Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-31

induce the Fillmore State committee to agree |
to the Republican party committees PROPOSE
ton for Fusion ticket, which was finally re-
jectsd on the night before last; as We knew
we'll it would be If Commodore Stockton in.
Auenoe had not died out among his party
friends at homs.S
Poor Fellows !-Grseley, Fred. Douglass,
Blair, Purvis, Thad. Stevens d Co are just
now being sadly maltreated in these refusals
Of, say, ons-tenth of the Fillmsrites of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey to sell out on any
terms. The refusal of tho Pennsylvanians
was an unwarr anted insult as far IS it went;
and this last refusal-of the jersey Blues-is
adding injury to insult-is rubbing it in
We pity their "phelinks," poor fellows, more
especially efter they had ta ken the trouble to
conooct and send on the wings of the light
ming over the country their smart roorback
with reference to the miraculous and instant
conversion of Commodore Stockton to FIRE.
montsm, just whom it would have been ex-
ceedingly appropos to have the New jersey
Fillmourner State committee believe that the
Commodore had rated from them.
Our Darlirgs.-A Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune declares that
the Fillmore party of this city sympathised
deeply in the success cf the lately proposed
| fusion scheme in Philadelphia. But for their
eagerness for the success Of the fusion ticket
at the late Pennsylvania State election, We
should certainly take up the cudgels for these
pets of ours, against the imputation of sympa
| thy with aboitionism involved in the soft
| impeachment referred to above. Alas, how
ever, to a man up tree there appears to be
! moro truth than poetry in it just now. Our
| hope is that after Tuesday night next, when
| so many CT them will shed their Know Moth
ing skins, they will slush eff with them tn
| faint of abOli;ionism that has been The resuI.
of their fusion associations and sympathios #
| the last few months.
| Gen. Walbridge. telegraph tells Us
| that this gentleman has Withdrawn bis name
from the Congressional canvass in his district
That is just what ws expected frCm him, cit
uated as he is there at the present writin. /;
and conviDces Us beyond all possibility of
| quo,tion that those who asporse lis manly
devotion to the great cause of the Democratic
party, do him grevous injustice. We Lave
known him through good and evil report ibti-
mately since his manhood began, and frmcr,
| truer and moro inhexible man in his devotion
to the ascendancy Of the Democratic party in
the government We never knew. No one ro-
joices more than ourself at this act Of his which
yindicates the soundness of our judgment in
his case, to tho letter.
| Resignation Of an Army officer Tho re-.
signation of Second Lieut. George u. Garner,
second artillery, has been accepted by the
President-to take effect October 81, 1856
| The Secretary Of tho Navy-Hon James
c. Dobbin-returned to this city last evening,
from North Carolina, greatly improved in
health, his many friends will be glad to learn
The Current Operations OF the Treasury
Dep artment.-On yesterday, Both of October,
there were of Treasury warrants cntere on
the books Of the Department
For the redemption Of Stocks.... S4l COS O5
For the Interior Departmental. 1870 76
/ tOr customs. .................. 6,Z67 %
| From miscellaneous SOurces...... 1927 "a
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