Evening star., 1863-05-01

Another voice-aThe Dixon men 90 The v,,ya
s'as, OF course" Ia laugh
ine nixon men did go the. right and vbsa
.herp ioomed up in such for midable num-
DTS loSeftopping the Richards men nearly
tmo tss, 70 one,) that their opponents saw tass
VIA 1He1 sede srS ,Iitnsowhere" in the Seventh
Lhere was considerable fillibustering along
lhe line OF the division by the discomfitted
party 70 rseruit ther meagre ranks, by appeals
| to personal friends in the solid phalanx o.
posing them, 10 come over to their side, but
without effect.
puffy faced chap walked up to the nns
ana called out "Oh you secessionists ",
| A brawny laboring man, apparently a bl.ck-
smith, by the Developments Of his arms. facea
,be speaker. and bringing bunch of Heeuaa-
looking fives within smelling distance of Prf-
fy's nose said, "who do you call seoessionisssf..
arm until they lit upon heap Of knsssed
muscle, about as big quart, when he hastened
to say that he meant an entirely different Der.
son.
''Yes, you white -livered, black souled scoua.
drel, replied his wrathful antagonist, ssyou call
GOOD Union men secessionists, who have
showed their 10y atty by shouIdsring the mus
ket, while you hid under feather bed, for fear
Of danger"
The tellers reported that owing to the num-
Der to be counted, and their being continually
in motion, 1t was impossible to make correct
count.
Another scene of confusion followed, and Il
became evident that the disorganizers ha wing
discovered their weakness, were determined
that no nominations should be made.
motion to adjourn was here made and car.
ried, and the audience commenced leaving the
hall.
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Bamberger, Mr.. Swan and
otners, OF the Union for Office party, mo we'd up
meeting.
Alderman Lloyd Unconditional Union) was
b. re seen in the room, and loud cries of I lovd
Lloyd" were raised.
Mr.. Lloyd mounted bench and ha wing pooa
lungs and no lack Of grit soon made himself
heard over any attempts to choke him OF.
Mr.. Lloyd announced himself as uncondi.
tionally Union, and said he did not believe but
that all present were thoroughly loyal rA
voice.. 7 ou may think SO, MIR. Lloyd, but yo1
He proceeded to speak Of the candidates 1.
the coming contest Mr. Dixon was a high
toned man, a capable officer, thoroughly ioyL
and he has done his utmost to sustain the Gov
eminent In putting down the rebellion. "a
votce-"S So has Mr.. Richards."l OF Mr. Rich
ards the same may be said; and he would not
hesitate to vote for resolution endorsing them
before the people for their suffrages. But MI
Dixon was poor man, and Mr.. Richards is
already in the enjoyment of a 81 600 salary,
A voice What salary has Mr.. Dixon ~
Another Let them both keep their present
positions, and that will settle the matter"
MI Lloyd proceeded TO speak of the impro-
priet! OF getting up contest amongst Union
men here. When perhaps within twenty.four
hours our sons, brothers, fathers NAV he en-.
gagged on bloody battle, shoulder to shoulder
in defense. of our Union, we Union men were
occupied In carrying On bitter partizan war
amongst ourselves
He spoke of The Richards meetings that had
| been held within the past week, and said he
could not consent that this meeting should b
Mr.. Bacon, (uneasily. .)-"Mr. Lloyd, we have
good deal OF business to transact, aud"-
Exciamations of 60 on. Lloydr' "Like to
hear you all night"
Mr.. Lloyd did 60 on. With reference TO him.
self. he would say that if he should be a cam
didate for re election, and should be re elected,
he should, as heretofore. give his best efforts to
the interests OF the ward He declared himself
firmly, undeviatingly, and uncompromisingly
for the Union, and for crushing the rebellion,
and was in favorof sustaining the Government
in every legal and proper manner.
A Foice.-"Wasnt that Breckinridge's plat.
form!''
Mr.. Lloyd-"I don't know anything about
Breckenridge, but"-turning upon his interIo-
cutor-"I shouldered my musket and went ont
to defend the city when you and those OF your
kind were cringing and skulking and hiding
between sheets in abject terror, lest harm should
come to your precious bacon. [Uproarious ap-
plause, and cries of That's sor' 'sGood," ssCio
1t Tomr']
A Voice. But you didn't 60 over the Long
Bridgem
Mr.. Lloyd.-"I was willing to 20 anywhere
l was ordered in the District or out of the Dis
trct, and any man who insinuates to the con-
trary, insinuates what is false lLoud ap-
Mr.. Bamberger ~. for o. followed MIR.
Lloyd, but owing TO the confusion not werd
could be heard ten feet from his stand As
near as could be gathered, 1t was something
about vote Of Councilman Wilson in the CITY
Councils, in regard to the oath of allegiance
Bamberger seemed to have omespeclal grudge
against Wilson.
The light in the room, which had been grow
ing "small by degrees and beautifully less" as
various parties who had brought lamps pro
bono pnbtico, withdrew with their property to
their feSDectlyP hOrnAS. mt mt
and the gathering went out at the same time
"A small squad, couple of dozen at the out
SIDE, OF the U for Q. party, who seemed to
have ga mission" to fulfil, returned TO the de-
serted locality. organized a meeting, fNr Swan
In the chair,) and elected the delegation fnomi-
mated early In the EVENING" in a very cosy and
without difficulty" ," and after the same com.
Portable and facile way, proceeded to make the
nominations of Mr.. John r. Elvans for Alder
man, and Messrs. Murtagh and Mitchell (pres-
ent tincumbents) and Mr.. Augustus Edison for
the Common Council
The Unconditionals'' finding that nomina.
Ting delegates was the order of the night, raj
lied in the vicinity, called Capt Jas Y Burch
~. to the chair, and with even more unan-
Unity than that Of the squad meeting of their
opponents, passed the following resolution Of
fered by Alderman Lloyd.
ReSolred, That should informal delegates be
waived at the Unconditional Union cony yention
We hereby elect as delegates, informalIy, to
represent the Seventh Ward, the following
Thomas X. Gray, James p. Greenville, and
Charles c. Anderson. Unconditional Unionl
The meeting adjourned in the best spirits,
and the enthusiastic feeling was not at all di.
mmished by the news that all the other wards
With the single exception of the Third, fMr
Richards own ward,) had gone overwhelm-
lngly for Dfxon and that in the Sixth Ward
tMr. Dixon's home, the Richards. men could
not drum up corpOral's guard.
Before closing our notice OF the Seventh
Ward meeting (and meetinssl we ought to add
that we have been requested to show up the
shamelessly partizan character of the Ckroni-
clc's report and its falsihcations and suppress
slons, but as the same request comes from all
quarters IN respect to the reports in that paper
| OF the doings in all the other wards, we believe
we must decline the jsb as requiring quite too
much OF our space; and further, our indignant
correspondents should bear In mind that the
AFFAIR is its own corrective, damaging that pa
per and those 1t sustains infinitely more than
those it thus misrepresents.
In this specific case Seventh Ward) the Re-
porter complained Of is pretty good fellow.
but snort OF stature, quite deaf, and excessively
corpnienf, disadvantages which of course told
much against him in such Jam and turmoil
as that of Wednesday night and a report thus