Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-18

'ei ohSo ioeootion pieieTIcu ulSnOneSt ropu- |
diators to honest men, electing the former on |
this occasion, and rejecting the latter; every |
soul of them, who were then and there candi. |
dates for office, high or low He is on the wav
to California, of which State he declared him
self, even now, "a citizen, constructively."
he said that he had never sought Office,
and we understood him as saying that he
was satisfied that all South Carolina now
agreed with him in his principles. Not
that he had converted all that States sons
and daughters by his recent speech at Sump
terVlile; but, if We interpret his meaning cor
rectiy, because the Union saving disease had
struck in' in that quarter.
He did not complain Of any body or any
thing; yet his effort from beginning to end,
struck US as but tissue of complaints against
the national Administration, and the good
people of Mississippi. But, it may be, that
we don't know precisely what complaint
He eulogised the New York Hard leaders. and
sravely declared over and over again, as his
solemn belief, that the Union is in greater
danger now, than in 1850. 1t might have
been on the day before yesterday, but hardly
after the effort Of the eloquent Mr.. Cut.
ting, yesterday morning, backed by that of
the ardent Ex-Governor Foote last night.
The Attorney General received due share of
the ex-Governor's independent support on
account of that letter warning the Free Soil
Democrats of Massachusetts that, if they fail
ed to stand square upon the Baltimore Demo.
cratic platform, President Pierce would bow
| string every mothers son of them-the offence
being, that General Cushing had telegraphed
1t to Mississippi, just in time to play hob with
the calculations Of the Union Party party in
their recent election. Ex-Governor Foote
dcspises Attorney General Cushing, as he told
his hearers lie, however, loves the inaugu.
raj, and is rayther inclined to have a good
opinion Of the President. Rayther, Yet he is
firmly under the belief that that functionary is
smashing up the Democratic party, most es-
sentially. Heis, also, firmly under the impress
sion that all Mississippi agree with him in now
endorsing the compromises, and that he was
beaten for the Senate, only because he was
for paying the State bonds NOT a single
bond-paying man having been elected to the
| Legislature, if we understood him correctly.
Really, 1.-two such speeches, made in one day
are not enough to save the Union, we shall des-
pair; in view Of the eminent danger of its i'm
mediate dissolution he so powerfully portray.
ed Though he did not complain, we repeat, the
drift of bis speech was, emphatically, that he
and those particularly sympathizing with
him, the country over, had been most shock
ingly treated by President Pierce, through
The cunning trickery of advisers who at their
hearts hate the Union. He had stood on the
| inaugural, and would continue to do so. Yet
| he omitted to say when or wherein the Adj
ministration had budged a peg from it, 1t
was lively, spicy and agreeable speech, chock
full of the Ex-Governors remarkable pecu.
| Iiarites. We observed quite number of
gentlemen with we'll known personal grie-
| vances against the Administration, cheering
| the hits of mannerism with which the effort
| abounded. On the whole, however, we ques-
| ton whether he left either dead or even
| wounded, on the field
We learn that after the fashion of the
ancient Parthians, having sped his arrows,
early this morning, he started hence for the
Pacific shores, whittier our good wishes, and
| those of all our fellow citizens of Washing
| ton, will accompany him.
THE Why ANorHE WH EnEFoRE Since the
| news of the election of Mr. A. g. Brown to
| the Senate: from Mississippi, has exposed the
| falsity of the recent rumors of an intended
| dissolution of the Cabinet, their cause is be-
| coming apparent. To gain friends in Congress
for more than ono measure of questionable
propriety, it was whispered around from ear
to ear not long since, that the Administration
were in favor of them. This, in turn, brought
such indignant demonstration in private con-
versatiOn from the President and members of
the Cabinet, as to open the eyes of all the
| Democratic members to the fact that thew
were being kgregiously imposed on by the
| drummers 1t was designed, clearly, to rush
| the schemes through, ere the members could
learn how they had thus been imposed on
The delay having opened the eyes of wavering
Democratic members to the trick essayed upon
them, has sadly damaged the prospects of the
schemes in question. AS, when they come up
it must be with all the direct influence of the
| administration against them; instead of with
| an impression prevailing, that those in power
are to be propitiated by wrong doing This
change of prospect rendered some other
dodge" necessary. The trick resolved on
was TO get up the rumor of an intended break
up of the Cabinet, and that at least one gen
tIeman was to hold a conspicuous and infuen.
tial position in future, who is known to be
deeply interested in tho success of half
dozen Of the Objectionable projects in qucs-
ton. We have seen much of the legislation
of Congress, and never before saw 'outsiders'
more completely overdo their work, than on
this occasion.
CONFINED D THE SENArE.-Wm p. Davis
of ILL.,, 10 be Register of Land Office at Dan
vile, Ill.
JnO. G. Reardon, to be Receiver of Public
Moneys at NewmansviIle, Fla.
Franklin Forney, of Mass, to be U. S. Con-
sui to Cassary, Italy.
VIM. p Chandler, Of Del, to be U. s. Con.
sui for the City and Kingdom of Tunis
F. W. Behu, of KY, to be U. S. Consul for