Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

cy entered into between N. Calderon de la
Barcs, Mr.. Marcy, General Cushing, and the
President to ruin Mr.. Soule on sending him
to Madrid! As childishly silly as this con-
coction Is, that journal puts it forth with sravi-
ty equal TO anything of the kidd We ever saw
in a newspaper. It's conductors forget that all
the world recollects that the President, on
consultation with his Cabinet, sent Mr.. Soule
to Spain The Heratd's story is that they,
a, tho same time, sent with him, as Secretary
of Legation, q gentleman (whO, by the by was
there previously whom they know TO be
implaeably hostile to tho leading object of
his mission-the acquisition of Cuba-the con-
summation of which they had VIGOROUSLY
more at heart than any other point Of Ame
can policy incident to the times And, further,
that there has been a secret correspondence,
designed TO bring Mr.. Saule into disgrace,
going on between the pal ties named above and
the Secretary aforesaid. Really, it seems as
though the Herald publishes only for Bed.
lamites. No man outside of slunatic hospital
would believe that these Government officers,
bent on acquiring Cuba as they were, would
strive to defeat their own end, which is neither
roorbsck from the Hsrald's mint This story
is simply proof of the dullness of the times in
Washington, frou which something in the way
of q wonder must be nominally published daily,
under the HeraLd's system We shall, proba
bly,, next have from the same source a story
that the President and Messrs Marcy and
Cushing have formally and deliberately con-
spired to destroy their own standing before
tho country, which would DO on a par with
the one TO which we refer above
We may Tot inappropriately add here, that
there has not been al instant since the inaug.
uraiion Of President Pierce, during which his
relations with Mr.. SOule and the lattsrs with
him have not been as cordial as it is possible
for those of two gentlemen 10 be. This fact
is notorious to all Ia Washington who know
aught Of public affairs So, every lire aud
wOT!, attributing unkind feelings towards the
President, to Mr Souie, are utterly without
foundation. He did not, while here, either by
w"-d or look, do aught to justify any portion of
Pr gident Of the Administr alton, Of which the
newspapers have been so prolific Of late 1t
will be remembered that up to a week ago,
the Herald has been protesting that the At.
toTney General is the head and front of fill
bJsterism, T. which it now makes him an i'm
PIacable enemy for the last two years So it
goes.
rhs Selection Of Company ofieers for the
Fopr New 2egiments.-Though here and
there We find individual gentlemen who have
been personally disappointed in the selections
sry similar action on the part of President
Of the United States 80 universally commended
in tais city. This is remarkable, inasmuch as
these here congregated are, for the most part,
politicisns-Hhile he has evidently eschewed
political claims and influences altogether in
determining on whom to besto. the commits
sicns in question. The truth is, the brief re-
eit2l Of the previous services Of every man on
wtcm he has devolved IL commission IN either
OF The nov regiments, with which the promul
ga.ion ct the list was accom- panied, carries
so conclusive conviction Of the ontire integ.
rity and correctness of his decisions, az to
foIeclose all complaints, il any were disposed
to make them. Just one-half the company
officers of each grade have besn selected from
those in civil life who have served their coun-
try DC arms, while en- equal number have been
taken from the present army-sufhcient to
speedily infu,e into the new troops the discip-
lire and esprit dn corps which together render
the present army of the United Statos the
most efhciont in the world for its numbers.
1he Power OF Corruption We fear that
the New York Legislature are about to give
ano' aer illustration of the power which cor
rupt;on often exercises over legislative bodie.
in this country. The various interests in the
city of New York, political. mercenary, and
OF debauchery, whose rascalities have been
50 successfully exposed, and in a great mea-
sure arrested, by the reforms of Mayor Wood,
have combined before their Legislature to tie
his hands for the future, By taking from him
that power over the New YoIk police which.
ceptions, has enabled him. using that force
as his means, to effect go much good in Sc short
a time. We regret to perceive that Mr. Henry
j. Raymond, now the Lieutenant Governor of
the State, appears to be the main reliance of
those urgins the change. According to the
journal OF Commerce, and other lead
ing papers of New York city, discharged
policemen and rowdy politicians are we'll
nigh the only open advocates in the city for
the change; which in effect proposes to place
over Mayor Wood in dealing with derelict
policemen, board of commissioners, who are
virtually to hold their Offices by the favor Of
the corner groceries, rum shops, gambling
houses, and other such establishments as
rarely fail to combine together In New York,
to elect to Office persons who will be their
tools-whose administration of Affairs there
made the summary proceedings of Mayor
Wood and Chief Matsell so necessary.
The u sloop Of War Jamestowr.--The
result of the survey recently ordsred tn a.csr