Evening star., 1863-05-11

"a simply = lttSus OF a0fain:EE noWtauge OF
I'll. nsii,rH-y rrsou-ces Of the country ana not
- any sense Q: the word con-crip ion bill.
The I.itrl!tgsa-sr, upon tho duty of the politi-
cal cppclents OF the administration al this
juneturn. very properly says "tne sxigency
calls fer grave counsel, not for .aunt or inves-
tire.n
TIE nj NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FALsEIssUE
A cos-aa g.oa Any the Ckronic,e, calls upon the
-Unicn Leagues in our midst to take part, as
Union L6asues. IN our approaching municipal
ciectionS. ,.;:u tue ground that Messrs. Dixcn
douglas ans forsyth are virtually secession
eandldatss. Though its plea for such ac ton on
the part e these o-eanizat.ons is SC manifestly
In!oLnGed that al who are houn f;de citizens
OF thls metropolis Will instantly scout IL as
many who will vote ON The first Monday IN
June will then give their first vote il th: Dis
.ric: OF CclUrnis- it is proper 10 expose the u
u- fa!si1s - this charge.
We have theleture to say that this contest is
in the r7Hin cDc bs5Teen com parati We strangers
n this ro,nIa unity and lis iif,-long citizans,
portion Of the forrner having banded together,
evidently, t. ch.ain control OF cur municipaI
AFFAIR.". Dbe candidates ter ra-eiection named
above nave ae faithful officers. done 1t least
yhaiT s5:rr II the veti-knoWn WORK OF The
present cor, Grafton of Washington IN aiding
From tna president down. all tn. officers Of
the General Government realize, appreciate
and t-ts.v admit the great assistance which
the city govern ment as at present constituted
haIe been 10 lhein IN thei.. efforts 10 crush tha
-eSet!iC1. ne earIt;Idat2s Tor Reelection. il
all tAel4 tClGGct Us citizens and puolic officers
nave been q es-Fnes:i. and pcrsistentiY iorai
10 ti.c t4oVerl.tleat OF thc United States from
f-st ,G l;ls:. u tho Government 70 itself Not
= rau eysT FUspeet7d OF sympathy w..:l tht.
reteilon took sIv par whatever in their nom
1IatiS1; "DS -.ct 4 man VIII vote iur them fur
fcF the utI.t- siohstj who will not take the
stTingeEt cs.h u establish his LOYALTY very
pEcpe-;: required; CT all otferil their suffrarss
whose f"a,.1 ma. ta challenged from any mo-
live vhaisyer. Cur eoteuporary itself frantr-
j. suIai,s tie legally of the present incun-
ben7s, hasrc i's opposition TO their recollection
wholly CDon this plca--that seces essionists among
us p-e.,C ihe.a 10 its candidmtes.
Nov It's 8 fact :cicatiy notorious here that
the It cea>icA.sts o. Washington. SO far from
proposing Z take any part IN III. coming nu-
nicipal eieoticr, plume lhelnseisC upon wa=h-
inr their hands utterly and entire yof anyr.r-
tciistion n ca~ municipal AT; irs, ard cav
that &C the tvo- sets Of czndidatrs they would
prefer the t-iurnE Eh ottte Richard men as iikeiy
to make the most mischief to II. Union cause
Ey outragirg ths feelings OF the r Il Union Cit
izers Q: the clty. seceSh here 40 not hesitate
20 express its wish that our rnnl cipssl affairs
should CT lntc the worst hands 'oss,bIe, and
into as hop,ess 4 u,uddle posi- ,ie, expecting,
thereby to eaibarrass the'Adruin stration and
diseTedit tie tinlor cause.
Thu -ie -e-e ,actL.I OF capaole, ,Taii.tr;ci
oHicess a2c u1ocust.c Union men like Messrs
biLon, Douglas and Forsyth would be the
Eres-es. possible disappointment ~ the seces-
sicl-sts here, sEd the srcstesi GLOW TO the Union
cause in u ;si.irs sto,.
We have hcT'r above that nc man IN 81 :iii.;
TO torsUeaT aii sympathy. direct or indirect.
with the reteilicn, ca. possibly vote ror tneln
CT any othl-s: S. the public will sea 3; & siance
that its ohlsetica 10 t:.er, ia only {. base:@ss
pe1azan ehuT to create prejUuics against
them Ia tsi- r3iuds OF Kew -comsrs here who
Dc Eo. know than personally, ana ,gno know
nothing W; atever OF tie sa,uabie abstinence
I, they have ren derrd 10 the general government
Throughout rs la.e Cuo2 arn pied trials
The f.es-dea.- We ars happy TO ba able to
ssJ, cecs A.4ow rhen4, and duly appreciates inc
ssIst;ncs, &c TiG Enoers o. the city government
they have given 70 h,s measures Tor the sun.
pres5Io.. G the -ebc Hon, he has To- us ex-
pressed i,ee,. MS determination not to lift
HngeE ty Wfy OF interference In the contest,
regarding tneZc ;ts being, not oniy from their
Conduct as municipal officers, bur from the
platform O. which they ask a reelection ri
the hands cG the loyal people OF Washington,
as staanch and valuable supporters Of the
GoHt-ament Is any III tie Federal metropolis.
F-c-n this tact, the reader wan perceive .h;.s
the efort tc make capital against them by try
ing TO tland tht-n with The taint OF secession,
meets no encouragement whatever from. him I
The truth is, those who are geeising 10 ousr
tee present excellent and thoroughly loyal citv ,
government n are perfectly willing TO risk crr-
at!ag the false impression abroad tina. this
population are net staunchIy loyal To tho Gov
eminent, which must grow ont OF the triuni-
phalt reelection OF -Messrs. Dixon, Douglass
and Forsyth, If the country places confidence
in the Chronicle representations Of their poiiti-
cal a1iiniGes--in order 10 induce moro or icss
newcomers here to vote with them. As NO
Treaier injury could be inflicted on the cause
OF the Government than the prevalence of such
an impression, they are clearly seeking to
wound the Administration by endeavoring to
have 1t generally understood that its cause, in-
stead Of their own sinister and selfish desire to
cactch the control OF our municipal affairs, is
to be inglcr:cusly defeated in the approaching
oil