Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-23

criminate against her in all its policy, held
by those who seek power only for the avowed
purpose of using it when they become the
government, to her injury.
Among her sons now in public life are many
men of great experience, cloquence, influence
and force of character; and it is the impera-
tive duty Of all Southern constituencies, in
choosing representatives in either branch of
Congress, to strengthen them by sending to
this city the very ablest and most useful pub
lie men within their reach. For instance, such
a man as NJ. R Fl. Garnett, than whom the
Union contains, perhaps, no other of his age
who unites in his person so much of eloquence.
extensive attachments as political economist
and as man of varied and thorough learn
ing, as a constitutional lawyer, and, withal,
more of that Virginia chivalry of character,
the possession Of which in the representative
from the South was never before of as great
Importance to the future Of the whole South
under the Government, as at this moment.
Without desiring to disparage any of the
many able members Of the Democratic party
in the Accomac district, we must be allowed
to express the conviction that there never be-
fore has been a time when the attributes as
public man which M. R. Il Garnett is we'll
known to possess in a remarkable degree,
could have been as serviceable to the common
cause of the whole South in Congress, as at
this moment. -
So They Go.-Those interested in the con-
servation of sound principle and reasonable
economy in the Government, should scan with
jealousy and care the action and debate in
the Senate yesterday upon the internal i'm
provement questions then and there consid-
cred and disposed Of. The opponents of the
system of doing everything for everybody ut
the cost of the treasury of tho United States,
debated the propriety Of such action as the
friends of that system urged.
In the course of the debate, it became evil.
don't that most of the two hundred river and
harbor bills that are designed to be passed
over the Presidential veto are based upon no
surveys, estimates, &c but wholly on the
representations of parties interested in in
ducing Congress to make each individual ap-
propriations and that the principle on which
the majority are acting in passing such bills
is, in effect, to grant whatever A may ask,
in order to make it certain that AS influence
will be directed to secure the triumph of
whatever such schemes B, G, D, Z, E and g
may, in turn, demand at the hands of Con-
gress.
The Vanderbilt The new steamship Van
derbilt, Captain Lefevre, arrived at the Navy
Yard at 10 o'clock yesterday. She left New
York on Sunday, the Goth inst, at q quarter
to l p. m, and anchored at Quantico on
the Potomac at 8 p. m. on Monday.
This ship is said to be the largest and one
of the most complete specimen of ma val archi-
lecture in the world. A passenger on board
informs US that she bids fair to excel, in point
of speed, any vessel now aloat. Without
once cleaning her fires, and with an average
pressure of steam of about ten pounds (she
will ordinarily carry from eighteen to twenty
pounds,) she ran from Sandy Hook to Cape
Henry in exactly nineteen hours She con-
sumed no more than about forty tons of coal
per day.
The owner of this superb ship, Mr.. c. Van
derbiit, of New York, accompanied by few
of his family and friends has himself brought
her round to show to Congress what he con-
siders an nlmost perfect specimen Of the
mechanical skill Of the country.
The ship was taken from her dock at a davis
notice. She is entirely unfinished, and may
therefore, be inspected moro minutely, and
the strength and perfection of her mechanism
be seen to greater advantage,
The engineer has kindly furnished US with
the following extract from his log book on the
trip; Whole number of revolutions, 25,II2;
average number per minute, IL 10; average
steam pressure, 10 40; average vacuum
2's inches; total consumption of coal so tons
Confrmed.-The Senate have confirmed the
nomination of Angostin Harrass, to be melte,
and refner at the Branch Mint of the United
States in California, vice Conrad Weigand, re-
signed; also, of VIM. B. Morgan as surveyo,
and inspector for the port of Havre de Grace.
Md, vice Candy Pennington, resigned; also
of Robert j. Floyd, to be collector of the DOR
of Apalachicola, Fla, vice S. Hawkins, re-
signed.
The Hon. Mr.. Burlingams.-We judg.
from the conversation prevalent in Republi
can party circles around the House this morn
ing, that the gentleman named above, accom-
panied by James Esq, of Wisconsin, and
perhaps another friend, set out last night al
10 o'clock p. m, for Canada.
An Amy Officer Resigned.-Ths resigua-
ton of Second Lieut. Francis R. T. Nichols
third artillery, has been accepted by tho Pres
ident, to take effect October l, 1856.
The Current Operations OF tho Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the I'D of July
thore were Of Treasury warrants entered OF
tho books Of the Department
For the redemption of Stocks.... SI0,473 z!
For the Treasury Department. I4,S43 Al
For For the Interior Depsrtment..... 24,277 3;
For Customs. .................. 13,061 6;
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