Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-27
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....H A Rockafeld, late treasurer of one
Of the Know Nothing lodges, of Lancaster
City, Pa comes out in the papers in exposi.
| tion of the order, for expelling him because he
dared to vote the whig ticket last fall He
| Is induced to the exposition because he was ex-
PEELED, disgt aced, published in tho Councils
as traitor, and fine OF 5 imposed upon any
member who should mention his name in the
meeting.
1.-THE Hon VIM. S. Damrell, NJ c. elect
from Massachusetts, has been delivering polit-
ical lectures in New Hampshire. A profane
correspondent at Swanzsy-Where Mr.. D. un.
dertook to answer Charles Levi Woodbury.
says some Of the wags pronounced his name
like that Of one Of the distinguished friends Of
"Doe. sticks"
1.-The Boston Telegraph, an abolition pa.
per, speaks of Senator Wilson's late estate
Rights" letter to the edito. of the American
Organ in the following terms of warm appro-
val. Itslys:
"Mr. Wilson's letter ia In his usual direct
and manly style, and expresses opinions on
State rights and on the powers Of Congress with
regard to Slavery in the States, schieh are held
BY ths great body of anti-skavsry men of the
country. The platforms Of the Freesoil or
Republican party have invariably been based
on the same ground, which Is also held by the
American Anti slavery Society, as tho Garris-
sonians call themselves. The contrary doc.
trine is held only by an inconsidersble num-
Der of Abolitionists, Of whom Gerrit Smith and
Frederic Douglass are the most conspicuous. I"
80. X-Rev. c. c. Burr has retired from the
editorial management of the New York Ma.
tional Democrat. Gideon J. Tucker, late of
the Albany Argus, takes his place. "God
bless him, let him go!' Nothing can be lost
by the change.
80. The New York Esperss of Saturday
Gays:
""Sam' Senator SAM Houston cannot be
tho regular American X. N parsonage Of
that name,-for in his discourse in Boston, on
Tuesday night. it would appear he volunteered
the remark that "but for the foreign labor, and
foreign laborers, in America, We should all be
''slaves-white slaves" That sentiment, the
reporters say, created sensation among
Noihings on the platform. 1t is quite certain
now, that tho Senator from Texas is only q
Bogus sort Of Sam "
80. OK" of tho Baltimore Sun, who Is a
foreigner, thus speaks CT the X N. nominee
for the S Senate in Pennsylvania:
'trhe news from Harrisburg is that Simon
Cameron will tomorrow Tuesday, be elected
United States Senator, to servo for six years
fiom the 4th Of March of next. Gen. Came
ron will be one of the most efficient members
of that body"
%. Mr.. Cumming, the acting Governor of
Nebraska, appears to be tho most popular
man in the new territory. The Territorial
Legislature have endorsed all his public acts,
while the press and people repudiate the misera.
bic stories raised against him by his epemies
.... Horace Greedy offers to give 500 to any
charitable object that Miss Laura Edmonds
may designate, if she will spiritually describe
the situation and circumstances Of DR.. Kane
&C d his company, in a manner that future ad.
vices shall show to be correct.
go. Lord Palmerston was born In 1874, and
consequently is now II years old, but has the
appearance and vigor Of q man Of 50. He
first entered Office in 1907.
go. Mi Catherine Hayes reaped rich
harvest in Sydney ere she left that city for
Meibourne-some 1000 pounds from nine CON.
certs, besides presents Of plate and jewels.
49,. The New York Evening Post says -
"Our Boston correspondent seems to think
General Houston has not strengthened himself
much BY his Boston lecture. The press of
that city denounce 1t also, mainly because ii
takes untenable views of the slave institution.
But could any view be taken of that in.
stitution except to denounce it that would be
deemed tenable in New England? And did
they expect Senator Houston, the representa-.
tive Of the largest slaveholding State in pro.
portion to its white population, in the Union.
to derouncs slavery? They ought to DO gr ate.
full that he not only did not make much Of a
defence of the institution of slavery, but that
he did not try to-"
80. 1t is stated that Mr.. VIM. Lloyd Carl
son will deliver an addressin reply to General
Houston, on Thursday evening next, at the
fremont Temple, Boston.
80. General J. R. Echinsqus, President
elect Of Peru, arrived In New York. by the
steamer George Law, from Aspinwall. he il
accompanied by his family, and intends to
spend some time In the United States.
-: The Baltimore Argus says: /" 1t Is 70.
ported that Martin E. Conway, the Abolitionist