Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-01


number Of Irish and Germans unnaturAlissd,
who have bcen In the United States long
enough to become citissns-twsnty to one
Yet where, in proportion to their numbers in
this country, we have one Irishman or Ger
nan easaying to model public sentiment law,
Sc to their own notions through the press Of
the United States, twenty Englismen are SO
engaged These are statistics, the truth and
force Of which ali will realize on moments
reflection. Ali the large cities have their re
spcctive quotas of unnaturalised English 70
porters, sub-editors, cleaners, &c. In Boston,
New York and Philadelphia perhaps half the
manufacturers Of presumed American senti.
ruent are Of this class. Men who, while Will.
flying the President of the United States on 40
count of the sympathy of native born Ameri.
cans with tho Creoles of Cuba, are doing their
bestto encourage the violation of our neutral.
ity laws for England's benefit.
Mr. ]. G. Breckinridge and the Spanish
Mission.-A Washington correspondent writes
TO the New York Tribune that Mr. Breckin.
ridge was deferred from accepting the mission
to Madrid by letter from Mr.. Soule to him.
explai ming the difficulties he would have to
encounter in Spain, the utter impossib ility of
his accomplishing anything there, &C., DO.
Now, We have to say that there Is not single
word Of truth in this story. Mr. Breckenridge
declined that position, like a sensible man,
FIRST because his wife was in extreme delicate
health, and he would have been forced TO have
left her At home to take care of his children.
Who are numerous and young; next because,
if he left Kentucky and returned after an alb
sence Of years, it would require years of la.
Dor for him to obtain the practice in his pro.
fession he would have been thus compelled to
abandon. He is young man of little proper
y and has very recently won his way to pro
fess;onal fame, 80 that he ID beginning to make
money, and is too sensible to give up his pres.
pect for accumulating property.
I, will be recollected that as American for.
sign ministers are paid, not one in ten can Law
up any Of their compensation from the Gov
erZment. Certainly no gentleman like Mr..
Breckiuridge can do so in any such position,
as ne has large family to support. and is a
liberal liver but without being extravagant
Wo conversed with him frequently on the sub
jcct, and know that he was governed by the
reasons we suggest above; though We must do
him the justice to say that had his services in
spain been absolutely necessary for the we'll
being of his country, he would have made any
sacrifice Of his POI sonal interests, and &C
ceSed.
The Southern Railroad Convention The
representatives Of half dozen Southern all.
roads, who are here on business connected
with the interests of their several companies
Involved ir the great mail letting that has just
taken place, organized yesterday and together
visited the Postmaster General, with whom
they had a formal interview, in which their in.
terests and those of the Post Office Department
are said to have been discussed We hear
that change of schedule, to take place 10
May, was informally announced By tie Post
mater General, and at once cheerfully acqui.
esced in by these gentlemen. Judging from
tie remarks Of somo of them to-day, upon the
circumstances Of this interview, it was the
" inauguration " of a much better understand.
ing between the railroad companies and the
Post ONCE Department; the representatives Of
the former having come tc realize that the
Postmaster General is only anxious to protect
the public interest, as in duty bound, In all
his arrangements with them
California Caveats We understand that
claimants to lands in California are in the
habit Of filing caveats at the General Land
Once to bar the issuing Of patents to lands in
litigation, before the questions Of title to them
have been finally disposed of by the United
States Supreme Court This is useless labor
and expense; because the General Land Office
in no case Issue patents to such lands until
after the Supreme Court has finally adjudi
Gated upon them, and official returns Of sur
veys under such adjudications have been made
fevsn Foot Enoll 7 light Hcuse-The con.
tract for furnishing the materials and build.
ing Seven Foot Knoll light house, at the mouth
Of Pstapsco river, Maryland, has, We under
stand been awarded to Msssrs Murray 4 Ha-
sslh urst, Of Baltimore, for $50, $40.
fhs Current Operations OF the Treasury
DeEaI -ueDt.-on yesterday, the Both April,
there we're CT Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of tbs Department
For the redemption Of stock...... $40, 900 At
For the Treasury Department., 2l,l30 90
For the Custcms. Observation-Disclosures. 6,808 Sc
For covering into the Treasury
from misceiiar eous sources.... 35 90
For toe War Department......... 1879 A
For the Navy department. 1000 90
For tie Interior Dopartment...... 2,238 %
For repairing for the interior De-