Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-15
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WAsHIN6ToN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Smithsonian Institution "A writer in
the Boston Post, from this city, commenting
on the affairs Of this establishment, says:
"But sundry misstatements, contained In a
paragraph OF the Washington Star, though
promptly rstracted by the editor rs soon as
theif falsity Was proved, were given to him for
insertion by Mr.. Jews.t, and illustrate the
danger Of relying upon any authority from
that quarter" ..'-.
. Now, We have to say that this paragraph
from the Post embraces several errors, some Of
which do injustice to Mr.. Jewett. Thus ono
Of the statements in the Star, originally re.
ferred to, was that the Institutions advertise.
ments was withdrawn from our journal. This
was orr own, and was retracted on the mo.
ment We ascertained that the nom appearance
OF the advertisements referred to in our col
umns, resulted from the mistake of one Of our
employees. rather than an order from the In.
stitution.
Next, thatinformation of the lecture of Marin
willard, of Troy, delivered in the Institutions
hail, was not communicated to us by Mr..
Jswstt, it being fact known to all in Wash
ington, which We simply brought back to the
mind Of the public. This was explained away,
by our subsequent public alton of the addition
al fact, communicated to US by an officer of
the Institution, that the old lady was invited
to lecture there by q Female Teachers Asso-
citation, to whom Professor Henry had tender ed
the use of the hall-not by himself
And, lastly, We have to say of this matter,
that the information concerning the appear.
ancs on their book table, of the religious Pc
riodical with the article adverse to the present
management of the Institution cut out, and
relative to the alleged fact that Professor
Henry had caused such periodicals as had con-
tanned articles rejecting on his management
Of tho Institutes affairs to be stricken from
the list of those to which they subscribe, did
come from Professor Jewstt to US. The first
of these last mentioned matters was explained
to have occurred only by mistake, and the
last allegation was fatty denied.
We make this explanation fer the sake of
truth, and for the benefit of all concerned.
A. c. Dodge.-Some of the enemies of the
President, at distance, who control newspa-
pers, seem to take the selection of Gen Dodge,
of Iowa, for American Minister to Spain, in
high dudgeon. According to their Newspaper
criticisms of his appointment, he is too empha-
tic specimen Of an American, to suit their
fancy. They are, for the most part, those
who have so long been crying out against the
selection of Messrs Soule, Owen, ard Belmont,
because they were MT native born Americans.
1t seems they are hard to please-blowing hot
or cold from the same mouth as may appear
most likely to justify them in getting up
objections to the Presidents appointments
Their caveat against Gen Dodge is, that he is
so thorough a specimen of an American West-
ern public man. They do not dream of al
leging that he wants either mind, oh aracter, ex.
perience in public affairs, energy, industry, or
any other real requisite qualification for the du-
ties he is to be called on to perform at Madrid.
He is q rough back woodsman say they, who
speaks only the language Of his own country.
The latter part of the allegation may be true.
But 1t is notorious that there is not at this
time in public life here, gentleman of more
dignity and urbanity of address to all with
whom he has occasion to hold intercourse than
General Dodge; all are easy in his society, and
he deports himself in all respects as gentle.
man should, who has long been habituated to
constant familiar intercourse with persons &C
customed to all the refnements of life in off
cial society in this Metropolis, wherein such
society is as refined as anywhere else in the
world
We are free to confess that nothing gives US
greater pleasure than the fact that so perfect
q specimen Of the address Of q Western
gentleman. is hereafter to be found
this Government at an European
Court. The example will have a happy ten
dsncy indeed, going far to counterfeit the in
auence Of the presence in Europe of the pro.
snobs who, hailing originally from the
United States, now make the continent their
home, and in claiming identity with their
original country, disgrace it by the Obsequous.
ness they display in apeing the thoughts pre-.
udices, vices, and foIlies of the worst class of
the aristocracy of the Old World.
French Spoliations. On the day before
yesterday those around Us interested in these
claims were in high glee, having managed
somehow or other to persuade themselves that
the President designed signing the bill. 1t
was said that many members who had voted
against it, under some benign influence or
other had hastented to petition him to make it a
law, Notwithstanding their recent position on
the question. Yesterday morning, however,
the fever of those 6rst above referred to abated,
and By evening chill, cold chill, had set
in upon them. 1t evidently continues to-day,
As though they are now satisfied that their
hopes had led their judgment astray.
Commodore Perry House yesterday
ordered 10, 900 copies of tho report of this gal
ant offieay ~ he rasuIf ond