Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-28

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and others, with reference 10 the destruction Of
private property in the markets by rowdies.
BILLS PASSED
Bill to grade Third street from c street to
Massac husetts avenue; bill to repair the defects In
the grading Of the alley In reservation No: TO-
bill to tim and gravel street north, from
Twenty-fourth street west to Pennsylvania ave {;
bill to trim and gravel Eleventh street west, be-
tween G and g streets north; bill for more ef-
fectual drainage in square ST.; bill for the i'm
provement OF Vermont avenue, from M to l.
streets north; bill to trim and gravel Third street
west, between ID and streets NORTH bill FOR the
construction Of stencil trap on the west side Of
Third street, near ID; bill authorizing a water
main to be laid in F street, from Eleventh to
Twelfth streets; bill authorizing the LAYING Of a
water main on street. from Tenth to Eleventh
streets west, bill making an appropriation to pay
bill for the relief Of Ie,ts Bell ns and others for
damages sustained In consequence of an error
made by City Surveyor; bin giving VIM. H.
Baum perturbation for certain building purposes;
bill for the relief of the Western Hose Company;
bill making an appropriation for taking up and
relayfns gutter on east side of street west be-
tween and l. streets, and for other purposes.
Bill authorizing the construction Of a sewer on
Sixthteenth street west; postponed until Monday.
Council bill which provides for the taxation Of
foreign stocks was returned from the Board Of
Aldermen amended; the amendment was dis
agreed to, and committee of conference asked.
number Of bills from the Board Of Aldermen
were read by their titles and appropriately re.
ferred. Adjourned.
MEETING OF THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC Asso-
CATION LAST EVENING -PRKsRNrArIoN OF
BANNKR-SPRKcHEs, &c.-There was a goodly
number present at the regular meeting Of the
jackson Democratic Association last evening, at
their hall on Pennsylvania avenue, between Four.
and-ahalf and Sixth streets After the transaction
Of the usual preliminary. bqsi 4es4. -MS MsNnS:
son, who was In the room, to place in possession
Of the Association the large and magnificent ban
ted 10 fbo nl1
son Democratic Association on the 14th of March,
1857, by the Twelfth Ward Democratic Club OF
Philadelphia, and which had been placed In bis
(Mr Robinson's) hands for preservation
The Chair stated that there was no Immediate
business before the Association, and he should be
pleased to receive this valuable gift then IL it be
the pleasure of Mr.. Robinson.
The banner was then brought In and placed
near the Chairs table, when Mr. Robinson came
forward and spoke as follows
SPEECH OF Mr.. ROBINSON
renow,citizens: This banner conceive myself
70 have been the custodian Of for the last four
years. l was made the prominent individual
through whose hands Ii was brought to the civ
70 De presented by Senator Bigler to the Jack son
!t association Under present circum-
the hands OF those who are true and faithful to the
representative element of the dstineuished name
which It bears. IApplause. Believing sincerely,
ana from the bottom OF my heart, that those pen
tlemen who have responded to the nomin alton Of
Mr. Bfec kinridge, as set upon great high and
constitutional provision, are the true repfesenta
nves OF the old Jackson Democratic Association
therefore, entrust 1t to your keeping. TApplause
believe as firmly as | believe am standing In
your presence that If the illustrious sage OF the
hermitage were still alive, and in the full yipor
OF mis- NE that he would be with that portion Of
our countrymen which is for an equality of the
states Applause l regret, much as any one
possibly could, the schisms which have taken
place In this great party, which has ruled 50 sue
cessfully for such length of time the internal
and foreign affairs of this glorious and happy
Government. But such things must occur i'm the
mutations of life, with parties az we'll as indi-
viduals And whether you are successful or not
In this campaign, this banner should be a nuclens
around which again the good old party can rally
with pure hands and honest hearts (Applause /
have always been, through the whole course
OF my llfe, warm and ardent in all my attach
ments, aud know that sometimes nv warmth Of
character leads me to little rashness but all INV
feelings and sentiments are based upon a great
cardinal principle-a love Of my country, her
nonor, her giorv, and her prosperity. [Applause.
And believing as do, firmly and sincerely, that
tue representative element which assembled In
baltimore and nominated Mr.. Breckinridpe re-
necs the true, constitutional, genuine and honest
sentiments OF the democratic party, as they were
Interpreted by the illustrious Jefferson and con.
served and brought into full vigor by Madison
and Jackson, and also that this association ia the
true representative type Of that great element of
the great democratic party, l, therefore, az DEM
ocrat, as a man who has never faltered from 1921
down to the present day who has never supported
or cast vote for any other than one who was the
representative Of the great element of this Gov
ernment, place IT in your hands hoping that
whether we are successful or not Ii will be =
trophy In the archives Of our political history and
that 1t will be placed In the hands of those who
will preserve 1t and keep 1t until it may be u,eful
In after time l hope that when this associ alton.
az II represents by name the Jackson Association
IL II should dissolve, this banner should be again
placed In the hands Of Mr.. McNerhany, to pre.
serve II; or If the association maintains it's present
organization, hope 1t will keep and preserve it,
GAPplause
Fine president of the association I'd, Rov,e,
then replied, In the following BETTING terms:
THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE
In the name and In behalf Of the Jack son DEM
ocratic Association, over which have the honor
70 pres De, receive at the hands of my eloquent
friend this beautiful banner presented bV the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Club Of PhiIadeIpbia
on the 4th Of March, 1857, Of which he has been
the custodian ever since.
Cold indeed would be the heart and dead the
sensbilities that would not respond to testimo
NAL like this, SO chaste and elegant in design.
but above all telling us in every wave of It's proud
folds that our efforts I'm behalf OF our great
the cause OF our common country-are not with
out the sympathy Of our friends, and especially
the democracy of the old association (Applause
Dear are such notes Of encouragement to men en-.
gagged in an earnest struggle. They nerve the
arm, invigorate the mind, stir the heart and SOUR
them on to renewed and increased exertion
Allow me, then, In the name of the Association
to thank you for this beautiful banner and assure
eich member of the Jackson Democratic Associa.
ton. And | earnestly hope and firmly believe
that at no distant day 1t will wave I'm triumph
over our heads, not merely for the success of our
princi pies, though they be immutable as truth
itself; not merely for the triumph of the true dem
ocratic party though II Is the only party that has
any just claims to the surages Of the patriot; nor
vet because Of the elevation of our gallant stand.
ard-bearers, Breckenridge and Lane, to the high
est offices Of the nation-the proudest positions in
the world; but that our beloved country, undis-
mayed by the black cloud that doomed 80 fear
fully on ii FROM the North, unseduced by the doc.
uine of squatter sovereignty, looking smilingly
with its Janusface both North and South is saved,
at least for period, from discord and anarchy
dismemberment and ruin. [Applause1
This interesting ceremony being concluded,
eloqu ent and able spec hes were made by the Hon
John M. Landfum, Of La, and Mr.. r. Crawford,
Of Pa.
Each Of the speakers stated that the Breckin.
ridge Executive Committee Of New York only
waited for overtures from the Douglas Bell Ev-
eret party to unite in the support OF the joint cleo
toral ticket They were sure that such would
result In the election Of either MIR. Breckenridge
by the House or Mr. Lane by the Senate The
Breckenridge party intended to make the Doug.
las Bell ticket the instrument by which they
would again ride into power
The speakers were loudly applauded.
An OMInoUs NorIcE This morning a colored
man who lives in the same quarters with white