Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-22

his prospects; insomuch as ii amounts TO an
indirect pledge on behalf of the Democrats of
the House, that they will thus permit the cleo
ton of almost any opposition man who does
not stand on the platform Of MI Giddings.
That Is; pledged to form the committees in
enmity to the rights Of great section of the
eOnfederacy.
Virginia financial Affairs We hear
many complaints from large property holders
IN Virginia, that the dealers in stocks, &c at
the North, fail to appreciate Virginia securities
OF any and all sorts, at as high rates as they
deserve. 1t strikes US that this fact, which,
We know well, operates seriously against the
prosperity of the State, is the result of the
mismanagement, wholly, of her Legislature
when tinkering upon her financial affairs
They permit some Of the Virginia banks 70
issue notes payable lin specie) in out-of-the-
way places, not to be reached by the person
holding them under a journey requiring from
three days to a week, and far off of any route
over which public carrier Of bank notes and
other valuables travels regularly. The fact
that they are made redeemable at points which
make them almost az worthless as notes of
non-specie paying banks, being Intentionally
concealed from the casual observer by the
fnene:s of the lettering in which the informa-
ton is printed on the notes All banks man
aged after any such fashion are mere wild
cat institutions, designed TO swindle the pub
lie, ard to fail when it may be profitable 50 to
do BY permitting their existence, the State
authorities throw discredit on every honorably
conducted and honest banking institution
within her limit, and depreciato largely the
value Of her State stocks the finances of the
State being well known to commercial men to
be identified or linked with some of her bank
ing instiu ions as we'll as her internal improve
ments.
No other people in the Union are in better
pecuniary condition than the citizens of the
Old Dominion, and the stocks and notes of
all her honestly conducted banks, as well as
all stocks the interest of which the State guar
antees to pay, should at this moment rate as
high as any other six per centum stocks in
the world The interest of her citizens at
lobbying hnanciers, for the most part on
credit, hanging around the Legislature, who
| should be driven away in double quick time
Just such people have already bankrupted
half the States of the Union at different times
and bid fair to destroy her financial reputa-
ton, ere long, completely.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that the present
Virginia Legislature may speedily begin the
good work Ci reform Ill this connection
Miss May-the New American Soprano
Below the reader will find an extract from the
| Paris correspondent of the PhiladeIphia North
| amman concerning the rising American
| cantatrice. Many Of our Iow-citizens will
remember her as Miss Juliana May, the
daughter of our late fellow citizen, DR. George
May, and the cousin of DR.. John Frederick
May, the Hon. Henry May, and Col. Charles
A. May, U. S. A. Her mother is the daueb-
ter of the late Theodore Lee, ESQ and the
sister Of Mrs Joseph Gales of this city Pos
sessing remarkable voice and figure, the
latter giving evidence of q strong constitution.
this talented and beautiful young lady has
studied her profession much longer and more
sssiduously, under the best masters of Italy,
than any other American. We have fire..
quently heard of her eminent success and
promise, from travellers On the continent, and
nave looked forward to hear Of her brilliant
deout with great interest indeed. We fea,
that 1t will be some years before she return.
20 the United States, as the Empressarios Of
Europe Will hardly be apt to let such an one.
ratio card as she turns out to be, ain ,bronob
5 their fingers, if money can retain her in r.
a rope.
Z" An American eoHtatrfce is rising On ~,
musical horizon, and, TO judge from presen,
Q efforts, bids fair to shed abroad no faint Iiub
I when she attains to her monday attitude Or
In more appropriate language, to make he
, roHtadeS and fOyetHre heard some day far anC
wide. Miss May is the name of this America
r swan, or nightingale, whichever appellatiol
the lady most delights ina songtress not un
known, if I an rightly informed, to the must
cal world Of Pbilade'Nbia and now Just re
turned with renewed Inspiration from Italy