Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-20

''the Order" with which they are affiliated;
which fact entirely changes their respective
cases as represented by our talented and in.
genuous neighbor. The cases of Msssrs. Polk
and AtLee illustrate most forcibly the want
OF honesty Of purpose on the part of those who
are epdeavoring to make political capital out
of the action Of tho Government here, in
physicking open and secret advocates Of the
policy Of removing everybody opposed to Know
Nothingism from Government employment,
with their own medi,ine
Mr.. AtLee, in whose behalf it was up to some
days after his removal protested that he had
no lot or part with Know Nothingism, now
shows himself in bis tue colors as one of the
Washington leaders of that party, and thus
disproves all that was said to the contrary
rot long since with 20 studied counterfeit
of sincerity. Mr.. Polk, too, who appealed
to the public on the ground that he was
most unOfsnding man politically, and in all
respects reliable friend of the Administra-
ton, already shows himself to BIO most IN
relsnting prosecutor Of those who do net be-
love in the christianity and patriotism of
Know Nothingism, and are ret supporters of its
purpose Of prescribing every body who fails to
become identified with it,
So long as the Know NOtbings do as they
have done here on obtaining poTer-proscribe
every man, down even to the soasengers-who
fails to be of their party, and so long as their
journals advocate and justify such wholesale
prescription, a sensible public will appreciate
a. their true value their winnings whenever
their theory ofright and wrong in such mat
ters happens to be applied to one or more of
their own partizans
The next House According to O calcaIa-
ton in the New York Journal of Commerce
it will require change of but eighteen mem
bers elected to the noxt House of Representa-
lives by Know Nothing assistance, to secure
an administration majority. 1t strikes as
that there need be no fear that more than
every measure of the administration of i'm.
portance, sone of them having been members
Of the Wing party previous to being elected.
We think We already know quite that mum.
Der, and believe that while they may vote
with tho mass of the Know Nothings to EN-.
barrass the administration on urimportant
questions, they will not fail to bs found a. it.;
back whenever their votes are necessary to
secure the triumph of any policy which the
administration has ct heart. Know Nothing
ism has in many cases been but the counter
felt presentment behind which ambitious poll.
tcians have sought to gain seats in Congress,
wherein they will conduct themselves so as,
if possible, to live as public men long after
Know nottingham shall be dead, as well as
rotten.
Appointment-We understand that the
Secretary of the Navy has appointed Nathaniel
Tatem. Esq inspector of timber in the navy
yard at Norfolk, Va, vice James Jarvis, re
moved some time since Dir. Jarvis had been
long in the Governments employment, in this
position, for which he was cdpitally qualified;
but he elected to become oath-boun to do his
best to procure the prescription OF every anti
Know Nothing in the public service, and finds,
lot unexpectedly to sensible people, tb at those
who play at that game do not always win.
The Naval Reform Board, whose appoint
ment We announced to tho public some weeks
since, met to-day, and probably organized
They sit in Seventeenth street, near the War
Department, in the house recently occupied
by the French mission. They were to have
paid visit to the Secretary of tho Navy, this
morning, in full Official costume.
Tho Current Operations OF ths Treasury
Department yesterday, the 10th of Juas.
there were Of Treasury Warrants sntsred On
the books OF the Department.
For the Treasury Department. A$1 ,e64, 324 99
For the Interior Department.. 1868 IS
For the Customs. ........,....... 81 339 A
War warrants received and En-
tered NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,145 O5
War repay warrants received and
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