Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-25
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those who strive to draw such invidious dis
tinctiOns are doing q grisvsus Injury to the
Institution, in laying the foundation of SEQ
doual prejudice against it-adding:
There Is still another consideration which
ought 20 restrain tho press from making this
academy a subjsct Of sectional discussion 1t
10 seminary Of learning, established upon
the broadcast principles of nationality open to
youths from every part Of tie Union. Their
association there is eminently calculated TO
engendsr natiOnsl feelings and affections;
States the most remotely separated are brought
closely toge' Ger by the intimate acquaintance
ship and friendly bonds which arc there
formed; and thi, of i;sslf would, in the course
OF time, show lis good fruits in disseminating
n love OF the Union through all is paris But
II such discussion as that Of which We are
speaking should be tran sfsrred from the press
10 the school (Ehich there is scme reason 20
teaI) tho consequences might be fatal to those
kindly influences from which ws have right
10 hope the most importan; benefits"
The Union argues slabOrately to prove that
Know Nothingism is but another phas, Of
Whiggsry. We do rot and cannot come TO
tha, conclusion. Up TO the advent Of Know
Ncthinsiim here, the Wings ou;vo:ed the Dem.
ocrau usually two to one Yet, notwiths,and.
1ng me fact that full one third OF the late $50
callsd) Democrats of Washington have Joined
the Know Nothinss under the lead Of = dozen
persoLs Wscse claim. on ofice were rot hon.
ored by President Pierce, at the recent elec-
ton the Knew NOtaings were fairly beaten by
between two and three hundred majority. But
for the fsss that large number of Wings
turned their backs q them in This contest, this
could ist have been me casa. Among those
VII sS who aid 50, are the men Of all men in our
midst WHO possess deserved influence here. The
result il Siri inia, where, notwithstanding a
large DsmOerstio detection, the Democratic
majority was more than an average, bears
cut our position. large wing Of the Wing
party vctss fer kr. Wise, while another
large wing -s:ussd to vote on either eide
The yO5e fer ny Chandler, for Congress.
shows thsi tas conservative Wings in PhiIa.
delphis, to the lumber Of thousands, refused
to bow - the Know Nothing yoke The DO
sition - tha Boston A&UsTtiseT, c1d other
northern conservative Wing papers, shows
that Kssw Nothirgism has failed to absorb in
49, 'AS SkAhV u NAO NIX parry NUllc
the fscI that Col. Preston is running Oh the
anti Know Nothing ticke. foI Congress in Ken.
tucky, Mr. Kerr in North Carolica, and Mr..
Stephens in Georgia, witt tie position u he
Hon. J. G. Jsnes in Tennessee, prove clearly
that the Union is mistaken IL charging com
plete still 'sion between the Know Noihings
and Wings. If he number Of Democ.st, Who
have gore after tie strange sd Of Know
No'hirgisu in the District. Virginia, and
Maryland be fair criterion, bat for the 70.
fusal o. Wigs 20 become member. o. the now
organization, the Democracy would have but
poor show, indeed, in the next Presidential
election.
The Union further deaiss that the New
York Era"Ias Post quotes it correctly in
alleging that Col Kinney's Expedition was
of predatory aud illegal character, and
says:
Making Up oar opinion upon the Inforna.
zion communicated to Us by Mes;rs Fabens
and Kinney va believed the enterprise 10 be
peaceful AID lawful undertaking AS such
IT had cur synpsthies, and down 10 his tine
We have seSTs nOthin, that has Change our
oTlSIna! impressions. We have absteined
from discussing the matter in the Uaton be.
Gauge the Government had instituted legal
procsedinEs, hich were pending, to test tie
Legality 81 the enterprise. Upon what eyi.
osnce he Government regards the enterprise
ss illegal We do Lot know; rat prcsumiug
that II has sue infornation "a full, justified
the legal investigation Instituted We have re-
ieTTsd 70 II as evidence of the vigilance and
promptnsss CT tic Administration In guarding
our neutrality laws against ipfracti0n WIS,
tner cur ilSlyidual opinion as 10 the legality
of tie enterprise IL correct or not will be de.
termIDed By the result Of TIE legal proceed
ings now pending, and until Convinced by
soneihlug n1rs than runors or interes cd
eianoT egR1Lsc flliEusterirg we are conts Mt
TO repose OPP the boief that the ep,srn,ig lie
was lot only lawful but such as az law bid
Ing lnaE E!SEt encourage wlthsu; censurs"
We regret TIA. lhe Union has failed TO tsst
tie character Il the Kinney expedition by its
military commissions Issued end orders given.
bJ the a-,~s AMI munitions Of war 1t hss caused
to co colisclsis By Col KiDney's published
letters 20 various parties proposing 70 ioin
him, By his last PROF. uncisuento ayo0iDv
flhbuste'ing purpose, importing TO have been
Written on he vessel in which he is said TO
have made his escape from New York, md
more especially by the fact that whom placed
On MS oSn Iscognizsnces, instead of nesting
the charge in the truth Of which GU. neishbor
does Lot yet believe, he sbsquatulatsd
The Journal Of Commerce until very re-.
Gently believer IN the legality of the Kinney
expedition, on the evidence referred TO above,
frankly admits its error, and makes haste TO
repair the Injury 70 the cause of justice, to
which It's mistake notwithstanding:
81, IS nct impro babls, in view of the dis
closures recently made, that some portion of
cur eitlEsL: intended to c,rry cut a design of
this en Or, and that the munitions OF war
on board the Magnolia were connected with
this chico; Who those persons are We know
not, but sutpicIon strongly connects the name
OF Col. kInEvy with the enterprise Sach an
enterPIIs could scarcely be conducted with
TIE least chance Cf success a. the present time
OWING to the mutual supulatiOns contained IN
the con Ell ton maize between Great Britain
and the United States with respect 10 a shin
canal over the Isthmus of Dari.n. Thew sim
ulats lot 70 OCCUPY, or fortify, or coloniIe, or
assume or exercise any douinion over Mica.
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