Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-10
Gle oppOsition ssndidate for Che Presideney

Iowa, Michigan Missouri, New Jersey, In.
diana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware and
one or two other States they have protested to
consider doubtful, or nearly all of thou-and,
of course, New York, Ohio, and Connecticut,
to give them the slightest chance of success
With Nr. Fillmore in the field, they realize
that they have hardly a single chance in a
thousand, to carry either of the States we
name above. Hence the earnestness of their
efforts to coax (as Paddy coaxes at times) Mr..
Fillmore to decline, and their chagrin and
modification on finding, through this letter of
his acknowledged and able exponent on the
floor Of the House, that he will not shape his
course to crafty them especially. Asmatters
now stand with them Col Fremont, bids fair
to have no opponent for their nomination; as
no man who believes be has a political future
before him, will be induced to place himself
in position in which he will be 80 very badly
beaten, as it is admitted their nominee must
be. With the Colonel their nomination is an
object, doubtless, even when it is certain that
his ticket will fare only as we'll as the Van
Buncn and Chas. Francis Adams ticket did in
184s If he receives a single hundred thou
sand votes he will obtain a political position
far in advance Of anything that was dream
ed Of for him six months ago. So, to be their
candidate will be no losing game for him; for
since his utilization with the aboIitioni,ts be-
came known to the public he has utterly lost
politically the regard of every man not of
that party, because with his personal antece.
dents, such a change in his politics can only
be attributed by them to sort of political
stroke of the moon.
The Nicaraguan Question. The Richmond
Enquirer, on the day before yesterday, dis
cusses the question of the recognition of the
rule of the fllibustsr Walker, in Mega, as the
government Of Nicaragua, in an article of
great ability and convincing force. Its views
correspond so entirely with our own that we
heartily endorse them, quoting from them as
follows:
"The foreign policy of this Administration
has been distinguished by a respectful OBJ
servance of the faith CT treaties and the OBJ
legations of public law. Prompt and energetic
IN protecting the dignity of the country and
the rights of the American citizens, the goy-
eminent has yet afforded no pretext of offence
to other powers. On the contrary, by happy
combination of vigor and conservatism it has
commanded the respect of foreign nations, as
we'll az tho almost unanimous applause of the
American people. Unless then we are to as.
sumo that the Administration will abandon
the policy to which it has SO persistently ab-
hered, and deliberately forfeit it's conservative
character, we must reject the idea that the
President proposes to accept Walkers over
lures OF alliance. 1t has not been many
months since Mr.. Marcy refused to receive the
commission OF another Nicaraguan agent for
reasons of an exclusively public import.
Nothing has occurred meanwhile to reinforce
alker claim to the recognition of the Ameri-
can government. Indeed, his ascendancy is
less secure, and his chances of ultimate sue
cess far less fattering than when he was first
repulsed from Washington
1t Is questionable if, under the law of ma
ions, the United States would be justified in
recognizing Walkers Government. His ex-
petition against Nicaragua was undeniably
an aggressive invasion of a country at peace
with this government 1t is affirmed, i'm nit
igatlon of the outrage, that he simply re-
sponded to cry for a succor from the people
OF Nicaragua but there is no proof of the
allegation The Nicaraguan Government was
not despotism; on the contrary, it was no
toriOusly the most liberal of all tho Central
American Powers. 1t was Republic, and
was even moro Democratic in its constitution
than the Government Of the United States
Of all the Central American States it was the
one to which the United States were closest
bound by similarity of institutions and the
positive engagements of treaty. 1t may be
true that Walker was invited to Nicaragua
by the party out Of power, who wanted his
assistance In usurping control of tho Govern
ment; but such fact would no moro cxten-
uate the criminality Of his expedition, than
1t would justify an invasion Of Canada from
this country at the instance Of q malcOntent
and seditious minority"
An Important Decision.-We publish be-
low a very important ruling by the proper
officer of the Treasury Department., which, if
duly carried out, will create a considerable
saving to the National Treasury:
TRAVELLING EXPENSES OF ARMY OFFICERS.
The Communication for travel under orders, al
lowed to army officers, is not prescribed by
law, (as it is in the navy by the act of March
., 1872 but Is matter of Executive regula-
ton. In certain specified cases the officer
may receive the communication, or tho actual
expenses, at his option, but it is held that
neither the accounting officers, nor heads of
departments, have any authority to make an
y" WI '@s %" e"SOtHUIeHt. IL Is
only upon the theory that the Communication is
a ready mode of reaching the probable actual
erpsnse, that 1t is legal for as an enaokUment
il would be in direct violation of the laws of
March 3. 1889, and August %, 1912, by in
creasing the compensation Of the officer be-
yond the amount authorized by Congress
When, therefore, the actual expense has been
sscertained, and an account settled in confor-
nifty Herewith, such settlement must stand,
and cannot be disturbed for the purpose of
making larger allowance under a communal
ton or hypothetical amount Of expenses Nor
can an adjusted account for travel be re-
opened upon tho pratext Of an under estimate
of the distance travelled, unless the claimant
shows that the sum be received was less than
his actual necessary expenses.
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