Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-08
concerning matters transpiring here and other

tired of seeing the Stars columns so occu
pied. 1t seems, however, if we propose Il
continue to fulfil this journals mission as tn,
dsseminator of correct information on Ameri
can public affairs, our task is never to end
Thus We find in the Washington correspond
ence Of the New York Times of Saturda,
last, any number of cock-and-bull storie
with reference to the Presidents his cabinet
Gcv. Reeder, and that gentleman's pecuniar,
transactions in the lands of the Kaw half breed
and military reservations, which arc duly Sc
forth with all the gravity of well ascertainel
truth every material one of which, however
is false, being the creation of the inVentiv,
brain of that journals correspondent, some
rampant Seward Abolitionist, who believes ir
! the morality of writing false news when inter
esting truth is not to be had out of which tc
make up letter.
One of these stories goes to show not only the
utter rccklessness of such writer's for the press,
but their extreme ignorance. So we quote it
1t is as follows
. The two judges, Lecomptc and Gilmore,
have replied to the charges against them, ad
hitting their share in the land operations, but
pleading ignorance of the laws and regulations
torbidding them.
Now the truth is, Judge Lecompte had
neither lot nor part in any of Governor
Rocdcrs purchases or bargains for lands in
Kansas nor is he charged with any such Of
fence whatever. So, of course, no reply was
received from him to any such charges.
Really it seems hopeless and never-ending
task, this effort of ours, to shoot down the
roorbacks of this class of Washington con-
tributors to the columns of distant journals.
Falsehocds on Falsehoods 1t will be rec
objected that Rayner's original false statement
concerning Mr.. Barringer's conversation witt
the Nuncio at Madrid, made the latter an
aounce to Z. the appointment of Judge Camp
boil to be Postmaster General before it was
made. On again looking over his letter t.
Ellis, of the 10Th July, ult., we find that, to
get out of the sorapc, he in that falsified his
original statement saying:
g About four weeks since, on my return from
Philadelphia, met Mr.. Barringer in Bslti-
more, and, IN conversation with him, men
toned the fact that | had taken occasion t.,
speak publicly of what he had said TO me
about the Pcpe's Nuncio, having stated to Inc
before he (Mr. b. had heard, and before the
news Of the same had reached Madrid, of the
formation of Dir. Piercess cabinet that he 1.-THE
said Nuncio) could tell him one man that
would be in the cabinet to wit Mr.. Camp-
DELL of Pennsylvania, a member Of the Roman
Catholic Church"
Thus, persons who get up such roorbacks are
compelled to plunge deeper and deeper into
the mire of falsiicatiOn to save the appearance
Of consistency, as the foundation on which
their stories rest are swept from under them
by the power Of investigation and truth
Signihcant.-The New York Couriey ouK
enquirer, upon the first announcement of the
removal of Governor Reeder was red-mouthed
IN Its denunciatio of the President, and elo-
quently comprehensive in its defence Of every
act OF Cove rnor R., but since the publication
of the correspondence in the Union of Sunday
last, it has changed its tone and talks in this
wise:
Governor Reeder, we say it freely, ought
not to have engaged in specializing in public
lands at all, or to have manifested any such
disposition. Allowing the complete truthful
ness of his own representation, that he only
agreed, with others, to purch ise the half breed
Kansas lands, In case such purchase should
receive the sanction and appreciation of the
PRESIDENT, and that the other purchases he
actually did make, were Of lands lie ally open
10 presumption, still, i'll view Of his relations
To the Indians and to the settlers, and to The
i4ecesslty OF his keeping himself not only with
cut bias, but without the least semJiaace OF
bias, amid the disturbed and conflicting inter
nal interests Of the territory, it beloved him
to keep clear of all such transactions lis
allure to do this, so far as he personally is
concerned, excludes him from our particular
syIupathies.
The New York Evening Post mas fairly
gone dcmented. A short time since it very
properly denounced Walker and his compap
ions as band Of plunderins murderers. In
IT'S issue OF Monday last we find smothered re-
j0icing over the rumored action of Costa Rica
In The way of countenancing and aiding those
bandits. 1t thc Pose is evidently Kinney
nad-ycry evidently. This is apparent in its
iabors to bring about the re-cstablishmcnt Of
African slavery in Central America work in
which year ago nobody would have dreamed
Of ever seeing it engaged.
Paid Up.-Wc hear, Incidentally. that in
formation has reached this city that tho
amount OF the Government recent judgment
about Si9, OOO) against Beverly c. Saunders,
late collector for the port of San Francisco.
was promptly paid at San Francisco, where
Mr.. 5. is engaged in business. The trial, it
will be remembered, took place in Baltimore
Thu Current Operations Of the Treasury
nepartmsnt.-onyesterday, the 7th of August,
here were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
The books Of the Department.
For the Treasury Department. $3.50 90
For the Interior Department. 90 40 50
1 h9r tns Ous'ons.'..:.. 81, 262 65
War Warrants received and CHI
~, tered ............... 377,6sO 4S
War repay warrants received and
. entered: ...:............... 1909 ~
Covered i'm from Lands ono ooI / !,