Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-18
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ing, brought us private letter from the we'll
informed friend in Paris, on whose Pr evious
communication with reference to the circum-
spection of Mr.. Soule in France we have
once or twice commented, wherein we a~e
informed that his conduct towards Mr Soulc
is regarded by public men there as Louis Napo
Icons first tqar pas being, too, the only case
so far in which he has, to use avuigar phrase,
renigged'' since he seized the throne Il
created intense excitement throughout The
city on becoming known, and the goysrnmep
found that it stood slone upon it. public opin
ion as we'll as public sympathy being al 10
gether with Mrlsouie. To these facts are t.,
DO ascribed the promptness with which the
counsels and representations of Mr. Mas
were listened to, and were acquiesccd in 50
gracefully. 'a'.12s
How They Take It The recent Massa-
chusetts election seems to have wonderfully
'disgruntled" the folks of the Boston Atlos
Though identified with the old line Wing par
ty of Mass chusstts, they have been notorious
for favoripg the policy of abolitionising their
organization as fast as possible, in order to
draw back to the simon pure Wing party, tie
large wing that had gone ast1ay after the Fro
Soil false god The Atlas is sorely disappoint
ed at the result Of this election, and virtually
whines and cries over it at a great rate
The Boston Courter-s,if. backed conserva-
tive Wing = shrugs its shoulders, and says,
contemporary, that
at will be found before the close of the
Bath Congress, that the members from Massa-
chusetts, as a body, have done no violence to
the political name they have assumed for the
present"
The Newburyport Heraid, also conservative
Wing in its afinities, remarks that i
I'VE have had some hurs that the course of
Mr.. Gardner, IN denying all his 'antecedents,'
In catering for official station, would save
Gov. w ashburn, and tina, the faithful and de.
voted services Of MIR. Upham, aided by the
Free Soil votes, would secure his reelection
but there Is 10 doubt that they have been
swept off py the Irresistible torrent, which has
mingled in one undistiuguishahle heap Of
ruins and rubbish, Wings, Democrats, Free
Sellers, Liberty party, Irishmen and ali.
This makes three times within twenty
pletsly revolutionised in its politics. What
comments, y this up the instability of pop
ular elections wheI it happens in a State,
which undeniably has the most intelligent
best educated and stable population of any
other In the country
The Boston Past. Administration Democra-
tic, seems rather to be tickled with the idea
that the Wing organization of the State has
been clicked out of It's boots,' and says
Every Wing is swept out of the National
and the Wings will have no in.
huence in the next Stale Legislature, except
what may be welded b. half dozen mem.
bers in the House of representatives. !"
So they go!
Washington is Brushing Up,--The poli
ticians from distance are crowding in upon
Us already. Some fifty or sixty old-sesson
stagers are already o the ground They look
as though cooked and primed'' for furious
onslaught upon Congress. Their business is
Of course, to urge through appropriations
They calculate on being much stronger be
fore the House next winter than during the
last session, as they feel certain that some of
the nrn-returned will soften to their blandsh.
ments, as well a. more or less of those who
have secured heir re- election. These gentle
men promise q lively time for Washington
They are old stagers, know the ropes, and are
not inclined to be over-scrupulcus Carrying
their honorable heads as high as they do gen.
orally, we feel certain that they have strong
hopes Of efecting much ere the 4th of March
next.
Henry A. Surr, Eiq.-We understand that
Henry a. Burr, Esq, the able Photographer
Of the Post Office Department, despatched to
South Carolina about two weeks since By tho
Postmaster General, for the purpose of ex-
aiming into and arranging, if possible, tie
difficulties in regard to the carrying of the
mail by tie South Carolina Railroad Com.
pany, returned to this CT y on Thursday morn
ing, having accomplished the object of bis
mission as far as could be possible, for the
present. Through his e1ertions in that quar-
ter, much was effected leading to the settle
ment, for the time being, Of the difficulty.
which finally took place here few lays ago.
during the visit of the Hon. Mr. Aiken 70 this
city.
."-Judging from the temper
manifested by Congress at its last session,
during the approaching winter the Law De-
partment Of the Government Of the United
states will surely be systematiscd according
to the recommendation of the chief law officer
Of the Government. It was we'll enough to
manage the law affairs of the Government
without particular system thirty years ago
We have now, however, come to be great
nation, requiring system in the transaction of
the Governments business in that as in all
other branches. 1t is not to be doubted that
favorable action on some bill to that end soon
BY Congress Will save millions annually
ut the national treasury, as we'll as greatly
facilitate the business operations of the most
reliable and energetic Of those with whom
the Government has transactions
Paymsat Of Arrears to Children of Pen
sionorS.-W hon a pension certificate has hsan