Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-06-14
From Washington.

From the Washington correspondence of
the Baltimore Gazette, under date of the 7th
instant, We take-the following extracts =
The City Hall ring is routed, horse, foot
and artillery. The joy manifested in all
known that Emory was elected by over three
thousand majority, was universal and un>
bounded. Bonfres blazed at the street cor
ners rockets assembled with "whish." and
scattered their fiery stars under the bright
blue of the heavens, while an incessant fusi-
lade was kept up with small arms and fire.
crackers. People met and congratulated each
other heartily that the reign Of corruption
and Bowen was over. Property re-
ioiced Merchants rejoieed. In fact, every
body rejoiced, but Forney and another Penn
sylvania jackall. 1t is victory of the ''solid
men" of Washington over carpet-baggers,
demagogues and thieves. Il is a Conserva-
tive victory, too, and will have its effect on
the country when it is known that the City
Hall ring was backed by the Administration,
the heads of departments and the dominant
faction in Congress. Notwithstanding all
this, the Bowen party have met with Bull
Run defeat, and Washington is delivered out
of the hands of the Philistines.
Mayor Emery will find his official position
anything but bed of roses. The city is prac-
tically bankrupt. The extent to which it has
been run in debt under the Bowen administra-
ton is not yet exactly known. The support
ing of several thousand negroes for many
weeks must alone have cost pretty penny.
The publishing of two dalies and the subsi-
dizing of another will also make goodly row
of figures in the record of Bowen's raid upon
the city treasury. 1t will take the entire two
years of Mayor Emery's term of Office to place
the dsmantled wreck from which Bowen has
been driven in staunch and seaworthy con-
dition. First and foremost, the digging Of
mud holes on the extreme verge of the city
limits will be put stop to. The hundreds OF
negroes who haze been employed only to Sc
cure their votes will be discharged. But for
Bowen, all of those negroes, and many more,
might now be in receipt of good wages on
Southern plantations and engaged in adding
to the wealth of the country instead of drain-
inducement was offered these negroes to leave
here, but they were deluded by the faithless
promises of the Bowen ring, and would not
stir Now they must go or starve. After
all, is it such a hardship that they should
have to work for their maintenance Or is
it expected that the white people of this coun-
try are to be taxed to support the negro in
idleness?
1t must be said that much, and often justly
abused body, the police, acted yesterday with
great GOODNESS, energy and promptness, and
displayed an efficiency no less pleasing than
surprising. 1t is due to their exertions that
the riots which the City Hall ring endeav-
ored to incite were wholly prevented
Sumner entered street car to ride to the
Capitol this morning just after four ebony,
colored fifteenth amendments had seated
themselves. The car was quite filled, and
the Massachusetts Senator was compelled to
stand up and support himself by clinging to
strap. Not darkey stirred. Perhaps
they didn't know who Mr.. Sumner was
perhaps they did. After all, it is fitting that
Sumner should stand up while his ebony
idols ride at their ease.
The Disability bill reported to the Senate
on Saturday does not contain five thousand
names, as has been stated. The correct num-
Der is three thousand six hundred and twenty
four. Among the number are r. Snowden
Andrews and Chas. Marshall, of Baltimore;
Daniel s. Hessey, of Dorchester county, Md;
Hon. Henry S. Foot, of Tennessee, and Hon.
Charles j. Faulkner, of Virginia. That vast
majority of those included in this bill are men
not at all prominent before the war or since.
When Bowen vacates the Mayors chair on
Monday next, he will be, for the first time in
thirty years, without an Office. So far as the
people of Washington are concerned. he is
likely to be thirty years without an Office, if
he lives that long.