Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-05
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The Union, giving review of the history
of the Republican party, says: ..-.5
"It is made manifest that they have only
wanted, at any time, a fitting opportunity TO
raise the standard of revolution, and to plunge
the whole country into civil war We have
seen party formed upon the single tdea OF
slavery agitation we have seen that party
resortipg to every scheme and adopting every
machination which it's leaders could conceive
Of to manufacture food for this sectionai agi
tatiop. At length they bad exhausted them.
selves. The bogus Topeka legislators had
been dispersed, and the ringIeaders OF the re-
beIIion arrested-peace and quiet was begin
ming 10 prevail in Kansas. The people were
becoming sick and tired Of the senseless and
interminable cry of Z" free Kansas" "bleed
ing Kansas" DC, DC Z, and it became neces-
sary to manufacture some fresh material for
excitement-to get up more horrid outrages
and bloody murders-or their man of. STRAW
candidate, now that his frauds had been ex-
posed, would sink into merited contempt In
view Of these facts X was that the revolution
was planned. 1t was but the crowning act of
long line of Infamous deeds which have had
for their design the destruction of the Union
1t was the last card-the only hope of the DO
htical gam blers who control the black repub-
hcan party. They have played and lost"
Of the Intelligeneer's apology yesterday
for not having taken sides thus far in the po-
itical contest the Union says:
GAS specimen Of non-committalism it will
favorably compare with the best productions
of Oliver Cromwell in that line It's doubts,
its misgiyings, its shrinking from all conclu-
sions aud its nervous avoidance of all prefer
ence, remind one Of those scenes in the cOun-
ell chamber of Governor Won Twiller, so
graphically and faithfully described by Ir-
wing The three candidates for the presidency
are taken up by the Inteittgencer, one by one,
in the most polite and respectful manner,
each attentiveIy but not impertinently exam
ined, each smiled upon most graciously, each
patted upon one side Of the face only, and
each in turn set down again, with a half sol
emn and half Disappearing shake Of the head.
whether the doubts of the nteiLtgencer
will be removed before or after the election
we will not undertake to predict but one
thing We think is quite certain-that "the
standing aioof policy which it indirectly en-
joins will not be followed to sny considerable
length by the patriotic portion of that party
with which it has been so long identified
The htsthgsncer compliments Secretary
Msrcy's reply to the declaration concerning
maritime law adopted by the plenipotentisries
of the seven Powers in Paris, and says:
LIZ uOCuueAl IL HaAuiy d lhOhtn OH, yet
already We have responses to it coming back
to Us from Europe; and cur purpose in re-
curing TO it now is to introduce the annexed
notices of 1t from English papers. The Lon
don Times intimates that the objection to the
adoption Of the American proposition would
Lot come from England; ard the Manchester
Guardian, one Of the abiest and most induen-
tiai Of the provincial journals, rejecting the
sentiments OF the commercial and manufac-
turing interests, warmly c0mmends its consid-
Grafton to the British Government, urging that,
If France should object, separate convention
might be concluded between England and the
United States, abolishing the right of capture
of private property in any future war between
tie two countries Mr.. Marey's despatch is
extensively published, and its merit generally
conceded"