Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-15

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institutions will be done away, at once and
forever We call it, then, q great national
measure.
Every line Of it CLOVIS with the most feryid
Irepublicanism. 1t contains provision for
homestead exemption. The twentieth section
directs that the commissioners who are to be
appointed to frame the code, shall "add there.
to and codify such laws of the State of Mary
land as may be or become in force during the
preparation Of said code, and be applicable to
the circumstances and condition Of said Dis
trict" The new Constitution Of Maryland di :.
reefs the Legislature to provide for an exemp.
ton Of property not exceeding five hundred
dollars in value.
| The clause above quoted also secures to the
citizens of the District of Columbia, the bene-
fit of the labors of that enlightened body of
Jurists who are now engaged in revising the
laws of Maryland.
Thebill has ample provisions for the speedy
recovery of debts; and it must therefore, be
expected that its opponents will enlist under
their banners all such men as were instru-
mental in fomenting Sbay's rebellion in the
| days Of the COME deration-namely, the dis.
honest and desperate debtors. To the honest
but unfortunate poor man, however, this bill
has no terrors. Independently of the exemp-
ton from execution which will be secured to
| him, as We have already shown, it offers the
anpest opportunity and indulgence to those
| who have substantial defence and, en- the
other hand, it imposes penalties upon plain
tiffs who may be remiss in the prosecution of
| their demands. We have not space to enter
into the exposition of this matter in detail :;
| but we refer our readers to the second section
of the bill.
Instead Of tho present crude, heterogeneous
| and undigested mass of laws, drawn from the
four quarters of the earth-a mass of laws
| which are sealed book to the uniniti ated, and
under which the citizen is left in ignorance of
his dearest rights, unless he chooses to ex-
| change his gold for information doled out to
| him i'll tho form Of an opinion by some learned
| doctor of the laws-instead of this, the bill
will give us a code, constructed according to
simple method, expressed in langua con.
disc and plain, and made level to the under
standing Of person Of ordinary intelligence
and education; and upon the adoption OF re-
lection Of this code " every free white male
citizen is to be permitted to vote
We earnestly hope that these principles, so
congenial with the spirit of our institutions
| and of the times, will be asserted here, ss
| they have been asserted everywhere else
throughout this broad land.
Mexican Bound ary Commission. We un-
derstand that official information has been re-
ceiyed from. Commissioner Emory, at Ell Paso,
! to the effect th.t he met Ms salazar, the Mex
loan Commissioner, at that place on the Sd of
December, when all the questions that could
possibly lead to any difficulty of solution were
| discussed and satisfactorily settled The two
commissioners have agreed upon tbs parallel
Of 80 AT as the initial point of boundary on
the Rio Grande
Major Emory had commenced the erection of
an observatory for the astronomical determin-
ton Of that point; but having previously
made observations when engaged on the old
line, which appropriately establish that point,
he was enabled thereby, with the appreciation
| of the Mexican Commissioner, to place parties
In the field for tho commencement of the sur
vey OF the line westward from tn at point We
| have no doubt that, under the direction of the
| accomplished officer in charge of this import
/ ant work, progress will be- displayed, which,
in point of energy and ability, will appear in
strong contrast to the cumbrous operations
under the late administration
A Conrrnation-The following paragraph
! from letter frem the Trib1ne's special Paris
correspondent in Paris, published in that jour
nal of Saturday last, confirms what We said
| some weeks ago about the manner in which
| Mr.. Sou'e had been received on his return. to
the Spanish capital. We quote it here, as an
illustration of the accuracy of the information
on public affairs which We manage to get so
| long before our contemporaries:
PARIS, Dec. 28:-A special diplomatic mes
| senger, just arrived from Madrid, brings news
| of curious nature in regard to the position
OF Mr. Soule in that capital, and the progress
| of the Cuban question. This gentleman as
c0ioo uc iU1t. WDdlcFcf may nave Geel SAID
to the contrary, M. soule was received in
| Madrid, on his return from Paris, in manner
| the most ha.tering. Soon after arriving, Mr..
| S. called upon the members Of tho Cabinet
and the Diplomatic corps, as etiquette requires
| and within the twenty four hours following,
| his call was returned BY every Individual Of
the csc two bodies. and he was otherwise treated
| with marked politeness which seems diff.
! cult to comprehend, under the circumstances.
The Appraisers Store in San Francisco.
Weunderstand that the contractorS for furnish.
ing the sign, shutters, deess, window frames
| sash, &C., (Evans& Watson, of PHILADELPHIA
and for the iron beams and Orders, Cooper &
Hewett Of New York, for the large apprais-
er's store, now being constructed on the Gus
tom house (Governmsnt) lot in San Francisco
have already shipped all these articles from
New York and Philadelphia, as per contract
The Treasury Department have advertised
for bids to put up this building, and when
these articles reach there, the work will soon
be completed