Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-14
wAsH1NaroN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Boilers Convention.-Up to nine p


m. last night, nothing decisive relative to the
action of George Laws boilers know Moth
ing) convention had been made public in
Washington. Sundry Republican members
of Congress, who seemed to have a deeper
stake in the action Of that body than any one
else around the Washington hotel balls, were
eagerly inquiring for news by telegraph; and
their countenances told plsnly that they be-
lieved some screw to be loose, which promised
to defeat the realization of their calculations
upon the action of this convention. One must
be quiet observer at this point to realize
how completely that gathering Of Live Oak
Georges " strikers" is designed to be mere
part of the Republican party's machinery for
the approaching canvass. The hope Of the
Republican party managers is to draw of q
considerable German vote, and they dread
least a previous nomination of Fremont by
their wing claiming to be intense "Ameri.
cans" may frighten the foreign born votes
they fancy they have roped in, from sustain
ing him when nominated by the Philadelr hia
convention to meet on the 18th instant. They
have all sorts Of pins in and strings to their
schemes, all of which must work as intended !;
otherwise they know well defeat is surely to
be their lot As those pins and strings are
6xed," it is morally impossible that some
of them will not fail to operate to their wishes
Hence their nervousness, as being manifested
in Washington just now.
Ranks Closed.-This is the only occasion
since the formation Of the Democratic party
under Thomas Jefferson, wherein every voter
in the Union protesting to be in full commu.
MON with the Democracy at the time of the
nomination of their Presidential candidate,
has Joined in aiding to elect him. 1t is al.
ready certain that from Maine to Texas there
is not to be single bolt from the democracy
in this election-not one. Mr.. Hamlin, of
Maine, really went off long since having
long refused to vote with the democracy of
the Senate upon really test party questions
So his recent proclamation informed the world
Of nothing new under the sun.
We are daily hearing of changes from the
National Know Nothing party back into the
ranks Of the democracy, and, indeed, of the
conversion OF numerous Know Nothings who,
previous to joining the order were consistent
and staunch Wings. AL the world know that
the real National Wings, who refused to sur.
render to Know Nothingism throughout the
South, have with unparalleled unanimity iden-
tilted themselves with the Democratic cause,
as in the case of Senator Pratt, the Hon. Mr..
Preston, Of Kentucky, and hundreds of others
We might name. Under such circumstances,
the idea that it is possible to defeat the Dem
ocratic ticket at the approaching election, is
the silliest chimera imaginable.
Congress.-No public business of interest
or importance can possibly be consummated in
Congress until after the Republican party
convention, to meet at Philadelphia on the
18th, closes its deliberations. Such prac-
fical two or three weeks recess always occurs
in the long session prior to a national presi.
Dental campaign. All members Of Congress
are necessarily politicians, and take deep
interest in the action of the national conven-
sA~>~S
these gatherings completely absorb the atten-
ton Of most honorable members while IN ssse
80, in such recess time, though there may
be quorum in the House hall, SO many of
those present have paired off, and are thus
debarred from voting, as that nothing can be
done that requires the action of majority.
As soon as the Republican convention is
over, Washington will be overrun with stran-
gers interested in matters before Congress,
which will continue to set until about the
middle of August, we judge from present
signs. There will probably be some little
skirmishing of party leaders over the seasons
different nominations and platforms; but
nine tenths Of the remaining daily sessions of
both Houses will be devoted to hard work, to
which the members will be stimulated by no
little outside pressure.
The Democratic National Committee, who
have held half dozen sessions here in the
course Of this week, have selected from among
their number, as an Executive Committee, the
following gentlemen, viz Messrs. ard of Pa,
Vsllandingham of Ohio, Cottman of Pa, Pot.
ter of r l., Manning of s. c., Clark of Va,
and smalley of VT er-oGeio. At meeting
of this Executive Committee held on the day
before yesterday, Mr.. Ward was chosen to be
its chairman, and Mr.. Vallandingham its Sec
rotary. Mr.. Smalley has been elected the
permanent chairman of the National Commit
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Hssse of Ala and G. H. ValIandingha Of