Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-28

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auent acts OF voting in Congress virtually to para
I've law and order in the metropolis Of the nation
The speaker closed after a few more remarks ex
presslve Of his confidence In the democratic and
anti-know nothing nominee for Mayor
/ Three cheers were then given for the Mayor and
Tor the various speakers of the evening, and tn,
meeting adjourned.
SPEECH OF DR.. MAsRuDER ON FRIDAY NIeHr
We present below the speech of Dr. Magrude,
on municipal affairs, delivered on Friday nigh
last at the large meeting of his friends at th.
| corner Of First and East Capitol streets I'm ths
| Third Ward, The crowded state of our column,
prevented It's publication on Saturday. and il wa,
therefore deferred until to-day. We are sure this
delay will cause ii to lose none of its interest and
| inasmuch as 1t has been pronounced To be the
| most effective and interesting of any that he had
previously delivered during this canvass, we have
no doubt IL Will be read with great interest NV
| all. The Doctor spoke as followe: -
My friends and fellow-citizens story that T
am going to retire from this contest has been very
l IN y. circulated Do not believe word
OF II. Loud cheering. ! rather think that on
the morning OF the election Mr.. Berret will retire,
/ Laughter and that on the Monday following
VIII oe inaugurated as Mayor of this city IRE
| newed laug Inter and loud cheering Relv upon
| II, however, that whatever the result NAV be 7
shall be in the field until the polls are closed on
the evensng Of the first Monday in June. PRO
| longed cheering
| have endeaVored heretofore to prove to vou-
| and have proved-that MIR. Berret was setting mn
| false claims TO having established the peace Of
| the city-to having established the rule of law
ana ORDER and only say to you all tonight that
| II anybody can point me TO an instance where
| MI Goddard, with all his additional police has
arrested single rioter on any occasi on since he
mas been in power, will admit Mr. Berrets
1 claim. ~
| Mr.. Berret tells you that he has paid off the
osDt OF the city, and yet be admits that he owes
Soc OOO, but does not tell you what are the items
| that 90 TO make up that amount He fails tn tell
| you that he owes S46 900 (and | don't know how
/ much more) for the Washington and Alexandra
Railroad debt 500 600 for the Endorsement on the
| Dohos OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany, making an additional sum of sos OOO-iust
siO,OOO more, additional, than the sum total he ad
mits; and YET he is building a pipe-house and a
new watch house. with magnificent clock
| tower upon it. Now nobody can tell how much
| that is going to cost. He has contracted for
| market-house in the Seventh w ard; he is ready
70 contract for markethouse on Pennsylvania
| avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets cost
Ing robably 100000. Now, what is ali this
| debt TO amount to,
Myfriends, I do not intend this evening to con-
| sumo my time and weary you with recapitula-
| ton Of the arguments and facts which / have
heretofore presented, but design proving to YOU
to-nigh ut that MIR. 'Berret is not the democratic
eanoidate Tor the mayoralty. [Cheers] That he
'That'sso; he is anything for gain ~ That he is
| not the candidate Of the democratic party, but
that ne Is the anti Lecompton candidate; Tcheers
| that he has placed himself upon that issue and
his friends tonight are standing upon that issue
In the Sixth Ward
There is an advertisement in paper of this CITY,
the avowed organ OF Mr.. Berret to the effect that
| there is to be Berret meeting In the Sixth Ward
tonight; that that Berret meeting will be adj.
| dressed by the honorables Albert G. Brown OF
Miss, Roger A. Pryor of Va, and VIM. Mont
| gomery, of Pa.
The Hon. A. G. Brown, Of Miss is a gentle
4 man, VINO, In my canvass, said sSsome of his chill.
a M:Il We're born In Washington, and some in
Mississippi; but If he had had his way they would
all have been born here -" In Mississippi he tells
the people he doesn't want to be President of the
| Dnlted states No! not he; but II he can get the
south to leave the North, and let the city of ash
| in9ton remain where nature placed 1t, or anv.
where else, that he would like to be President of
southern Confederacy. He went into Southern
1 Convention once, when there was a certain r,soIn
| ton pending to dissolve this Union. and we,
| with his pistols in his pocket and the powder in
the pistol to enable him to fire the first salute OF
G1hgratuiation upon the dissolution Of this Union
| he Is the gentleman who breaches one doctrine "a
the South, (because he is Douglas man. and
| another doctrine in Washington because he de-
| sires to be popular everywhere.
| Do you know who William MONTGOMERY IA ,
1 daughter He was the disorganiZer Of tbs
| democratic party, selected here by the disorpan-
izsrs OF the democratic party TO introduce feso-
| luton into the House Of Representative which
was Intended to break up the democratic nartv.
| and selected because he was a Pennsylvania
| who had been elected a democrat and the
only Pennsyivanian who could be found to in
/ toduce that resolution He is the man who in.
rodnced the celebrated ant-Lecom ption resolu.
| ton into the House Of Representatiyes and 1yno
caused IN Tue last House that split, which broke
| Tue power OF the democratic party there He is a
| Douglas man; and he is willing now to become
| friend and assist in the election of a man mir
berfet who whatever he may have been before
be went to Charleston, returned from that cjtv !,
firm and avOwed friend of Mr. Douglas Laugh.
| ter
voice.-"Yes, he would be Lincoln man
| ne Inought mere was chance; he has no
1 principles J. daughter.
i And who Is Mr.. Pryor, who is tonight to lee
| ture you on the duty of supporting regular
| nominations! Why he came here sometime ago
/ 10 edit newspaper, the avowed opponent of The
| national democratic party as eIresented by the
| administration at present existing. He came q q
| before Mr.. Buchanan's election. After tins el, :
uon, and some time after Mr. Buchanan,s going
| into office, upon that paper failing TO Obtain
4 the patronage Of the Government IL cban0ed
| It's politics and took ground against his adj
mlnlstIauon and FOR Mr.. Berret; took ground
/ ayalnst my administration Of our munici nal
| affairs; against Mr.. Buchanan's democratic sd
| ministrafton Of the national affairs and against
| NV democratic administration Of the mupicipal
anaIs ana mr. Pryor came here to edit that
paPerIweli, he Is a proper subject and indi
yidual to advocate Mr.. Berret. But that isn't all
| that Mr.. Pryor did. daughter During INV
| Mayoralty had great deal Of trouble with that
| gentleman. With my little body Of police with
which had to keep down all the turbulent
| spirits which Were brought on from Baltimore
| and elsewhere, here.
4 VOice.-States Hose suppose
| Mr Magruder Yes, sir; States Hose, II YOU
please; States Hose Laughter.
| A Voice Who treated them up there, Doctor,
Mr. Magruder where.
1 The same Voice.-At Joe Burch's
Mr. Magruder.-I suppose you are good deal
better Informed in regard to that than / am I
dnt know Joe Burch ever had hotel there for
treating purposes. / can tell you, however who
think u probable did treat them there; and that
Is VIM. IL. Ward, a manager for Mr. Berret |
know that when visited the place Of disturbance
on an election day in this city during nv Official
term, and demanded the surrender Of the cannon,
which was in possession Of some rowdies, Mr.
Ward came up to the Mayors office with these
same States Hose. That know very well. And
| say here that any man who VS. that he ever saw
i Is all - -
Noices-fou are the one that lies ...- sr~-
/ Voice, from the stage )-Here, be quiet there,
/ we want nothing from YOU ~ = -
/ Mr.. Magruder-I never was In Mr. Burch,s
/ house 4 know very well, however that when a
murder was committed In that house NV police
| arrested those alleged to be the guilty parties
| But lalso know that subsequentlya murder has
been committed In a house In this city. and VET
| Mr.. Berreps police, with Captain Goddard 10 helm
| them, have never arrested the guilty parties and
| what Is more, never will fLaughter1
| A voice. Perhaps they connfved ii itp
Well, now, my friends, wanted to say little