Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-02

impunity. The police were on the spot ana mr.,
served the very best Of order II man was heard
TO utter a word Of dissent TO anything that wa.
said, however false and scurrilous soever, and
however mildly or respectfully be might urge
that dissent, squads Of policemen were INSTANTLY
around him, and he was roughly told to hold his
tongue or be would be taken to the watch house
have attended black republican meeting az the
City Hall, where the representa- YES of that party
were permitted to 90 crow" over the democrats 10
,heir hearts cortent, and where some of the very
pest citizens OF w ashinet were threatened with
the terrors of the watchhouse for laughing in a
moderate tone at some humorous remark Of a
speaker.
Well, Mr. Editor, last night I went over 70
| 'SwampOodle' TO hear what DR. Msgruder had
TO say. | found pretty large crowd there and
listened as well as | could to what was being
said. heard Or. Magruder utter some severe
things; heard him tell some bold srurkS: heard
him during upwards Of half an hour and be-
lieve In my heart that can prove the truth. the
tHt're iTEfh, Of sroy charge irhieh Ne broKght
against hiS opponents. | saw there conspicuous
In the crowd, Capt John n Goddard. tie chief
OF The Poicei | saw there Lieutenants McHenry
ana Thomas, and as many as a dozen policemen
ana suTiIiary guardsmen, and saw every species
OF Insult, amounting TO open violence towards
Mr. Magruder, perpetrated by lawless and cow
ardly men; and SGU Captain Goddard Has r,ro
LtsKteHaHts, aud has dozen police look on triih
peUeef indifference, AID not eeeH TdiSs a hand 10
protect that speaker | saw cowardlv menials
thTotc stones at Mr.. Magruder while he was inter-
ing truths fron the stand, and saw Mayor Ber-
rets model police looking on and enjoying the
sport.
! heard some of washington's best citizens re-
quest lieutenant OF police and several police
men to use their influence to protect the speakers
on that stand from the continued jeers hootings
roars, and groans, and stone-throwings then and
there going on, and | heard the lieutenant and
the police reply "thGf they didn't see dHB disfNrb-
dHce, and thar they toORidH't faterfsrs: aad that
fhoSe tcho trsre complaining Of them had nor come
there 10 hear trAat IcdS SAID buf 10 find faVlf -
saw bundle OF FIRE crackers set of at the very
loot OF the speakers stand and permitted to pop
dcdy one al time while Mr. Savage was sneak
Ing, and j saw Capt. Goddard standing within
ten feet Of the spot and calmly smiling atthe fun
respectable citizen of Washing ton descended
from the stand and addressing Capt Goddard in
respectful language, requested him to protect
MN from the violence Of the mob, who were
lighting fire crackers and throwing them upon
the stand, He replied that il this gentleman
wanted TO be protected, be (Goddard) would take
him (the applicant) home in his arms 0But =
sald the man, Il do not want TO 20 horne; I want
myself and the speakers protected from insult
capt GODDARD replied that be saw no disturbance
put that II the applicant would poin out rioter
he would have him arrested The gentleman
Immediately pointed to a man standing by tie
side Of Capt. Goddard. who had been a ring
leaaer IN tue dlsgraceful proceedings, and Capt.
GODDARD, instead Of arrestng him, undertook an
eloquent defense Of this riotous mans character
A gentleman, worthy citizen Of Washington,
stood upon the stand for a few moments and was
abused and hoo.cd at by a number of men and
afterwards he DIS ended to the Gro I'd below and
mingled with them. Two bury men stepped up
o this gentleman and said ave arethe men who
booted and ieered, If you want 70 know who did
IT. L he gentleman made mild reply, and in a
moment several other men came up, two of whom
hauled of and struck him. He immed ately
stepped up to Capt Goddard, and informing him
OF the fact, demanded his protection. Gait
Goddard replied 'go away from here, - in voice
OF insulting contempt. saw some ten or dozen
men in the crowd throw up their hats and .shol-
ler'' for Alderman w II Ward when Mr. Savage
attempted TO speak, and saw Alderman w III
Ward, Berret Alderman, 20 up on the stand and
vote himself speaker, and attempt to address
the crowd-and address the orowd-and the
leaders of the meeting requested the audience to
permit Mr. Ward TO speak, and be ,caS permitted
10 speak Would the managers of a Berret meet
Ing have permitted man favoring the OPPOSITE, n
In this canvass to go upon the stand and speak a.
one Of their meetings, Yet this Alderman, in the
exercise Of an amount of impotence never be
fore saw equalled, was permitted to harangue that
crowd.
man was seen in the crowd with a cRt of
musket under his coat, the muzzle Of which pro-
tTuded about foot below his coat. OF this fact
! am Informed by gentleman of the highest
character for veracity, who saw the man and the
musket. | saw many other things there, Mr.
Editor, that made me wish in my heart OF hearts
that w ashington city was not governed by quite
so " model" police system, but that our police
economy might be conducted with more especial
reference to the preservation Of law and order
and to the right of speech.
June 2 ONE WHO REvEREs THE LAW.