Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-25

terday the House Of Representatives struck out Of
the General Appropriation bill containing it, the
clause aPpropriating FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars for continuing the work upon the extension
OF the CAPITOL having previously, In Committee
of the Whole struck out of another such bill, the
clause aPpropriating thirty thousand dollars for
the Auxiliary Police Guard of the Federal Ne
trOpolis
That man must be mentally blind who does
not comprehend that such Congressional legisla-
ton is fraught with most disastrous consequences
TO every property holder, every merchant and ira
der, and every mechanic and laborer In our midst,
whether dealing directly with the Government
or not.
The adoption of such policy towards Wash
ington city on the part of those members who
have adopted IT, usually most liberal Of all the
House in legislating for the Federal Metropolis,
has its origin evidently in the existence of state
of things against which the Star, at least, has
labored with unremitted fidelity. In the persist
ent Identification of politics with our munich pal
affairs, which has VIGOROUSLY worked out here
precisely such consequences to the public peace
and order, and to the economy and integrity OF
our municipal taxation and disbursements, as it
had previously worked out I'm every northern
city.
1t is well known TO all that previous to and
during the last municipal canvass, ofhcious small
politicians banded themselves into self-aPpointed
committees, and instituted system of espionage
with reference to the politics of nearly every
laborer and mechanic In the government employ
ment among US, holding over them the terrible
rod Of the loss Of their bread and that of their
families unless they voted Tin our municipal cleo
tions) to suit the views and purposes of the self
created regulators of their political conduct
Though they received no word Of encouragement
in that work from the Federal Admi nistratlon,
their success in obtaining on various pretences
public employment for more or less of their boot
heeling and brickbatting instruments, and in
keeping in such employment Others whose bust
ness was VIGOROUSLY rather to aid in drag coming
their fellowwOrkmen politically, gave them such
power and influence over the minds aud necessi-
ties Of the employed generally to constitute such
government employees here according to the I'M
derstanding of all parties, political force to be
welded with immense effect which ever way the
governing power indicated above, might elect to
WELD it. We will only remind the city reader of
the fact that in the published accounts of the
that disgraced the Federal Metropolis during the
last MayOralty canvass, the names Of various in |
dtvidual obscure employees upon the extension Of
the Capitol were perhaps most conspicuous among
those Of the stereotyPed violators of the public
peace.
All that occurred nominslly for the benefit of
the Democratic party. We write nominally. be- |
cause we have ever protested, as all will remem-
Der, against the Identification of the Democratic
party's cause with any such atrocious means OF |
working out to successful issue the schemes of
the pestiferous elements that had combined 10 use
fne shield OF the Democratic party's name for
their own personal advantage in the future of our
municipal affairs. We dreaded the result that
such state Of things sure sooner or later to
bring about. Namely: to induce the anti Demo-
Gratis Of Congress in legislating for the future con-
tinuance OF work upon the extension of the Capi
tol, to refuse to appropriate until satisfied that
what they might thus appropriate should not con.
stitute, in greater or less degree fund for the
benefit Of the nominal Democratic side in our
municipal politics. Our thought was for The
future prosperity and interest Of the property
holders of Washington, and for the bread Of the
thousands of raouths among that depended for
bread more or less upon the continuance of that
work No sensible man can blame the opposi.
ton in Congress for doing In this case precisely
what the Democracy Of the body wosld have
done had the same policy been successfully car
ried out by like band Of irresponsi BILE anti
Democratic party municipal politicians. Viz
for refusing to vote dollar to carry on 4 work
wherein those engaged upon il were as far as DOS
sibe banded into political clubs to operate against
them-the Democracy. That is, for 80 refusing.
until satisfied that the practice had been broken
up.
So, too, In the case of the refusal of the House
so far to appropriate another dollar for the contin
uance OF the Auxiliary Guard Of Washington at
the expense Of the Government. The members Of
the House who voted against ID have seem as
clearly as all fair-minded men saw that I'm the
last vOraltv oil tbac
huge well-organized and interruptions political
machine, operating to deter timid voters Of the
opposition from exercising their rights Of citizen
snip, by directly ard indirectly aiding and abet
ing TIE Preparation Of the outrares that mark,
'he ccnduct OF the gangs of rowdies who unde,
the names OF States Hose, Rams, &c, made night
dangerous to the lives Of all peaceabIe citizens NJ
the Federal metropolis, and day hideous, by their
shameless violation of the city's peace, nomnalIy
for the benefit Of the Democratic party's cause.
They Uhe Opposition members Of Congress)
know as well as others do, that the leaders and
most desperate characters identified with the
states Hose were In the pay Of those who then as
sumed to lead in the Democratic party's causa as
involved in our municipal affairs; and that more
OF less OF them were duly provided for with places
under the municipal government after the cleo
ton.
q
peradoes that Baltimore contained. were b,orob,
mere Their expenses, paid, &c. for the benefit of
the nominal Democratic cause as involved in
tnat election; and that for weeks befor. and afte,
tnat election, as well as on the election dav that
gang, the states Hose and the Rams made the life
OF every man in Washington positively and pal.
Pably unsafe. They know, further, that the onIv
possible Justification for saddling the taxpayers
OF washington with some thirty thousand dol.
lars per annum additional tax for police expense,
now being paid, was to guard the future Of the
city againsthe very means resorted to to elect
the present incumbent in the Mayoralty-against
the States Hose, Rams, Baltimore rowdv importa-
ITEMS, &c; the similar riotous clubs who essaved
Ike services In behalf Of the Know Nothing
party having been fairly conquered driven out,
ana e1nnguished by the previous municipal
thayor Magruder's) administration
ihey also know, well az thousands Of others
90, mat the police Of Washington are the rem.
os oi primary and other elections here. the
WORKERS In ward politics, relied upon 10 perpe,-
lnfs