Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-25
Spirit Of the Morning Press,

The Republic criticises the very last let
ter of Colonel Benton on the subject of
the proper routes for the Pacific Railroad.
The editor calls Bentdh's route the &c free
soilers' route" predicting a dissolution of
the Union, and all that sort of thing
as the sure result of building this road
where Benton insists it can best be built.
After all, the south is to be no great
looser by the late death of that emphatic
journal, the Southern Press; as the Repub-
lie has evidently lighted it's candle from
Mr.. Fishers expiring taper. However,
we trust our talented neighbor will not
think it hard in us for failing to spy that
bloody monster,-Disunion from abolish
tionism-in Benton's proposed route or
in any other proposed Pacific Railroad
route. Yet we commend greatly the Re-
public's zeal in guarding off, even the
distant approach of anything which may
indirectly go to weaken the rights of the
south.
Our neighbor is evidently bent on re-
trieving its great anti-compromise mis-
take committed during the administra-
ton of Taylor, when, if we remember
correctly, no one fought Mr.. Clay's views
about the settlement of the slavery ques
ton more valiantly Or vehemently. But
it strikes us that the Republic is slightly
overriding the thing-is e seeing snakes, :"
as it were, where there are no snakes.
Hundreds reared in Washington city will
recollect a dignifed rotund turnspit or
''phice, which for years kept guard on the
steps of house near the capitol. This
animal became famous among the boys
from his display of nervous irritability
whenever the word "Peas" was pro-
nounced in his hearing. The little fellows
were in the habit of chunking" Peas
at him through the palings, singing out
at the same time, peas, Porter! Peasr'
AT length, Porter" only required to
hear the word peas" pronounced to
make the welkin ring.
Now, without intending the slightest
disrespect to our estinablc ncighbor, we
must be permitted to say that in letting
| its newborn zeal for southern rights
carry it to the length of spying the de-
struction of the Union from free soil as
cendancy to grow out of the adoption of
any particular IUutc fur the proposed Pa
cific railroad, that journal brings forcibly
to our mind the faithful s'Portero of
times past. Utter but the word mig
gers" in the Republics presence, and we
have display of earnest determination
to save the Union, which bangs Porter
when Peas" were about.
The Intelligeacer contains very inter-
! esting letter from its London correspon-
dent upon the prospect of War in Europe
and other foreign topics. The same pa
per also by mistake credits to the Repub-
lie items of Washington Eews-the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Gregg to be Commits
sioner to the Sandwich Islands, and of
Duncan McRae to be charge I'D interim at
Paris, which appeared in the columns of
the Star some time before they found
their way into those Of any other Wash
ington paper.
The Union quotes the Albany Atlas to
prove that in New York, the Hunkers
who are bowling over the manner in
which the spoils have been divided there,
have actually received three -iourths the
plumber, though not outnumbcring the
other section of the party" The same
paper ridiculcs the views Of the Tribune
upon changes proper to be made in our
system of official intercourse with foreign
nations.
The Sun discusses woman s rights, and
praises Pennsylvania for recently charter
ing the ''Polytecnic College" which, if
really conducted on its proposed pro-
gramme, can hardly fail to prove one of
the most useful educational establish
ments in the Union.
In the Clipper, Mr.. Samue, Barnes
makes his editorial valedictory bow, and
introduces his successor, Mr.. Thomas &.
Connolly, late of this city. We congrat-
ulate the Clippers readers on their Access
sion in Mr.. Connolly. He is good
writer, an industrious man, and gentle
man in all respects worthy of their respect