Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-31
LOCAL, NEW s.

the various ward meetings Of the city TO attend a
general convention to be held at Temperance Hall
on the evening of Monday. the 10Th instant for the
purpose of nominating opposition candidates for
Collector, Register. and Surveyor, last evening
assembled at the place designated and proceeded
to business.
The meeting was organized by calling Mr. Tbos
Rich Of the Third Ward. to the chair and an
pointing Mr. 4 u. Clayton, of the Fourth Ward
secretary.
The Chair having stated the object of the meet
ing
Mr. ". v Gilbert, Of the Fifth Ward. moved
that the delegates be required to present their
dentials- The motion encOuntering great OppOsi-
ton, was afterwards Withdrawn.
The Secretary then proceeded to call over the
list and the following delegates answered to their
names:
First and Second wards-NO delegates.
Third Ward-r- Rich. N. ID. Larner, J. +.
Wollard, r. Decide and NJ. Buell..
Fourth Ward-Richard Wallach, J. +. Glenn
eDts, Il. Clayton, Selby Parker, and J Fletcher.
Fifth Ward-H. w: Gilbert, J. linch. w.
Hamilton, A. Hunt. and = Cook.
SiNth Ward. w. Venable, A. Fletcher, G. .
HattOG. w. Brown. and J. A. Gordon.
SEVENTH Ward-O. Boswell, 4. II. Barrow Il.
Clark, Il. g. Smith, and T. -. kinsey.
Mr. Larner moved that a committee be appointed
to wait On the Second Ward meeting then sitting
in the next rOOBl, and Inform them that that meet
ing WAS now ready to proceed to business and
inquire If they intended to elect delegates
The 'nron having passed, MIR. l.. was appointed
said committee.
g.
that the meeting had adjourned without electing
delegates.
Mr.. Hunt moved that the meeting proceed to
make nominations.
The question being put.
Mr.. Clements said that for himself, he was
anxious 10 20 into the contest at this election but
he was a"t Hing to 20 into it with defeat staring
him iH the fice. The Second Ward meeting sit
ting in the adjoining room had diourned with
out sigHfYinS any wish To take part ia this affair
The Fourth Ward, tl,at Inc represented in part
nj rntn md fr1er all
Geved IL was so generally among the OpPOsition
there was no union Of action anywhere among
that party; he WAS sorry To say it, but il fact
10 show weak front, would place them in a
more awkward position than not to make any
fight mt all. He hoped that they, the representa-
tvcS, would show the strength Of the Opposition
party by making no nominations. The Demo-
cratic or Anti-knowN Othing party possess
ed the power If not the numerical strength in this
CITY, and they would maintain it. Fear had
driven the Opposition away; men Were ashamed
10 show their hands The iron heel Of Democracy
had ground them down. He hoped the meeting
would adjourn without making nominations
Mr.. kinsey hoped that the views expressed by
the gentleman from the Fourth Ward would not
he adopted nv the meeting They would reInenI-
her the war Of Isl2, when Gen. Scott was at Luh-
dy's Lane. and with odds greatly against him.
Col Miller, i'm command of the 33d regiment was
asked Ia he cOuld storm a certain battery He did
mot say nc was afraid. No; he said, :. will try
will try. SIR lie did try, and YOU all know the
result complete victory crowned his noble efforts
Well, then, if, as the gentleman had said they
had the - iron heel upon them. it was very GER
tain they would never get il OF if they didn't try
Let them make an effort, whether they succeeded
MOI; let the enemy know that they We're not
dead. bat were still alive to resist, through the
agency of the press and the power of the ballot
boy, oppression, in whatever share or form il
might aSSIme-whethcr coming from the Expcu-
tive of the country the Mayor of the CITY, or from
that nodY which ought to be, above all Others but
which ne regretted to say was not, free from all
evil eontaminatiOn-the Councils of the city
IApplauSe
pretended the remarks of the delegate from the
Fourth Ward, (Nr- Clements-) IL he understood
the gentleman Alright, the position he assumed
was. whether il was better to make Il fight when
in his estimation. defeat was certain: or whether
il would not he better to conceal their weakness.
and thereby save the modification which it would
occasion. He would ask the gentleman il bp WIS
correct.
Mr. Clements Yes sir
Mr.. Wallach- The question was not as to
whether the enemy could be taken, for the con-
trary was generally conceded point, but whether
IL was good policy in the great existing exipency
TO 20 into the field and poll only seven or eight
hundred votes, thus showing their weakness For
himself. he would acQuiesCe cheerfully i'm what
ever the majority decided, and expected other
men 10 do the same. As all would admit there
was Lack OF enthusiasm among the party; wait
until next year, aud by that time they would be-
gin 10 feel the burden Of the severe rate of tax-
atioa which Is about to be imposed, and then
success would he sure. However. if the meeting
derided otherwise. he would willingly cO-oDer3ts
Mr. u ant said that one reason which greatly in
nuenced him IN advocating the motion was that
BY having no Opposition candidate the vot. of
the city was decreased. and nv diminiShin,r the
vote the school fund would be Seriously affected
He WIS very much dishearten.d at gentlemen
who Lad been Nominated in his Ward The Fifth
declining through the papers to Serye but still h,.
was tar from being discouraged lie believed
that BY making the nominations tonight II
would have tendency 10 revive the Opptsition
that though they had to contend against ,,,e,t
deal there were great chances Of success Even
SsSun.in5 the position Of the gentleman from ne
Ia. FTflf Ar
surely attend them, ne would say take the field
anyhow. After abiding to the high rate of taya-
tlon and other matters. Mr.. II concluded by say
lHS That he htd with him set of resolutions
which he would introduce to the tne,tiu,, IN M,
should refuse to make nominations so that tLf.
Pu"llr M" NJ be informed of the reason why they
refused TO do 0'
MIR. Clayton regretted that such views were on
tertaiRed by the gentleman from the Fourth
Ward His experience had always taught him
that no army ever vet conquered when The gen
erals themselves believed they could I've wLin1ed
lie w"ald just as soon expect to 90 into battle
without generals as with generals that expected
10 ne = licked" They We're sent there as dele
gates from the various wards To ma Ike nomi nations
The resolution appointing them did not saw tina,
they Were to inquire into the expediency of It. but
tO make them, and they would iedPrelfct in their
duty !" those who sent them il they should not
W was most extraordinary that men belonging To
tlat party that pOlled 3 30 votes at the last cleo
uon Were now afraid to run 4 ticket. The peo-
pie loath"d the present administration and
would that meeting give them opportunity to
express their contempt Of it, The reason why
The Democratic party always succeeded when they
did was because they always tOed the mark Be
lore he came to this city he had always been a
Iemc., rat; and he knew how il was where he
then lived that the Democrats no matter how
l"werlesS they might be, always had ticket
w oTld gentlemen have success insured to them
before nominating tcAc W. Guild the Demo-
'tat. parry have more RESI- Get for them If they
should refuse Ia nominate tie ket than they would
If they did 80 and were defeated In SONG cases
the good opinions Of men Were a disgrace 10 non
So men He WAS opposed, he believed all there.
We're, t. the present Red Republican party; and
he hoped therefore, they would form ticket So
IS TO give them an opportunity at least, to over
throw IL.
The speaker next alluded to the next House of
Representatives being Opposition one and IL
They wanted I man recommended from the OpUo-
sition Aere, who would nave authority to do IL /,
lie referred TO the Virginia election They all
should feel inspired by the news. But some had
siid That u was not certain that the OpDcsitiou
had carried that STATE; fer himself he believed
they had but whether h1d or not, the election
wds a triumph. II they were tn De. defeated L.,
Them re in an organized form; let the enemy