Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-19
bids fair to be one of the rst in the country.


The Washington Infrmary also claims and
merits attention. 1t is under the management
of some of the most distinguished physicians
of this District, who gratuitously labor in il
to alleviate the suferings of those under their
charge. The annual appropriation made by
Congress enables it to relieve many non-resi
dent paupers who are suddenly seized with
disease in this city. At this time, eighteen
are provided for, but the number could be in
creased to forty By doubling the usual ap
preparation This is demanded by the in
| crease of that class of strangers visiting the
city and requiring such aid.
| The Penitentiary is so planned and con-
| structed as not to be we'll protected against
| fire, or the escape of bold and ingenious con-
victs. Its indebtedness has been paid, the
contract system partially adopted, and the
strictest economy and accountability estab-
lished.
Two Vetoes We took occasion. day or
two since, to say that those gentlemen who
thought to cause President Pierce to waver in
the discharge of constitutional duty by
seizing an occasion like the present to press
through Congress with unprecedented haste,
and to lay before him for his approval, bills
making appropriations for internal improve.
ments by the General Government, which en-
listed in their favor at both ends of the Union
strong local support and feeling, had "counted
without their host" The President has trans
mitted to the Senate to-day two messages,
which assign reasons for returning to that
body for reconsideration bills for the improve
ment Of the mouth of the Mississippi and of
the St Clair Flats.
Honest men everywhere, whether in favor
of the appropriations or not, can but applaud
the entire abnegation of selfish or personal
considerations, the abiding devotion to what
seems to him constitutional and public duty,
the manly maintenance of that resolution of
the last Baltimore Convention which placed
the President in nomination and gave him his
instructions, and which declares "that the
Constitution does not confer upon the General
Government the power to commence and carry
on general system Of internal improve.
ments," which the veto of these bills evinces
The ground upon which the President has
withheld his approval from these bills is ex-
plicitly stated in tho messages He believes,
with the last national Democratic Convention,
carry on a general system Of internal i'm
provement; he believes that the works de-
signed to be accomplished by these bills are
part of a general system," and thus have
no warrant in the constitution.
Mr.. Crampton.-A correspondent of the
New York Herald thus explains (by tele-
grapb) the condition of Mr.. CHAMPIONS per
sonal relations with this Government on Satur-
day last, to which we alluded in our last is
sue. We quote his statement as being sub.
stantially correct, wherein it corrects ours of
that date:
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1856.
The report of Mr.. Champions suspension is
premature, it not being actually true 1t had
been determined on, and Mr. Champion was
to have been notified at one o'clock to-day;
but the Executive was informed by Count Sar-
tiges that the British express agent arrived
arrived this morning with a reply to Mr..
Marcy's demand, and the subject was laid
over till Monday, when it will be again be-
fore the Cabinet This is the true state of the
case. 1t is understood that the British Gov
eminent decline to recall Mr. Champion.
Tho Cabinet were in session this morning,
and it is believed on the avenue. that the
reply of Lord Clarendon, above referred to,
was the subject of their consultation. We
find none Of those in whose judgment on
such matters we are most accustomed to
rely entertaining the opinion that the re-
suit Of their deliberations will be other than
determination on the part Of the Executive to
terminate Mr.. Champions diplomatic relations
with this Government within forty.eight
hours.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department. Saturday, the 18th of May,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of tho Department
For the redemption Of stocks.... S59,9I4 So
For the Treasury Department 0OO az