Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1860, Page 3

ot cn te fall @ some plan of concen’ jon? §=It is utterly impossible for every mam to be a candi- da‘e. or for every shade of or wish to be y Mr. D. then 008 causes of dissatisfaction in party ranks. He spoke of the petty reasons always given by sore heads for not ares ig the candidate of the Party, and of the ‘ fodges” of candidates to secure Popular f:vor, especially among the and gave ‘: as bis opinion that when Dick Wal- loach gets about four drinks he feels large, and would hardly proffer his silk glove to sbaken by the tarry ofa In the Navy ard, just at the present time, when probably best wqueezer of hands going. ‘They cozen you,” said the speaker, “and that is why we always beat them.” | stand here to- night to tell you that it is your duty to your country, yourselves and up and work tog sition. To stand , Col. erret for Mayor, for he is the man whose princi- es have rou what are. ‘s election of Wallach; but There is no fear of the if be should be the black republicans wouid re- gard itas the first gun, the first nail, as it were, driven into the coilin of this great country. They would fire one hundred gons in New York and Ye Chicago; the artillery would roar with the g!orlous news that the of the black republican party floats over the capital of our nation. The 300d news would yo to England, where the good old duchesses and adherents of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe would weep crocodile tears of Joy for the victory. And this on. I can’t believe that uite bie generally charges that his iy te carton” lam cnty for him; I could have wept for him; I was his friend, but now have only to say, -* Go on, Doctor.” You all remember w, when I spoke here four years ayo, the dirty tle American Organ blackguarded me. You know how it was with Magrader’sadminstra- and you sre the change bas taken place ‘a the last two years. This gentleman, then, beea faithful. ‘It is your duty, then, to see that he is elected. Take him through, because Your country demands jt—because of the peculiar <ireametances of the country around you Magrader is not in this fight, it fs useless to argue about it; he !s trying to defeat Berret, that is all, because he has quarreled with bis . Will you furnish him the weapons with which to defeat and break you up? It is for you to decide whether you will or not; whether you will permit this traitor to of} to defeat you if you are black republicans, do not vote for Magruder, but g° at once and vote for Dick, and give us a chance to mark you. The democrat who votes for Ma- ¢ruder now Is a dirtier man than if he voted fur Wallach, because be news shat be (M) isa traitor to his 5 t who Magruder hetero, bat now he is no Mangere aoa rat. [ am sorry tosay that he isa sort of cri pled ublican. He is trying to support Wallach, i L have no doubt will receive his quid pro quo No man will do as he has done from disinterested philanthropy. 1 feel and think that this man, for whom { have been so solicitons heretofore, is unworthy of your confidence and support. SPEECH OF THE MAYOR Col. Berret being loudly called for at the close of Mr. Davidson's remarks. came forward and ex- pressed bis deep gratitude to the speakers who had preceded bim for their eloquent and forcible addresses in his behalf, and to the audience for toe enthusiastic manner in which they had been received. After listening to those eloquent and patriotic speeches, they would hardly expect any lengthy remarks from him. When the speaker a candidate, two years ago, for the office now ‘d by him, he took occasion to-say that if elect- all his energies would be devoted to the Pro- ion of the best Interests of > citi: and to ceure the permanent and prosperity of the metropolis. If he bad failed he bad the proud conselousness to know that his whole energies been bent towards the bring!: bout of that . [Applause.) As your stan: -bearer for election now pending, I assert that the Fed- | metropolis to-day attords as much protection ife and property as that of any other city, be it at or small, throughout the length and breadth of civilization. Should | again be elected, I shail nse ev exertion to promote these blessings When [feel that as the chief magistrate of this city I do not —— the power to permit the people to do whatever any — have a right to do, I will yicld up to you the right to choose my successor { am no alarmist, and if 1 were, I have too high an appreciation cf your intelligence to in- fluence your judgment by appeals to your fears, bat itis obvieus that either Mr. Wallach or myseif ! be elected on next Monday week; and what will be the practical result if Mr. Wallach suc- ceeds’ No prophet is needed to predict that result. He announces ina letter that he never was a know nothing. never was a democrat, and never was a black republican, but has ways been awhig. If this isso, who is to elect him? Not the democrats, for no democrat In the city support him—then he must ex necessitate be elected by the know nothings. It is that y who constitute the ition; they still exist, aud it was from their ers that he received the nomination If he is elected know nothing- ism will again be established, and this you all know “A werd to the wise is sufficient’? He will owe his election to that party, will be under obitgation to their leaders, and will institute a government of know nothingism. A word about the finances. It bas been truly sald that the affairs of the Corporation were in an ~rabarrassing condition when I came into office. I have no word to say about my predecessors. [ have found sufficient employment in attending to my own business. [A .} But it is fact, Clear as noonday, that when I entered office, th was 2 debt of one quarter of a million against the city. I have gone on during the past tw» years applying my best energies to secure to Washington 2 on the high road to fame. i found @ condition of things which made it ne- ccssary In some degree to suspend the improve- meats and to go to work to restore the credit of tue city. Of that $250,000 then due, $160,000 has been liquidated; another floating debt at present amounts to but 835.000. That amount I expect to ¥ out of the next tax receipw; and thea we shail free from debt, with a revenue of upward of 230,000 to be expended in effecting ti im- provements which have been temporarily sus- pended. The revenue will then be sufticlent to make ail the improvemonts necemary. if I had ado) of one thousand sdditional pupils, facilities, I am happy to beavie to state, all of which have been embraced by those he: debarred from access to the public fences. Which averages $15,000, aah oot Soon city for police, of some $17.0 only. [Applause] I aincerely believe that on next 7 ha leerpnewsarromon oe cross-ficing, ere sun be it So aes been Lae bear lofts victori- SPEECH OF MR. CLUSKEY. and we have ‘The last speaker, Mr.C. , being introduced, salle "That afer the lucid exaibit corporation affairs which had been made what was there left for him to say. ‘was a s ti leetijetl sh eles = eee Ek on municipal affairs, delivered on Friday night last at the large meeting of his friends at the corner of First and East Capitel streets, in the Third Ward, ‘The crowded state of our columns vented its publication on Saturday, and it was deferred until to-day. We are sure this delay will cause it to lose none of its int and inasmuch as it bas been nounced to be the most effective and interesting of any that he had previously delivered during this canvass, we have no doubt it will be read with great interest by all. The Doctor spoke as follows: My friends and -citizens :—A story that I (laughter) and that on the Monday eres | I Will be inaugurated as Mayor of this city. [Re newed laughter and loud cheering.) Rely upon it, however, that whatever the result may be, I shall be in the field until the polls are closed on the evensng of the first Monday in June. [Pro- longed cheering.] [have endeavored heretofore to prove to you— and bave proved—that Mr. Berret was setting up false claims to having established the peace of the ps ge having established the rule of law and order; and I only say to you ail to-night, that if anybody can polst mets an instance where Mr. Goddaed, with all his additional police, has arrested a single rioter on any occasion since he = been in power, { will admit Mr. Berret’s claim. ‘. Berret tells you that be has paid off the debt of the city, and pe he admits that he owes $55,000, but does not tell you what are the items that goto make up that amount. fle fatls to tell you he owes $45,000 (and I don’t know how much more) for the Wasuington and Alexandria Railroad debt; $60,000 for the indorsement on the bonds of the © ‘ke and Ohio Canal Com- ny, making an additional sum of $98,000—just Bioten more, additional, than the sum total he ad- mits; and i he is building a pipe-hoyse and a new watch-honse, with a magnificent clock- tower upon it. Now nobody can tell how much that is going to cost. He bas contracted for a market-bouse in the Seventh Ward; he is teady to contract for a market-house on Pennsylvania avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets, cost- ing 5 robably $300,000. Now, what is all this debt to amount to? My friends, | do not intend this evening to con- sume my time and weary you with 4 recapitula- tion of the arguments and facts which { have heretofore presen ut I design proving to you to-night that Mr. ret is not the democratic candidate for the fom br [Cheers] That ne is the Douglas candidate for thatoftice. [A Voice. *-That’sso; he is anything for gain "] ‘That he is not the candidate of the democratic party, but that he is the anti-Lecompton candidate; [eheers placed himself upon that {asue, an his friends to-night are standing upon that issue in the Sixth Ward paper of this city, There isan advertisement ina the avowed organ of Mr. Berret, to the etfect that there is to be a Berret meeting in the Sixth Ward to-night; that that Berret meeting will be ad- dressed by the honorables Aibert G. Brown of Miss., Roger A. Pryor of Va.,aud Wm. Mont- gomery, of Pa The Hon. A. G. Brown, of Miss , is a gentle- man, who, in my canvass, said ‘‘some of his chil- dren were born in Washington, and some in Mississippi; but if he had had his way they would ail bave been born here In Mississipp! he tells the people he doesn’t want to be President of the United States. No! not he; but if he can get the South to leave the North, and let the city of Wash- ington remain where nature placed it, or any- wLere else, that he would like to be President ota Southern Confederacy. He went into a Southern Convention once, when there was a certain resolu- tion pending to dissolve this Union, and weat with bis pistols in bis pocket and the powder in the pistol to enable him to fire the first salute of congratulation apon the dissolution of this Union. He is the gentleman who preaches one doctrine to the South, (because he isa Douglas man,) and another doctrine in Washington, because he de- sires to be popular everywhere. Do you know who William Montgomery is? Laughter] He was the disorganizer of the mocratic rty, selected here by the disorgan- izers of the democratic ty to introduce a reso- lution into the House Representatives, which was Intended to break up the democratic party; and selected because he was a Pennsylvanian, who had been elected as a democrat, and the oniy Pennsylvanian who could be found to in- pope that resolution. He isthe man who in- -troduced the celebrated anti-Lecomption resolu- tion into the House of Re; resentatives, and who caused in the last House that split, which broke the power of the democratic party there. He isa Douglas man; and he is willing now to become a friend and assist in the election of a man (Mr Berret.) who, whatever he may have been before be went to Charleston, returned from that city a tirm and avowed friend of Mr. Douglas. (Laugh. -J A voice —‘Yes, he would be a Lincoln man, if he thought there was a chance; he has no Principles * [Laughter] And who is Mr. Pryor, who is to-night to lec- ture you on the duty of supporting regular nominations? Why he came here sometime avo to edit a newspaper, the avowed opponent of ibe national democratic party as represented by th administration at present existiag. He came! before Mr. Buchanan’selection. After the e:. tion, and some time after Mr. Buchanan’s going into office, upon that Sys se failing to obtain the patronage of the Government, it cebanged its politics and tock ground against his ad- ministration and for Mr. Berret; took grbund against =e administration of our municipal affairs; against Mr. Buchanan's democratic ad mini jon of the national affairs, and against my democratic administration of the municipal affairs. And Pryor came here to oo T—well, is per subject and indi Vidual to advocate Mr Berret. "Ber tose tan’t all that Mr. Py did. (Laughter) Darin; my Mayoralty I had a great deal of trouble with that gentleman. With my little body of police, with which I bad to keep down all the turbulent spirits which were brought on {rom Baltimore and eleew! 4 Mr. Magruder. better informed in d do’t know Joe Bu I sappose you are a good deal - to that than [ am. J wae a — there ~ treati jurposes. I can jowever, wl I think ft probable did treat them there, ced Win is Wm. H. Ward, a manager for Mr. Berret. 1 Know that when I visited the plac now very well. man who says that he ever saw = Mr. Burch's house says what is false. That A Votee.—¥ou are the one that lies. - A Voice, (fromthe stage }— Here, be quiet there. ‘we want from you. Mr. Magruder—I never was in Mr. Burch’s house { t a murder was, in that house my police pepe ieee to be Lat —— But Lalso subsequently a murder been committed in a house in city, and yet Mr. Berret’s police ig are going to hoid it, in tell you of a little incident that occurred not very long since. body came here from New York to see the mayor, or rather somebody came bere from New York—I do not know that he ame to see the mayor, but he did see the yor, . The.mayor was »; ing of the ad- mirable order of the city, how he had man- aged to ai it. [Laughter } A Voice.—It was the mayor of New York, Mr. M: ider.—Some gentleman seems to know. r. who it was. I do not. Somebody came, how- ever, from that section of country, and he tried to gull him, as he has been to gull these voters here. Said he, *{ will e you to-night and I will show you how I doit” So he sent Capt. Goddard up into the First Ward, who gave notice to the to be there, as the Mayor was coming up with adistinguished friend from New York, and you mnat all be at your posts—one at this corner, another at that, and so on—and when Icome along I will tap onthe wood sroming The Mayor arrives, the ppings are commenced, but no response is had. They go along a little further, and still no answer. “Something's out,’? said he; ‘there isa disturbance somewhere, and the police have gone to make some arrests. Let's 0 round to the watch-house.”” They went to one boot off, whilst others were taking up the other leg to get the other boot off. (Laughter.} And the apology was, ‘You told us that you were coming here a little after ten, and now it isa little after eleven; so we thought you were not coming at all.” Laughter.) Well now, my friends, you will suppose that the Mayor turned them out. It is very natural to suppose he would. [Laughter] A Voice —They were all tight. Mr. Magruder.—I will do them the justice to say I don’t believe there is a drunken man amongst them. I want to make no misr tation of anybody. I say again I don’t know of one drunken man amongst them. Still it was a terrible thing. The Mayor drew a long breath, and Capt. God. dard stretched out his long arms, and toe result was a good deal of confusion. Nobody knew what to do. Neither the Chief of Police, the Mayor, nor the watchmen, who were there. [Great laughter ] Finally, however, they were all summoned before the Mayor. I really don’t know what was done with them, but I know they are all on duty hnow—[laughter)—every man of them. And just so long #s Capt. Goddard is the Chief of Police just so long will that same system prevail. Just so long will meetings, to which he and sa 4 are oj » be interry: Just so long wi there be an inefficient police,who wili make no ar- rests of incendiaries, or robbers, or those who commit murder Within the last two yous there have been nu- merous acts of incendiarisms; and the Councils have been obliged to offer large rewards for the apprehension of the incendiary, and yet there have been no arrests. There have been robberies and arsons, and hs nobody has ever been taken up by one of these police—either for murder, robbery, house-burning, or any other high crime. Sundry poor men. however—and women, too— have been arrested for trivial offences—fined per- haps for keeping a dog by accident without a li- cense, or seliing grog without a leense, or for the violation of some petty Corporation law, which arrests have been made in a manner as if the parties were desperadoes, and going to resist them with a knife. Now, my friends, I want to tell you a little incident in the history of this police regulation, which perbaps you have never reflected upon :— ‘That when Mayor Berret went into office, John H. Goddard was an Alderman. The Mayor, for bis own reasons, would not go into office ‘and or out measures with the means which I had used, and so be must change that system. Ac- cordingly he got the Councils—Jobhn H. Goddard being not only an Alderman, but chairman of the police committee—to pass a bi!l to create the present system—to have a police officer at a salary of $2,000 a year was passed; and that » H Goddard’s creat! on, made John H. Goddard Chief of Police ata salary of $2,000 a year. He not only voted for it, but originated it, a8 chairman of the police committee of the Board of Aldermen; and therefore he carried that bill through with the full knowledge that it was to enure,to his special benefit. And what has he done for the $2,000? Why be has bought a mag- nificent uniform, (and { am not altogether sure that that was not paid for out of the Corporation fand.) [Laughter.} ‘That is all he has done. On last Monday night, { addressing my own oe bbors in the ret Ward, f had occasion to notice the manner in which the police were dis- charging their duties generally; and I then stated that if the police were to be allowed to be polit- jeal partisans, as they were at this time, and had been for the last twelve months, it would be necessary for Congress to act precisely as the democratic Legislature of Maryland bad done, and appoint a metropolitan poilce, with three commissionrs; taking the matter out of the bands of the people, aud ont of the hands of the Mayor. What have they done already? ‘They say you shall bave no police paid for by the Government ‘That if the people want a potice to be supported for political purposes, they must pay them by tax levied upon themselves and their property; the Government of the United States shall not pay forthem. Therefore it is that the appropriation for a night police, which has heretofore b en made by the Congress of the Uni ‘States, has been stricken out of the appropriation bill Js this all Mr. Berret bas lost for you? A Voice. —The black republicans did it. Mr. Magruder—No matter who does it, m friend. No matter whether it is done by blac republicans or democrats. The democrats did the saine thing under like circumstances in the State of Maryland; and if the democrats can do {t rightfully in eyed, why of course the black republicans can do it rightfully in Washington. If democrats can at Annapolis take the power of appointing the police out of the bands of the mayor of Baltimore, because of their fraternizi ng too violently with | erage Parties, it is just as 01 tight for the opposition to the democratic party to do this same tl in Washington. [A Voice. “That's so.) J as right. Think of these things for one single moment, and you will vot doubt the correctness of mystatement. 1 know it is all very well to say it is wrong, because the black republicans did it; but when'the People of the Fifth Ward come to feel that the $500.00 ap- Propriation for the Capitol Extension is thrown out by the black republicans, is it Satisfactory to the workmen to say, ‘+! nibst starve until the democrats can get the ascendanc again, or 1 must be driven away?’ Is it satisfactory for the people, to have it sald to us. we Mmast suffer in our property, in our funds, in our means, and in our a comforts, a the black republican ty don't approve of democratic principles in Washington ? I know it is all very well to say that whatever our party does is right, and what- ever another party dues is wrong. Rely upon it, whenever my party touches my pocket, if [ama lal ing for imy daily bread; if my and children are laboring for the neces- saries of life, then it is that | very soon cease to have a party, and that after a while I do as 1 know ® great many other joeme have done in sin.ijlar ‘cases—jump over to Mr. Berret because they think he is yoing to be elected —[A voice- “Nary time."J—-ge over to that side which | thought would enavle me to get my daily sustenance. Now Is that all that the great violence of pai year or two ago (and | want you eae Howe by any manner of ith street, street from eacthen inet stricken out that appro; together w: $500,000 tension; and ‘song city government tuerefon Congress has resolved to keep the po n that have something at lake to cry “support we teataring Peon, ea A onda ile will you get more votes. Fe meg tevin he will. [“No! no!” “right i And i i ltogtser poate Sat 1s and whom, too elie cca Thee one of the very people, Mir. ; may be And then you can’t- rhe song [A Volce—“That's so.) I ” —[——_: ree & . Insalt by throwing a few stones | Berret’s friends in the City Council’... They do | the for to be done is aejhe econo phe A tele Sheds Rot both tell the rath cortict bo sued. [A voice, Neveawerdea Au is of their members because of this little | Mr. Berret’s friends te the trath—that the pa done just before the election. They did not do affair, in which three men dispersed the | were there—who did they arrest?’ Nobody! Did | it last year; but then there was no Mayor's elee- entire black republican of this city, it was | they see they were boys, as alleged? wanaid tion at hand. The gutters likewise have never seized upon and made the pretext for ir subse- ser tancts then. arrest them, and them te ‘ juent of voting in Congress to parents, as the law reqnired them to do? . Towers did make an effort to them law and order in the: of 5 they arrest any men. if they were there. and | clean; and if he failed it wos not his fault, but speaker closed after a few more remarks ex- take them to the watch-house, as the law required | the fault of She agente to Widens he entrusted the Pressive of his confidence in the democratic and | them todo? No! work. I know I spent thousands of dollars anti-know nothing nominee for Mayor. A voice—They coulda’t. to keep the gutters clean. because I knew that the Three cheers were then given forthe Mayorand | Mr. Magruder —They couldn’t do {t, some one | health of the ci was endangered by having them for the various speakers of the evening, says I am inclined to think that is the truth, | remain ina fil y condition. The health of the Meeting adjourned. Bat suppose the police were not there, as Mr. See te ng, Poor as well as the rich—was of more Florence rg sy tow yh they? Why, had | wv: "eg Hr than any — say tee _ ; better to passa resolution that | world. I know where filth is like! 4 Srxucu ov Dr. Maonvpxn ox Fuipay Niour. fed a public meeting is to be held, notice | You all know that in the habitation whee four- We present below the speech of Dr. Magruder fanel be ven to the police that they are going to | fifths of the poor families are compelled to live in one house, that they are not able to take the dirt away, and therefore it was that I had it cleaned up for them, and bad it kept clean kept clean now? They are for the houses of the rich man, but I was for the house of the poor man. I should like for anybody to show me the street now kept as clean as when I was the Mayor of Washington A Voice —The rich man has to pay for the cleaning of the gutters. Mr. Magruder—Some one says the rich man has to pay for the cleaning of the gutters. I og pose he would if the gutters were cleaned, but he Ln yoo keeping them clean now, when they are not cleaned. {Laughter} I used to made the rich aed gd for it. It will take $20,000 at the very rate to restore the streets and. alleys to the condition in which Mr. Berret found them. Some one below here says the rich man pays for keeping them clean. but when they are ~~ clean who gets = for keeping them so? Why, the rich man doesh’t; because doesn’t get down and scrub in the gutters. But the man does; and it is because the poor man has not been able toget this kind of work, by which he may earn his daily bread, that that class of the community have raised this clamor 4 EE Mr. Berret. He, how- ever, calculates to fool them by setting them to to lay little patches of gravel ever the el between here and there, in eee of m: ne itters. And who is to make Profit for the work that has been done in the gut- ters’? Why, one or two individuals. Men who are able to buy horses and carts have contracted for the whole of this work, and I know there is no one appointed to overlook them. It Is for the very reason that he fixes the easiest possible plan for them to get along, that they are all Berret men; that ev Cor, tion official, from the lowest tothe highest, Berret man Every watchman in the First Ward is a Berret man, excepting one; and they are so because they know full'well that if I had found them in the watcbhouse atthe time and under the circum- stances which I have just stated Mr. Berret did, I would have turned them all out. All the watch. men in the First Ward are Berret men, because they know I used to walk about bse whenever there was to be even a serenading party, and without waiting to receive notice of it. as Mr. Florence thought they ought to have waited the other night. When a very serious disturb- ance occurred in the city—on nth street, on the day of election—I was there, and I saw that they were there; and at the risk of my own life I maintained the public peace. J saw that the watchmen did their duty; Idid my own, mysel . Idid’at ask for a Chief of Polic: an expense to the city of $2,000 a year todo what it was ny duty to form. yell, now, my friends, Mr. Berret says that he has paid off the debt of the city, and that he bas been the poor man’s friend, without Poor man for his work. How is the poor man paid by him? Why he pays him in Corporation certificates, or some currency which could not be sold dollar for doliar. He paid it in such sums that when the poor man got his pay he had to go and sell it toa rich man, for what he could get for it. Mr. Berret’s friends claim that he has economized in the expenditures of the money of the Corporation. He then related an instance of where an appropriation having been made for | steer the western market-house a bid for the faithful performance of the work (the lowest re- ceived) was presented from Messrs. Clements & Co, this being as respectable and reputable a house as could be found anywhere {n the city, and whose fathers had heen puinters before them; nevertheless the work was given to Bill Spald- ing, the highest bidder A voice. —*‘The other party hadn’t done any- thing to ald in Mr. Berret’s election.” Mr. Magruder —Tbat’s it my friend—that’s the true secret. 1 could tell you of other incidents of this kind, which have been reported to me, upen evidence on which I would render a verdict to hang a man, so tirmly de ] believe them to be true 2 but yet [ will tell you of nothing but what [ know myself. A voice—W hat about Mr. Wallach? Mr. Magruder—i have nothing to do with Mr Wallach. I leave that with you who are to assist Mr. Berret in the 8p iutment of about two- thirds of his extra police. Now just exactly at this point, when you are talking of Mr. Wallach, I will make a proposition which ought to be ac ceptable to all democrats—to yon gentlemen who want to go for the nominee, and who say that I am endaugering the election of Mr. Berret and alding indirectly ih the election of a know-noth- ing, because I am opposing the nominee who se. cured the nomination by foul practices—to you paving the gentleman who are supporting the nominee who never did anything for the democracy when a fizbt was to be roade in this city. But when I took up your democratic banner out of the mire, and at the risk of my. life, when this city was in the hands of the know-nothings, [A voice— “That's so. by G—d”’j aad redeemed it from their hands, your present nominee for the Mayoralty went to Cinctnuati to look after the city Post Ottice. [Laughter and cheers ] Yes, my friends, net only he, but Lis active, prominent su; pporters to this day, went to Cincinnati to look after their positions under the Government | know thut he Wenttuere. fits friends say that he cannot err; that he is the most astute of all politicians. 1 be- lieve he is very astute; but he went there for one rty against Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan be- ng elected President, turned him out, and thus repudiated bis democracy So you see I am not the first man who repadiated him—the President of the United States did it before me. A voice—Yes, and the citizens will on the first Monday jn June next Now, I will make a proposition to Mr. Berret, just where that gentleman asked, where is Mr. Wallach? I don’t want to endanger the success of the democratic party. Mr. Berret says be dues not desire to be mayor—I do. Mr. Berret, there- fore, will make no sacrifices b withdrawing—I will, Mr. Berret will gratify bis own feelings b retiring from this feld—I will not. Now, | will Propose to Mr. Berret—I do propose it, and | reit- erate it here—that if be will withdraw from this contest, I will. |Cheers } 1 will be more definite than that. Mr. Berret is very fond of ‘Bilis.’ He has Bill Thomas, [laughter,) Bill Ward. [laugb- ter,] and Bill Spaulding, (laughter, ] all the time, either all of them, or one of mi, Or several of them, round and about him upon all occasions. I know that he dare not deny that he said to un- other Bill, and that is eee that be would su port him (Magruder) for the mayoralty, if would consent to come cae and, further, that be urged upon me todo so. I am informed that he did the very same thing to Bill Ward, {laugbter;) that he did the very same thing to bill Moore, (laugbter;) and that he did the very same thing to BM! Bayly, (laughter. Now, as he is so fond of + Bills,’ will agree to take Bill Bayly. Let him be the democratic candidate I can’t take either Of the other “Bills,” because | think they ought all to be aspire (Laughter and cheers } If he don’t like Bill Bayly, I Will take Bill Dove, of the First Ward, [cheers,] who, I mage will be acceptable to every democrat in ef Voice. —That’s so.) If hedon’t like ‘tm, 1 will take any other bonest, high-minded man out of the democratic Ee, who is not identified any- where with political hucksters. I widi support him earnestly and zealously, and with the only proviso that he discharge three ‘Bilis’ that are round about the mayor now, without pzying them at all. | friends, I came here to-night on a short notice. I did not know that it was expect ed 1 would be bere to-night, until ] saw the an- nouncement in the Star of this afternoon, Ihave been at work ever since three o’clock this morn- ing until a little before five tuis ii pon J shall not exhaust my: few more things to say I would ask where Mr. evidence of his prowess in ism! Has there been a single riot since Mayor? Hus there been one city from the g i F i Ei Be i 8 e de from the aud let him who will, recelye it."” Light of men. A Voice, (from the crowd.)—Whisky ts the life of men Mr. Magruder—Somebody over there says «Whisky is tbe life of men.” i +) he bas ti 4p ge mem pres knows Ee has.a poor life, { |, Who depends upon such a asthat. There are some who claim that the is composed of moral men; that theydo Co grng box ented ryan Did anybody ever see a ‘tical party was willing to m—to admit pi im itt win party sucteed ving If the democratic sustain itself “whisky,” it stands u; i - This is but following in the steps of the knew nothings, who, whenever I arose’to speak during the exciting canvass just Prior to my election as Mayor, would exclaim “ are dronk;”’ and Mr. Berret’s men are wy aty following after them. Su Lam drunk; words that | utter are true. [Load and prol cheering.) And if | were so,and I cen w truths against Mr. Berret and his administration, (as I do now.) what would I do if | were sober? Loud cheering ] Let him or his friends get over hese facts arguments that! present, if thev can, without any reference to me. Mr. Berret took no notice of the letter I sent him inviting him to meet me in these discus- sions. Oh no, be was afraid of anything I could say. But after | bad spoken in the First and Seventh Wards, find worye a3, Be little frightened, he evening bed Mr W. H. Hope, and several other > a meeting in the Sixth Ward to-night, at which several members of Congress will speak, and that “our worthy candidate for the Mayor- ality’? will bonor those present ee ae m- sel Yes, Mr. Berret ts to be present, to let you look at his - [Laughter] Now bis friends have been announcing for some- time that he was going tostump Maryland for the Democratic candidate for the - Well, ie he can speak in gy ge he can Speak to his own ituency. know | can speak better to people 1 know and love than I can to strangers. I beard Mr. Berret attempt to make @ speech once at the City Hall. He commenced by saying that “Gen. Jackson said, ‘The Federal Union must be preserved,’ and | say ‘Law and Order must be maintaiued.’* [Loud laughter and cheers} He went on to sa sundry otber things afterwards. | know that Mr. Berret ina veto m which he sent to the Councils about the water pipes, said that if the House of Repre- sentatives had done what the Board of Common Council did, what would the President of the United States have done? Well, I know Mr. Berret places a high estimate upon himself, and he not have made a modest comparison to save bis soul; and |, because it would not that, the le uni have magathed him sufficiently to have made a modest comparison. Now Mr. Berret could have found what would have been the duty of the President to hive done under such circumstances, by referring toa document passed by the Cou- gress of the United States, which is as easy to understand as A is to be understood from X. But Mr. Berret in order to magnify this taing, ard showing that he lidn’t begin to und: rstand the po sition Le occupied, endeavored to exemplify the meautng of the law by ‘ing the charter of the city to the Constitation of the United States, and the Councils of the city to the House of Rep- resentatives, and the Mayer of the city aad the few police officers, to the President of United States. Now, my friends, 1] did’nt present myself to you asa candidate simply becsuse I am a dem- ocrat, simply because | am endorsed Ly a ward nomination in opposition to one gotten up by a re- sort to ail sorts of base practices, which ought not to be resorted to by either the democratic or any other party. I announced myself a candidat: for the mayoralty because I understood thoroughly the interests of the people of this city; that have served a regular apprenticeship as such, and be- cause I contend Mr. Berret does not know bow to discharge bis duties, as fully demonstrated by bis administration, or rather malad ministration ‘The speaker on retiring was greeted with loud plaudits from all sides. Mr. Keating then rose and announced that Mr. Magruder would Speak ia front of the City Hall on ‘Tuesday evening next. The meeting then adjourned Cincuit Court.—The case of Margaret Lyons, administratrix of Elizabeth Braiden, agt. R. Hazard. Oiiver E. P. Hazard, and others, was concladed on Saturday by a verdict for plaintift®. A suit was then taken up in which Miss F. Brink was plaintiff and Wm. Forrest defendaat —a case of defamation of character, growing out of the loss of property missed from a house where plaintiff bad lived; damages laid at $6.000; ver- dict for plaintiff, and damages awarded’ $50. Verdict set aside by Court as not being in confor- mity with the evidence. MgEtINc of tux Youxc Mzx’s Democratic AssociaTion.—Pursuant to advertisement a meet- ing of the Young Men’s Democratic Association of the Istand was held at Potomac Hall on Satur day night, when, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, a large number was in at- tendance. The meeting was addressed by the President of the Association, (Mr. D. Clary.) M. W. Cluskey, Esq., J. C. Cook. and J. M. Madd. Mr. Berrret was heartily endorsed by all the Speakers. We have not room to-day to give any report of the speeches, AnoTuER Macruper Mreting To-nicut.—It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere that Dr. Magruder has accepted an invitation to ad- dress his friends of the Third Ward, this (Mon- day) evening, in front of the Northern Liberties’ Market house. There seems to be a very great interest manifested in the Doctor's ee speeches just at the present tine, and this, like Its predecessors, will no doubt be very largely at- tended. Usion GuaRps.—This fine corps paraded this morning in summer uniform under command of Captain King, and, after marching through the principalstreets and aveuues of the city, proceeded to a convenient spot for target practice. They looked well and marched well. and were accom- panied by Withers’ band. A Very Srvere Storm visited this section on Seturday afternoon, doing considerable damage to property in this city, Georgetown, and Alex- andre ae particulars of which are crowded ovt to-day, but will appear to-morrow. Query.—Mr. Editor: Is it any evidence of the efficiency of our city police, that a billiard saloon was ligbted up, men seen playing, their laughter heard outside, &c., &c , on Sunday night last, in one of the most frequented streets of our city? - Law anv Orver. Tae Lectvrx of the Rev. Dr. Cahill at the As- sembly Rooms this evening, on “‘ The Tides,” is ex; to be a scientific treat of the very highest or: and will, of course, be very numerously attended by our citizens. SEE ADVERTISEMENT of Ja coin, pipes. tobacco. &c., for sale by W. handlee, Card Writer, at Willards’ Hotel. A Repusiican Ratirication Meetine, it will be remembered, has been announced for this eve- ning, in front of the City Hall. BEAR IN MIND that the Ladies’ Grand Union Festival commences at Odd Fellows’ Hall this evening. Al iz Col & J c A small quantity diferent Kids of Coin, a few ‘ipes, some Tobace », and other articles equally novel, all of which have been obtainea direc ly of the Embassy. Persons desirous of ohtaining those La wr eo articles should cad immediately, app: ob- is very limited, and they can be no where else. F. AMONG THE MANY PREPARATION; lic a» certain cures for the Fever Ague, none Wve been received with such esp: favor as Dr. - Hostetter’s celeb ated Stomach Biitefs. This tonto has been oi culated, and its many virtues pro- tmulgated throughout the sand every day the roprietors are greeted with the i .telligence of soine freadtat o&se Vanquished by the use itters. In our principal cities there thei medici celeste kat. tome itis both mid aT At ‘agreeable fo the taste, and stimulating in its action upon the system. Fora in cure for the Fover and A) leucy, yapepsin. aud all Ee ci ‘ms 28-e0St re the pnb- 4 ty rywhere. the Bast Batt Prarey A Sree J at AdaMson’s, Seventh site Post Of tar Beciasa Bal rants Mxvee’s MrmaccLous Verurn OYER. he and remedy ane anes caw le THE LATEST NEWS» TELEGRAPHIC. ———————— SSS FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Palestine Fastuer Poryt, May Palestine, from Li 2S —The Canadian Com- a Pullinger, the defaulting cashier of the Union Bank, had been sen’ to 2 yeers of penal Ruma agai in Menaces in favor of the - a Turkey Cotton ORK... ) closed quiet uochanged, with sale, ter 5 days of 44,000 bales; ‘Dut some circulars report a decline of 1-164 on lower qualities Breadstutts ly lower ns and Pi jo! ble change. ly were quiet and un- how poe excepting corn, which was very dull generally were dull, without quota- four The steamshi; merica, Hammonia, Austra- lasian, ard Va it bad arrived out —— Election of Mayor im Utica Utica, N. ¥., May 25.—Dewitt C. Grove, edi- tor of the Dally Observer, was a of elected Utica by the common council, last evining. — BaLttmors, May 28 —Flour a declining tendency; Howard sirect $5.50. Wheat isduli and unc! white 66a70c.; yellow ed. Corn bas adownward tendenc de 6Sa67c. Provisions are qdiet; no change in quotations. Whisky steady at2iyc. New are nominal. Wheat is ported. Corn hasa downward pee at SSafi0c. Beef stefly Mark New Yor, May 28 —Flour ote is lower, but prices heavy; no Southern re- , mixed Pork firm quiet. Whisky steady at 21 kc. To © 8 ST BT ay, Thre great specific for Consumption is fast - ceding all of afflioted with tu lar retive issapee. lughiy scientific principles the rubbed of the nauseous tacts of 1s received into the stomach in withont mastication, and is cere « ud digested. passing into the 4] intestines by ‘drop, supp!yin; "the wastes the nutricions tages and reoomen Cocsumption and Sharies spectab mar 16-Sm ni re in overco! proved by the Now York, Academy or °. Protea gy ea, apie oey ames Uossumpts 811 Sorsfuions affeotso: € es Stott. Washington, and iodruggists. Price @1 No. iF Bockinan e. Body by te sus. ad by all ra- Show inert,” THE BESOM OF DESTRUCTION is our yo 5 ne debasing habite. Tho: an Fravity.or Phy: valee—rea:l the advertise: another column. Sold by street, N. Y. Price 25 Notice Tur We solicit the a! Clothin, Clothin; are all tos in creed colors for it is beautifully i the causes and effects of | ease and decay, pointing out the only sure tention of ail persons to our laree and fasiionable x Gents’ Furnishing Good: ufnetured by ourselves, dently assert that we can fatalt ‘and middle-aged to indulge, in exeess and . aap a, pet ne prey corning fac come dis; af Town ev, aoe spel «! ng shor read stological Re: vital i oS it of “ Treesemar.” wi Dr. Barrow, 194 Blescher cents. Sent free every- joc! a. Pais Cann. n want of Matock. of ive better goods and more satisfaction and at cheaper rates than apy other establishment in this city. Any styles of lothing made to ordar a ntied. ma7-im Hoxroratm All of Dr, Huropi ys & 2 Speci! He meopathic Remedies put up expressly Torta nse, in boxes, at 25 and cents each. Also, in cases, containing 29 visis, from $4 to of full directions, ad sale 8. avenue, wholesale A. Fitzcerald, 393 north F ; Winter, north corner of K street each, with book o Z. B. Gilman. 250 Pi retail a. ; W also by F st avenue. Also, fe nda nice fit always cuar- National Hoes! Baildig, 1c ReMevims. y #* Ponds Extract of Witel rinternal and external inflammations » Sold as above, ma 3iy INNIES.—Persons Cosi Penmes will siways $d them tor eckenen ar the tent lias eee i MARRIED. On the evening of the 24th inetant, by the Rev. Mr. Bartlett, HE WRY P. CROCKETT. to Mies SALLIE BOYD, both ef this erty. Dien. On Sunday, May 27, JOHN SMALL, son of Geo. and Eliza Smal!, aged 15 months. J On the mo: ning of the 28th of May, ELLEN B, wife of David H. Bevans. Thomas Hunte Her funeral take dence, 356 C and daughter of the late piace from her late resi to morrow afternoon, at 4o'oloek. ‘onstitution copy.) = 7 ee a 00 Dt STOVE and KINDLI possible price. Tr. 282 Pa av., between lith mai7if Woon ae OFFICE, 282 Pa. Av., Berw, opr the lowest ad tah ote COAL ‘M AND 12TH Sts., wo NG WOOD, at j.& W. North side, eZ SMITH, Si ned from the Noi e it GOUDS, HAT=s and iT? Just received a SMITIV'S. No 4 Mill and Wharf foot of Seventeenth st., . nee “Below War No. 460 Seventh street, has just re- rth, with & fine stock of CLOTHING. Sverybody goes to SMITHS, No. 460 Ser street, 20 mn SCLoWNING: FRM SING Ps. e jet of TRUNKS, at fq COLLARS, 8 its. stick TIESat laceuta ai SMiFAS agri Seventh st. [MPORTATION TO WASHINGTON. I reesived per FRENCH GO! ed to-day. ma 23-lw (intel.) O72 NEW 73 JU ivyyall, by T. Seaton <tiG ot Thomas Jemerspe. by Henry 8. KS. SBIVED. BREW steamer Enropa 8 new ly of DS, direct from Paris, wich open: he goods, being shipped on May. are of the latest styles, and, fof novelty beauty, cannot be surpassed by any others. ~ WILLIAN, A puna «28 , author t, Jeffer- 3 volumes, cloth. and the wane of b S ver ne on. “the Ww rks" Charles Dickens, complete in 27 v0 ; it ““Cluskey’s Political Text Book, complete in 1 vol - ume; shee; House of Devid, at BE _eBie__ 91 AY FOR PUL 3S. they are free ed by physicians. iN. F ENCR’S, 27 Pa. Ste bok than ath sks. Ens TRENTON CRA! rom soda recom fe Grocers send te No. 173 K street, bet: - AN moa 22 1e* Sole met | : for the Mistriat, 7 Lage REV JA . > y W.P. ved at Just recei’ i ees RRsat ee 7 25-m")