Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


lie as it should be kept. To this end, we to-
day republish the circular of Mr. John c. Rives
referred to yesterday. Congress pay from the
Treasury for the support of an obacial regis
ter Of their proceedings, 10 be filed wherever
it goes, for reference. 1t is rarely read con-
tanning matter as it does, satisfactorily stated
by thousands of newspapers, in much briefer
form. Its value to Congress arises only from
Its convenience as perfect record to be filed
everywhere, for reference, as occasion may
require. 1t will be perceived from this cir
culsr of its proprietor that he virtually pro-
poses to discontinue its circulation and to sub
stitute for the work for reference, a daily news
paper containing his views on the Cuba ques-
ton. &c, together with the long reports of
Congressional proceedings which nobody
reads: except when necessary to examine par
hcular proceedings for a particular purpose.
He further proposes that Congress shall do
this without publishing to the world that they
are using the public money they seem to be
voting for Congressional record, only to en-
able HIM to keep general newspaper afoat
here, of which the public do not think we'll
enough to support it as the STIR and other
newspapers are supported in Washington
But to the circular, as follows, viz:
WASHINGTON, December t. 1853.
Congressional Globe and 4ppe,ir for this Congress
Some Members exchange the whole, and some
part Of them, with for the Daily Glob E, for the
purpose of giving their constituents the proceedings
of Congress early, to enable them to form correct
opinions from them. Should you desire to change
the whole or part of yours for the Daily Globe,
will make the exchange willingly, although the lat
ter costs me about seventyfye ceAts more for the
white paper alone than the former, as it takes about
seventy-five sheets more to print it.
You also entitled to four daily papers valued
at $40 each year, which are to be furnished YOU by
the Clerk of tie House whenever YOU make the
selection. If you wish to take the whole of $40 in
Daily Globes, will send to you ten copies of it
year. for the Clerks order for that amount; or at
the same rate for a smaller number. Or will do
what think would be more advantageous to you
than that I will receive the Clerks order for
the whole, or any part OF the So and place it to
your credit, and permit you t. take large number
of the R1iIy GcJe whenever any debate shall appear
in it which you may desire TO circulate and charge
you at the rate Of Sl25 hundred FIR thcm.-
Should you not exhaust the whole of the order of
the Clerk in that or some other way, anil pay you
the balance IN cash at the end Of this season. sell
the Daily GIohe thus low-below cost-for the pur-
pore of getting large circulation for it to induce
persons to advertise in it.
You can have the Globe for 81 25 hundred comics
if you do not deposit the Clerks order with me-
Less than hundred copies will be charged Mt the
rate of s. hundred.
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN c. EIvEs.
TIE NAvY.-Having carefully inquired into
the views of the members of both Houses
with reference to the increase of the United
States Navy, recommended by the present
head of the Department it affords us pleasure
| to be able to say to tbs commercial commu-
nifty abroad, so deeply interested in this sub
ject, that we have yet to find the first Repre-
sentative or Senator from North. South. Eas;
or West, who fails to coincide in that func-
tionary's views. Much of the prejudice against
the Navy-which has afflicted Cong esq to the
pubic lDJury-arose from the fact that for
many years past, running back TO the end of
the term OF jackson, appropriations on naval
account have often been grossly misapplcd
either to put money in the pockets Of favorite
contractors, or to crafty tho whims of highly
respectable gentlemen who hold that things
must bc done IN these times, precisely as they
were done quarter of a century ago. The
failure of many Of the steamers now nomi-
| cally forming portion of the Navy attest
these Interpretations e the public funds
and the justice of much of this strong Con-
Srossional indisposition to appropriate for the
service until satisfied that Il healthy change
| In many of its methods and modes had oc
CURED All now seem 20 think that Mr. Jas
| Z. DobbIn has gone to work with judgment
and energy, and with due sense rot oniy of
the Importance of his task. but of the ncccs-
sity for dealing justly by the Government be-
| fore essaying to be generous to those in any
way in the public employment in connection
with the Navy These sentiments prevail so
generally. as to lead to the sangune antici
patton that Congress will promptly place ali
the Secretary asks at his disposal holding
him very property, TO a rigid accountability
Ter his use Of the means 50 accorded.
BUNccNBE BILLS, 6c.-The House are now
going through their usual annual emDlovmcn,
of receiving and reporting bills and resolu.
tions for Buncombe. Most o. them, though
now presented Icy new hands. are old ac
1uaintances, indeed, having been similarly
introduced by some one or other at tho benin
ming OF every session for the last ten Years
TO be buried in committee or in Coiumitte OF
the Whole, chuokeI under the table, or un
tremendously voted down These old ac
4ualntances OF ours are generally gotten up
On the plan of Mr.. Tittlebat Titmouse. which,
1t will be remembered, was to give everything
to everybody.
"A PUBLIC OFFICER UNIUsrEY AssA1LEp
A great Nebraska Demonstration was held in
Andrew county, No, on the 26th of November.
and another was to be held in St. Joseph on
the I'd of December. We extract the I4tl and
10Th resolutions from the proceedings of the
Andrew county meeting;
l4th. Resoired, That, while it is the duty
OF the Executive to see that the laws are
faithfully executed, President Pierce in bay.
ing commissioned an officer to execute the law
at resaid, Is not liable to cenSure in the pre-
mlses, but Colonel Mannypenny, the Commits
sloner' In grossly negecting the duties Of his
appointment, In Modelling in the local politics
OF mat territory, and failing to treat with
tribes OF Indians, who were willing and pro-
posed so to treat. and in finally returning to
Washington without carrying out, in good
falth the appropriation made by Congress, or
assigning any satisfactory reason for the fail
ure, has evlnced a marked contempt for pub
lie opinion. disregard of law, and his utter
lneiiciency as public officer
18th. ReSotred, That the unwearied efforts
OF our late SenatOr-Pntfr SeUnfus- Cnjopat