Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-02

vav of money. slaves and lands-was willing
to bestow a large amount on any well-recom-
mended white man who would marry his
dauohter, and that he was Gin for it," To
an INQUIRY as to whether bis object was to as
certain the customs as to transfers of property
or those in regard to the rite of marriage, he
replied, 81 want to know whether can hold
the property, and as have never seen either
father or daughter, I want you to give me q
letter OF introduction" The Commissioner
suggested to the young man the difficulty as
to his holding slaves, when it was to be sup.
posed that he was free State man. But he
replied that he "would mt be particular on
that score" He "would takesall be could
get-the more the better" Upon a sugges-
ton that, as the young lady was ward of the
Commissioner, he was not iciently acquaint-
ed with him to justify such letter, the young
gentleman offered to procure letters of recon-
mendation from sundry distinguished gentle.
men-Senators and others. These he procured
and presented himself " armed and equip.
ped" He stated that he had called on the
President and Gen. Cas- for letters to the
father, but they declined interfering. To .
statement of the Commissioner that he had
seen and was acquainted with the young lady,
he exclaimed eagerly, "You have seen her
then-tell me-how does size look"
The Commissioner finally compromised the
matter by referring him to the Delegate from
Kansas, and the last seen of the young gentle
man, he was cleaning towards the House
seeking for rei,ef
Played 0ut.-No one expected any other
result in the case of General Whitfield than
that occurring yesterday in the House hall
1t was doubtless judged that his reelection
could not be invalidated by failing also to
dispose Of the claim of A II Reeder to Whit
fields seat, the dodge which most of the Re-
publican party leaders favored on the night
before last We thus account for the rejection
Of the resolution awarding the seat to Reeder
The only important point involved in the
action Of the House on Reeder's claim, is its
calculation of the fact that the whole Repub-
lican party of Congress avow the purpose of
striking down even the forms Of law, as we'll
as its substance, to accomplish their purposes
where the slavery question is concerned. Not
q man of them pretends that he was elected
under any form or even pretence of law what.
ever and yet, almost to a man, they vote
him entitled to enter the hall and seat him.
self as representative (delegate) from the
Territory, clothed with all the functions of
the position which are the attributes of those
legally chosen to it.
If they thus scout all law in working out
their ends in such case and under existing
circumstances, what may be expected of them
with the whole power of the Government for
which they are struggling, in their hands?
Are they House in whose hands the voters of
any slaveholding State can safely trust the
choice Of the next President of the United
States Is there q supporter of Mr.. Fillmore
in the Union who believes that he can re ach
the Presidency, except by election directly by
the House of Representatives? Can it be pos.
sible that his southern supporters will longer
remain blind to the positive certainty of what
the House will do if they send the election
there, as manifested in the triumph of Speaker
Banks, the passage Of the Topeka-made const-
tuition for Kansas. the vote on the resolution ex-
polling Mr. Brooks, the expulsion of Mr. Keitt,
and the expulsion of Gen. Whitfield? Proofs
have thus accumulated on proofs, which mono
but the mentally blind can fail to comprehend.
With Fremont thus elected, and his party in
Congress casting behind them all thought of
restraint of Constitution or Law, as in their so
unanimous vote to accord the disputed seat to
Reeder, who that knows the South, and her
interests involved, can fer a moment believe
that the Confederacy, as it now exists, can
last for another decade'
Guano.-If it be in the compass of posslbil.
ity for Congress to do aught likely to facilitate
the importation of Guano into this country,
and to cheaper it, it is surely its duty to leave
40 effort to that end untried. As difficult as
t is at this time to obtain that fertilizer, and
IS costly as it is to the American agricultu.
list, there is no estimating tn, value it has
already been to our country as furnishing the
means not only Of growing remunerating crops
when applied, but as laying the foundation
Tor the restoration of mil lions of well-located
lands to condition in which they can be
EASILY and economically kept up to the point
Of fertility. 1t is very certain that the period
IS not far distant when the Chincha Islands
will fail us; as the supply there is by no means
anlimited, and the consumption of the article
IS increasing as fast in other countries as in
ours.
There are doubtless many other accumula-
lions of Guano as yet untouched by commerce,
equally as valuable as those to which we re.
Ter above, and at least as accessible to Amer.
can shipping. The bill that has passed the
senate for the protection of American enter
prise In discovering and working such depo.
'ltes, has been duly considered in tn at cham.
ber' and has been matured only after the
'losest criticism of the views of all in this
country whose attention has been seriously