Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-05

on the wall, WAS Wiling W fosne' eff-AN1
gracefully, If he could get his price for the
position and the materials of his ONCE; and
second, that quite eighty members Of both
Houses were determined that be should vacate
the organship of the party.
With the knowledge and appreciation of
General Bayly and the other members of Con-
gress who had failed by correspondence to in
duce Mr.. r. to listen to the proposition to
removeto Washington, We wrote him, forward
ing conclusive proof Of the truth of the two
facts mentioned above, and urging that If he
continued to turn deaf ear to the solicita-
lions of Mr. Polk and the Democracy of Con-
gress, some one in whom the party at large
must necessarily have far less confidence than
in himself, would inevitably and very shortly
succeed Blair His answer was promise
soon to visit Washington to look into the sub
ject. The purchase was made after his arri-
val here, and only after most urgent personal
appeals from Mr.. Polk, that he would make
the change of his location for the good Of the
party, and the salvation of his administration.
We were the only assistant that Mr.. Richie
its existence, and were with or about him daily
from nine a. M, until after midnight-oftsn
until four q. m. In that time he repeatedly
detailed to US the conversation that passed be-
tween Mr.. Polk and himself, and other dis
tinguished Democratic public men, through
which he was persuaded at the last hour to
listen to the proposition to supersede Blair.
The latter, in the letter on which we comment,
states falsehood upon Observation-Disclosures
and palpable, for he knows the truth-in rep
resenting Mr.. Richie as having been long
engaged in an intrigue to get his position.
But all public mon who know aught of
the unwritten political history of the last
twelve years, are we'll aware that Blair and
his concern have pursued Mr.. Ritchie, dead
as well as living, with venomous ISLANDERS
and brutal ferocity equal to that which
characterizes his B.'s) course towards the
Democracy, since he has openly joined hands
with the Abolitionists to get full measure
of .mean, miserable and selfish revenge, be-
cause with his heart VIGOROUSLY against their
cause, the Democracy would not longer trust
his hand, bent on turning into millions through
its favor Though hating it) the hundreds of
thousands that favor had Melted him.
Signs Of the Approaching General Elec.
tion.-The politicians of the Democratic party
from distance, temporarily sojourning here,
are getting astonishingly nervous. They
watch the signs of the times, as developed in
the newspapers and letters received at this
point, with the earnestness with which passen
gers in the Gulf stream watch the symptoms
of rising breeze at the flag end of three
weeks calm. Nor are they by any means
neglectful to use any means at hand by which
they can give, each his own favorite, a shove
ahead, or some other aspirant " set back"
The recent publication in the Buchanan organ
at this point of the silly rumor that President
Pierce is about to decline the contest for the
Cincinnati nomination, is an apt illustration
of the schemes rcsorted to to create confusion
in the minds of those who desire his renomi.
nation.
The Hon. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky, reached
Washington on the night before last. The
qH'd names attribute his visit to political ends.
Though he came over the mountains on
visit to his connections in Pennsylvania, and
has, since leaving Congress, devoted himself
assiduously to agriculture, he will be apt, at
least, to learn everything that may be going
on here in the political line ere returning to
Kentucky. We are glad to find that his
health is rapidly improving after his danger
GUS illness last fall; though he looks thin, as
might be expected from the fact that in No.
vember last he weighed but one hundred
pounds, instead of some two hundred and
twenty -fve-about his weight when in the
Speakers chair.
New York has sent US a distinguished lot of
leading Democratic politicians, too Among
them We perceive Messrs. Dean Richmond, of
Batavia; Nicholas Hill, Jr., of Albany; and
Robert j. Tilden, Of the Empire city, all re-
markable for political astuteness Softs
Messrs Z. Z. Hart, Edward West, and Rich
ard B. Connolly, Of New York cay-Hards
Somehow or other whom a bevy of New York
politicians of other wing arrive, the next train
Is sure to bring about as many of the other
branch Of "The Happy Family" of the EN-
pire State. The appearance of these gentle
men in this city Of course gives rise to much
speculation over the question-which branch
will DO admitted into the Cincinnati Conven.
ton? Both have taken ground fully and
fairly on the Nebraska platform the anti.
Nebraska men of the Soft wing having long
since gone over to the Republicans
A majority Of the delegation to the Ciacin.
natl ConventiOn-full forty of them-are, or
were very recently, in communion with the
Know Nothings, or they are most foully SIAN
dered. The anti-secret political society reso-
luton passed at their recent State Convention
was so drawn up as to confirm the truth of
that statement; for wagon and four horses
loaded with bubbles can DO driven through
1t easily. They voted down or choked off q
proposed substitute, which, had it been adopt
ed, would have nuroed than, &c ~. ro..r -.