Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-27
personal

80. A Vera Cruz correspondent of the New
Orleans Delta has been making inc uiries into
the pedigree of the Mexican hero, Santa Anna
and has discovered that his Serene Hixhness
Is q mulatto! The writer has no very exalted
opinion OF the adventurous Mexican, and says
that 1.-The first that was known of him. vas
Enen ne was court martialed for pilfering the
funds belonging to his company, for stealing
pigs and chickens, and for forgery Of the sig.
go. The Baltimore Argus in referring to the
Kansas letter published In the Sun on satur.
day says: "The writer professed to be dom.
ocrat Wnlie IN this city-but he was simply q
demagogue ever ready to cater to the passions
Of the fanatic, and bis abolition procliyiti.s
were we'll known here. What the opinions of
such writer are worth can be easily under
stood. his modesty can be judged by his
abuse of Senator Atchison, who for a long
series Of years has enjoyed the unqualified
confidence and respect of the Senate of the
we suppose, will be deemed quite as reliable as
that of the unaodged attorney who assails him
with 30 much rudensss and venom
The Argus it appears knows the writer we'll,
and We endorse all 1t says. We suppose that
now he has "indulged his scribbling propen-
sites" by giving vent to the pent-up gail of
abolitionism, he will return to his home.
as the Hon. Mr.. Flsniken has done, and preach
abolitionism to the Baltimore Democracy.
80. The Rev. Antionette Brown saws that if
Providence had given her an oinyalid hus.
band and half dozen children, her salary as
clergywoman is amply sufficient to pass them
comfortably through life." Here's a hint for
sick man'-situation comfortable, weather
cold, and young lady freezing her feet in
single bedstead.
80. "A" of the Baltimore Sun pays the
following meritsd tribute to the Secretary Of
State:
"humors about Cabinet changes are again
reV1ve", but there Is nothing in them. Gov.
Marcy is tmmovabis. If not the first dipJo.
matist OF the age, he Is undoubtedly one of the
Nlsest statesmen that ever presided over the
Department Of State. To his calm Judgment
sterling sense, and political tact, the country
Is partly indebted for the conservative course
OF the Administration, and his resign alton. at
this time, would not be desirable The fill
clustering season is past and gone, and odd
fogyism,' that is, talent seasoned by experi
ence, is rapidly coming into favor, if not with
professional politicians, (who are Just now I'm.
der cloud all over the country,) at least with
the public at large"
go. 1t is said that the same pen which in.
dites Washington paragraphs for tho pro.
slavery New York Herald writes for the ako-
Hlon evening fOst The Washington cor.
respondence Of these journals of yesterday leads
us to believe this rumor true. They are az
much alike as two peas
...Miss Kimberly, an actress, made at the
u. Louis Theatre, lately, what is described an
eiotuent speech" In the course of il she
said "True, indeed, are tile words of The
great Historian, Bancroft, Westward tho
Star OF Empire takes its way" She must
nave real more Of Bancroft than any one
eass' 10 nave found this in his writings.
80. Ih' Rev. Dr.. Potter, the new Episco.
Pai Bishop f New York, has Voluntarily re-
hnqolshed 5000 Of the Sc, 900 voted by the
Sonsenuon as ,is annual salary. He does this
iiom q conVictisn Of what is right, saving that
ne can get on VeR we'll with S., 900 wear and
80. ~. The Balsimo,, Patriot says:
~, me Hon Abraham Lincoln IL Iikely to he
ene successor Of Gen. Shields as IJnitsd states
senator from Illinois O''N S'~'0o
Inc Union has Information vh;.h r.L.. :,
DeneVe that the Illinois Ler;,latu-e :. Dane
cIa.e. co. Mr. Lincoln is nat I;k.iv 70
will be his oxn Shields. The Probability is he
sew an Oh sb.; Mnon.evideo, South America. thew