Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-13

my questions of importance. though
thforner has probably been imbsed |
! wiprejudices against Mr.. c. By Me
! b1it is now pretty well known here
tb the nomination. of the Hon. b.
VJohnson to- be the next Democratic |
caidate for Governor of Georgia,
W, the result of an understanding be-
twn his friends and those of Mr.. Cobb,
}oting to the nomination of the latter
fothe Senate next winter. The Southern
Rhts leaders in the State who were OPP.
po to Johnson's nomination, take this
arngement much to heart, and will prob
att some of them strive to defeat John
soon account of it. rrGI
HE PERFORMANCE OF THE WAR STEAM
ER'uLToN.-The Navy Department have
ofial intelligence of the arrival of the
Fuon at Portsmouth, embracing an ac-
cott of her performance on this, her
firstrip on the ocean since being entirely
ovehauled. She made the voyage be-
twin Norfolk and Portsmouth, n. H.,
quiz in crack mail steamer time and
sty, arriving twenty -four hours ahead of
heronsort the Princeton. The Fulton,
hoover runs her head too low in a heavy
sea taking on much water. .n4
fHE MISSION no ENGLAND.-We have
reson to believe that an arranged meet
in between the President and Mr.. Buch-
ann took place in Philadelphia la S
eening, wherein the matter of Mr.. BIS
psition on the subject was duly talked
! DER.
The FRENCH MISSION. name of
tteT1on. Robert NJ. McLane, of Maryland,
is being much connected ON Pennsylva-
MIA avenue with this vacant mission
Spirit Of the Morning Press.
The Uaion contains but little original
matter this morning. Its contents are
principally made up of extracts from its
exchanges. In noticing an article in
the New York Times on the course OF
Commissioner Marshall in China, the
Union says: r
The New York Times contains an extrac,
Of a private letter dated Hong Kong, Monday
rumor that our minister to China, Mr.. Mar.
shall, has taken the responsibility of interior.
| ing in the revolution going on in that country
How he could expect to be justified in any in.
reference, we are at some loss to comprehend
but that he should have interfered :" on thu
side of the priest-ridden and aristocratic party
and against the liberals" is wholly unac
countable, and, is we think, inexcusable. L
the revolutionists are successful. as is altoge
ther probable, the blunder of Mr. Marshal
will necessarily prove a serious obstacle to ou
! future negotiations with the Chinese govern
| ment."
The Union copies the card of W. H
Lewis, publisher of the Monthly Demo
cratic Rerieu, in which he says 'th'
country is safe,' and the Reriew with it.
$500 subscribers will 60 on notwith
standing the withdrawal of Ovid F. John
son, Esq, from the editorial chair
The Republic discourses quite indepen
IDENTIFY about "public morality" or tn
morality of politics, in which it says:
ain a party fight men will catch at an
weapon or employ any ally, and it is probabl
just retribution that they should be held re
sponsible for all the mischiefs which such
course may engender.
"We do not doubt that party service is
trade in our country as it has been in other:
although, from the superior morality and in
telligence of our people, it is not with US s
dangerous to the body polite. The sage an
cynic of England spoke of patriotism as tn
last refuge Of scoundrel; and WALPoLE ha
before boosted of the manner in which he ha
manu- actured patriots. Without adopting til
spirit of these imputations, we consider bot
in certain sense correct. 1t too often hal
pens that men who have forfeited all claim
social confidence become warm and active pa
;. tisans. They thus extort from their assOciat,
consideration which could not in any 9th.
sense be extended to them
The Politico-Religious Excitement,
that now prevails to a considerable exter
in some parts of this country, attracts tn
attention of the Baltimore Sun. In motto
ing this subject the editor offers some il
dicious and timely remarks. The Su
says, of those engaged in the business
fomenting civil discord by agitating til
religious element of society
There are comparatively few persons
happily for the general welfare-engaged