Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-31
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


OF course, as to the latter, they are pretty
much in the dark; and as to the question how
the former came out. there seems to be quite
Q contrariety of opinion, and pretty consider
able promiscuous guessing Who divulged
them, II simply who has been guilty Of An cot
of perfdy that should secure the reprobation
of every honest man. We have endeavored to
ascertain the truth, and We are perfectly salts
fed. And, firstly, that the correspond once al
ready brought to light could only have been
published by three parties: 1. Perry. q The
State Department. g. Some one to whom
Perry or tho State Department had impaired
1t. We have satisfied ourselves of the fact
that thesis Department neither furnished
1t for publication nor allowed the copy in it,
custody to be seen by any person whatever,
and no copy Of 1t was taken for any purpose.
A paper insinuates that Mr.. Mason, Of Viz
ginis, chairman of the Senate Committee Of
Foreign Affairs, may have done it. Senator
Mason is q friend Of Mr.. Soule, and q man Of
high honor, and the accusation is q bsseless
as it is foolish Mr.. Perry, We are fully con-
WINGED, Is at the bottom Of the matter. The edi-
tors Of the Insslltgsneer admit they saw the let
tiers, and that they were offered to them for pub
LEGATION, and that they declined them, be-
cause Of the improperly, before they appeared
10 the New York Times. We give these gen,
tlemen credit for this Characteristic act of
honorable and fair dealing. We wish We
could as conscisntiously and freely compli-
ment their full exoneration of Perry from
the attempt to get it surreptitiously before the
public, and tho failure to as fully exonerate
others that do not belong to the party of the
Insslltgsnssr. And We disagree in opinion
with them a. to Perry's agency. We doubt
not In the end it will be found out that
two impulses-1. An inordinate vanity; and,
2. A hatred Of Mr.. Soule-have induced him
to perpstrate this act Of perfdy and dishonor
That he sent this correspondence to his friends
In the United States via England, We are on
tirely convinced, and that this Is the true
means by which it came to light We have no
doubt. Besides, there is, we hear, q supple
mental correspondence that has boon sup
pressed, and which Perry alone could have
any motive for suppressing. 1t consists of sun
dry notes from Mr. Souls to him, in which the
latter directly charges the Secretary with
having betrayed the secrets Of the Legation
to the Spanish and English Governments, and
denounces him In language of unmeasured
severity. We sllude particularly to a note
Mr.. Soule addressed him from London. Sub
| seqrently, whom he returned to Madrid, We
learn that Perry admitted his sindiscretion, -
and threw himself upon Mr.. Souls's indul.
gence; but it seems he was waiting to strike q
blow on more propitious occasion.
Mr. Perry, we understand, married Span
ish lady, the authoress of one or two popular
Spanish novels, and is much attached to his
position. But we shall not be surprised if
| he will soon be relieved. The true solution of
the Cuba matter strikes US as being, tina,
Congress "stood mute" when asked for the
i've millions, and the Administration could
not act, and hence Mr.. Soule resigned; and,
further, that bis position Is not changed with
the President or Cabinet in snywise or degree
and be left on the best possible terms with all
and all efforts of their mutual enemies to create
hostility will fail.
The selfConititutsd Mentor sonduc.
tor Of the New York Herald gravely advises
tho President to call an extra session Of Con.
gress and propose at once to declare wal
J against Spain on account of tho Ell Dorado
affair, assuring that functioRary that tho only
salvation for his Administration lies in pursu.
! ing that course. As 1t will be recollected
that the Herald has been steadfast in it,
friendship and ardent solicitude for the fame
and fortune of the Administration, of course
Its conductors advice in this case comes from
the best motives conceivable. His heart ha,
been full of affection for President Pierce eyey
since the latter Indignantly repelled his i'm.
pudent application for the mission to Franco
His stories from Washington saying that the
subject of an extra session has been discussed
in Cabinet council are all untrue. We are
entirely Satisfied Of their untruth.
New Light Houses soon to bs Built.-Ws
hear that the Light House Board in this city
are engaged 10 the preparation of plans and
estimates for the construction of the following
new lighthouses, some of which (plans, DO =,
have already been completed, viz:
| On the coast of Maine, at Petit Mensn
Bakers Island, Franklin Island, Portland
Breakwater.
On the coast Of Massachusetts,, Minors
Ledge, Gay Head, Sow and Pigs, Brant Point
Cape Cod.
For numerous small range lights on Lake
Champlain.
On the coast Of Rhode Island, Watch Hill
Beaver Tail.
On the coast Of New York, six range lights
in New York Bay, Great West Bay, L. l.,
Beacon on Romer Shore.
New Jsrsey-Absecum, "a first class light.)
DelaWare-Cross Ledge, Ship John shoal.
Maryland-Seven Foot Knoll.
Virginia-Chsrry Stone, Mouth Of the Rap.
pahannock.