Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-01

bling and seething political caldron; devoting
himself with great sarnestnes and success to
the practice of his profession of the law. We
believe, on data in which we place entire con-
fdence, that, with the exception Of the part
he bore in the recent Democrats State con-
vention at Syracuse, the Prince has not min.
gled in political caucus of any kind for at
least year. But we have now to deal with
his so-recent visit to Washington, attributed
by the qnid nnnes aforesaid to the purpose,
on his part, of political cahoodling. We ap-
prehend that desperate hunters after q para
graph were never before more essentially off the
scent of the truth. The Prince is counsel for
certain holders of Mexican bonds-gentlemen
who, having got their pawint the lion Santa
Anna's) mouth, have, for more than year past,
been beseeching the Government of the United
States to help them to withdraw it in safety
They advanced large sums to Santa Anna in
his late palmy days, taking the obligations of
his Government that they should be repaid out
OF the money coming to it from the United
States, on the completion of the boundary sur
Vey, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalpo.
Ere his power passed away, they foresaw that
the party that would Gust him would probably
respect none of his obligations or those of
Mexico, and have sent deputation after depu.
tatlon Of the ablest lawyers in New York to
Washington to argue the authorities here into
the opinion that they should become, in some
way or other, sponsors for Santa Annals obi
cations to them; Prince John usually being at
their head. We have not heard, and. go far.
do not soon expect to hear, that they have sue
ceeded in persuading the President and Cabi.
net that the money can be paid to any others
tnan those who may chance to be welding the
Government of Mexico at the completion of the
survey, or to attempt to make any conditions
whatever as to the manner in which the latter
shall dispose Of it. Tho gentlemen bondholders
went into the speculation of their own accord
not by the advice of their Government: and.
IL seems to US, must have strange notions Of
public affairs, in fancying that the authorities
here can become the guarantors of Mexico, or
the directors of the management Of that States
finances
The State Of Politics in PENNSYLVANIA
The recent withdrawal of the name of Pass.
more Williamson as the candidate of the " Re.
publican" party of Pennsylvania for Canal
Commissioner, effected q few nights since
at a conference between the Wing and Repub-
Lean State committees at Harrisburg, and the
joint nomination in his stead of - Nichol
son, staunch Wing, bids fair, we apprehend,
to strengthen the opposition to Arnold Plum
mer, the Democratic candidate, who would
have beaten Williamson full sixty thousand
votes, beyond question. There were, not
long since, three opposition tickets against the
Democrats) in the ield-the Republican tick
ct, tho Native American" ticket, and the
Wing ticket. The action of the State commit
tees above referred to, is regarded here as a
formal fusion of the first and last above named
parties, similar in effect to that which took
place On the day before yesterday, at Syra-
cuse, for the State of New York. We question
much whether they can beat Plummer by any
possible combination, however. The Know
Nothings proper of Pennsylvania, being re-
duced to mere handful, have made no nomi,
nations, and will not attempt to make any, but
will g scatter their q fire." voting some for
one, and others for another of the opposition
tickets. The election comes of on Tuesday
week, next
P.s. We have just learned that the with
drawal of Passmore william sons name was
effected in a secret convention Of the Abolition
Wing, Republican and johnson Know Moth
Ing parties at Harrisburg; and, as a conse-
quence, that the union between these three
lsms is complete. The Philadelphia Plat
FORM men, who may vote 10, 900 strong in the
State, but not possibly more, will hardly 60
with them.
The Alexandria Canal-An officer of the
Alexandria Canal Company has informed us
that the accident upon that work, noticed nv
US some time since as having caused the loss
OF travelling days to long line of canal boats
was occasioned, not by carelessness or misman-
agement on the part of any one whatever in
the company's employment, but by want of
due care on the part of the skipper of coal
boat who stove and sunk his boat in a position
wherein 1t was impossible, for some days to
raise her, or to get her out of the way Of other
boats. While all this may be very true; and
while, We doubt not, the superintendent Of this
branch canal faithfully does all in any mans
power to prevent such occurrences, it strikes
US with much force that such an accident with
such disastrous result to the business of all
those navigating the canal, could not have oc-
CURED on the New York and Erie Canal. We
are anxious to hail the time when from Alex-
andria to Cumberland, the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal shall be as well managed and as
probably used as that of any other similar
Improvement in the world. Public opinion,
and that great lever only, can work the ne
cessary reforms. 1t must be made to reach
the great cause Of all the trouble and injury
to the business interests involved in the man