Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-03

upon the " higs than upon the democrats;
but those that remain are as staunch in SUP.
port of the Constitution and the Union on
their original basis, and IS much opposed to
sectionalism and madness in all its branches,
as the purified Democratic party is Both
have been vast gamers in point Of character
by the ordeal to which they have been sub
jected, and by the same process they have
been closely assimilated. The Democracy OF
1855 is not The extreme radical party which
existed in some former years, but, by change
of circumstances it has become the great con-
sentative party of the country, and the only
| one which is able to present an efectual bar
| rier to the in.rushing tide Of fanaticism and
folly. The Old Line Wings Of themselves
cannot do it---thsy are not suf6ciently numer-
| ous but their patriotic impulses are as high
| and as noble Is If their numbers were greater.
Most Of them object to tho Know Nothing
creed on account Of it's proscriptiveness, and
| the Black Repub licans they sbominate. What
| then remains to them but isolation, or coop.
GRAFTON with the Democracy? This last, 1t
seems to us, lie their true position The Dem
ocrats are now in condition to welcome them
as brothers Next Tuesday will afford glO-
rious opportunity to cement the union. 1t is
| certain that Fillmore has no chance Of an
election; it is even doubtful whether he gets
| the vote of q single State If the Old Line
Wings wish to make their votes tell against
sectionalism. and against the attempt to rob
Il
territory, their course is plain-they will vote
for Buchanan and Breckinridge. We trus:
that a host of them will do 30 The prospect
| is fair that the Empire State is about to wheel
| into the Democratic line, and the Wings have
the power to make the thing certain. Will
they do it,"
The Hon. Thomas Corwin.-As the Free
monters are parading a letter said to be from
Mr.. Corwin avowing his determination to vote
for Fremont it may not be out of place for Us
to say that the editor of the New York Com
msrciaI advertiser doubts its genuineness be-
pen very recently written, for the genuineness
Of which he vouches, avowiDg anything but
determination to vote for Fremont; indeed,
declaring that he will not do that thing under
any circumstances. The truth Is this, Tom
Corwin's letter is probably a Republican par
ty forgery, designed to secure O few Fillmore
votes for Fremont, get up on the same princi-
pie on which their roorback attributing to
Commodore Stockton conversion to Fremont
ism.
U s. Life Boat Service Samuel Durham,
Esq Superintendent of the U. 8. life boat
service on the coast of New Jersey, has report
ed to the Treasury Department the saving Of
seven lives by the Government life boat be-
longing to station No. 10, from the bark
Kirkland, Of Baltimore, bound to New York,
which recently went ashore on Absecum beach /;
vessel and cargo (of corn) a total loss. Sub
sequently, ION the l4th ult y the schooner
Walter Cummings of Smyrna, Delaware, for
New York, went ashore on Long Beach near
station H. Her crew, six in number, were
saved by the assistance of Capt. Edward Gen
nings, keeper of the station house; vessel a
total wreck.
The Election Returns We design sending
our dispatches received to morrow night down
to the Democratic headquarters, on the south
side of the Avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets. We presume that the throng will be
So great there all night, as that it will be No.
cessary to announce them from q window, so
that the thousands congregsted in the street
can enjoy the glorious news they will surely
convey.
The Election.-Tho New York Herald, Of
Saturday, declares that the sport is all over
it being already certain that Mr.. Buchanan
will be elected by an overwhelming majority
That journal evidently anticipates that the
result will be in the different States about a:
we predicted in the estimate presented to the
Star, readers few days ago.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Dspartment.-On Saturday, LIST November
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of Stocks.... &57 6O2 81
For the Treasury Department. 25,442 "A
For Customs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,047 Oe
War warrants received and en-
tered. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 343 80
On account Of the Navy. 10000 Ot
From miscellaneous sources...... LOG 7s
To be funded in U. S. Stocks per
act 18th January, 1847........ 800 CO
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