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

ing OF the CITIZENS OF the Fifth Ward would he
held last night at the east front of the CAPITOL
Grounds. for the purpose of DISCUSSING our mint
cipal affairs In connection with the late nominal
hon OF Mr.. Berret for the Mayoralty a large
hour appointed, notwi thstanding the tbreatenino.
aspect Of the clouds overhead and the fact thai
rain was then falling in quantities too consider
able Tor comfort. &he rain at first rather sli0bt
grew into pretty close imitation of a storm he
fore the evening was half over but the Berritites
of the Fifth Ward stood icater without nincbin0
until tneir clothing was saturated, and after that
they didn't mind IL. large and handsomely
decorated stand had been erected with fine ac
Communications for those who were to occunv
them, but the rain soon knocked into pi all re-
portorial arrangements; the water stood we WON'T
say how many inches deep, on the reporters,
table the big rain drops descended thick and fast
ana In Few moments the reporters paper be-
came saturated and all possibility Of note-taking
was al an end. The above circumstances must
De our reporters excuse to his friends In the Fifth
ward Tor somewhat meagre account of the
doings there last night
Withers's band occupied the stand and nl,vsd
patriotic airs and occasional rockets assembled 10
the air from the rear, notifying the citizens gen
orally that the Fifth Ward boys were out At the
places on the stand, and the meeting was caJIsd
70 order by VIM. A. Mulloy, Esq who nominated
AIoerman e w. c. Huntington as Chairman.
earned unanimously
Mr. ID. thanked the audience for AGAIN accord
ing 70 MIN their confidence. Two wears ago he
h@u presided over a meeting in this ward that had
Ine precursor of glorious anti know-nothfng
NlCtory, and he was confident that this wear we
could double that victory. ICheersJ All that
was necessary was to cultivate harmony and mi.
son. Let there, then, be no divisions in the dem.
be well on next Monday.
On mouon, " w. Hitz, p. J. Ennis and Geo.
Barret were elected secretaries
Tue PRESIDENT then introduced to the audience
non. A u Brown, Of Miss, who safd-Fellow-
clukens: III seems to me that sometimes NV friends
OF tne District OF Columbia make rather heavy
1 s upon ION my good nature; but they always do
1tso kindly and cordially and they al WAYS eynce
SO much good feeling and fellowship towards
me that feel obliged to them for calling on me
~ hllght possibly occur to my friends far off, to
my constituents IN Mississippi and to others that
am pursuing singular course in addressinU
nv fellow citizens here often upon your CITY
AFFAIRS, and hope If there is any one who is lot
ung down what am saying, that they will spread
abroad to my friends through the columns Of that
very extraordinary newspaper, the Evening star
nay explanation OF the phenomenon. do it. nv
friends, because | like you; because vou bave
always been kind and corteous to me and 7 ILL.,
you Tor IT, Because that during a residence of
more than twenty years among YOU and HAVING
nad more or less to do In your affairs in Congress
have learned TO take, and do take sincere in
terest In all that concerns you. Ard when vonr
citizens. or any portion Of you, have anV matter
that seriously concerns you, and have confidence
IN my ability to advise you and do come to me
for friendly counsel IL is right and proper that
should respond TO that confidence and that call
~ rs iof thls reason that appear before you.
ton.
am here, not to interfere in your affairs; have
no right 10 interfere with your city affairs; | ann
not here to advise you to vote for any man becan.
of his political faith; | am here because feel =
sincere Interest in the welfare Of the District Of
Columbia, and to give you the admonitIon OF a
friend based upon more than twenty wears mar
tial experience among you, and the advice which
think you ought to follow. Coming from re-
mote part Of the country as do, and plaving tho
Part mere OF simple " looker-on in Vienna, y
W. md ID -
lect In which you are now deeply interested
You are about to go into al election municinal
elecuon-whlehi is to precede more important ma
nonal one on are here, as il were the corner stone
of the nation. In your population Won reuresent
almost every State Of the Union-eyery portion NJ
this vast Confederacy-from Maine In The NORTH,
10 Southern Texas.
And standing here as you do, having a common
Interest In the common country, you all look back
70 your distant homes with solicitud. and with
Just as muce OF pride, and with much anxiety
Iof lnelr pefpetulty from this common soil of the
common country, though you are no Longer Mas
sachusets, Connecticut, Mississippi or Georvja
men fOu represent In your municipality this
vast nation with its vast interests and on neYt
Monday you to elect TO the high dignity Of tbe
Mayorally their Chief Magistrate and this I -.
peat upon the eve Of most i'm portant Presidential
slScuon' inere are already two candidates in the
held for that most important contest and POSSIBLY
say posi- IDLY, there may be two more Now
AJAX you, who reside here under the shadow of the
National Capitol, what are your sentiments in this
matter WI en your voice Is heard, when IL re-
sounds through the country, il is a voice more
potential than that of any other city througbont
the length and breadth Of this land, because of
yonr situation; because you represent the CanitoI
city of this Confederacy; because the eve on The
whole country is fixed upon you; and the heart of
the nation throbs with anxiety while they wait
Iot lne ,esuIt OF your action come here In this
view OF the case TO give you sound adyicp-ad-
vice which earnestly entreat you to follow. Cut
loose from party clques and party MACH merry
Yn,. o.. an m 70 the country around you
he
h1gnest claims upon your patriotism 1 do not
advise you to vote for any party, but to vote for
your affairs safely. ~ U''
Vote for the best man. He who stands befo,e
you to-nlshI as candidate for your SURFACES
represents In bis person all that 10 honorable all
that Is desirable all that is worthy and Commend
able in connection with the responsible once to
which you would elect any gentleman He stands
higher In the scale as To qualifications for that
post than any other gentleman whom know I
do not by this mean to depreciate any man All
three Of your candidates are worthy gentlemen.
Mr. Wellach is gentleman, and is received and
accepted In all societies as such. II he Were
elected TO the Office he would make good Mayor
MI. Magruder u also gentleman whom like
Notwithstanding his course towards me i'm This
SamPaign' he was once your Mayor, and il is
IoI you 70 say whether he discharged his duty
wen ana Ialtnfnlly IL was perhaps his misfof-
tune that during his admi nistratjon Won had
greSi oeal OF roiihg and disorder, much more
blaming him for IL; but such was the fact 6nring
Mr.. Berret's administration washInoton Ia. h.s5
as quiet and as peaceful any city In the Who'll
country. Some three years ago 1 hardly a. 70
walk your unfreque streets unless nndsrthe
Immediate flicker Of the street lamps even ,oan
the most urgent business. Now your chi 80 -
20 where they please. Now that your CITY afftr
have been differently ordered YOU all enjoy Ss
munity from the evils with which Won tier e.
tended; and tonight timid woman NAV wall
without danger. unassauted and unmoleS,ed
through your most uestered streets and avenues
This 10 state Of facts, fellow citizens which /.
an honor TO you. IL 10 the highest Compliment \
can pay your chief officer. And YOU have enioved
these blessings cheaply, have you not, Have yonr
citizens been enormously taxed, / underta ke Ia
say that your city government has never been
more eheaply, jndiciously and credit ably admin
istered than under your present mayor. VIVA,
more, then, do you WANT What is The Interest
that people feel in these elections, IL IL not tina,
this or that man may be elevated to office or ais.
placed, but that you may secure to yourselves !
cheap, wise, orderly and patriotic CITY govern
Inent. Does not every one feel that this Is so9
appeal 70 those who mean to vote gainst Mr. Ber
ret next Monday, II this 10 not so, ask Won, a,
citizens having substantial interest in the wei
fare OF the Federal city and Of the country. Al
fathers as husbands, patriots IL this is not so
And what more, then, do you want, ask thos
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