Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-11

oWH meettng at Forrest Hdft-A Ma Tfurs
"Biaek spirits and tchitc, red spirits ana
some friends "orsr the keff"-Dizie-
Square Pearson an the ehair-Mayor Cran-
ford speaks -IHe Nominating Conren.
ton "no lchar"-Mr. Crascford aoppi-
a@ted-Three eheers-Finis.
GEORGETOWN, February IL. 1861.
The town meeting at Forrest Hall on Saturday
evening". to which the friends Of Orchard r.
Crawford, Esq. the prosecuted present Mayor -
Were invited, was ito use an uncommon phrase)
large and enthusiastic one At the appointed
hour q o'clock) but few Were present but before
o'clock the hall was filed MANY Of our most
respectable citizens were present, and we noticed
In the crowd democrats and anti-democrats re
publicans and anti-republicans Unionists and dis
unionists, Crawford men, Addison men, Williams
meo, magruder men, King men, and anybody's
men. The hrst incident was the arrival, preceded
by drum and fife, of a small delegation with a
large transparency, on which was inscribed ssFor
Mayor, R X. Crawford" The Holy Hill band
c snen mace ,nelr appearance, and after tuning up
received with applause from one portion of the
crowd, and Kisses from the other They then
played In good style one Of their popular tunes
which had soothing effect, and when Mayor
Crawford entered he was greeted with hearty
applause
to the platform, and in stentorian tones assisted
by few raps Of his stick on the table, peremp-
torily called the meeting to order, and he meet.
Ing came to order.
Mr.. Fearscn said this meeting was called to
nominate r r. Crawford a candidate for the
mayoralty at the coming election GAS for the
cand date already nominated, - said he, 81 was
much surprised that he would stand nomination,
AFTER his printed declaration Of two wears ago
that he would be candidate no more" MIR
Pearson then read from the address to the citizens
published by Mr.. Addison, that portion stating
that he was not the candidate of any party. sect
clique cabal, &c and said that this same gentle.
man had been WING, know nothing, and 1t 10
now said is member of the black republican
Niger party. (Applause and misses
Mr.. Pearson then read the CO Inclusion of the adj
dress in which Mr.. Addison stated he would never
proceeded to speak cfMr. Crawford, who ali knew
to be talented gentleman, reared among u.s. a
citizen Of our town for forty years, and who when
he presented himself before the councils two years
ago, with the certificate OF his election by the peo
pie, and demanded to be sworn In, was buffetted
and scorned by the Rip Rap, Plug Ugly, Know
Nothing party. daughter He then touched on
the sums Of money paid Mr.. Addison by the town.
to defend his suit, &c; after which he introduced
Mr.. Crawford.
Mayor Crawford had not time to prepare him.
self, as he was only informed of the meeting in
the course Of the day; but it was due to the ex-
ertions he had made the past two years as a zeal
GUS champion of popular rights, and defender Of
the liberty and elective franchise Of the people
under the charter, that he should speak Of the
opposition he had encountered from a usurping
lCS lsIotu1c' bpOhc III elOQuc0t terms OF the
storm he had encountered, and said he would let
them into something Of the secret history of the
two years contest for the mayoralty. When chosen
Mayor at the last election, he had presented him
self In the Council Chamber, with the official
certificate, and desired to have the oath of Office
administered to him. The boards refused to ad.
minister the oath, and constituted themselves
judges.
They set aside his prina faeis title. these
judges, and he had given way and sought legal
redress, and his position was sustained by the
local courts of this District. Those impartial
judges Of the City Councils only examined one
ballot-box Of the four, and decided that Mr. Ad-
Olson had a majority Of one. A single ballot-box
only was looked into, and the rights liberty and
franchise OF the people violated. [Applause |
Another fact which had never found It's way into
the newspapers, and was only known 10 those
gentlemen who were at court This first precinct
was a greater mystery than the second There
were at least three votes more in the ballot box
than the judges certify to have received. Those
judges he believed to be honest men Two Of
them were political opponents; and they had
sworn In solemn manner before the circuit court
that they had completely emptied the ballot box
counted Its contents ticket by ticket registered the
total number on the original certificate and du-
plicate, and they had no knowledge whatever Of
those additional votes. He had weathered the
storm, and had legally triumphed over this usurp-
Ing Legislature and usurping Mayor. They had
no right to sit in judgment the truth or fasity
OF the judges return. Ii was matter for hig her
tribunal
"They, then, said he, "passed an ordinance
appopriating $500 to pay the counsel fees Of INV
opponent, and by supplementary resolution took
that much Of your money, the peoples money
moasy Gf the %9oI ApRau.s Have
tute great public as well as private wrong
The charter has been subverted. The humblest
mans home is his castle. W hat is the town
house! Is it less sacred and inviolable than the
home Of the humblest man among you? You &C.
cupy 1t through your representatives IL is an
image of popular sovereignty, and thus you YOUR
selves were elected without color of law Ii is a
maxim Of English as well Of American law
that every mans home is his castle, and the Eng
lish jurists say that in 1t he may bid defiance to
the forces OF the Crown. Applause There was
done In this town what King Of England dare
not do The provOcation was great, but as an
officer looking to great public interests and de-
sirous to prevent strife and the effuson Of blood
sought peaceable redress
Mr.. Crawford then spoke of the great glory OF
success. "Great,' said he, Swhen we consider
that we were opposed by both boards of the Coun-
Gil with the Mayor at their head and the town
treasury to back them, and that We conquered
under the banner Of the peoples rights. Rome
again Is Free and with your help and Gods help
she shall remain free -
He then said he had already alluded to $500 of
the peoples money taken without warrant Of law,
and would now go on to other yyastefuI and
profigate expenditures of that dynasty; and In
relation to the $500 paid TO Mr. Addison to pre-
vent ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the town, would say
that the Senator from Mississippi (hr. Brown)
said that he (Mr. c. defeated the Acknowledgement
project, and he had letter Of the Hon. Senator
to that effect. ''I,' said he, sdid not, but nv
opponent did get $500 Of your money. When
Senator Brown heard that the Corporation of
Georgetown was going to give Mr.. Addison $50
for doing what he did not do, his exact expression
to me was, "If they are damn fools enough to do
1t, let them do it''
: Mr.. Crawford then, for the benefit Of the butch
ers, told them Of Senator Fessenden, who when
he heard the ''high perfumed aristocrats on the
nights" were for the dismemberment, said "that
must mean the butchers"
GAS to that $500, !" said he, "whether you have
had the value Of 1t not you must decide. He
then spoke of the $500 appropriation for papers in
relation to the sinking fund, which Mr. Addison
claimed as private papers. MIR. Crawford said he
had opposed the appropriation, because the law
would have compelled Mr.. Addison to produce
these papers.
He then spoke Of the $50 to the committee and
$50 to the clerk for examining the condition of
the sinking fund, and said here was 81 900 gone
without warrant Of law. He then asked how
these wasteful expenditures were to- met and
spoke eloquently and at length on fSe subject of
taxes, quoting Lord Chatham's celebrated produc-
ton on English taxation.
He said they were opposed by one they had
fought for fourteen years; they ought to know him
well by this time, and be on their guard against
him. As a sample Of his inconsistency he would
read his pledge Of tive wears ago not to be a can
dtdate again. This reminded him Of the Vicar of
Bray, who, first Catholic, then Protestant then
a Catholic nd On 10 49,, 1T.