Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-21


to State is passed. Wecannot reason with the
heads of fanatics, nor touch hearts fatally
bent upon treason.
From time tn time, for many years, the au-
thors of suoh mischief have been demonstrate ted
with in vain, and have been induced but to
repeat OutraTcs, to renew insults, and at last
to organize opposition to the Constitution and
laws, and to seize upon State and federal au-
thority for further aggression.
In the present posture Of relations we can
but wait in calm, dignifed and patient com.
posture either for the worst to come to the
worst, or for returning sense Of patriotism,
a reverence for the past, a sacred regard to
law and order, a love Of justice and Of peace, to
be re-awakened and to restore a sisterhood of
States, its affection, its harmony, its glory and
strength.
I, therefore, recommend that no action be
had or taken upon these resolutions by you.
1t is proper, perhaps, that they should be
preserved only as State archives, in proof of
the wrong offered us and of our forbearance ;
and this, and respect for sovereignty alone,
determine to notice them as / do. They are
but minor results Of the same cause of appre-
hension and danger which has assumed q
much more formidable phase, and now arrests
the gravest attention Of our country. The
Federal government is arrested in its opera
tion the Representative branch Of Congress
is disorganized, and the representative prin-
ciple itself is brought into disrepute by it at
this very moment and in such crisis as this
we can hardly descend to look to its results
upon q Vermont Legislature and Executive.
Our attention is called to Washington city,
not to Montpelier. Parties, affiliated with
those OF Vermont who have sent to US these
resolutions, have grown so strong as to sue
coed in eleoting to Congress more than one
hundred representatives to oppose mere mi
nority who are now defending the COnstitu
tion, and in withholding from that minority
the support of thirty representatives more,
chiefly from the southern States; and the eff
feet is that the House Of Representatives can
not be organized, except upon terms subver-
sive Of the Constitution and Union and the
South is distracted and divided against itself.
Is the design of the plurality disunion? Is
the purpose of the faction division among our
selves ! If SO, it Is time that all people and
all interests of our country should be aroused
to sense of the fact, that the easiest step to
disuniUn is a withdrawal of representation,
and that the most potent cause to compel
withdrawal of representation is to disOrganise,
distract, and degrade representation. How
long Virginia shall be kept waiting for organ
igatiOn OH constitutional terms? how long she
shall BIO kept waiting on Reorganization, to
avoid being put upon terms of dishOnOr or be-
ing exposed to danger? are questions for the
people and her legislature to determine For
my part, L repeat the recommendation of calm,
collected dignity, and of patient and forbear
ing patriotism. Wait. but be not wanting to
ourselves and our pOsterity, / earnestly i'm
plOre you. With the highest respect, your
obedient servant, HENRY A. WISE.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan IS, 1856.
Cabinet Sessions. statement of the
Washington correspondent of the New York
Courier and Enq~irer that long cabinet
sessions are held every day." is misrepre-
sentation apparent to all having occasion to
transact business with the heads of the De-
partments. With the exception of the regular
cabinet days, which are rarely more than two
week, these gentlemen can be found at their
Offices hard at work, and in the evening, at
this season, in their own houses, or those of
their friends, dispensing or enjoying the ele-
CANT Inequalities of the Federal City. II
affairs of unusual importance at present occu-
py the attention of the Chief Magistrate and
those about him, thoy certainly do not in
terfere with the regular routine of official la
bors. We may as we'll remark, in this con-
nection, that the rumor that the President is
about to send a special message to Congress in
relation to foreign affairs, has no foundation
in truth.
The Ohio Canal Lands Tho acts of March
2, 1927, and May "a, 1928, respectively, granted
to the State Of Ohio a certain quantity of land
for canal purposes. Upon the adjustment Of
the account between the General Government
and the State, of the selections made by the
latter in virtue of the acts referred to, it was
ascertained that tho aggregate exceeded the
area of the grants by quantity of some nine
thousand acres. Congress, however, on the
I'd of March, 1855, passed an act in relation
to those selections. After a careful review of
all the attending circumstances, the Depart
ment Of the Interior has decided, that the
said act of March 2, 1855, confirms to the
State under a reservation Of rights acquired
from the United States, the excess of selections
previously made.
Figuring it 0ut.-In yesterdays Tribune
Mr.. Greeley presents his readers with an
analysis Of the political afinites of the House
to prove the fact that there IS not majority
there opposed to the Nebraska bill. Why
then, longer perpetuate the existing condition
OF the House by sticking to Banks" on
which Mr. G. continues to insist
Resigned. Assistant Surgeon Robert South
gate, U. 8. A, has resigned, to take effect
March 30, 1856
Appointed Mr.. A. M. Tabb has been an
pointed to be the clerk of the Gosport Nav,
Yard, salary 81 200.
ThocurrentOperations OF the Treasury De
psrtment On Saturday, 10Th of January
There werc Of Treasury Warrants entered OF
the books of the Department
For tho Treasury Department... $1,000 q;
For tho Interior Department. 26,928 9S
For the Customs. ........,..,, 1882 q.
War Warrants received and en-
tered NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 2AO5A Is
On account of tho Navy......... l,OOI 2,
From miscellaneous sources. SO Y
From Customs ..............2,s55,55 $50 81
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