Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-31

SPEECH OF Nh. SPENCER AT THE MAsRuDER
MEETING OF TUESDAY NIGHr.-Below will be
| found report Of the speech of Mr. Frank r.
Spencer, delivered at the Magruder meeting in
| mont Of the City Hall on last Tuesday night,
which was necessarily crowded out Of our report
OF the proceedings, published yesterday.
Mr.. Spencer, after a few Introductory remarks,
lsald-Feilow-citzens: desire to know by what
authority Jas q. BeTret sets himself up as the
embodiment Of the democracy Of Washington
city, that he can hold the iron rod Of oppression
and threaten, when the conscience Of man tells
him that be would be violating all his feelings Of
honor and his principles to vote for him. He now
claims to be an administration nominee for the
mayoralty Of the city of Washington. How can
he claim this, Will his political antecedents adj
NIT Of 1t! Let us see. When In the Jackson
Democratic Association a resolution was offered
complimentary to the Chief Magistrate of these
United States for the able and Efficient manner in
which he had conducted the affairs of the United
states at the court of st. James, (that which all
men OF all parties were willing to cOncede to HIM.
Jas Berret, the present iooEld be nomin. Of the
democratic party for Mayor, was the maa who
had the etrontery to rise and offer an amendment
and have it read, under instructions from the
state Department, casting reflection upon James
uchanan, declaring that he had neither the
ability nor judgment thus to conduct the affairs
there, had he not received instructions from the
State Department.
Mr. Berret has been an ulcer upon the body of
the democratic party ever since have known
him But that ulcer Is now to be opened by a
physician that understands the cure-[laug hter] +
mat, una. physician is Dr. Magrnder, loud and pro-
Ionged cheering. He (Berret) and the little
cirque that now surrounds him have been the fac
oonists that have often broken up the meetings of
those who had assembled for peaceable consulta-
ton In the halls Of the Jackson Democratic Asso-
citation. He (Berret) II was, who, when James
Buchanan was to be inaugurated as President,
aud marshal was to be chosen by that association
70 &c; eonanct tbe procession, he, Jas Berret, and
his Clique were the men who caused the meeting
70 break up in a row. They refused to indorse
the associations candidate, and called another
meeting atTemperance Hall, declaring that it was
notning more than proper that all the citizens
should have voice in the selection of this mar
shall. We submitted. They thought by holding
TINS meeting and pursuing Ithe same un fair and
dlsgraceful course, which had been pursued at
the preliminary meeting, (after the fashion by
winch Jas. y. Berret was nominated this time as
Mayor OF Washington to effect their purpose
Al mat meeting, however, gentlemen. we called
VI. w m. b. Magruder to preside, and he with
his stentorian voice, insisted that dignity and
fairness should characterize its proceedings The
citizens were thus permitted TO express their choice
9nnammeied, and by an overwhelming majority
declared their preference for the one who had
been selected at the meeting of the Jac kson DEM
ocratic Association. Thus again were conquered
this turbulent and rebelious Jas G Berret and his
clique.
Tine speaker referred to the charge of Mr.. Ber-
rets receiving fee of $500 for using his influence
with the then Secretary of State mir Marcy) in
having Mr. Easily removed from office simply for
influence and prostrating everything that went to
make up real man, simply for the sum of $500
he (the speaker voted for Berret two years ago.
because he and his friends attem pied at that time
70 dlsProve the allegation; but since then flor
facts like murder will out) il had been proved
beyond the shadow of doubt that he received
the S5OO and therefore he could not vote for him
again under any circumstances. 1Appause |
He alluded to the fact of John r. CovIe the
man who had the casting vote by which JUSTLY
elected members from the Seventh Ward were
excluded from the nominating convention, and
the nomination of Jas. G.. Berret thereby secured
being an Intimate friend political and otherwise,
OF Mr.. Jno w Forney- This man, (Mr Fornev
VINO mas proved recreant to every feeling of pa
trlousm, princi pie, and honor; who is condemned
and desPised by all parties and all honorable
men, this man, worse that Judas Iscariot for
Judas when he felt the remorse of conscience
,9reW away the thirty pieces of silver, while
Mr. Jonn w Forney pockets the cash and either
from his conscience being so hardened as never
70 De stricken by it, or else totally disregards it,
t1lS man when he was elected by the present
black repub liCan House Of Representa- YES held
his jubilee at the house of John F. Coyle his for
mer political pupil. And yet this same John r
CoyIe is as intimate with Berret as Bolts was
win Capt Tyler, who claims he had slept with
MIN. Laughter This Jas g. Berret, with
sue n associates, is now claiming to be the Adj
mlnlstration democratic candidate and threat
ming all democrats who don't vote for him to re-
strict and persecute them
A voice-Nary time.
MI Spencer-It is mary tme''-he can't do IL
lCries of that's so."l
The speaker then referred in detail to the inter
ference OF the police in the Third Ward al the pri-
mary election held there 10 prevent Irish citizens
from depositing their votes He retired amid
great applause, and was followed by DR.. Magru-
DER Whose speech we published yesterday
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In THE CIRcUIT COURT of Alexandria countv
va, on Monday, the case of Thomas B Gather ct
a.! (heirs Of the late Zacha and Sarah Gather
OF Howard county, Md. } agt. James Rawlings
ana VIE, was argued and adjudicated in favor OF
the defendants These proceedings on the part Of
the pIalntlfs were to establish their title To and
obtain possession of family of valuable negroes
claimed by Lucy and Rachel Gather, of Mar.
land, during their lifetime, and by them given
and bequeathed to the wife Of the defendant n
decides not only the title to the negroes in oues
ton In favor Of the defendants but the title TO
other valuable property bequeathed to them by
the said defendants -
H. U. Claughton, Of Alexandria appeared as
attorney for the plaintiffs; Robert G Thrift of
Washington city, for the defendants
LEGAL QuEsTIoNs.-MT. Editor I would like
to have decision Of the following points from
some gentleman acquainted with the law:
Does not a magistrate who gives a certificate ITO
vote on) to man, upon that man 's,own atfiadavit
exceed his authority?
Is man who has been three years absent durinp
his minority, and comes of age in the November
succeeding the election, when he returns here
entitled to be put on the poll list only week be-
fore the election?
IL would be well for magistrates to be sure they
are right before they go ahead.
ADDRESS OF DR.. MAGRUDER IN THE SECOND
WARD PosTPoNED.-No twithtandlng the extreme
inclemency Of the weather, quite a large number
Of persons assembled last evening in front of the
New York avenue church, around a platform
there erected, from which il was understood DIR
Magruder would address the citizens of the Sec
ond Ward In regard to our municipal affairs
From the great unfavorabeness Of the weather
however, II was deemed advisable by the corr,
nl IN Of he dali.