The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-29

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In thk contest ior 1Asy ware hin hus11ses, end he
loved them, for tAsy eagsysd with lin h te cHus
Of thsir oommod country Lchses He gnpsshlzod
with the densocHtlc party every Ne dssised
see triumphant in every State and Territory Of the
Union i'm every CITY, great and small and above all he
desired to it tdumphan ia tbs nsons capital Of the
Onion tgsat spplas not Only becasss Of party feel
ings but becauss he believed most sincerely that the
umph OF the Democratic party II tho country was the t
umph Of the constellation and Of good every
wherc They had selected for their candidate gentle
we'll worthy ofthe position TO which they desired
elevate him, In pressnting him you have followed an
honored usage Of your party and boldly into the
field. Your candidate ~ we'll known 10 all. Who
are your opponents I! What principles do they pro-
fess Was it the old whig party No. That party
has passed away forever. Was 1t the blnck republican
party Notopen'y Was il the nothing par
tyr They say 1t Is not even acknowledged Laughter
Why, party at all. Continued aughter] There was
nothing like open, honorable, and fair fight, and
when men so into contest declaring who they are,
what they are, and what they intend to do such de
to he met ia open field like honorable oppo-
ncnts, focmcn worthy Of their steel Applause But
when opponent presented himself without nparty, you
may be the object Is to conceal the worst Of all par
ties the party that darcs its name Applalse
1t the odious and party that had marked
its track by setting ut defiance all law and good govern
ment, which, while IL professcd national sentiments
the SOUTH ut tho North tho ally Of that ncen say
purity in tho present Cpagress which denied them a
police in the city Of Washington, lest it should be used
to prevent slaves from running away. concur fully in
the advice you have received to the management Of
the Tell the TRUTH and the whole truth laugh
ter. on your opponents nothing could be cruel
than that And when you go to the polls In June next
member that every ballot with James g. Bcrrct il
is swordthrust into the body Of the know nothing party
[lircat applause 90
Mr., Avery Of Tennessee, was next introduced He
described the progress of know notngism, and made
most telling and effective speech elicng from the
cited audience frequent and prolonged applause Tho
lancss Of the hour prevented the preparation Of sketch
Of his remarks
Col. j. &. Derret and NJ. Cluskcy, esq, were then
called out and spoke at length At the conclusion
Of their remarks vote Of thanks unanimously ten
dcred to the gentlemen who had addressed the meeting
collation. partaken of, and the meeting then nd
johrncd
CIrY COUNCILS Board Of -4hlrna,- Special Session.
The board of aldermen held special session yesterday
afternoon to debate the joint resolution authorizing
increase Of the funded debt of the city.
The bill debated for two hours with much earnest
by Messrs. Moore, Goddard Smith, Houston Riggs.
and Dove, when il finally passed follows many Of
the amendments offered being rejected in toto:
Resoloed By The boa,,1 of aldermen and bard of common eoun
cl Of Ne city Of Waxhnytoa That at the ensuing annual
election in this city to be held the seventh day of
June next there shall be submitted to the decision
the legal voters is authorized to be done by the city
charter, the question Of comforting upon the corporation
OF Washington in Congress should confer said
poration tue privilege Of tapping the government mains
using its reservoirs, order to distribute and supply
the city the water which is to he intro
duced from the Great Falls of the Potomac the power
to increase the funded debt Of the city to amount
exceeding two hundred and y thousand dollars for the
said purpose PROVIDED That the said additional debt
any portion thereof shall be incurred for any other
purpose whatever than to deay such expenses may
for the purchase and laying doyn Of winter pipes with
a view oprovidc for a just and expeditions distribu-
ton throughout the city of the water through the
aquetluct In the co,ifse Of construction by tho
general government
And IL rs.alnsd That the ceaapEtspen Mt the next
election under the direction or the mayor shall nave
prepared and printed the necessary ballots 10 enable the
people in the several wards of this city to give fair
preston of their Judgment upon the question OF ncreas
ing the funded debt to the amount and upon the cond
tons aforesaid and that the votes taken upon this qes
ton shall be aken counted and returned separate and
apart from the votes that may be taken Mt the
time for municipal officers, and that all ballots on
which may be printed the words g for the water" he
counted and returned In favor OF comforting upon the
power incur the debt and all ballots on
which may be printed written the words against the
water be counted and returned against comforting
said pc-ror
After the reference of two bills the board adjourned
{. ALL ABOUT BorrLx.-1he bottle that smashed win
dow the Monday night is not the first bot
tie that has caused trouble in the world but confess to
surprise that single specimen should have sogreaty
dscomposed the usual cquanimty of of neigh
bos Not only liz the procession charged with throwing
this poece after IL had passed the spot for several
drcd yards but il is also held responsible for sundry
rows fights and forth in the First Ward, shortly
after the procession had left that part Of the city
well as having caused the conagraon of OF houses
on the Island about o'clock the next morning, q
long time after the participants in the procession had
doubtless dispersed to their respective homes
We not advised that any other violations OF the
law occurred Monday evening in other and remote
parts of the city, but, il so dare say the procession
ought to be charged with their commission How great
trouble has thus grown out Of single bottle thrown by
some idle individual whom the police were unable to al
possibility of seeing the pcrperator! deeply regret
that empty bottle thus unceremoniosy presented
to our evening contemporary. II ought to have been
filed in which the effects of The smash would not
have been SO disastrous ta
UUirED STATES AamcuLTuRAL SocirrY- There was a
quarterly meeting Of the executive committee Of the Uni
ted States agricultural society Mt it's rooms No $50 Penn
sylvania avenue, upstairs. General Icnch Tighman of
Maryland, president Of the society in the chair
and there full attendance. 81, 9es
The secretary made report of the transactions of the
society during tho past three months The rooms here