Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-07
WARRINGTON NEWS AND oossIp

y" 10 VI incelcuiable advantage tC
ms political future: inasmuch as it must 10 ia,
20 render him acceptable as q public man to
the great conservative interest in the Demo
cratic party Of the South, which really alone
prevented his nomination for the Presidency
instead Of the present Chief Magistrate. That
interest, as represented in their national con-
vention, mistrusted him on two points. That
Is, they feared that he would permit sentiments
Of personal gratitude to sway him to favor the
schemes Of the special favors men ON the trea.
sury, many Of the we'll known chiefs of the
lobby having early mounted him as their espe-
cial hobby; they mistrusted him futher, under
the impression that he was 60 emphatic q peo-
Pies man, a. that he would cotton to any and
all phases of apparent public opinion in the
great North As he took occasion last winter
to demonstrate that tho class of sinister per
sons above referred to had made nothing out
of him by essaying to appear to be his man
aging friends, he has already relieved himself
from all suspicion of Identification with them
His reception at the Chicago meeting, and his
firm bearing under that reception, will 60 far
to satisfy them that he will not 20 an inch out
Of his proper path to conciliate the prejudices
Of any body Of men, however powerful at the
polls, wherein he conceives that they aim to do
unjust, improper, and unconstitutional things.
His reception, with its attendant circum-
stances, will at once rally around him the
sympathies of hundreds of thousands, who, a
week ago, did not dream of ever becoming
Douglas men, in any scceptation of the
term. He may, therefore, be congratulated on
the fact, that what was designed to destroy
him utterly, Is to provo for him a very rock of
unexpected strength. Besides, his cause at the
North is made the cause Of real American
rights, as we'll as of proper respect for the
laws and Of good order in society at large. All
those who have anything to lose, will instantly
realize that tho state Of things in Chicago
which refused him the right to address his
friends, and the latter the right to hear him, if
justified, will lead to similar forcible vio-
lation Of popular rights in any other partic
ular to be conceived of, there or elsewhere
1t is in fact rerotution-a forcible abrogation
by the mob, of rights, the existence of which
NJ man in this country dares deny, and which
cannot be thus forcibly abrogated, except on
the principle that the temporary will of the
mob shall rule in our land, at pleasure. They
had no moro moral or legal right to gag down
Senator Douglas. under such circumstances.
than his Chicago friends have in return, to burn
down the dwellings of the mobbers, and to as.
sassinate them in the dark as punishment
for their disgraceful and dangerous act The
reader will not, We trust, translate us az roc
ommending any such retaliation. We use the
parallel, only as figure to exemplify the real
enormity of the crime against civil liberty and
free government, which those "free- speech"
men have perpetrated.
Again, We have to say that Senator Douglas
is certainly to be congratulated on account of
the tremendous accession of political strength
which tho occurrences in question are to give
him; his cause being henceforth that of law,
order, and popular rights, combined, - the
"iaw- and-order men" of the country having
heretofore been most suspicious of him, as be
ing decidedly too progressive-too much of a
fast man" in politics-to meet their views of
the fitness of things.
Tho Public Revenues. Notwithstanding
he again rapidly accommodating revenues of
the government, it is the opinion of those in
Washington whose pursuits make them well
informed political economists, that the existing
wide spread and unexsmpled drought will in
the end seriously effect future payments into
tho national treasury, very seriously stagna
ting business as it were, everywhere through
out the country. when the time comes for
spending the proceeds, or rather profits, of the
msasre crops Of this season. These facts
should DO known, because it is only through
the failure Of those In trade to do the amour;
of business which would have been done blu,
for the effect of the drought, that our national
revenues are to be diminished. It ia, there
fore, high time that all prudent men should
prepare for the change; economizing at all
points where their circumstances make econ
omy duty, if they would avoid pecuniary
entertainments.
Hon. Z. B. Hart.-We announced, a few
days ago, that Hon. Hiram Walbr dge, o.
New York, had declined being candidate
for reelection; and we observe that the friend:
Of Hon. E B. Hart are anxious that he should
be candidate in his old district, as the rep
resentative from which he made many friend.
in the SD Congress. We are, however, au
thorized to say that Col. Hart will, in nc
event, consent to be a candidate for Congress
or for any other Office. The fact that Mr. Har
and his friends were the bitter opponents O
the election of General Walbridge, after tina
gentleman's nomination, would, We presume
go far to prevent his success, if nominated.
Naval Board on tho Machinery and Plar,
for the Six new Steamships Yesterday, az
cording to orders, this board convened at til,
Washington Navy Yard. 1t consists of job
Lenthal, Esq, Chief of the Bureau of Con
struction, Equipment, and Repair D. B Mar
tin, Esq, Naval Engineer in. Chief; Chief En-
ginesrs VIM. W. Wood, Henry Hunt, and VIM
E. Everett, and Chas. W. Copeland, ESQ
Civil Steam Engineer. They are to e1amil
the various plans and estimates proposed b,
the bidders for the machinery of the six new
steamships, and to adopt such as they conceiv.
to be in all respects best for the public interest
Lighthouse Keepers Appointed.-At Far
| allows, California, James Powers, at 81 .OO(
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