Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-04
1%MUNGHAusEN THE SECOND REDIv-


esTd sIspsa hyJos + Browh the secrstar 9U Of the
ro@ TRPPs %sd 9' a0bs
that .Mupchausen" had been effectually silenced
ton have no recourse but to give to the pnblic
another leaf in the history of this notorious ind
Mr. Brown announces himself as the ''only regu-
larly selected candidate for Alderman in the war;
5Ss the
tie
convince every candid mind that under the circum-
BY being content With IS When by the
indicated in the last clause of extracts they
e4nld nave had any amount of suffrage necessary to
:" Brown, q; Shepherd. .4s; Angus, IS; Moore 4s;
Larner 81 Eberly, Al; skirving, II; Williams. 90;
The following was then declared the Ward ticket:
skirving, and W. B. Williams. mug ''' '''"''
found eight tickets for Mr. Joseph F. Brown in one
This fact thus stated taken in connection with the
further fact viz: that there were not seventy Third
must DOUBT - the minds its
to the genui neness of this nomination. The ticket
nominated has never been announced by Mr..
:, MI Brown in his card states that he intends to
rot for Mr.: Wallach How is it that Mr. Brown :
he will support Mr.. semmes? The declaration of
Mr.; Brown that he will cast his vote for Mr.. Wal
ZACH. when considered in connection with the as
servatlons of his friends, renders his position
Son'f!rhgt eqnvncals IL may be that he intends to
initiation Of the course pursued BY him in 1850,
when Mr.. Brown voted an open ticket for Colonel
while at the time: in fuld lment of q bar gain
made in order secure his Owl eectiSn without OPP
eighty votes Of the Gas Comp4ny's employees for
the for 9e
pie who, cognizant of ali the circumstances, even
at this late day involuntarily smile when remin l.
ed of the fact that notwithstanding this act of
perfdy, this consistent Brown, having failed to
defeat the man for whom he voted, coolly ad
later rejoicing in his success and in that of the
party which he represented, viz: the law and
order 2. the Democratic party
Mr. Brown says that he has served seven years
in the councils, and Ito his own Words that
he has never abused your confidence by using
my official position to crafty private prejudices
personal animosities-por given vote that
was not designed to ad vance your interests, indi
been writing to the stoekho lders Of the Gas Com
pany. this language mi ght have had sonas,chat the
Strange idea Of the enign,ened constituene s
forsotten the ofIicial conmunicati5n ' o. mayor
Wa Wal p dated January IL, 1873, from which it
Company had charged this city and had been
paid since 1883, (under supposed verbal contractl
the Secretary in charge. never having reduced
the price to the city; that it paying at the
rate. of IS cents per hundred, while the Govern.
q cents per hundred feet In all probability this
guardian of our city's interests would have con-
tinued to charge at these rates, had not Mayor
Wallach, with his usual care fer the interest of
our citizens, detected this gross overcharge and
called attention to it.
Is Mr.. Brown advancing his constituents inter
ests when he uses his position city legislator
to increase the price of to consumers, in which
effort he expects to succeed during the present
week.
Did Mr.. Brown advance the interest of his con-
stituentS when he spent several thousand dollars
of the ward funds on the I" III street sewer" to
benefit his property the square in which he re
sides-and then ahfr the bill to up his tracks
For full particulars National Intelli gencer of
July 9th, 1859.
Did not Mr.. Browns private preiudices'' pre-
vent the City Councils from doing homer to our
glorious General rant on his first visit here when
come to that distinguished officer, by moving an
adjournment of the Board of Aldermen while the
subject was under consideration, thereby prevent
ing their adoption. and this because the resolu-
tons was introduced by me?
1t were idle to attempt to recapitulate the con-
slant and innumerable tergiyersatons OF this un-
principled and aspiring man. False to friends, rs
well as foes; INSCRIPTIONS in the means to be ap-
piled to obtain any favorite ohject-eyer prefer
ing falsehOOd to truth-cOnstantly making public
interests subservient to his private ends; it is to be
hoped that the day of retribution has come-that
the mask of hypocrisy is at length to be drawn
aside, and this embodiment of deceit exposed to
the public gaze in all the hideOus deformity of his
nature (2tJ ALEX r. SHEPHERD.