Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-08
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The very last Humbug. State Of Cal
ifornia having failed to make provision for the
payment Of the interest due in New York on
her bonds-payable day or two since-about
soO,OOO-the Republican party papers of that
city are blowing" over alleged efforts of
Colonel Fremont to raise the money in Wall
street on his individual credit with which to
redeem the honor Of the State, with which he
has about as much connection, personally, as
Colonel Benton has with Missouri while per.
manently residing here, ss he has done for the
last quarter Of a century or So Of course, the
alleged effort of Mr.. Fremont to obtain the
money in question failed; because his political
friends who have money to loan, are perfectly
well aware that while a judgment was recently
recovered against him for between four and
hve thousand dollars of private debt in a
New York court-no very strong inducement
for capitalists to embark their funds in his
promises to pay-his prospect of reaching the
presidency and welding facilities for paving
them through the special treasury favors so
many of them are after, are not one in thou.
sand. The New York Day Book, however,
denies that the fruitless efforts of the Colonel
to raise money in W all street had any refer
encs whatever to the Indebtedness of Califor-
niaj attributing them wholly to his personal
necessities. The only point of public interest
in the affair, however, is its calculation Of
the fact that the monied men of the Republi-
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the possibility that Colonel Fremont can be
elected to the presidency. Otherwise, in half
an hour, they would have raised, at his re-
quest, twice the sum he is reported to have
begged of them in vain en- his personal Sc
curity-the Mariposa humbug and all-for the
State Of California.
+. 3. 1t seems that the house of Palmer,
Cook d Co., of San Francisco, were the agents
fer the payment Of this unpaid interest. It's
not yet known whether the defalcation is that
OF the State or its agents. Col Fremont's De.
cuniary affairs are said to be mixed up with
those Of Palmer, Cook & CO., and if he has
sssaysd to raise the money to pay this inter
est We are inclined to judge that it will turn
out that ne mismanagement has been rather
that OF the agency, than Of the State.
Inc Vetoes.-Those who note the nrooress
Of business before Congress will nercs;va that
the recent vetoes of President Pierce were the
subject Of earnest and important debate in
Inc Senate yesterday. No other measures or
acts Of his administration gave more emphatic
Satisfaction to the great mass Of the States
rights and strict constructionists of the Demo-
cratic party, without whose countenance and
support the Democratic organization would
ho' only be poWerless for good results but
"ouid DC simply an organization for ultra
raalcsl and ultra federal ends Were its ex-
ecutive opponents to practice on any other
doctrine in connection with the subject Of in
ternal improvements than those laid down in
the veto messages Of President Pierce, the ex-
fsting organization Of the Democratic party
would not last an hour; as those who sustain
those doctrines struggle in politics for princi-
PIE, and would..no for an instant profess svm-
Pathy for policy at war with that to which.
up to this time, their friends, when in power
In the Executive branch of the Government,
have steadily adhered.
The attention Of the Democratic Marty
throughout the country should be promntIv
directed to the debate to which we aIlnda !.
because it shows plainly that if thew vouId
preserve in the ascendant the interpretatio,
to their creed upon the subject of internal i'm.
Prsvements by the General Government n
which the States rights men and strict con.
sructionists adhere, it is high time that thew
should duly appreciate the strides that latin.
dinsnanism is taking in the name of Dance.
racy. We have seen nothing of late So preu.
nsnt with evil for the future of the Democrot;,
party as the lesson to be drawn from the d..
Date IN question. AS, when that organization
ceases to be the safeguard against the nreva.
isnce OF latitudinarianism in the administra.
.i0n oil American public affairs, it will cease
70 command the confidence and support of
'na' portion Of the present party who have
oiong 70 It through good and evil report, and
whose energy, patriotism. eloquence and
constant regard fer principle it is indebted
mainly for every victory it has achieved from
ih0mas Jsferson's day to this hour.
Inc Examinations.-lt is the dutv n,
those interested in the future of this .;,,, >,
attend the examinations of the public school,
OF washington, now in course Of nrovrss.
There are few public school systems in ons,a.
A'o" ~ 'ns country superior in their results to