Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-28

| to waste ink on him,-where he had three
thousand over all in 1854, now the Republi-
cans are between Eve and six thousand be-
| hind
50 Last year in the aggregate vote of the six
Congressional districts the American Party
candidates had clear majority over all of
twenty-one thousand four hundred and sixty
| fve,-now, the Republican Party into whose
ranks the gentlemen above named have gone
| is in minority, in the same six districts, of
| thirty nine thousand one hundred and sew
| enty nine, or loss in a single year Of over
| fifty thousand votes"
Mr.. Banks 1t is due to this gentleman,
that we should state, that no one in W ashing-
ton regards him as having been in any way,
personally compromised by the developments
made in the House hall yesterday, of disgrace
full efforts to procure for him the vote of an
honorable gentleman who has not given him
ballot, so far. All men here, of all parties,
agree that there is not a shadow of suspicion
resting upon him, personally, of connivance in
or completely with the promises which Mr.
Pearce, of Pennsylvania, assumed to make in
his name and behalf.
We entertain no political sympathy what
ever with Mr.. Banks or those supporting him
for the Speakership; nevertheless, we are here
to do justice fairly and honorably to and be-
tween all public men, and due sense of this
responsibility resting on us as the conductor
of public journal at the seat of Government,
impels US promptly to state the fact concern
ing the unanimity of Congressional and pop
ular opinion in this city mentioned above.
The Bogus Nicaragua Government
will be seen from the correspondence between
the Secretary of State and Parker Ii. French,
which the attempt Of the latter to get up
fillibustering expedition from New York has
brought out, that We were correct in intimat-
ing, some time since, that this Government
did not entertain the slightest idea Of acknowl-
edging the supremacy Of Walkers authority
in Nicaragua, unsupported as that is by any
iona fde native countensnce or sympathy.
We formed our opinion in this matter only on
wholly undefnable signs but being morally
certain of its correctness, we published it as
our judgment in the premises. The result is
evidence, that in such matters the Star is, in
publishing correct information, very gener-
ally in advance of its contemporaries through
out the country.
The Debate to-day-in the hall, commenced
on the obligation of ell opponents of abolition
ism to sink every other question for tho time
being, and unite to install Mr.. Richardson in
the chair. Mr.. MarshalPs point vas, that the
largest majority agreed in favor of the leading
principles of Americanism, and, that, there
fore, Mr.. Fuller, of Pa, could be more oppros
priately placed in the chair, by resolution, on
the principle on which it was proposed to place
Mr.. Richardson in that position.
Another Ballot seventy third ballot
for Speaker was taken few moments before
we went to press, resulting as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 207; necessary
to CHOICE, 1oi.
Mr.. Richardson received IS, Mr., Banks, 1OI,
Mr.. Fuller 81, scattering7.
Pardon Tho President has pardoned VIM.
L. Sterling, late postmaster at Sterlingville,
Wisconsin, who was convicted of embezzle-
ment, and has been some time in the peniten-
tiary. The pardon was granted in conse-
quence of satisfactory proof that the prisoner
would die if not Immediately released from
confinement.
TheCurrent Operations of the Treasury De
partment.-On yesterday, 9th of December,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stocks. SI2O, 722 %
forthe Treasury Department. Al ,S92 IL
For tho Interior DEPARTMENT 49,. l6 S6S A