Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-08

penueu throughout the Nortn '" e'AeN
the Republican party cause The property
holding and commercial interests at the North
were made to realize in that canvass that the
only hope for the perpstustion Of the Union
rests in an honest administration Of the slavery
guarantees of the Constitution by all three
branches of the General Government-Execu.
tive, Legislative and Judicial. Three. fourths
of those at the North who voted for Fillmore
without Il" fusion'O are with the Democracy
on this question With the Democratic vote
there, they make majority. Hesitation or
vacillation in Congress may weaken our cause,
and thus again endanger the Union. Nought
else can.
So long as We realize the continuance of
this state Of things there, we shall be advo-
Gates Of strenuous efforts to preserve the
Union, and shall oppose the policy of having
the Democracy Of the South claim aught for
our section not " nominated in the bond, as
being likely to embarrass the incoming sd-
ministration in the good work Of faithfully
carrying out the pledges of the slavery ques-
tiOn clause, of the Cincinnati platform
~ The Mercury is here in error. The
House has not, but q purely accidental Re-
publican majority has recently refused Gen
Whitfield his right. Tomorrow, the House
will surely reverse that action. That the
friends Of the Constitution have achieved the
power so to do, is the result Of their position
in the late canvas, and proves the correctness
of our belief that continued real union be-
tween the two sections Of the sovereign States
of this confederacy is not impossible.
~ We realize the very little power which
tanned by q majority in the House as we'll as
10 the Senate (which has been the position
Of the present administration)-to check the
strides Of aboltionism. But in the next House
it will have fair working and, on this ques-
ton, perfectly reliable majority, thanks to
to the fidelity of the present administration;
the maintenance Of the present position of tho
Democratic party upon the current slavery
issues, being the point every Northern Demo
cratic representative has been elected to carry
out The current debate in the Senate, rs
we'll as Friday lasts reversal Of the late order
Of things in the House, demonstrate the cor
rectness Of our views as to the present Demo-
cratic Congressional sentiment, which lie, at
length, an unit on this grave subject. 1t also
demonstrates not only the falsehood Of news
paper stories attributing to this or that hon
orable gentleman who has not Of late had
occasion to declare his sentiments, views in
opposition to those Of the mass Of his party,
but the glazing folly of the foolish hopes Of
the Northern Republican press, that the new
administration is to be Substantially with
them-to dIvest itself Of a party in Congress
or among the people, deserving the name, for
their especial qualification
Er. Hurlbut The EUsning Post, in en-
deavoring to palm the Rev. Mr.. Hurlbut, IAN
abolition Unitarian preacher,) off as o South
CarOlinian, is urging case of essentially false
pretences. True, as tho Post says. he was
born in South Carolina The truth, however,
is, that his parents were New England people;
his father being peripatetic schoolmaster,
teaching for awhile in Charleston, where his
son (the author Of the abusive budget of false
hoods against the South lately published in
the Edinbnrgh Reptev) was accidentally
born. The fact that he was born there undor
such circumstances, while he was reared and
and has lived since at the North,
makes him no Southern man in the accepta-
ton in which the Post seeks to palm him off
as such on the public.
New Marine hospital at Cincinnati -
The Secretary has awarded the contracts for
the remainder of this work to Adolphus Loire
for the heating apparatus, at S2,l49. Is; to
James McCay, for painting and glazing with
double strength French glars, at S5,O63 ~;
to Richard Bannon for plastering, at So, 046 A.
The work is now ali under contract, and
operations are already vigorously commenced. |
The contractors expect to complete tho exca.
Vating and lay portion of the cellar walls |
before they are stopped by cold weather.
An Important Ckange.-It is the impress
ion Of many rarely mistaken in their judg |
nent Of public matters Of the kind, that tho /
President on Saturday removed Judge LIE /
;ompte, of the Kansas bench We believe they
Ire correct in this opinion. Kentuckians
Iround US think that James U. Harrison, Esq
# their State is to be his successor. Our
piniOn is that they are right also.
fesignation Of an Army officer - The
esignation of First Lieutenant James Curtiss,
r, second infantry, has been accepted by
he President, to take effect January Is, 1857.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Saturday, 9th December,
here wore of Treasury warrants entered on
he books of the Department.
Texas debt warrants. $40,720 40
For tho redemption of Stocks.... 1880 90 |
For the Treasury Department. 24,066 IS |
FOR Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 36OOS 81 |
FOR the Interior Department.. 4,489 IS |
from miscellaneous sources. II q |
IN account OF the NaVy......... 7,l47 30