Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-02
THE ELEc11os YESTERDAY.

Ac Will uiku tistWHcIc III the Stur
to-day, full returns of yesterdays municipal
. election held here. The result has yindicated
not only the accuracy of our long. since pub
lished judgment OF the probable end ont, but
the thorough loyalty of the great mass of the
citizens OF Washington, so wautonly, yehe.
mently and persistly assaulted by the Chronicle.
to the self-eyident end of thruw wing the manage
ment of our municipal affairs into the hands OF
a small band OF political spectators, utterly
and justly denied the confidence of the mass of
our fellow.citiZens, who know the men and
affairs of the Federal Metropolis. Lest the
bold attempts OF the Chroaic's to dragon this
community into the support of it's so generally
incompetent and unfit candidates. by rcpre
scntIng them Ss, pr sTce'stcs, the party of tile
Administration and Government, might have
deceived persons at 4 distance into the belief
that its handful of syIlpathizers actually rep
resent the strength of the war policy of Presi-
dent Lincoln here, we remind the public that
from first TO last the STIR explained the fact that
the Administration held no such views with
reference to the contest; and that its members,
time and again, refused the applications of
those represented by that paper in this election,
that they should signify a preference for its
candidates
The truth is, the Unconditional Union ticket,
and the only unconditional ticket in tho field,
was The one that succeeded by an average OF
three and half votes to one. That ticket was
voted Tor only by men who, in the words OF the
President, ..would save the Union with or with
out slavery, or would save it part slave and
part free, but would save il 0nyhoc;" while the
supporters OF the SO ingloIiously defeated ticket
Where they really are guided by any fixed
principle, 10 q man, hold to that of Greeley,
Phillips, Garrison & Co., that they will sup
port the Administration in the further prosecu.
ton of the war, only on condition that the Union
be restored mittOut slavery anywhere within its
limits-the men bitten with the idea OF forcing
negro social and Industrial equality upon this
community.
How signaIly this election has been q vic
tory for the Administrations war policy, may
be comprehended from the manly and enphat-
icaiIy loyal speech of Mr.. Dixon, delivered
last night, which we print to-day. Though
but reitcration Of that gentleman's we'll
known sentiments, its appearance at this time
must serve to completely defeat the efforts
that will be made by apprehension at dis
lance, TO inject into the public mind the idea
that the Chronicles chronic attempts to make it
appear that Mr.. DIS supporters were but a lot
of copperheads; those OF the Administrations
war policy being represented according te the
Chronicles persistent asse verations) by the 70.
tiers for the opposition ticket. He has thus saved
President Lincoln from the serious stab aimed
at him by the Chronicle, in its combined igno.
rance not only OF the men and things OF Wash.
ing:On, but of the first principle of making J
journal that shall attain infuence-the art of
knowing, NOT, Thot to say, but what not to say.
In conclusion we have to assure the distant
public (our own people we'll knowing the act)
that Mr.. Richards personally enjoys the conf
dence and regard OF all his fellow citizens, and
has been thus badly beaten only because found
in the company with which he has OF late
shoughtlessly trained He is young and shrew d
enough to profit by yesterdays lessen, and
will doubtless at once cut loose from them.