Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-15

bers, yet We entirely dissent from them in the
premises upon which they have founded it.
The Report of the Patent Office does not
emanate directly nor indirectly from the De-
partment of tho Interior, az will be seen by
reference to the fourteenth section of the act
Of March 8, 1887, which requires the Commits
sioner of Patents to report Immediately to
Congress, and consequently it alono has the
control Of its publication. Nor is the infer
ence more correct, that the dsiay of the pub
LEGATION of the Report of last year is attribut-
able to any incidental action connected with
tho appropriation of SIS, 1000 for procuring
seeds, cuttings, &c, made in the act of Au-
gust Is, 1856, since the report of 1856, Just
published, was in the hands of Congress, as
will DO seen by its own resolution of June IL,
1856. nearly three months prior to tho passage
of that appropriation, which appropriation was
for the service Of the fiscal year ending Juno
80, 1857, as will be seen by reference to the
title of said act, and the operations under it
will, it is presumed, be detailed in the report
of the present year.
All Wrong Our friend of the New York
Mirror, who never purposely misrepresents
facts, Gas far as We can perceive,) to substan-
tiate his positions, is gricvously in error in
characterizing tho st. Louis Democrat as q
consistent and able defender of Southern
institutions" On the contrary its views more
nearly accord with those of the National
Era published in this city than any other
journal printed South Of Masons and Dixon's
line. This fact is notorious to all who have
kept the run" of Missouri politics
We, therefore, respectfully submit to our
friend of the Mirror that its quotations of
the arguments Of the st. Louis Democrat to
show that it is the character of Southern in
stitutions themselves that brought about the
late instruction, and not the labors of Aboi-
tionists caught at that work among the negroes,
are worth no moro by way of substantiatipg
its (the M,rror's) positions than SO much
quoted from Garrisons Liberator would have
been.
The Slave Trads-The Republicans sprang
a trap on the Democrats to-day in the House
hall in connection with this subject Enough
of the Know Nothings of the body abetted
their scheme to give them a majority on all
the votes taken up to the moment at which
we went to press. The remarks made by the
Democratic members in the course of the pro.
ceedings, exposed completely the fact that the
whole affair was but shallow partisan de,
vice to make unfounded political capital
against the South. Such political movements
are pregnant with occurrences among the ne.
groes such as have recently taken place. Every
Democratic member stood ready to vote chee.-
fully for the proposed substitute Of Mr.. Orr.
The Camels-Lieut. D. D. Porter, COM
mandipg United States store.ship Supply,
writes to the War Department, on the 14th
ult. from Smyrna, that he would sail for the
United States on the 18th, (the next day. and
expected to reach the mouth of the Missis-
sippi by the 10th Of January-there to turn
over his cargo of camels to an officer of the
War Department, prepared with a steamer to
receive them and take them to Texas. Lieut.
Porter had on board the Supply forty -four
camols-six of which were presented to the
Government by the Sultan, the remainder
were purchased by Lieut.. P.
Governor 10. Wright of Indiana, is not in
Washington. as enormously represented by va
rious correspondents for the press from this
city, nor has he been here for year past
The Current Operations OF tho Treasury
Department.-On Saturday, 18th December,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
tho books of the Department
Texas debt warrants. Sl42 81
For tho redemption of Stocks.... 9,347 SO
For the Treasury Department. 20, 900 90
For tho Interior Departmental. 1885 IA
For Customs. ................... l6, 1872 70
War warrants received and en-
tered. .......... $3.50. ...... 81 SAT 46
From Customs. ................. 45,l32 ~
From miscellaneous sourccs...... 1859 10
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