Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

Central America.-Among the passengers
reaching New York and New Orleans by the
last arrivals at those ports from San Juan del
Norte, were three or four of Walkers agents,
sent over to aid and expedite the recruiting
for his present expedition against Costa RIGA.
They are now of course deeply engaged in
the business in connection with the parties in
this country through whom most of his pres
ent force were sent to him to take the places
of his earlier followers, who have, almost to a
man, fallen victims to the climate and the
hardships Of his service
The steamers Osprey and Orizaba, adver.
lived shortly to sail for San Juan, only adver-
tise to carry passengers to Central America;
not for California. In the present state of
Central America, it is reduced to a certainty
that none will offer except such as propose to
join Walkers army, there being no other in
ducement whatever just now for any other
class of Americans to put foot on the Nicara-
guam Isthmus, there being no pretence of a
present connection from San Juan del Sur
with California by that route. We hear from
New York that extensive preparations are
being made to send out a large shipment Of
fllibusters by these ships; Costa RIGA being
acountry promising more plumber than Mica
qua, already squeezed as dry as an orange by
the illustrious predecessor of these people.
Walkers last received proclamation. by
the-by, declares war equally against the Nj
csraguans, as against the Costa Rcans, and the
people Of the other Central American States
thus itself scouting the bald pretence that his
war is aught else but one of American fill.
busters upon the Central Americans. Every
line Of the paper itself repudiates the story
that the people of Nicarsgua-,he natives
have any completely whatever with Walker
his schemes and his operations.
Clap Trap.-The prevalence of clap trap
In the appeals of the Abolitionists is capitslly
illustrated in the call issued by the National
Republican party committee for their Ma
tional G.e sectionaD Convention to meet at
Philadelphia on the 18th Of June next They
invite all to participate in sending delegates
who are in favor of bringing back the admin
istration Of American national public affairs
to the principles characterising the admins
trations Of Washington and jefferson FL
Blair, on first hearing or reading this " call"
must have "chucked A" his tongue in his
cheek to enable him to choke down or other.
wise conceal his laughter; for be at least Of
few others with whom he now acts in politics)
knows well that the political principles gui-
ding the administrations Of w Washington and
Jefferson, respectively, were almost as wide
asunder as the poles. The one was a high
toned federal administration, while the other
was ultra on the radical Democratic tack. 1t
strikes Us that the allusion to the aIministrs
ton OF Washington must have been designed
TO draw IN representatives (delegates) from
the federal branch Of their household, the
most numerous, while that to Jefferson's ad-
ministration was designed to draw to their
convention delegates from the radically demo.
cratic elements of their organization. Fire
and tow can as well exist, intact, together, a.
men sincerely attached to the respective prin-
ciples Of those two administrations can act in
harmony upon the great public questions that
are almost daily arising to be disposed of by
A Prompt and Accurate Public Officer
We heard mentioned yesterday, as acommen-
dable instance Of despatch in the settlement
Of large account, that Col. FOrney, late Clerk
Of the House of Representatives, had on the
LIST inst within an hour after receiving an
informal report Of adjustment from the Office
OF the First Comptroller, finally closed bis ac-
counts, by simply transferring to the United
states the balance standing to his credit on
the books Of the Treasury, there being not
one cent Of difference between his statement
As rendered and that Of the Department His
disbursements, We learned on inquiry, covered
transactions running through four years of off
cial service, and embraced the exnsnditr-a
Of over two millions Of dollars, under abou,
seventy different heads Of appropriation
From these facts, and from the following dates
some idea may be had Of the celebrity Of hi,
movements so far as he had control of tn,
settlement The Committee on Accounts o.
the House, who first audit the expenses o
that body. passed upon the last Of Col For
ney vouchers about February 18th, and OF
the 18th Of the same month he sent them 70
settlement to the Treasury. On the LIST o
April be was informed unoficialIy Of the ad
justment Of the final account, and within Al
hour after, he closed by making the transfe
stated above. This prOmptness reflects mucl
credit indeed upon Col. Forney. and his chic
land financially clerk, Mr.. Mexican, and furn