Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

tne treasury will shortly submit to Congress,
through the commerce committee of the
hoase, project for a law designed to cure
the interminable evil and nuisance Of the emf.
grafton Of persons to the United States who
are either unable or unwilling to support
themselves by honest labor, or who are sent
hither by the authorities of the different Eu-
ropean countries to which they Belong, on
account of their crimes ana misdemeanors.
We need make 70 statement of the extent of
the evils with which the United States are
INFLICTED from these sources, the records of
our almshouses and prisons telling the tale in
unmist akable language Various efforts, all
unavailipg, have been made up to this time to
put stop to the importation of such persons.
All the sea- board States and cities, as well as
Congress, have in vain legisiated on the sub.
ject. It strikes us that the secret of their
failures in question has been the indisposition
of the authorities to punish those Of cur citi
zens who have been instrumental in trans
porting such individuals to our land
Our impression is, that the Secretary's plan
will be found short, concise, comprehensive,
and not liable to be evaded; compelling
those who bring such persons upon us for
gain, passage money! in all cases to lose
much more than they bargained to receive.
Half dozen convictions and punishments
under such law will very soon teach ship
owners that it cannot fail to cost them roundly
when they neglect to be sufficiently particular
in obtaining satisfactory proof of the health,
character, and means of living of emigrants
seeking to be transported to the United States.
If the Secretary could also devise some sue.
cessful means Of putting stop to the coming
among US of the socialist, radical, infidel, and
revolutionary characters of the sort thrown
on our shores by the continental revolutions OF
184o and their consequences, he will confer q
lasting blessing, indeed, on his country. These
latter are the men who do most of the I" agita.
ton" in the New York park and elsewhere
for changes in our government, and of the
principles of civil and religious liberty and
equality at the foundation of our government
They come here to teach us their assumed
better modes, and have done more to demon
before from the foundation of the American
government by all the bad element. in Amer
loan society
However strong eur disinclination to what
we sincerely believe to be the dangerous and
grisvous errors Of the Kaow Nothing orgaDi-
zation may be, We realize the pressing want of
some legislation which will relieve US from the
evils, one and ALL of which We write last above.
w fear, however, that as the class last men.
toned are prone to make war on the Catholic
church as soon as they arrive among us, it
will be some time yet before our intensely
patriotic follow citizens of the Know Nothing
order will find out in this connection, what all
we'll informed persons are aware of. viz: that
class above referred to are really at the bottom
Of nine-tenths of the foreign political move
ments in our country likely to injure the
United States in the long run.
The Kinney Expedition.-We learn that
as soon as Captain Shillsn, of Washington.
wno ID to command detachment of the Kin.
ney expedition, can 6ll:up his company, they
Norte from Alexandria, Va. Not knowing
how the gallant Captain gets On recruiting,
We can give no rational guess as to when they
will Sc. sail, as explained above.
1t is now openly avowed by parties engaged
in this proposed en- terprise, that they arc
going into territory which this Government
if We are not mistaken, has always maintained
to be Nicarsgusn territory, to set up gov.
eminent therefor themselves. IT this be not
hllibustsring We know not what is; the
United States being at peace with Nicaragua.
For their " Commander in Chief and Cover
nor, " personally, We have deep and abiding
regard sounded on early, intimate and de-
voted personal associations, the memory of
which will only leave US as our candle of life
goes out. We believe him from long years
of experience with him on the western frontier
Of Texas before a1nsxation,) to be better fitted
for the trying responsibilities and duties of
bis proposed new position than any one else
We ever knew; and that if it is possible for
such an enterprise to be carried out without
tfenshing on the rights of the Government
whose territory is to DO made the scene fits ex-
ploits, Col. Kinney is tho man SO to conduct its
affairs. Yet we d. not believe that thing posi-
Bile. The emigraiss are all to go out as soldiers,
armed, equipped, and provisioned, ready to
fulfil the pledge which each one of them gives
to sustain thapurpose of their chief as opposed
to those Of whatever local (governmenD author.
tiles with which his may chance to come in
collision.
We are anti-fllibusters, and, our readers are
aware, ever have boon, and cannot permit our
personal regard for our friend to induce US to
refrain from raising warning voice against
what We believe to be likely to end in the
preparation of great national wrong.
The Pacific Railroad Bill.-The grave or.
TOR of the opponents of this bill, committed in
the House on Saturday, was in failing to vote
unanimously for its commitment to the pro-
,o..d sno.;.t IN,