Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-28
.swhen rights own nnrr calm,y Is unfurled,

-iful Chronometer Watch, received there yes
erdsy, az a ties iuonial from the working.
classes of Great British, to Captain Ingrsham,
for his conduct in the 10 Ia affair. Irs cost
was ali: ut $500, and it was procured by penny
subsc ip'ions.
1t is especially worthy of note that while
he toi.ing masses of Epgla and were thus scrap
ing together the means Of testifying their ap
precia'ion Of 1ngrah ANS conduct, the repre-
sentative of England at this point is understood
10 have been doing his best under Instructions
from his govern ment, TO induce the Govern
ment of the United atcs to regarl his In
srabam's) &C. as u jus liable.
A Blind, &c The dispatch from this city
published 10 the New York Tribune Of Tues
lay, s'ying that n Mr.. Busted would be DOM
mated for U. s. District Attorney Of the
southern District of New York, On the re- Urn
stuffed" upon the Tribunes Geographic re-
porter by sumo one of the dozen New Iolk
:ity Politicians who C ,me here on the day the
President left bent on elec ioneeipg for the
ippointmen Of the Hon. John Mckeon to that
poi ion. We mentioned some days since that
While they were really working mantully to
make CAPT al for Mr.. Nick they were pro-
Tossing to all but those supposed to be alb to
Influence the appointment in g cater or less
legree, that they had come on to plead the
cause of MIR. Busted There were two or
three others here at the same time. who, being
very ult,a Hard Shells indeed, were falling up
Mr.. 4 twa,d G Yves f,r the position. as laugh
,ble as their IF TT in is favor was af er his
otter and active hostility TO The administra-
ZION. @
By the by, we hear that very large portion
| If the Democrats of Congress have signified TO
| he Administration their desi g to have the
| don. Mr. Westbr, ok, 'heis cry opular f.l ow
member appointed to tia. position. 1t is said
hat sixty. thu es # them signed single rai Ell
to that SGT.
We may not appropriately add that Mr..
| Surveyor Corcoran, and Naval Officer John r.
Bradford, who were in Washington yesterday,
are underst cd to have expressed themselves
IN political and administrative circles warmly
in favor of the lo.icy of appointing Lorenzo
B. Shepard, Esq to this so-houy contested
position.
Suits Against Delinquent C&,ers.-The
act Of January Is, 1928, declares that no
money shall lie paid to any Officer for compen-
-ation who is in arrears to The Uni ed States.
The peoviso to the same act makes it the d. y
Of the accoun ing Ulcers if demanded by the
par y, his agent or attorney to report forthw ID
to the agent Of tho Treasury Department the
balance due; aud it shall be the duty Of the
said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to
order suit against such delinquent and his
sureties." An Army oficsr, not disbursing
whose pay had been stopped, demanded suit
The question arose, WHITTIER or not it was
obligatory to accede to his request, as the title
Of the act is Ian act to prevent defalcations OF
the part of di,bursing egen's of the Govern.
ment, and for other purp ,ses," and also be-
cause sureties were mentioned in the body oil
the aot 1t was held that the law was vel
settled, and has been 90 deciled by the Su
preme Court, that the title Of an act, being
usually dfawn without much deliberation
statute, aud can only be referred to in order
to assist in removing antiquities In the ac
i'll q lesi N, the words and import are plain
and however Inadequate may be the officers
defence, or claim in Offset, the power f The
Government 10 withhold the pay, and the RICH
aud apply to all officers. whether disbursiue
or no, and in regard to sureties, there a.,
many Disturbing Officers for whom Lo surety
| is required
Senator Douglss-Ths distant public vii
please place no confidence in the New YuIh
Hsrai'Is stories say ing that Senator Douglas
pressed gentlemen on the Administrator
with much earnestDess, but in vain, for Kan
sas and Nebraska appointments. We have
ascertained that be did nothing Of the sort
| Almost every Democratic men.ber Of both
Houses was called on to recommend more o,
,e>s gentlemen Tor more or less of the places
above refer ed TO, Judge Douglas, doubtless
among the number; aud while it is very pro
babs that he would have been highly graft
ied to see hose he recommended triumph, the
| tuS" VA eaO AifHfh tual ho tSSdiUS uimScll Ill
--A" haily treated by the President
! failure TO Rratlfy HIM, We s.
! founded. LIE is a naa Of too much sense Il
faGcy that because he could not be graft ieo
| in such n matter therefore the A 'ministra
ton are mini al to him. The Hsruil ever,
now and then sets Gu, to eute the i,npre So OF
hat there IS Want If coIdiulity between Jud e
oousIns aud the President, always b ,sing 1t.
litigation to that tffec- upon some such ,oor
back as We Expose above. The Judge, to oul
'wn knowledge, contradic the story to which
| se refer.
The End Of the session.-As 6n le If all
the jarring in Congress, aid especially between
the t~o houses i;h reference to the cues ion
IF the proper time for the te mil alton of the
p emf sessi IN. we have to say, that it app r.
rite cl ar to US this morning that the 3ist +
July (ploximo) will BE- agreed to in the House
probably on to-moro row. The Senate will,
loubrle s. at once endorse any such action
the extreme hot weather upon US, is working
| wonders
A Foolish Charge friends Of some
one Of the nany-dsapp' intsd candidates. for
! the territorial secretaryship of Kansas have
started a sorry that M Woodson, of Lynch