Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-11
+ LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

mios'' in Shaks peare's "Comsdy of Errors
1hls play has heen performed every night this
week, and the large audiences in attendance
have attested how agreeably they have saea
entertained The drama OF Jonathan Brad
ford" Will conclude the tertaInment
GRoVERs IHEATEg.-This is positively the
last night of the grand opera, and Mr.. Jeseph
HerDanns takes a. benefit The grand opera,
ga night in Grenada will be performed emit e.
and there will be performed also the second
and third acts of - Faust" tn whole entertaio-
ment TO conclude with the robin Adair, "
scene from LA Dame Blan che"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES night is always 3
COCO night To visit Canterbury, for the entar-
Cnnments are unusually attractive. Besides
fhis is the last opportunity of witnessing the
RraeefnI hght'rnpe performance OF Mile VA
Iietta Ravel. and many acts which have been
me source of pleasure the past week
THE PEACE DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL SOMR
MoRE-1hey are JoiHed by Sersra} cr-Ders-
Jacks and RatonGl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sa"ts-
tury PreSent-His Voice as ShR far Peace-
Mr.. SnoiD, Of HliaoIS, Expresses an OptH'ou-
This War an Internal Warm. S1goW Pledges
HimseIf nsver to take up arms Agdiast has
Southern BretAren-He tciH Die on his oi0H Front
Door Step FIrst-He DenounceS the People Of
the North .Spiritless-They aoM not, de on
fhsir Door StepS-He thinks better of The People
Of nis District Thousands Of them hoiH on
their Door Steps-A Bloody Picture by Mr..
ISr,oref the Peace Democracy What dire Con.
? sequences toiH FOLLOW If People are required 10
Die on their Door Steps-Ar. SnoV has a Per-
THr0dtt0n-hc
Before Him-The Women may take up arms
Aeainst the Men acho Die on Door Steps.
The National Democratic Association held
an adjourned meeting at Parker's Hall last
might, and it was called to order by the Presi-
dent, Chas. Mason. Esq.
Among those who Joined the Association last
might and signed the constitution were Grafton
Powell. who was proposed by Mr.. Hoover,
who alluded to Mr.. Powell as an old war
horse of The democracy, and who was an old
and efficient member of the Democratic Jack
I'm n 10
Burch, Fourth Ward; Joseph A. Gill, John N.
Oliver, attorney at In ", late of Kentucky; VIM.
II Tower. Capt. John Tyler Powell, Michael
Duffy, y. Franklin Reigart, patent agent. late
OF Lancaster. Pa, and Capt. Jno. M. Thornton
Mr.. T. Il. Florence stated that there seem ed
TO be some Misrepresentation with regard to the
time W hen delegates were to be elected to Uhl-
Cago. and in order to settle the matter, he moved
that Tuesday next he 1xed as tae time for said
election. The motion prevailed. ....
Judge Bliss, NJ. y. from Ohio, being in the
room, he was called upon for a speech, but ex-
Cused himself by saying that he came there as
an observer, and not as leader, and while he
would do all in his power TO aid the cause and
fully endorse all their proceedings, he de-
-clined making speech at this time
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, who had
been in the hall was now about TO leave, when
ne was loudly cheered by those present who
demanded speech, ana in res ponse IL the de-
mand he OK the stand, and SAID he would not
make long speech when so noble champion
OF the Democracy as Judge Bliss had refu sei.
But D. would say that all was not dark il
was Snort Ime ago There was a bri ght light
shining, end sbo We thu darkness there was a
CLEAN OF the light of liberty. TApplause His
basis tor thinking 80 WIS that This party, which
was so uI fortunate now as to be- at the head of
affairs: was crumhhng by its own discussions.
tApplause A few among that party had
heretofore studied the principles of political
liberty rightly, but i'll an hour of selfshnsss
and desire o, personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT had
led them of; but row they were alarmed, and
had split of from the corrupt party, and there
fore the country need not be despaired OF alto
Tether. [Applause. But let us have but one
watch wore, aud sustain that word like men.
and all will be well. That, Watchword is
peace. loud applause
Hon. Thomas Price, of Missouri, was then
called to The stand, and he proclaimed himself
an ut.and-out Democrat-one who had never
voted for any one but g. Democrat tor the Pres
idency, and who would never vote for the can
didate OF any other party. [Appause.I He
hoped TO meet the District OF Columbia dele
gales at Chicago, and there would ne supported
a true and unconditional Democrat. GAp-
plause.l We have had blood enough already,
ard if Grant cannot speedily take Richmond
ut Is time fer all TO unite and stop this blood
shed and war. [Applause.l In conclusion the
speaker congratulated the association upon the
favorable auspices under which they had or
gapiZed.
Mr.. ID. ]. Snow, one of the secretaries of the
ASSOCIATION, was here called to the stand. He
said he vas a citizen Of Illinois, and had bsen
for mum her of years, and was well acquainted
with the distinguished Illinoisan who now oc.
Cupied the Presidents chair. So far as Mr..
one could ssy aught but good OF him; but a
Statesman or politician he (the speaker) could
say Lothing less than MIR. LIncoln's most bitter
eI eInies would say of him
The speaker said we had not yet seen the
horr ors of civil war brought to our own doors,
but he predicted that this would be seen If this
internal war was not speedily closed. We
have already had indications Of evil, and at
ii nome mt the minds Of many representatives
are agitating the question OF repea aag the COM
mutation clause of the enrolment act. He
therefore, in order 10 prevent this il possible,
offered q resolution that committee be ap.
pointed to prepare m mori I'll to Congress
protesting, on behalf Of this association, against
The repeal of said clause The speaker thought
this Shouts be done as measure OF policy,
because there were many men in the North
who were couscenuously opposed to the pros
ceution of the war, but who would pay the
SAOrathsr than break thelaw, butif compelled
to fight would certainly resist. [Applause.]
The speaker DOUBTED not there were many
then pIes- ut " no were conscientiously opposed
TO shedding the blood OF their brethren in bat
tie. IApplause he (ths speaker4 had many
NEAR and dear friends who had fallen by North
ern bullets while fighting bravely upou South.
ern battle fields; and he had many more frirnds
who were bravely fighting there, and so help
him Gcd. he would never submit TO be COM
PEELED 10 level gun at them. Applause No,
he would die upon his own doorstep first
Renewed appiause.] He did not propose to
offer rebellious resistance unless compelled
to do so, for he had suffered already on account
of resisting tyranny and he found that il was
useless 10 assert right and Justice while the
present party was in power. There were q
Giles of people in the North it was doubtful
whether any oppression could arouse 70 resist
ance OF tyrannv- Tor by continued tvraniZing
the spirit of many in the North seemed broken
He thespeaker) spoka certainly for no one but
himself but he believed there were thousands
of people in this District who would prefer to
die at their own doors rather than &C forth aud
shed the blood OF those with whom they had
been npon the best social terms But dire con-
sequences would be the result if the comm uta-
fiop clause were repealed for armed resstan ce
to the draft would then certainly be offered
IApplause
The speaker continued in a spread eagle
SPEECH about the good feeling heretofore exist
ing between the North and South, and ahnut
the North not being alone our country, but the
North and South. No consideration of patriot.
ism, he argued, could urge further vigorous
prosecution of the war. None could doubt Tn at
we had some sort of a government, for all had
felt it's iron tyranical hand upon their heads
and hearts. Nor did devotion TO the Union de.
mand continuance of the war, for il was