Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-12

all degrees.
The change has come, however, over Cali.
fornis's affairs, and the result will not only be
larger and steadier shipments of specie to this
side, but fair payments for what California
obtains from the Atlantic side, and more
uniform diffusion Of property and wealth
among her own people, wi h better health and
longer lives for them. The era of the true
prosperity Of California is, indeed, but Just
dawning
" Consistency, thou art a Jewel I'VE
have not until to-day had space at command
in which to call tho attention Of the Star s
readers, to the correspondence appearing some
days ago in the columns of our talented, amis
BILE, courteous, Ingenious, entertaining, know.
ing, and truthful neighbor, (uide its cock and
bull story about the Secretary Of the Navy
and Commodore PauldiRg,) between Mr.. John
Minor Bolts on one side, and worthy dccapi.
tated Waterman in the Treasury building, the
estimable scavengsr of the First Ward of this
city, and some other distinguished gentleman
enjoying the honor Of serving on q Know Moth
ing invitation committee with those patriotic
n. leaders, wherein the man that slept with
John Tyler is invited to try the effect of his elo-
quence on our late municipal election; and
wherein that SO successful politician declines,
With very modest hint that Know. Nothing.
ian may fairly attribute the loss of the Viz
ginia election to its foolish nomination of
Flournoy as the competitor of the great and
forcible Wise, rather than himself There is
nothing more noteworthy in the cores.
pondencs in question, itself-which is Bolts all
over.
The point to be noticed, however, Is the
alscrity with which washington Know Moth.
ingism estrew to the winds its indignation
against the interference Of foreigners in our
municipal politics, alleged as its excuse for
the outrages against common decency, good
order and the right of free speech in our land,
before Browns hotel on the Saturday night
following the Virginia election. That is, when
it seemed likely that the interference of fer.
eigners in our municipal politics could be
turned to the advantage Of Know Nothipgisn.
Verify, there is even less moral honesty-ia-
tegrity of purpo.e-in the oath. bound, secret,
prOscriptive, political society, than We gave it
credit for-which was a very small lnodicum
indeed, as our readers by this time are all
aware.
Ihe Two-HoT5s Act-A no less distinguish
ed person age than the veritablo conductor Of
Our talented, truthful, modest, ingenious, on.
tertaining, and knowing neighbor (vids the
Virginia election) is positively the author of
the scheme Of making Know Eothingism seem
to ride the Northern anti-slavery and South
ern slavery horses at the same time! At loast
such is the 60 commercially modest dsolara-
ton of our bashful neighbor itself This
scheme is to pass resolutions in the P hilaicl-
phia Sanhedrim--
L. Protesting against thu enactment of the
Nsbraaka.Kapsas bill under the form of pro-
test against the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise; !. g., poStuIins at full speed to tickle
tho fancy of the No, tn.
2. Pledgirg Know Noihingism to oppose
signed to disturb the advantage in Kansas
which the North says the South has achieved
by tho enactment Of the Nebraska Kan as
bill; J. e posturing a: full speed to tickle the
fancy Of the South.
3 Pledsing Know Nothingism in favor Of
ensctipg law to restore 70 tho North all the
advantages the Mort lost by tie enactment
Of the Nebrasks.Kansas bill, in and over all
the remaining territory Of the General Gov.
ernment; 4. e., posturing at full speed sgain,
to tickle the fancy Of tho Morrill,.
This IS essentially funny world We live in.
Who They Are.-Dr. Bartlett, tho new Pre-
sident of the Know Nothing National Council,
is full blooded Kentucky abolitionist, it 10
said, while Parson Ruff, their newly elected
Grand Chaplain of the order, is full blooaed
"unjust, unrighteous, and damnable" Masss.
chusetts preacher Of abolitionism and uriver-
salism-a leading one Of the three thousand
clerical ST gners Of the anti Nebraska Kansas
bill recommendation against Senator Doug ar,
the supporters of the bill in Congress, the
President, and the South. Up to this time he
has only been known from the vehemence of
the abolition politics in his sermons SO ultra
indeed, as that throughout New England he
passed for the best possible model of an alb
clifton pulpit slang-whanger.
Headed Again Just before going to prcss,
We ascertained that dispatch was received
in this city, this morning, announcing that the
revenue cutter on the Mobile station had
brought into the FORT Of Mobile the Kinney
expedition barque referred to in another col
umn Of to-day's Star, as laying off tho coast
of Florida awaiting her live freight. She is
said to be loaded with boxes of army ammu-
milton. We have every reason to believe that
the District Attorney at Mobile vas, this
morning, telegraphed to libel her. 80, it
seems that our anticipation that the Govern.
ment vould surelv nrove comnetent tn man,