Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-17


fer his radicalism, on jackson for his removal
of the deposites, and on Clay, Webster and
Fillmore for their share in enacting and up
holding the Fugitive Slave Law. All their
labors, and those of all sympathixing with
them, will not change single vote in either
| chamber of Congress. The Congressional
friends of the bill knew we'll from the begin
ming, that any act of the Government of the
| United States, which may fail to keep in view
the purpose of rigidly combining the institution
of slavery within its present limits, was des,
tined to meet precisely such opposition as is
manifested to the Nebraska bill, and upon all
the pretences now relied on. They calculated
that the cry of the sacredness Of the Missouri
Compromise would be beloved forth by men
who do not hesitate to declare, in the same
| breath, that they have not tne least idea of
respecting the line Of SO deg. 80 min, if ever
more territory south of that line shall be ac-
quired by the United States. We are per-
fectly satisfied that not o man of them-the
| sincere friends of the principle of the non-in-
| PREVENTION of the Government to be moved
from their purpose of restoring that principle
to the practice of the Government. The pull
pits may howl on,-not a man of them is to
| be thus driven from the path of his conscien-
tious public duty. . ~,
| The Gardiner Trial-For the last three
days the Hon. Mr. May, of the House of Rep
resentatives, has been engaged in summing up
for the prosecution in the pending Gardiner
trial. His effort is described by those who
have heard it, as one of the most powerful and
conclusive forensic arguments ever heard in
Washington. One of his points is, that George
A. Gardiner, and only that man, could have
distracted the missing forged mining title; and
he is said to have fastened the allegation upon
him in the course of his reasoning, with almost
astounding force. Perhaps we shall have a
verdict in the case as early as the middle OF
the approaching week. 81,
The Change in the Union Newspaper, an
nounced this morning. amounts to this, viz:
The Hon. A. 0. P. Nicholson, who has been
editing that paper for about six months, under
a temporary arrangement, has purchased ali
the concern, and thus becomes a joint publisher
and proprietor with General Armstrong, as
well as the editor, as at present The Generals
health has been very bad for some months
past and We apprehend that he will shortly
return to Tennessee for q time, in the hope
that the change of air, and renewal of hi,
old associations may so re-invigorate his well.
worn frame, as to enable him soon again to
take post in his business establishment. Hell.
famous old gentleman, chock full of thoughts
and feelings, such as belonged to the genera
ton of American public men, military and
civil, who fourished during the war of 1872
No one is more highly esteemed in this com
munity, where all hope that he may enjoy long
life and much happiness. -....
Mr. Badgers Speech Of yesterday, in thu
Senate, was a great effort, beyond all ques
ton. The chamber never was more crowded
with people compe tent to critcise Senatorial
speeches, and we never before heard a speech
more highly spoken of than this His pro.
found legal attachments, and his acute power.
as a logician, as we'll as his gift of popula,
oratory, which he possesses in remark a bic
degree, were brought into play most admira.
bly,. He completely riddled the arguments
one and all, which SO far have been essayed
against the Nebraska bill We know no othe,
gentleman at this time in public life, SO de.
votedly attached as Mr.. Badger, to all the
time honored dogmas Of what was the federal
school of American politics in 1900. He
cherishes the memory of the great leaders Of
!, that party in those days, with deep veneration
and, as far as possible, considering the march
Ct ideas up to this period, he rigidly squares
his politics by their heightened theory as to the
, character, powers and purpose of the Govern.
ment of the United States. Hence it was yery
fondly hoped by many Of the opponents of the
: Nebraska bill, that his speech would develope
him standing with them. On the day before
yesterday, we took occasion to advert to thei,
expectations, and also to express the convic.
ton that they were deceiving themselves Hi
effort has greatly dampened their hopes. L
was bad enough, they thought, to find him in.
disposed to act with them at this critical juno
ture. But to have him build up mountain
of irrefragible argument-to oyerwhelm theil
) cause with it thus-is utterly unbearable, the,
think
The 0csan Mail Steamers "school" 70,
Naval Offcsrs.-It will be recollected that on,
Of the main arguments used to get Congress
into the Government quasi partnership will
the Ocean Mail Steamship Companies, was thu
admirable school of steam practice to be af
forded for the proper drilling of United States
naval officers to take charge of regular wa
steamers. Accordingly, navy officers, lieuten
ants, passed midshipmen, and midshipmen
have been assigned to them, and others obtain
ing furloughs, have entered the service of tn,
various companies to learn the business, that
it. 1t seems, however, that perhaps twenty O
the most promising officers after having thu
learned the business, resigned their commits
sions in the service of the United States. Thu
last occurrence Of this kind is the resignation
of Lieut.. E. Higgins, which took place yester
day. Lieut.. II. for two years past has beer
in command of the osean mail steamer Her
man, which accounts for the milk in the cocos
nut.
We presume that he resigned only after as
pertaining that the Secretary would not con
sent to extend his furlough, by which extra
duty was forced on officers willing to do all
assigned to them, while he was exempt from