Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-13
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


with reference to the negotiations between the
Sandwich Islands government and the Aneri-
can Commissioner, Mr.. Gregg. Writing few
moments before the last mail from Honolulu
for San Francisco left, our correspondent a.
sures US, that up to that moment no progress
had been made on the negotiation of the treaty,
placing the affair in q position different from
that in which it was at the time of the depart
ure of the last previous mail for the United
States. Nevertheless, it was reduced to GER
tainty that the treaty would shortly be signed
over the opposition of the Prince, the only
considerable person in the government who
was really unfavorable to it. The delay at
that time our correspondent attributes to re.
quest of the Prince for an opportunity maturely
to consider the points involved.
Comptroller whittlesey. Finding the New
York Times and other distant journals anx-
i)us to misrepresent the contemplated retire.
ment of Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, First Comp
troller Of the Treasury, from tho public scr
vice, Of course to the injury of the Admins.
tration. We have to say that We know of our
own knowledge that tho very best feeling be-
tween this valuable officer aud the parties thus
complained Of exists. No one is more frank
than Mr.. W. in his expressions of satisfaction
with the manner in which he has been treated
ever since the advent of the present Admins
tration, when he rendered his resignation pre-
cisely rs he weuld have done, as he does not
hesitate to declare, had General Scott been
elected. At that time he only consented to
retain his present position until President
Pierce could suit himself with successor
to him. Worry recently, on making up his
mind to pay short visit to Ohio, he again ten
dered his resignation to the President, thus
again intimating his desire to be relieved from
the cares Of Office. 1t is to be presumed that
all the cock.andbull stories now afloat con-
corning the Administration desire to crowd
him out of ONCE, grow out of the fact which
We narrate above.
Apropos Of this venerable public officer.
He has been longer in the public service than
any gentleman occupying so prominent posi-
ton. He has decidedly the confidence of all
the country, except that of those who desire
to obtain money from the Treasury in ques-
tionabls sums or under questionable pr etences
to perhaps far greater extent than any other
gentleman now living-that is, in connection
with disbursements from the national treasu.
~; because his ability and integrity have been
so long and so satisfactorily tried Mono
evince their appreciation of the value of his
remarkable qualities a. treasury officer,
more than those, one and all, who are over
him In the Government; and, we take it for
granted that this second tender of his resigna-
ton serves to embarrsss them quite as much
as would that Of any other officer at this time
in the public service.
Fllibustsring against Msxico.-If there is
the slightest foundation for tho stories of the
Now York Evensns Post, orediting friends of
Alvarez in New York with the design Of send
ing out from that port . marauding expedi.
ton against Mexico, We have to say to those
engaged in the scheme, that they arc surely
destined to lose every dollar of the property
they may embark in any such speculation,
aad to pay in their persons and property,
the penalty legally to be assessed on those
who may be convicted of any such crime or
misdemeanor under the laws of the United
States. We feel perfectly sure that the Gov
eminent here are kept we'll posted, even con-
every body in New York who may entertain
them, whether a. against Mexico or any other
neighboring nation. No fear il entertained
here that any parties in New York will be
green enough to risk playing any such game
Getting on the Track.-From the signs
around Us, We are satisfied that the imme-
| diats friends of Messrs Douglas, Cass, Bu-
| chanan and others, are already preparing
| to take tho fold earnestly next winter, in
this city, in the matter Of securing, each SET
the Democratic presidential nomination 70,
| their tavorite. To this end, strenuous efforts
will of course be made to browbeat or coax
the Administration to shape its policy, more
especially in the patronage line, to the end OF
building up the fortunes Of this or that distin.
guishsd Democrat. The Hard organisation
of New York will be sought to be kept up al
the expense of the Administration it has sc
| UNANIMOUSLY abused, by some of the wire-pull.
ers, calculating upon using it, of course for the
benefit of the candidate to whom they have
pinned themselves. 1t is very clear that any
such intriguing must be extremely distasteful
to the distinguished gentlemen in whose be.
half it will be essayed by short-sighted poiittii
clans; as any man who early becomes appa.
rently prominent, more especially through
the supposed sympathy of these who have &C
recently been untrue to their party relations
will be combined against by the friends of all
the other candidates for tho Democratic nom.
ination. This is natural; and he who con.
ceives that any other result can occur from
over-eagerness to get the Democratic national
presidential nomination for any gentleman, il
incapable of drawing sound conclusions from
the past political history of the country.
The very last Mares Nest. THE idea thai
there is . party at tho North seriously disposed
to have the African slave trade re-established
in this country is the most preposterous nom
sense conceivable. Nevertheless, those who
seem to make trade of stufing" the igno.
| rant and gullible at the North with bugaboo
stories concerning the "infernal South, =" are