Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-25


THE DEMOCRATIC JACKSON ASSOCIATION AGAIN.
The Washington Constitut,gI having this morn
ing loaned its columns to further the spite of the
Democratic jackson Association against the Star,
II perhaps behooves us to call public attention to
the fact that its pretended report Of the proceed
ings of that club on the night of the irh Instant
10 neither more nor less than an effort to conceal
from the knowledge Of the public what was
really said and done, and who were the chief
actors on that occasion, reported csrbatiu and
published literally In the Star Of the following
day. We do not believe that there IL a man in
this community who doubts for an instant that
the Stars report in question was true to the verv
letter and being true, it, effect in exposing TO
the knowledge Of the public precisely who the
managing spirits Of the Democratic Jackson As
ISOLATION really are, and how and to what ends
their proceedings are directed, of course made
the publication Of some such pretended report al
appeared this morning in the Cosssitxtiox, abso-
lutely necessary, If they would relieve them.
selves from the consequences Of their folly and
mendacity, a. thus exemplifed. The only allie.
CATION In the Constitutions report that requires
any special notice at hands, In that the Stars
reporter dispatched to obtain an account of their
proceedings, violated promise to aid In con-
cealing them from the knowledge Of the public.
So,we accordingly print the following note from
the reporter:
STAR OFFICE, Oct "a, 1860.
Editor Of the Star Having noticed in a morn
ing cotenP orary the publication of series Of
Democratic Association, rejecting upon myself
for having reported and published a report of the
proceedings Of a portion Of a meeting Of that
association, held a week or two since, / deem 1t
necessary to address few lines to you in explana-
ton.
1t is therein stated that your Reporter published
Gan untruthful and garbled" statement Of the pro-
ceedings Of a private business meeting Of that
association after having admitted the improperly
OF giving publicity to anything that had been said
or done, pledging himself not to do 50.
Your Reporter begs leave to present the follow
ing statement in refutatiOn Of the charge therein
m1de, viz:
The meeting had been engaged for some time
in an endeavor TO devise some means by which
tue debt Of the Association might be liq Undated
During these proceedings your Reporter bad been
tking full notes, as 10 his custom. proposition
having nnally been accepted, MIR Hope arose and
Inquired Of the Chair II there wa. any further
was nothing pending, that he knew Of. MIR. Hope
then said: "Mr President, az there ID no business
before the meeting, wish to make a suggestion.
! see the Reporter Of the Star present, taking
notes. l have already stated that this 10 busi-
ness meeting, and one TO which tbs public has
not been invited-ons which has been called solely
for the purpose Of making some arrangement for
pa ling The Indebtedness Of the Association do
not think 1t rig BIT TO publish all the little BUSH
matters that might be transacted hero, and would
therefore move that the Reporter be requested not
to publish what has transpired -
Your Reporter remarked to the presiding officer,
privately, that such motion was not necessary
as II was not his intention to publish anything
that hid thus far TRANSFERRED; those proceedn es
ere On irely Of priv waite nature and OF no inter
ess whatever to the public.
The Chair suggested to the Association that
motion, as he did not suppose the Reporter de-
signed publishing what lad TRANSFERRED He re-
marked, further, that If the Association SO desired
he would inquire Of the Reporter il such was bis
The Association seeming DESTROYS to hear the
Reporter the Chair REQ uested him to make state
Rent to the Association. The Reporter then re-
peated what he had said to the President, adding
that Ills only object In attending the meeting was
to note such points az were Of public interest; and
as nothing had yet ranspred that he regarded as
such, he did not purpose making use Of the notes
This seemed satisfactory to those present, and
the motion was withdrawn.
After the transaction Of other business, Of no
election Of honorary members took place, which
" ere duly reported and published In the Ssar of
the 18th inst These proceedings being entirely
Of terent character from those that had pre-
viouslY uanspired, and in the opinion Of YOUR
Reporter Of Considerable interest TO the public,
inasmuch they embraced reflections on the polt.
zeal Character Of many Of our most prominent cit
liens, he had no hesitate In publishing them.
As to the reports not being accurate in all par
culars, your Reporter has only to refer to those
present, who will not, he presumes, attempt to
deny their completeness and correctness.
As to the course Of the Reporter In publishing
these proceedings being breach Of faith, he does
not so regard 1t; inasmuch AZ he published nothing
tat he had promised to withhold, or that he con-
gdered as being at oil Of private nature. He
reg rets a. much az others can, that the proceed
ings OF this meeting were so "improper, indie
cent, and unworthy az, by their publication, to
render the association diseputable in the opinion
Of all respectable persons.
Your REPORTER
In these times the conductors Of independent
presses everywhere are liable to be assailed with
gross personalities, such the Constellation admits
In its columns this morning, AZ part Of the pro-
ceedings Of the meeting in question; fol, wherever
there are " blow hies' political and otherwise,
however disgusting the task may be, tie the duty
OF the press 10 keep the public informed concern
Ing their actions, wherein the latter may possibly
affect the public veal. We cannot indulge those
Of the Federal Metropolis to the extent of entering
into personal controversy with them; as the game
IL not worth the candle. They equally licensed
to villfy gentlemen, to assume to sit upon their
political soundness, or to expel them from their
Association, even though, as In the case Of the
Editor Of the Star, they not members Of II;
their license growing, Of course, out Of the fact
that to treat them a. being worthy Of notice would