Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-14

tated and now it was settled that the people
directly interested shall decide for themselves
| what they will do. This simple elementary
principle is ga fnality." The storm will pass
away unless as kept up by few fanatics. Mr..
B. proceeded to congratulate the citizens of
w ashington upon the name without q parallel,
which their city bore-the name of "Wash-
ipgton." He had not met a human being in
Europe who did not recognize Washington 90
| the greatest and best of men. Mr.. B. en-
tered upon eevere denunciation Of the Is IA
natics and demagogues, who talk of dissolu-
| ton of the Union " Dissolution was q word of
| fearful import, and not to be invoked upon
any and ell occasions If the occasion ever
should exist the American people will always
remove the cause. There was not on the face
of the earth more stable government than a
was not o possible evil which could not be
remedied under our Government without re-
sort to dissolution "a voice from the crowd,
eve wont dissolve.'') Mr.. Buchanan ex-
pressed his satisfaction at tho response Just
made. 1t would not be dissolved The con-
test would be an easy one for those fighting
upon the side Of the Union.
Mr.. Buchanan closed his remarks, which
had been received with applause throughout,
by saying that he trusted his fellow -citisens
would excuse him from making a more ex-
tended speech on this occasion, as he b ad gone
through some hard work for the last two or
three days, and his nerves were not made of
iron He had been delighted by the kind re.
ception he had received at the hands of the
American people, and which he attributed not
to any merit Of his own, but to the overflow
ing of their generous hearts towards one who
had sustained to the best of his ability their
interests in q foreign land He felt grateful
to the citizens of Washington for this kind re-
ception, and should be most happy to see them
all at his private quarters, to take them by
the hand, and express his heartfelt sense of
their kindness manifested on this occasion
Mr.. Buchanan now retired to his room
where he was waited upon by q large number
of his friends; the Marine Band meantime
discoursing delightful music for the benefit Of
those outside as we'll as inside the hotel.
Army Officers Cashiered. The President
has confirmed the sentence of the late court
martial convened at Fort Mason, Texas, Of
which Lieut.. Col. Henry Bainbridge was pres
ident, which found Capt. Chas. E. Travis, of
the second regiment of cavalry, U. S A 4,
guilty Of "conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman" as charged. The sentence was,
that he I" be dismissed from the service of the
United States" The President has directed
this sentence to take effect from the LIST of
May inst.
The President has also confirmed the sem
tence of the court martial recently held at
Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, fCapt.
VIM. S. Ketchum, sixth infantry, being its
presiding oficer) by which Second Lieut.
VIM. B. Reynolds, of theieixth infantry, was
found guilty of drunkenness on duty" and
cashiered, which sentence the President has
directed to take effect on the 9th of May inst
Acquitted United States Army court
of inquiry of which Brevet Major Amos b.
Eaton, captain of the subsistence department
was president, recently in session in New York
city, before which the accusation of ex-Lieu-
tenant Horace Haldemon, eighth infantry,
against Lieut.. G. L. Willard, eighth infantry,
of having paid the latter public money in the
months of March, May, and July, 1855, other
than that to which 1t. w. had testified, was
duly examined into, has decided "that the
honor and integrity of first It. Geo. L. Will
lard, eighth regiment of infantry, are entirely
unimpeached, and that no further proceedings
are necessary" The Secretary of War has
approved this finding.
The National Water Works.-Our readers
must not translate the action Of Congress in
refusing to appropriate for the National Water
Work in the Deficiency bill as being equivalent
to its abandonment 1t amounts only to
delay of few months in the prosecution of
the work. Many members, who were unwil-
ling to vote for it as a deficiency, have no OBJ
jection to voting for it as an item of the annual
appropriation bill. No fear that company of
spectators will be chartered to build the Wa.
ter Works here, need be entertained. Those
who have busted themselves to defeat the ap.
preparation in the deficiency bill to make
money for themselves by so doing, will surely
be disappointed of their hopes
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Dspartment.-On yesterday, the 18th of May,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
tho books of the Department
For the redemption of stocks. S39,0 OLA "a
For the Treasury Department. 1851 u
For Customs. ................... 81 ,256 80
War warrants received and en-
tered......................... 1886 70
War repay warrants received and
entered. ....... 1909 20
From Customs .................. 173 325 95
From Lands. ................... 12S, 500 IL
From miscellaneous sources...... 1884 06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to
nresa Mt the conclusiop of tho snaach NJ M