Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-22
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llshsd in the Star, and he could prove that he
would be Iilt{ q ynss the lawyers would
faisehood, or q suppression of truth" DIR q.
denied that he differed with Nattel and Kent,
In connection with which distinguished men
only authority Mr.. G.. had for saying so was
the Stor and that he considered good authority
DIR. Clayton denied that he disagreed with
attel ana Kent. In time OF war it was right
to take the property Of an enemy, but he Oh.
j. cted TO the attempt of a party to free negroes
when they could not free white men. ZAP
plause.l Besides Mr. Carriagton's statement
hcan party in an awkward, dilemma, for they
had been battling all their lives TO prove they
were notproperty Laughter and applause.I
Ian, DR.. @. argued that the District Attorney
would not dare to vindicate his SANDER He
dared Mr.. Darlington to meet them in an open
posed DIR. Darlington intended to east a stigma
upon him when he spoke Of him al a preacher
He was preacher, and was not ashamed to
own it. He had filled important ministerial
positions here and elsewhere, and he defied any
one to say If he had ever done an act deroga-
tory to the character Of gentleman or dt-
vine. This Government mas done more than
any civilized government ever did before;
forced the priests and ministers into the army
The abolition party had done 1t because 1t was
an infidel party. tApplause.l He never saw
an aboltionist rho was not an infdel. loud
He ODE. O. was still in orders in his own
church, the Methodist Protestant. He had de-
voted himself to religion from his b0yhood up.
peacefully talk politics with his friends (Cries
Of no, mol If this is sinful what must be the
criminalty Of those clergymen who took arms
The District Attorney (said the speaker) had
referred to question OF theology. He (Dr. CD
had forgotten more theology than Darlington
ever knew.
The speaker then took up Mr.. Carrington's
line Of argument, relative to Jackson being he
Moses and Lincoln the Joshua, to conduct the
people to the promised land. He said Moses
had taken the people in the wilderness and left
them there, and Joshua led them out. Lincoln
was the Moses who had led this people into the
wilderness. He too would leave them there,
ard the Joshua who would lead them out,
would be George B. Mcclellan. loud ap.
plause.l The speaker believed Mcclellan was
a man of destiny and specially raised up for
DR.. @. here produced a Bible, and said he
would read little theology. He opened at the
10th Psalm, and read from the 9TH verse, as
follows: THE words In Parenthesis are re-
Rep.j when he shall be Judged. let him be
condemned" CHATS Lincoln.) "and let his
prayer become sin. Let his days be few, and
let another take his office" CHATS Lincoln and
the District Attorney ''Let his children be
faLherless," (the children means the RepubH-
can party1 daughter land his wife a
children be continually vagabonds and beg;
let them seek their bread also out OF their DESC
late places" THAT refers again to the Repub-
lican party-old Abe's children Laughter
"Let the extortioner catch all that he hath"
(that refers to shoddy and speculatorsl sand
let the stranger spoil his labor" The Demo.
cratic party will get it. Why David must
"Let them be before the Lord contin ually, that
he may cut off the memory of them from the
EARTH" 1--WE don't want the Abolition party
to have memory in the history of this country
The speaker contin ued in this strain throu sh-
cut the greater portion OF the chapter, and in
vited Mr. Carrington's attention especially to
the eth verse. for he did not believe Mr. Car
rington would get his Office again If by any
Ilishap Lincoln should De reelected.
Mr.. Clayton concluded by saying that he did
not believe Mr.. Darlington went willingly to
the loyal league to make that speech last week.
He was forced to do it,
Mr.. VIM. j. Geary was then called upon
He thought his friend Ned had been about
joke OF the season was Reverdy Johnson going
over TO Little Mac, while these Republican
boosters were sending ont his speeches as cam
paign documents on their side. Laughter
ROSTERS" as was stated. He wished to con.
duct this canvass as gentleman, but II asser-
uens were made that locked toward insults, he
would pitch in with feathers, gaffs and all on
Mr.. G. made lengthy speech; reiterated his
devotion to Little lac: deprecated interference
opposition, and closed with proposal of three
cheers for the ticket; after which, the meeting
adjourned.
THE DRAFTED MEN.-re-day the Board OF
Enrolment were engaged in receiving the
men drafted in the l2th county and LIST First
Ward) districts and accepting or eXempung
them. Up to2k O'Clock the following had re-
ported:
FIRST SUB District.
John Common, alien, George Newman, fur
nished eubstitu te August l3, 1864: NJ Moran,
alien; Thomas REESE, usder age; Michael She
hea, alien; Lewis Hill, over age; Owen Clark,
alien Patrick Cosgrongh, allen; John Stew
art, under age; Henry Cargan. alien; J. Dough-
erty, alien; John Donovan. over aga; . KIM
mel, now in service; W. Lewis. furnished sub
John Burns, alien; Henry Cargan, alien; Edw
@. Wroe, physical disability; Geo. Washing
ton, accepted; William Pratt. physical disabil-
ity; Charles Mcintyre, physical disability;
physics disability; Frank Games, physical
disability; Henry Stokeley, physical disa-
bility; Benjamin Heline. physical disability;
physical disability; John Neensn, PHYSICAL dis
ity; L: B. Green, physical disability;
John H;n I RnsssI physical disability Geo
disability; Jas. Rollins, furnished substitute;
John Delacy, alien; Moses Dempsey, alien;
Thomas Blondin. ever age: John R. Stokes,
over age; Martin Ford, over age; w. H White,
under age; w. Williams, over age: John Nc
Farland, physical disability; Andrew MeKena.
puysIcdl ulsdOiIltN, JOun PHYSICAL
disability; Onelius Mccarthy, alien; Jesse
Campbell, non residence; Patrick Laughlin,
alien; John Hay, Presidents Private Score.
tary, now in service; Richard Pearson, erro.
neous enrolment.
TWELFTH SUE DISTRICT.
Isaac Windsor, refugee; Jonn Hall, (coFd,)
over age; Thomas Green. alien; James Green,
over age; James Buckley, alien: Harvey T.
Brown, erroneous enrolment; Robert Taylor,
accepted; Alexander Better, accepted; Oscar
W ashington, accepted: samuel Kenden, &C
cepted; Sandy Wood. physical disability; Jas.
Annison, accepted; Nicholas Cross, William
Doran, John Kelly, accepted; Wesley Rice,
accepted; James Young, accepted Edward
Steele, over age; Michael White, alien; A. M.
France, non. resident.
SERIOUS CHARGE-We understand that on
Tuesday last Mr.. Il. F. Wilkins, a clerk in the
General Post Office, was arrested on charge of
postage stamps and disposing Of
them for the benefit Of himself and other par
ties. Two or three of those charged as ac-
completes, here and in Philadelphia, have been