrew his resolution, aid of course toe
amendment fell with t, and thus this insult to MIR.
Buchanan wa s prevented from being contu NINA ed.
We leave this question now, after having give
ITS true history to the considerable Of the friends
of Mr.. Buchanan and hls administration, and ask
could be considered a triumph for the AdrnInstra-
ton: tltD TIMON.