Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-28
SPIRIT OF The MORNING PRESS

The Sentinel re- appears to-day. The edi-
tor attributes its recent suspension to his i'll
ness when engaged in concentrating his ar
rsngements for securing the continuance of
its publication. These arrangements having
been perfected he proposes to publish the
Sentinel as heretofore, until the 22d of July,
and daily, thereafter. We congratulate him
on his recovery and on the contamination of
his peeuniary plans.
The Union republishes comments Of the
Evening Post upon Col. Benton's recent
speech in St. Louis, wherein after vilifying
and singing any quantity of slush on the
Cincinnati Convention, its platform, the Ad-
ministratiOn, the Democracy Of Missouri, &C.,
he winds up by announcing that he supports
Buchanan; tie most ridiculous non seguitur
to his argument conceivable. As the Union
intimates, we fancy no real supporter Of the
Democratic national ticket can read that
speech without cOmprehending that the gal
liant Colonel is fretting and sweating at a
great rate over his job of defeating Buchanan
10 Missouri.
The Inteiftgeneer says CT the English /" war
news"
The leading journals of England urge the
dismissal of Mr.. Dallas as due to the wounded
honor Of the country but we are glad to find
that the British Cabinet had not taken, as we
hoped it would not, any such retaliatory step
-astep altogether unnecessary, and therefore
unwise. The cases are obviously different.
We dismissed Mr.. CramptOn-whether right
or wrong is not material to the questiOn-be-
cause of offence our Government had taken
at certain acts Of the Minister, which rendered
him personally obnoxious and therefore, as
further official intercourse with him was un-
pleasant and useless, his official relations were
peremptorily terminated. In the case of Mr.
Dallas, however, he has given 10 offence, but
is, on the contrary, highly acceptable to the
British Government personally, as well as
officially and therefore, unless that Govern
ment should have felt itself so deeply wounded
as to require an expiatory retaliation, which
cannot be supposed without impugning its
good sense and discretion, Mr.. Dallas will not
be disturbed. This, however, may turn out
TO be false reasoning the British Government
may not be able to resist, any more than
other free Governments are, the violence of
an inaamed public press"
Of Mr.. slidell's late movement in the Sem
ate with reference to giving aid to the sugar
planters Of this country, the same journal
says:
"There has been some difficulty amongst
purchasers of sugar in understanding the
cause Of the high price maintained by this
article Of necessity for some time past This
10 explained by Mr.. Slidell's movement in the
Senate on Thursday last on the subject Of Civ
ing aid TO the sugar planters of the United
States. Mr.. S stated fact of no small i'm
psrtance to the country at large. He said
that the sugar crop of Louisiana for several
years past has fallen of from four hundred
and sixty or seventy thousand hogsheads to
probably this year not more than one hundred
and twenty thousand hogsheads. One cause
which gives rise to great apprehensions on the
part OF the planters of Louisiana Is the sup
posed detioration of the cane. 1t cannot be
planted from seed, but must be reproduced
from the cane ITSELF which terminates from
the eyes. 1t is necessary to introduce new
plants, and to do this conveniently vessels
must pass directly to where the cane is to be
planted, so az to avoid frequent handling
which destroys the eyes Of the can5 The
Senate, in view of this Information, very rea-
Oily passed, on Mr.. Slidells motion, a joint
resolution 70 authorize vessels so to pass with
out unloading at New Orleans. Mr. also
asked an inquiry, which was granted, that
the Committee on Agriculture report on the
expediency of making a specific appropria-
tisn for the importation of seed sugar cane for
gratuitous distribution to the planters of the
United States
AS this is a subject Of general interest to
the country, it is to be hoped that no constitu-
tional impediments will be allowed to thwart
purpose so decidedly beneficial and expe-
dent. Secretary DOboin, with a commenda-
bic solicitude on his subject, has suggested
the idea that our ships of war might, without
detriment 70 the public service, bring home
specimens of cane, and he has given instruc-
tions 10 that effect. Mr. Browne, the able
Superintendent of the Agricultural Bureau,
has also made some valuable suggestions on
the subject"