Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-28

TO assert that never before In Boston were 80
many strong practical thoughts and so much
constitutional learning and interesting infor-
nation concerning important facts spoken
in the time-an hour and a half-dur-
ing which Mr.. Toombs occupied the attention
of his audience. Besides being famous for all
the points as an orator we mention above, he
has been for many years the most rapid
speaker in either House of Congress; yet so
clear is he in his illustrations, that no Other
gentleman in public life is more easily fol :
lowed, or more invariably comprehended by
all who listen to the delivery of his forensic
efforts
Our impression certainly is, that nothing
better for the cause of the Constitution as in
volved in the current voxed slavery question,
can be done, than the delivery Of just such
lectures throughout the non-slaveholding
States by eminent orators from the South
Half the trouble over the slavery question
originates from the fact that while every
demagogue in the North has mounted the anti
slavery hobby as n matter Of course, there are
low luUoOu snoiOf ehohOu6hiy comP0sohs w
expose their misrepresentation Of the truth,
who a. willing to give the time and risk the
popular odium which is so apt to follow manly
dissent from the clap-trap of the ruling dema-
gogism Of the hour. Out of the vast congre-
CATION who listened so attentively to Mr..
Toombs, hundreds doubtless came away with
thoroughly changed minds; while all the rest
had fixed in their minds truths of great i'm
portance in the work of generating just APP
probation of the condition and legal and moral
and which, probably, in no other manner
would ever have found Judgment there.
"she Would, and She Wouldn't. THE
legislation Of the House, on Saturday, upon
the declatOry and abstract resolutions Of
Messrs. Dunn, Fuller and Meacham, reminded
US vastly of the coyness of the old maid when
being cOurted. At first she won't, and then
she will; next she can't, and then again she is
rervously anxious for it-matrimony. But
the truth is, the seeming indecision Of the body
was wholly the result of the peculiar position
upon national politics held by few Northern
Know Nothings; their brethren Of the South
being, of course, willing and anxious to take
ground with the Democrats upon the slavery
question, as presented in its different phazes
in the resolutions in question. These half
dozen gentlemen, We are bound in Justice to
remark, preserved their political consistency,
though hundreds Of false and abusive letters
have doubtless been already written from this
city for the Republican press, charging them
with having dough faces, and all that sort of
thing Thus, while they steadily voted their
belief, that it was unwise and improper to re-
peal the Missouri restriction, they no less
steadily voted that in their judgement the
Missouri restriction cannot be restored, and
that it is equally unwise and improper to make
the repeal above referred to the pretense of
the further agitation of the slavery question
in or out of Congress. A reference to the resO-
lutions chose Of Mr.. Dunn having been pub
lished in the Star ON Saturday, and those of
Messrs. Fuller and Meacham in its Congress
siOnal proceedings to-day,) will instantly ex-
plain why they voted for some of them and
against others.
Union Of the National Elements Of the
House, for the sake Of the Union-Our Ma
tional American readers will find the follow
ing communication very interesting to them
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Sir: L believe it is not only your custom to
speak freely your own sentiments, but to per-
init others to speak theirs freely through your
columns, provided they give utterance to them
in language that is not calculated to offend. 1
therefore solicit the privilege, which am sure
you will grant me, Of expressing my opinion
of the prOpriety of the adoption, on the part
Of the National American members Of the
House, Of the suggestion contained in the
Union newspaper of yesterday, looking to
speedy organization of Congress with sound
national man in the chair. That paper, after
a full and fair statement Of the case, proposes
that the National Americans shall accept the
Democratic candidate for Speaker, "but at
the same time reaffirm their own platform, and
thereby show that in entering into the union
they, like the Democrats, make no conces-
siOns These are precisely tie terms on
1chtch the national members of tie House
ShOuid meet, and have been wondering for
weeks past, why they did not meet ON them
Some regard the resolution adopted by the
Democratic caucus as insulting to the Ma
tional Americans. 1 do not. It is simply
declaration Of views which we all know the
Democratic party to entertain. Does party
offer an insult TO its opponents whenever it
frankly decl ares its principles If so, we
have offered more than one insult to the De-
mocracy, for we have more than once Haunted
our banner, covered with American notices,
in their face We will fly it in their face
again, l have 10 doubt; but that need not
prevent US from temporarily uniting with
them to avert an impending calamity-the
elevation Of Black Republican A6sorpfionist
to the Speakers chair.
If the Democrats and the National Ameri-
cans were to unite on a candidate without the
adoption of declaration of principles on the
part Of each, how could they defend them
selves against the charge of abandoning their
principles? That charge would be In ade by
the Black Republican press and it could not
be successfully parted But let the National
Americans adopt Mr. Orr, and at the same
time boldly declare their principles and they
will occupy an unassailable position. Messrs
Greedy and Giddings, and other satanic alb