Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-21

routes will meet It's adjacent coal fields and
iron. copper and lead mines, are numerous and
inexhaustible
The day of dependence upon the North by
the South for markets, as for merchandise, is
rapidly passing away. With it, social inter-
course will diminish in a similar ratio. The
incalculable value of the Southern travel may
be cut of to such an extent as to render it of
but little profit. The more mountainous re.
gions of the Slave States abound with medici-
nal springs, Of as varied qualities and cura-
tive virtues as the celebrated Spas of Germa-
ny. Many of thcm-some quite new discov-
ered-are surrounded by picturesque scenery,
and are perpetually famed, in the warm
months, by invigorating, salubrious breeses.
They are all becoming easy, Of access. Two
years hence a railroad ride of twenty four
hours from tide water, will place the seeker af-
ter it at the one farthest off. They are des.
tined to speedily be the most fascinating OBJ
jects Of summer attraction on this Continent
to the fashionable and wealthy, as also to the
Lame and afflicted" Northern cities and
watering places were never so prosperous as
when thronged with Southern visitors. Those
visitors, in the main, they must prepare them
selves to lose"
Kansas.-The following is the substance Of
the platform adopted in the Lexington mo
Anti Abolition Convention:
THAT the agitation of the slavery question
III Congress or the several States must finally
result in dissolution of the Union; that the
resolution of nOn-slavehOlding States not TO
admit another slave State is a declaration OF
hostility to the Constitution; that the diffusion
of slavery tends to ameliorate the condition OF
the slave, and maintain the equilibrium
,ainst the non-slavehOlding majority; that
the Kansas Nebraska act and the fugitive
save law are cordially approved; that the in
C corporation Of moneyed associations for the
parpose of colonization in Kansas is unprece.
dented in history, and is an attempt to thwart
the purposes of the Constitution and the enact
ments of Congress; that these colonies will
necessarily lead to resistance and while they
disclaim any intention to interfere with actual
settlers, they will protect themselves and prop
erty. Eighteen border counties in Missouri
contain 81, 900 slaves, which will become value
less if Kansas becomes the abode of abolition
ia laties. They appeal to the good sense of the
North to put down fanatical aggressions and
e,aigrant-aid associations, and leave Kansas
IT, a natural settlement"
There is not word in it which we do not
heartily endorse-not a word. We care not
what misrepresentation of the conduct Of the
Missourians the anti-slavery press may put
forth, the country, everywhere, will, sooner
or later, come to understand that the Mis-
sourians are merely contending, like true
hearted men, to prevent the consummation of
the schemes of the Abolitionists to rob them OF
the State bordering on Kansas, using Kansas
as the means of so doing. We do not approve
their treatment of Gov, Reeder personally,
more especially because his record as public
man disproves, in our belief, their allegation
of sympathy with abolitionism.
The following list of the officers just elected
by the Legislature shows that that body is
about to do its best to defeat the plans Of the
abolition aid societies, every one of its officers
elected being partisans of the adoption of a
slave holding State constitution
Of the council, Thomas johnson was elected
president; r. K. Rees, president pro tenn.
John A Halderman, chief clerk; Charles Ii d.
head, sergeant alarms; and VIM. Godfrey,
doorkeeper.
Of the house, j. ii. Stringfellow was elected
speaker Joseph Anderson, speaker, pro tenn
j. NJ. Lysle, chief clerk John Martin, assis-
taat; 1. j. Crammer, sergeant alarms.
Fusion.-It has been determined that the
fall conventions Of the (nominaD Wing and
Republican parties of New York shall meet
this fall at the same time and in the same
place. This means ''fusion," of course. What
il still called "Whig" in New York is simply
the wing of Mr. Stewards followers who have
50 far kept out of Know Nothing Lodges A
large wing went into the lodges, and came out
of them only to 60 into the Know Something
or new Republican-party lod ges. The Silver
Greys, or Fillmorites, are early to a man
Know Nothings, and support the Philadelphia
Platform. In that party is also a large wing
of the Hard Democrats. The Fillmore wing of
the Wing party Of New York has at no time
within the last six years embraced more than a
third of the number of votes identified with
the Seward wing or interest. The Democratic
leaders in New York, in view of this state of
things, feel perfectly sure of sweeping tr::.
umph in the fall; as the Sewardites can hardly
be as strong after the formal split in the Know
Nothing party, as when they, in great meas
ure controlled its council.
A Treaty with the Sandwich Islands
Yesterday, after we went to press, we under
stand the Secretary of State and Chancellor
Lee, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
pOtcntiary from the Hawaiian Kingdom, con-
cluded the negotiation of treaty between the
United States and the Sandwich Islands, mu
tually advantageous and highly important in
relation to the commercial intercourse be-
tween the two countries. We have every
reason to believe that it simply secures t,
both countries the advantages of commercial
intercourse on fixed basis, similar to that on
which our commercial relations with other
civilized countries is fixed.
sweltering Enthusiastically was a
very oppressive day in Washington, notwith.
standing the recent showers 1t is exceeding