The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-08
Correspondence Charlest"n Sfandard.
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Correspondence Chariest.n Sfandard.
WAIBISeroH, Oct. 20, 1854.
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday,
awarded The last of his contracts Tor en-
gines aud machinery for the six new steain
frigates now building, by giving contracts
to Anderson g. To-, Of RichDond. Va. for
the machinery To bc placed iu the two yes-
sells constructing at Norfolk. Anderson g.
Co, have had but little expericn"e m the
coGst ruction Of Marine Engines, but they
are very responsible men, have a splendidly
equipped establishment. and are exceeding
ly .nXivus To accomplish something which
shall prove To the world that marine en-
gine can be built South of NJ son and Dix
on, quit. we'll as at Nsw York, Philadsl-
phi.,, or B"ston. 10 this end, they have
procured the services, as their SuIserinteB>
dent. OF mn accomplished engineer, who has
l"ng TILED similarly responsible siluaiioU
al tile Novelty Works, New York, and put
IN bid for the engines Of the Norfulk
ships, considerably lower th IN any other.
The Secretary having become thoroughly
satisfied of their entire ubilit 10 succeed,
concluded Ia let them duplicate the engines,
ami To contract for both vessels by which
some twenty th"us,n md dollars are saved ~
the Government One thing is certain, that
spirit at rivalry has been excited in the
several establishments, which have -contric-
tel tor tiese engidcs, that will do much to
secure us rrcdiL,Dlc si,ips. It Is believed
that these frlgaies will all be ready for sea
0y n"At faii. The Niagara, ,building at N.
l iorS Is 10 b. the liry.st ship in tire world,
with u ionInge, il | mistake not, of 4U0O
tons. Steers, the builder of the famed
Yacht America, it will be remembered, mod
els her, ami supcriutends the construction
of her hull. h. n Collins and other prac-
ticai men who nave examined mis- plans, say,
the ship will be the finest one that ever
ho.'ted S.cers even talks of giving her n
aspeed Of II knots under sail.
}. 81. Wheeler, Esq, the new Minister
Resident 1T Nicaragua left the city on FRI
day with his family for Norfolk, where the
s'ca'iier i'rincet"n waits to take him to the
sl""p-ui-wrr Columbia ut Pensacola, which
vessel is to convey them aud Commercial
Agent Fabrns, 10 San Juan. No other
''LNal force Is go ny to that place, notwiIh-
standing the reiterated assertion, thai the
r.zee Independence. which sslilcd for the Pa
chic tew days ago, had sealed orders 10 20
to San Jurn. The Admins ration has no
conccil.d acts to perform in that dirrctinn.
WHAT !; has done at Greytown il Is pre-
pared To stand by; and IL il were deemed
necessary TO send - naval fvrce there, the
President would not hesitate to avow it,
As have before advised you. Fabeis goes
out 10 take testimony relative 10 uA,stsrs
eohnected with the bunibdrdmunt oF Grcy-
town. Sir. Wheeler will wait with ham ,.t
san Juan Until he has concluded ths, duty,
10 Tender what aid may be iu his poSer,
and To fanilIarizc himself perfeesiy with tho
subject OF the investigation The Coluin-
ni. goes out only Tor the parp'nss of evn-
| ve inS esq gcntlcinen and aifor.iing them
pi'cc of residence and when Me- Fab fis
shalt have concluded his business it will
or ny him away at once. There is NJ, prcs-
ent Necessity for any American war ssssel
there, nor would the presence there of the
entire British navy, in itself furnish any
reason ~ the President why our ships of
war should bc OF that ground. unless it
were necessary IOr,p.l sone violation Ut
the Clayton-Butw Treaty.
| Nj. Wheeler Is fully instructed ~ 10 the
views of The administration on the Ccntral
hnicrican question, aud viii no dunbt use
ms ocs' cildca'nrs to co.opcrdc IN The ef.
forts 10 settle IL. Ii sums reader me,tIud
Is nos devised, th eventual mudc Of settles
uient WI be by the extinguishn,eni Of The
Mosqnho Indian title, In favor of COMPANIES
ot American sett ers. This once dofie, AN
elort VIII probably be made to abroyate
The Clayton Bulwer treaty, which will en~
able The American ,ettlrrs 10 form u goyern-
inent, and become annexed in some shape
10 the United States, following the prece-
dent soon Ia be set in the ann ,xation VI the
Sandwich Islands. IL will be.s.en at CO
That there can be M objection 10 an Ameri-
can ~ te in C,n,ral America which does
not equally apply To one in the Sandwich
] Islands. .~
1, Is now de.,uel quite prob ,bIe, that
Mr. Atclison will not take his seat in
the Sen,tc, TIL. winter, i,.din il n,,crs.
s1ry 10 remiin at home and tight his own
battles against combined D,ntonis,n and
Wh'ggrry. IL so. n new prrsid, nc pro tenn
"f the Senate mnsi b. elected. The choice
will probably fall apon Mr.. Rask OF Texas,
a sOHnh democrat, and one Of the abiest,
most influential md incorruptible men in the
b"dy. lie would, in.leed, reflect honor on
auy position assigned him. but Il will be a
misfortune To lose his pr ,ctci services on
the hoor, and in the Committees of the
Senate Shonld he decline the position.
Mr. Bright, of Indiana would DO not un-
likely 60 be the man.
Every day adis % my convictions, that
there Il 10 DO tronbIe ere long. between the
fcdeFal Government and the ormons OF
Ut'h II II struggle Is 20 ocome. " the Nor
mons are prepared to resist and defy the.
laws of the United States, The socnes the,
issue Is made. the better it will be- have
litiie donSt the struggle ,must come. 4
have no idea Oh Brigham Young i;t,sads
q snbnit 70 federal ,.uthodty, longer than
suits His selfish purposcs. iis has already
on repeated ore .sions drfied the power oe
the gcnsr d Governmenb not TO make the
issue with him. Is to snhmi, To his despo..
tism. Ills terra as Goyernm OF Uis.h, ex-
Pired some time since, and has not beer,
r"nswed. Nor has saeressor been ap-
pointed. ] can only ronjrrturs that The.
pfcsideat Is waiting for the meeting Sf
Conxoess, that that body may shas, wild.
him IN some degree, the responsibility ihss
VIII attach 10 any measure found fseres-