Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-19
Spirit Of the Morning Press.

ley question, again insisting on our right
to the territory in dispute. We have
notion that the newspapers numbering
their columns with learned and lengthy
dispositions upon this subject are throw
ing away their space. First, because the
people of the United States have made up
their minds that the territory in dispute
is ours the only possible doubt of that
fact being raised by the act of Commits
sioner Bartlett, in oppositionto all others
commissioners and surveyors have
acted in the premises on behalf of the
United States. There is not the slightest
probability that the Government of the
United States will so stand on ceremony
with Mexico as to pocket such loss as
the abandonment of the territory in dis
pute will be, only because Mr.. Commits
sioner Bartlett has made slight mistake.
Our second reason for believing that dis
QUESTIONS on the subject covering space
in the papers which might be more profit
ably disposed of are needless, is because
there can be no question as to the final
disposition of the valley. is LAND-Our
people on it's borders are Americans.
Those with whom they contend for it are
an inferior race. We may philosophise
as we will about the morality of national
land acquisition by means somewhat
questionable in their character, to no
purpose. Since civilization began strong
nations have thus absorbed their weak
er neighbors. The rule has been gen.
eral and never varying. We have
done little more than our share of this
work, profiting not only ourselves, but
the swallowed territory immeasurably, in
so doing. Manifest destiny makes that
Mesilla Valley ours. We do not appre-
ciate the wisdom of wasting our columns
in discussing the question.
The Union devotes much space to unof-
fetal account of the banquets accompany
ing the opening of the New York Crystal
Palace in which thedirectors and the ''dear
people, tickle the President and accompa-
nying Secretaries, and the President and
accompanying Secretaries tickle the direc-
tors and the " dear people" The editor
presents happy sketch of the past lives
of the brothers Stanton, now of Tennes-
see and Kentucky, so well known and so
popular in this community. He also in
Inmates, officially we take it, that this
Government will permit no opportunity to
pass, by which we may gain commercial
advantages from war in Europe, lift should
occur. The Union further quotes from
the Albany Euening Atlas a q leader"
wherein that journal, famous once for its
anti-fugitive slave law proclivities, fairly
and squarely takes ground in favor of
" acquiescence.
The Intelligencer favors its readers with
another extract of great interest from the
forthcoming book of Colonel Benton, upon
the retirement of Mr.. Macon. The same
journal quotes from the Richmond Wing
an article against an elective judiciary,
wherein that paper admits that, so far,
the elective system has worked capitally
in Virginia, but forbodes all sorts of
evils as the sure result in the
end of a departure from the custom ofour
fathers in this connection. ..e..t
The Sun argues at length against po-
litical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES against the
wind. s.-
The Clipper speculates upon the pros
pect of war in Europe; explains that
the directors of the Washington branch
have made sad mistake in so
their round trip matters, as to
deprive those in Washington, who may be
confined by their business until 3 p. M,
from all opportunity of availing them
selves of the less charge for the round
trip ticket; and, further, endorses the
of the action of the current
Constitutional Convention
in refusing to make their State Judges
hereafter elective.
CTDr. Charbonnell, Roman Catholic
Bishop of Toronto, has addressed circulars
to the clergy of his diocese, warning all
Catholics who shall create disturbance
like the riot at Montreal, that they shall
be deprived of receiving the communion
for time, in proportion to their offence,
and if they die in disobedience of the Or