Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-08

ing hot shot into his successful rival. Their
utter refusal 10 be bound by the action of
their convention at Philadelphia, and the fact
that their late brethern pronounced them
mercenaries only to be trusted so long as a
reasonable prospect of plumber may be before
them, proves merely the sort Of politicians of
which the Know Nothing party management
is made up; their plea or excuse being that
Mr.. FPS nomination was brought about
through the influence in their national council
of the well known Fillmore. administration
lobby, who not long since were renowned for
Galphinisms and Gardnerisms, great and small
and almost innumerable, at that. The quar-
rel, as it stands, is very pretty one. We
trust that they will 60 on with their erimina.
tions and re-criminations as the public in
terest must be largely the gamer by the conss-
quent rich developments -
Benton vs. Greeley. Horace Greeley says
Tin the Tribune in reply to Col. Bsnton's re-
cent indignant denial of G.'s alleged declara-
ton at Pittsburg, that he (Benton) is in favor
of the abolition Of slavery in Missouri:
cit is very likely, however, that some re.
porter misconceived what I said at that place,
yet can hardly see how. For was discus
sing the prospects of Slavery or Freedom in
Kansas, not in Missouri, and only named
Col. Benton among other eminent citizens of
Slave States who favored our cause, both de-
string and expecting to see Kansas admitted
into the Union as Free State. My authority
for this averment was Col Benton himself,
and very deeply regret my misapprehension
ii violated any confidence or uttered what he
would have preferred to conceal in making the
statement. certainly did not understand,
and 1 as surely did not mean to compromise
him. He is very right in saying that I Meth
er knew nor had sought to know his views
with respect to the duration of Slavery in
Missouri. ...-,,,
a Capita" speech.-We regret that we
missed the speech delivered yesterday by
Mr.. Cullen, on the questions of law involved
in the Kansas contested election case; as we
hear it very highly spoken Of 1t certainly
must have been a very fine legal argument
indeed, or the class of gentlemen who speak
its praises would not so pronounce it. Mr.
C.'s address is not good, yet he has by this
speech rendered it certain that he will never
fail hereafter to command the attention of the
House on rising to address it. ,
Appointed John NJ. Caldwell has been
appointed to q clerkship in the Post Office De-
partment at salary Of 81 200 year, to fill
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of John
W. Wells.
Henry c. Hewlett has been appointed an
additional agent on the Richmond and Wei
don limo.
Appointed and Conirmed.-Ths Senate
have confirmed the appointment Of Henry A.
Powers, Esq, to be the register of the land
Office at Little Rock, Arkansas, vice John II.
Crease, dec lined.
Appointed.-The Secretary of the Interior
has appointed to a Olerkship in the Pension
bureau, Mr.. Jas. II. Kellar Of CAL, (tempo-
rary) at 81 200 per annum.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department. yesterday, 7th of March,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of Stooks.... So, 1873 SO
For the Treasury Department.. 1l,230 AZ