Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-30

you are asked to repudiate their action. No, gen.
tenen you are to sacrifice your personal feelings
you demagogue and tool in the hands of the
common enemy Of the democratic party, aud now
assumes to dictate to the party by requesting Mr.
Berret TO withdraw.
Now, Col. Berret has made good Mayor, and
the people want to have something to say about
that The people don't want him to withdraw
Magruder has been throughout the city assaulting
the present mayoralty administration, the Mayor
the police, and everything connected with the
city. IL Berret were the man Maeruder would
make him out to be, he would deserve to be sent
at once to a place where have had the misfor
tune to send many man-the penitentiary. And
this abuse is caught up imperfeoay by those who
Jot down what is passing around them and our
old accommodating editor parades it in the
columns OF the Evening Star. What is this for
but to defeat Berret? He I'M assails f3erret on
account Of the new Centre Markethouse What
had Berret to do with that? The people wanted
a markethouse, and through their representativ.s
the City Council-got ii; and Marruder voted
Tor that markethouse. There is an old Spanish
PIoVefo tnat . IL Is mean bird that befouls its
own own nest" They cry out that this markethouse
Will Increase the taxation Well, what III IL does,
WIN not new markethouse look better than that
ming you have there now, which is the laug hing
shock Of every stranger who comes here! And Il
VIII pay enough to give you a king fund which
VIII enable YOU TO pay off your funded debt
Ana friend Dong assails Berret because of the
liule affair at Judge Trumbull's very little tri-
vial matter about which to let of so much Spleen
city OF any city of any magnitude IL the mavoI
presumed that there would be no disorder and
therefore didn't send guard there II was com
plInent 10 You. MagTuder makes this a great
matter, and CoIg parades ii In the s.Star,s every
day until Congress makes ii an excuse for cutting
ON your appropriation for the auxiliary guard
wei wen we can bear IL; They have also cut off our
water, the most unkind cut of all believe that
II there Is party in the world that needs water il
Is this same sinking black republican rarity who
havecut on our Water. They NAV nfict Injuries bv
Senate and conservative chief magistrate who
possesses the greatest power in the whole world
tue veto power, and will exercise IL if necessary
But we shall beat both sides of this opposition on
Hon. ,. :. Cox. of Ohio, next addressed the
meeting. In introducing the speaker, the Chair
man notified the audience, abiding to Mr. Coy,s
olmlnuuve stature, that the best things were
and th,.P IJ up IN IN, small packages Laughter,
Mr. G. did not know about small packages. but
ne would assure his hearers that he would try and
make MS voice large enough to reach every ear In
tnls numerous assemblage. "a voice-i'Three
cheers for you, sir.,O Mr.. C.-I know that voice,
IL belongs 10 the 'Green Isle Of Erin - and no
longs to nation who are ever stauncb supporters
OF 1he good old democratic party know them
we'll 1 have an lIishman In nv district who Ia
SO enthusiastic democrat that he sometimes gets
confused little. Laug hter He has for his
motto me words Erin go unum, T. pluribus
bragh." Immense laughte and cbeerin1 I Yon
have double enemy to oppose. and both opnose
the democratic party-a fragment of know moth
inglsm ana mixture of republcanism When
hsh came mere 70 Congress / lived near the
CaPitol, and don't now remember who was then
Mayor; but know that every night the pIstol Of
the assassin was heard in your streets and the
law OF the bludgeOn was rampant here. Shortly
alterward Col Berret was elected Mavor ard ont
OF the disorder and confusion arose nesc. IA
prosperity our property and lives and those
OF your families, has been secured to Won through
ms administration of affairs. You now enjoy all
OF
OF good police, and the maintenance OF good
order Your city debt has been reduced LARGELY
members OF Congress are bound to notice these
thlngS-we are bound to take notice of tbs fact
that the Capital of our nation is governed nv
efhcient and true public officers
w are bound to say that the administration of
Col; Berret has been eminently successful Your
pubic schools have been renovated and Won ara
bound to stand up in support of the gentIeman
who has governed you so wisely and SO well pe
Is the embodiment Of the idea of social and no
.I1ue' ana OF mat integrity which secures
your citizens their legal rights without Oppression
or prescription.
Your republican opponents That party here
mas Effected an organization, and has also organ
lzed at Chicago, and they hope to herald their
success by seizure of the rule of the Federal On n
ital, and to proclaim TO the whole countrv RI.
victory OF black republican principles by the cleo
ton here Of Mr. Wallach. They hone 10 he ahIs
to say that the black republicans nave thTesbed
city Of the nation. "P''"i
NC re- alhuet OF Mr.. Cox's speech, which was
powerful and argumentative in a high degree
was directed to the nomination Of Lincoln and
Hanlln al the Chicago Convention
Inc meeting was next addressed by Hon A
MI b. stated that he did not intend to make
any lengthy remarks. When he spoke here he
would Ike TO speak to the whole OF the citizens
ana an ms was Only ward meeting, though from
us numbers one would imagine that the CITY was
We'll represented here tonight The republfcan
meeting on last Monday light was not Inucb more
tnan haif as large as this sssemblage That i'm
pressed the speaker with the idea thai that nart,
was nothing more than fragment here ne
would not discuss that party. MANY of inc citi
Lens Were opposed to the democratic marty hut
tne speaker was sure they would not give them
selves up TO republicanism Because You oppose
the democratic party, do not believe that Won
have joined or will join that party here I will
never discuss in slave community the right of
men TO hold slaves; and | wish to speak to the
question before me here-the question of your
municipal election. 'N'
l have lived twenty years among Won. and IA,
twenty years IL has fallen to my lot to take some
part In Congress In the government of YOUR CITY
The highest eulogy | can pronounce upon yout
candidate now Is, that during that twenty wears
your city has not been well governed "a il ia
nov. by saying THIS do not mean TO cast any
tenecuon on your previous mayors. do not saw
tadt Col. SeatOn, who is my warm friend was NOT
GOOD mayor, nor that Mr. Magruder who has
,aken occasion In some of his little stump speeches
70 speak shg htBgly Of me- was not a good mayor
mean that never mas your city been SO we'll gov
erned in respect Of your economy and your imam
cal interests ss now, in respect to your law and
order. In respect Of your general good and at the
cheapest pricehas not this been the Gaze In the last
two years IL during the past two wears YOUR city
antirs have been wisely, economically and faith
fully administered, then let well enouy b alone
TX your government is good One do not cbang,.
1t. Changes are dangerous and most always led
to worse. Your city effiirs have been In much
worse hands than now; then don't make unwise
changes.
| have lived long among you; love YOU Your
citizens have always treated me with kindn, "a
and respect, from your little boy who goes abo,t
Peddling the Evening Star, to your highest and
most elevated citizens. My relations with YOU
nave always been pleasant, and such as can never
reflect on without Qualification | know your
Mayor Intimately, ana know him 10 be eminently
NJ man TO administer your municipal affairs TO
disc barge so good a public servant is folly. 1
have heard Of some of those silly charges against
him. Your proposed new market house for one
thing. IL is said frequently in Congress that
Washington never does anything for herself but
always depends on Congress; and have often
argued In committee that you do as much for
yourselves according to your means and ms re-
than any other city Of its size in the county
ing for yourselves
Your Mayor, with wise forecast. has pro-
Jected scheme Of erecting a market-h house with
outaid from Congress, and only asking CONGRESS