Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-04
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public life, has repeatedly seen behind the
curtains, where the wires are worked, in such
cases. No one comprehends more clearly than
he must, hew and why the thing is done.
| Thus, he knows well what produces or gives
rise to each and every distinct effort to infiu.
snce his choice Of Cabinet Ministers. If he is
not to be trusted to form an administration for
himself, no man in the United States is fit to be
so copided in; for he possesses a large share
Of caution and discretion, naturally, and has
had perhaps more experience with the public
men of the country than any other living man.
Nor does any one know better than he the
current exigencies of the public service.
Under these circumstances, We are much in
ciined to believe that electioneeriDg to secure
Cabinet places for distinguished gentlemen
Will be worse than useless just now-will pos
itively damage the prospects of those in whose
favor it may be essayed. Our advice to the
friends of all such gentlemen is, to keep clear
of all such labors.
Mail Route Prs-emptive Privilege.-By
the I'd section, act Sd March, 1855, " making
appropriations for the service of the Post Office
Department." &C., each contractor engaged
in carrying mails through any Of the terrific
ries west Of the Mississippi, has the privilege
ofoccupying " stations" at the rate of not more
than one for every twenty miles Of the route
on which he carries q mail, and shall have
a pre- emptive right therein, where the same
shall ha hronObt {pfo eaf IN tho ytant n
GAO acres, to be taken continuously and to in
clude his improvements" &c.
In the case of an alleged presumption, under
this act, upon the Delaware Trust Lands in
Kansas, we understand that the Land Depart
ment has decided that NO presumption can
legally attach to any Of the said lands, the
same being expressly forbidden by the terms
of the treaty, concluded and signed 9th May,
1854, and ratified by the Senate llth July
1854 as expounded by the Attorney General
in an opinion bearing date l4th August, 1854,
and that instructions to this effect have been
transmitted to the district officers at Lecomp-
ton.
The District in Cong ;ess.-Wc have bare.
ly time to say that Mr.. Matteson who succeeds
the late Dir. Meacham, as chairman of the
District of Columbia Committee of the House,
has had large experience in Congress, and is
in all RESP ects qualified for the discharge of
the duties Of his position, than which no other
connected with the organization Of Congress
is Of more importance to the future of Wash
ington and Georgetown and their respective
citizens.
In our intercourse with Mr.. M We have
ever found him frank and generous gentle
man, and have every reason to hope and be-
lieve that in the discharge of his new, onerous
AID important duties he will impress himself
as favorably On cur fellow-citizens Of the Dis.
trict as he certainly has upon US of the Star.
Fu1ny .-Among the most amusing Incidents
of the times is the indignation being mani
Tested By the Republican party press against
Fillmore because, foraooth, he would persist
in running for the Presidency in California,
and thus spoil, as they allsge, Fremont's
chance to carry that State! This is cool, de-
cidedly, in view Of the fact that the result
there shows their Own candidate to have been
the veritabls opposition interloper. His vote
in California turns out to have been a mere
handful when compared with that of Fillmore
who, In turn, runs far behind Buchanan. We
refer to the current Republican. party publ
cations on the subject only by way Of illustra-
ting the unblushiDg impudence of that organ.
ization.
Anecdote Of Mr.. Buch anan.-The AHge
mains Zcstung lately published the following
anecdote Of Mr.. Buchanan, stating that the
event occurred shortly before his recall as
Minister from London. Viz He was at levee
OF the Queen, at which hne looking negro in
splendid uniform, the minister of his majesty
Soulouque, was presented who attracted great
attention. When the members Of the diplo.
matte corps had withdrawn from the Queen,
Mr.. Buchanan got into the proximity Of the
negro. A gentleman present who observed it,
asked him (Mr. b. what he thought of the
negro Mr.. Buchanan turning round, cast
ing scrutinizing cold look on him, answered :
According to my view he is worth 81, 900. &"
The Kew Custom.House and Post Office
at Knoxville, Tenn.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has selected, as site for the new
custom house, post Office, &c, at Knoxville,
Tenn, tho eligible lot at the corner Of Union
and Prince streets, about enc hundred and
forty feet squire. This location is central, ele.
waited, and every way desirable, and the price
is only Sd 500 1t cannot fail to satisfy and
please the citizens Of Knoxville to have their
new edifce thus located AS soon as the Legis-
lature Of the State has coded jurisdiction to
the land and exempted the property from tax
alton, steps will be taken to commence the
work.
Appointed and Renoved.-Mr. John R.
Campbell, Of Ohio, hao been appointed to a
clsrkship under the Clerk Of the House Of
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