Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-29
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

newspapers, deceived by the transparent mis-
representations of Benefits Herald, seem to
give countenance to the roorback that says
that An expedition to seize upon the Mosquito
coast country, is preparing to start from the
United States, with the sanction Of the United
States Government, and under the special
protection Of England. Such is the sum and
substance Of what the Herald has been pub
fishing for fortnight past, upon the subject.
1t is due to truth that this story shouli be set
at rest. So We have to say, that as far as is
known here, and we presume that We know
quito as much of the character of the proposed
expedition as tho Government can possibly
know, it is to be altogether one Of peace and
coloniAation-one, which, under existing laws
cannot be interfered with by our Government
One, in which, also, our Government can
take neither lot nor part, AZ it does not claim
the right Of preventing the peaceable emf.
grafton and Standardization of its subjects
American citizens may, at Will, become sub.
Jects Of the King Of Timbuctoo, a. we'll as o,
the King Of Mosquito. Having done 50, how
ever, they lose ali claim to American protec
ton, and from that time forward can only b.
known officially by this Government in case
that, In their new phase Of the subjects of q
foreign power, they trench on tho rights Of
Americans who have not expatrlated them.
selves. Then, and in that ease, it is the duty
Of our authorities to bring them up with a
round turn; which will be done, doubtless
With these colonists, If they give tho American,
crossing the Nicaraguan isthmus any trouble
But, with Col. Kinney at the holm, We fear
ne such trouble, as his methods whom on
the Texan frontier, were all emphatieally ways
Of peace
The United States acknowledges no such
| nationality as that of Mosquito. So the story
OF an agreement between the British Minister
and our State Department for the protection
of the proposed colony is the shesrest possible
CANNON. We apprehend that no word OF
scratch Of pen on the subject has ever passed
between them Yet tits to be presumed tn at
the British Minister will be gratified with the
success of any colony of Anglo Saxons, claim
ing under the Mosquito King, the vassal of his
Queen, 1t will be recollected; while it is equally
clear that this Government can entertain
nothing In connection with any project ased
on the sovereignty and eminent domain of tho
breechless 6gment of royalty which Britain
has set up in that quarter, and now seeks to
uphold, only by way Of getting foothold on
the Niearaguan isthnus, because that has be-
come Of vast importance to the United States,
as. 60 far, the shortest, healthiest, and most
practicable highway to California and Ore~-
and Washing ton Territories.
Challenging "0ld Sam 1T /, said around
the Washington hotels that three or four een.
tlemsn are ready to challenge General Hous.
ton when he reaches Washington. This is
nothing new. While he was in the Presiden.
ual Chair Of Texas-during both his terms in
that position-hs was ''challenged'' perhaps
half dosen times year, and since he has
been IL the United States Senate, there has
rarely been a time whom We did not have IN
Warrington, during the sessions of Congress,
more or less gentlemen, ancient Texan enc.
mics Of his, standing ready to "challenge"
him on the ''drop of hat.' He was, bv long
odds, the best abused man in Texas, having
been systematically hunted by some forty Of
nifty persons, many of them having position
there. On one occasion, Gn that country,
some fourteen years ago) We asked him why
no took no notice of the many challenges
which were then being sent to him. His
answer was that there were hundreds.
around him whose path he had had occ asion
to cross in the discharge of his public duties,
who, having nothing to lose, and for the most
part being desperate men, would willin Civ
risk their lives to obtain revenge on him, or
to achieve the nominal position which his acs
ceptance Of their challenges would accord
to them; and further, that if he accepted
challenge from any one of them, he would
thus set precedent that might give him little
time to do anything else than to settle affairs
of honor with his horde of personal enemies,
one by one. He thought thot too strong a
game; one In which the chances were alto
gether too many against him, as though he
might pass unscathed through the duel of to.
day, he might not be 50 fortunate in that sure
TO be On his hands on tho morrow. The
old man, We presume, is as little likely to &C.
'spt challenge now, having recently joine
the Baptist church Of which his wife has long
been leading and most earnest and active
member, a. over before We feel very conf
dent that if anybody undertakes to "chal. |
lsnge" him this winter, the Old Man will be
very apt to do his best to induce the ehal. |
enger, and oil concerned with him, to sstake . !
little Walk (or ride) over to the premises of |
Mr.. Thomas Thornley,.
The Very Last Roorback (bona |
ide news from Washington being exceedingly
carce) has revamped his old rosrback about |
quabbles in the Cabinet and intrigues among
Is members to get each other out. This, it |
will be remembered, was one branch of his
tory OF an approaching dissolution of the Cab. |
net, when he last took to making such prog.
there being then just such lack