Evening star., 1863-05-13
THE GREAT UNION FOR OFFICE
MEETING FIZgLE.
One Hundred and Sixty Five Persons Pres.
ent, Including Twelve Citizens:
The Inevitable Bebb.

oaHu Nnlcn naG been engaged commenced to
play various airs. and continued to do so until
after clock, the object being to call the faith
ful together.
As the call had been made with great -four
ism with a long list of distinguished speakers
announced, and various editorial spnrrinrs
up III .the Chronicle to rally, rally, rally, and
show their strength, it is fair test the numer-
ical strength of the party by their OWN caai.
ienCe. A precise count ar the opening of tha
meeting showed just IG5 persons present fin
ciudlng several Dixon Unconditioua, JJnion
ists). and OF this number there were blr thirteen
Tecogna:e4 0S ctzens 0t n any rag ieatiaca rs.t
tie cttFT interests, and no time in the eyenir,
were there 2to persons present. And Vet tht.
ChT0T5Cte OF this morning carries its narti2.n
snip 10 me extent Of saying, tnat sstne assembly
Was one OF The largest and most enthusiastic
ever Eeia Iii Washington; the large room being
crowded TO excess" ,am
About : O'Clock little knot among WHOM,
Were ex-Gov. Gebb Of Ohio, ,,1hn T. Clements,
II. Of Missouri, Thos. j.. Brown and Norman
tasiIGitn OF New Hampshire, put their heads
togetEer anG the result was an immediate
nomination of Mr.. T. B. Brown Tor chairman
ara III. John L. Clements, il. as secretary OF
the meeting.
The Chair stated the object of the rneatipo.
after which, whispered consultation took
place between tn e Chair, Gov Bebb Clements
ana East1nan and it being discovered that no
resolutions had been prepared, DIR. Clements
moved the appointments OF . committee to Dire II
resolutions, which was adopted, and the Gnair
appointed Messrs. a. hi. Swami, of III, ex
policeman Baker and GIr. W. Q. Choata.
Mr. Norman Eas tman stated that Col r VI
Forney would have been present but for sick
ness.
Calls were then made for Mr.. Chjtreudan. or
VI, (no response E1-Gov. Randall, f.Io re-
sponse.1 Mr. Gaylord, OF CT, mo response1'
An awful pause. The meeting looked caon-
fallen. Had they been sold by their fugeIlrr1.
who had promised thar :. Hon. s G. Pomeroy
lion. ID. L. Holloway. ex-Gov. Randall. Hon
John " iison, Judge Cartier, Hon Henry vii
son. and other disting guished speakers would
address the meeting''i Was it possible tnat
they must after all fall back upon the iueyi
table Bebb, who sat compacently in his self
invited front seat on the platform, all cooked
and Prined, waiting with eager solicituda to
be 'sre!uctantly compelled 10 occupy their at
tentiCi N the absence" &c, &C., &c
Inefs seemed TO be no help for it, and SO the
1hair trotted out Mr.. Bebb. who undertook to
pick scEle flaws IL rhe Dixon Unconditional
Union platform, which he claimed merely an
proved OF vigorous prosecution OF the war
4nC ciont say nlgger once. Then Mr. Debb
werr on 20 make the singular assertion that he
had Lot. at the previous meeting, uttered 9
single word disr4speetful to Gr. Dixon, let
there were those-among them the Editor of
the S'GT-Who had so construed and tortured
his words. To refresh FIR. BebD's memory
we viii say that The Stars report of fis words
used on that occasion is identical with that OF
the ChTca2cte, which he VIII perhaps receive
as good authority. The Chronicle report; hin,
as speaking OF EIg. Dixon as ..an enemy of his
country. al enefhy OF his God, and an enemy
And who is the editor OF the Stcr He de-
nounces US as strangers, and yet he himself
claims to be refugee from Virginia. He calls
Us Union for Office, and himself I?nconditIonai
mon. Who prints the corporation tax lists
The Sta.
Voioe.s Who prints the post office list of
letters -
Yoice-TIn back part of room =" Who has
the largest tclrculationn'
Look Al the man who denounces as. Look
At the position III which he stands, professed
refugee from Virginia himself
Voice. But he doesn't thrust himself upon
our meetings as you do
Must we be u.pelled TO pronounce Shibbo-
leth or Sibboleth the editor OF the Star NAV
dictate, or as he rronouaees it! Mr. Dixon
and Mr.. Richards, the speaker said, were both
good Jnion,nen but the former was found in
bad company.
Dir. keliy.-ssIs not Mr. Dixon in favor OF
the Repu biCin party -
Nr. Bebb said that might be, but there We're
many bad men in that party. OF Mr. Dixon
himself he had rot word to say He is a per
fectly loyal man he believed.
mr. Bebb further argued that 9 residence
here as all that was necessary 10 entirle a
man to vote. and said that any man who
would draw distinction between a mere resi-
dent AID a native born, was Us narrow minded
bigot, as he Know Nothings were.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Bebb's address the
committee reported resolutions reaffirming
their of.votion and loyalty TO the Union and
the administration, ana pledgiag themselves to
support the Richards ticket.
Speeches were then delivered by Hon. L. E
Chittenden and Rev. N. NJ. Gaylord, neither of
whom in the least questioned the loyalty of
DlAOE OE IelIC" -CdUulIdleS. ropSSteI
the silly allegation that persons Of doubtful
loyalty would be found supporting them.
Calls Were subsequently made tor Dir. Rich.
ards, Mr. ClePhane, Mr. Shepherd, and others;
but neither OF these gentlemen responded: and
the meeting having low dwindled down to
some fifty persons adjourned.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CeLEBEATIoS.-On Mon
day next the anniversary Of the Sunday School
Union OF this city, (conposed of the schools at
tached TO the evangelical chnrches,) will be
celebrated by professions Of the schools The
city has bsen divided into five districts, the
same as on last year, and the schools III each
viii assemble, and after marching in process
sion through some OF the streets, proceed TO
church, mot vet desI gnated, where the exPr-
cises viii consist OF addresses, singing, &c.
The celebration II the Western District Will
take place III the New York Avenue Cl.urch,
{Dr. GuTley's;l in the Central District Fourth
Presbyterian Church, (DF. Smith's;) in the
Eastern District, al Wesley Chapel, (Rev. b.
p. Brown's) The places for holding the cele-
bration in the Navy Yard and Island districts
have nor get been determined upon. The COM
nititc ct arrangements consist of Prof Huh
bard, O. e. wight. >. +. GuIick, 7. K Gray
and Jos. c. Ciayten.
New PAsroR.-Presidert Nichols, of the
Maryland Conference, has appointed Rev q.
]. Cocltpi, ot South Baltimore. to the Ninth
STREET Stn,loL, Methodist Protestant Church
The pastoral Off ce Seiag vacant III conseq uence
OF the sudden Illness OF Rev. Il. j. Drlnkhouse
who = appointed at he March term OF the
Conference "a Baltimore. Rev. Tr. Cocl-al
will enter upon the discharge OF the duties du-
ring thIs week. Rev. <. j. Drinkhouse, by ad-
vice Of ilis pLyslans, will suspend his minis-
te~iaI J. UorG. aad visit his relatives in CaIifor-
MA. exprcting 10 derive benefit Irom the sea
voyage.
SECOND WARD STATION UAsEs.-Thomas
sS,,4 gar; and Dan1 STigart, theft of horses.
tiis missed. jas. SWiEart. receiving stolen
properly: 10. Warren Mott, disorderly; fined
- V. LcAdams, drunk; Si.5s. Ann Hill,
threats. ,aii for peacg Geo. Weaver, hack
without number; &2.50, Jas. Digney, assault
and battery; bail for Il hearing. Geo. Weaver,
assault: do. Jacob Voight, disorderiy; costs
s. cents Warren Moh, do dismissed. Con
Martin. drunk. do. Jas. Webster, discrderIy;
Sl55. James Lynch, do; Sl,a3. 81 s.