Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-19
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The Union illustrates The fact that the first
or fundamental p inciple of Know Nothingism,
Is to tell falsehOods, BY its pertiDaeity in mis-
representing the relative number Of native
and foreign born persons in the employment
of the General Government. 1t presents a
table of the birth places Of the employees IN.
der the four departments Of the Executive
branch Of the Government, footing up 1861
natives ard 332 foreign born; whereas, the
Know NOihings continue falsely to say that
there are 976 natives and 3,671 foreign born
persons employed under and in these various
departments We also find in the Union a
correction Of errors in tho recently published
letter from Henry A. Wise to the committee of
bis Washington friends, from the pen of DR..
Garnet, (hlr. WIS son-in -law,) which errors
were in the transcribed copy from which IL
was printed DR.. e., in explanation of those
mistakes, says:
In speaking OF our city MI. Wise SAWS:
you have low large, growing, an intelli-
gent, AID srsaIthy (lot healthy city popula.
1iOn.' Referring. IN the next paragr aph. to
the efforts OF The Know Nothing organization
in this city TO in fuence the result of the late
political canvass in Virginia, he says: Your
tD1sSSGrISS, gOaT E4o1Iey, your tyysS, were felt
in the late Virginia election > and not the
emissaries Of the secret societies, their money,
their types, &c as the Union has it. Fur
ther on. instead Of give the State up to pro-
scriptiOn,' 1t should be, give the country I'D
to prescription 90
The lnteiigsHcsr says Ct the recent speech
Of Gen. Quitman:
1--WE observe by the newspapers that Gen
Quitman vas at Jackson, Mississippi about
the Beginning Of this month, and addressed
the people on she subject of Cuban independ-
ence. From the description of his speech in
the Flag Of our Union We learn that he ar
gued that the mission Of Tepublicanism and
the great principles of self government, like
the mission Of the Christian religion, is az.
gTsSsiUe and that il IS the duty of all vota.
ries OF freedom to disseminate its doctrines to
the enlightenment and elevation of the Cau-
casan race Tho acquisition of Cuba he
deemed q universal sentiment. OF the three
modes suggested TO obtain it-viI: by pur.
chase, By conquest, or By private Conquest
he said that the first had failed hopeiessly;
that the second We uld be barren of good, as
the blacks would &c eInsneipated before the
United States could ger possession; and, con-
sequently, that the third method was the onl ~
feasible one for its accomplishment. Upon
this point he d|elt energotically, enforcing
his own views by referring to the successful
revolution and Subsequent annexation Of
Texas, which he said had been accomplished
by the material aid of American citizens, in
despite Of tRe proclamation Of Cen Jackson
warning them against interference
4" Such, substantially, according to the Flag
of the Union, was the argument of Gen. Quit.
man; concerning which a Mobile contempo-
rary properly remarks, tha. it contains mat
ter that might come back 10 plague the ora
to-, should be BE found again within the ID
IiSdiction Of his learned and able friend, Hon.
John A. Campbell, Of the United States Su.
preme Court"
The IntttLtgeBo5T also compliments the
South Carolina Spartan In glowing terms for
Its anti f!libusteIing and anti territorial ac-
QUESTION sentiments. Our cotemporary seems
still to dsPrscate the acquisition of tie terri
tory which circumstances have added to the
domain Of this Government since the adoption
OF the constitution. With due regpect for the
conductors Of tina; Journal, it strikes that they
are abou. Fifty years behind the age in this
onEectiVn-qdite City years. The Louisiana
purchase was tie key to tho advancement of
the great west Tho purchase of Florida, the
security Of tie results Of the Louisiana Iur.
chase. The acquisition of Texas has been of
great advantage to the commerce of our At.
lantic States, to say nothing of the addition
TO the planting capacity of the United States
which has also been its result. The acauisi-
ton OF CalisOrnis has not only given as, up to
this time, many millions on millions Of gold.
but has so inspiritei our Pacific ocean com
merce as to be worth much more to Us In that
way, than as the mere producer Of 80 large an
amount Of the precious metal This subject
however, is far too vast to permit US to attempt
it discussion Of this short notice Of the Iss,eI-
igeReer's Article.