Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-14
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.


The Lntelirgencer republishss certain State
papers bearing on our relations with Britain
recently communicated to Parliament, and,
In 80 doing, takes occasion to say
The British Ministry laid before Parlia-
ment on the 10Th ultimO various additional
papers and dispatches in regard to British and
American affairs; amongst them Secretary
Marcy's despatch communicating the fact of
the dismissal of the Minister and Consuls of
England, letter from Mr.. Champion to the
Earl Of Clarendon, dated London, June 10,
and Lord Clarendon's reply to Mr.. Marcy
This last-named despatch we now insert from
the English papers. 1t will be read with
pleasure Ia his country-notwithstandin the
increased regret it will inspire that the rea-
sons were unavailiDg which are 80 respectfully
but cogently submitted in opposition to the
memorable course adopted by our Government
in the expulsion Of the British Minister-be-
cause In tone and manner it copies so we'll the
excellent temper and conciliatory spirit of Mr..
MaIcy's justifactory despatch as to carry
within itself an assuaging tentative for any
remaining irritation which the transaction
might have created. We place this style of
conducting national controversies among the
cardinal virtues of statesmen, and we think
our Secretary Of State has done honor to the
Administration of which he is a member by
the Propriety which has distinguished him in
this Important path Of official duty
With reference to the closing scenes OCCUR
rerces) of the Herbert trial, the Intclliesncsr
says:
THE case of the Hon. Philemon 7. Herbert
was gwen to the jury on Saturday afternoon.
1.-The argument Of Mr. Brewer, the asso
ciate IN the case with the District Attorney,
having been continued and concluded ON Sat-
urcay morning, was followed by the address
OF Mr.. Percy Walker, which occupied about
TWO hours IN the delivery, and was distin.
gulshed by much ingenuity, ability, and elo-
quence. Mr.. Bradley followed on the same
SIDE In an argumentative speech, directed
chiefly to the details of the testimony and a
comparison OF the credIbility of witnesses for
the respective sides. This occupied about An
hour and quarter. Mr. Key, as by his right,
closed the pleadings His address was not
excslied by any that lad preceded him in
eioseness OF analysis, force of deduction, or
Imminency of conclusion, and towards its close
kept the learned counsel on the other side
very much on the qut ptre with exceptions,
lnterposals, and explanations, showing the Sc
verify OF the process through which the Dis
trlct Attorney was putting their theory of the
case. The ability Of Mr.. Keys effort, des-
plte his admitted personal friendship for the
prisoner and the pain of his position thus
arising, was such as to impose on the defence
the necessity of framing a set of instructions
from the Court to the Jury, which the Judge
Without hesitation accep'- I, and which we
now append. These instructions, we have
reason to believe, would not have passed
without question by the District Attorney had
the hour not been 50 late, and his physical
strength less exhausted than it was by the
strenuousness Of his exertions, the heat of the
room, and the tedium of the long trial.
The instructions referred to will be tound
IN our local columns.
Inc OHt0n shows that the last hope of the
hePublicans-of being able to make even
tie semblance of a contest in November-rests
upon the success of their purpose of defeating
the Senate Kansas Paci6cation bill, and ex-
poses the weakness of their plea against it be-
cause some Of the abolitionists of the Terri
tory are now in prison, and others fugitiyes
from justice, and therefore cannot participate
IN the voting to take place under the bill, by
showing that they are so situated on account
OF having perpetrated murders: arsons, rob-
berries, &C., which all civilized societies alike
condemn and punish, and not for violating the
famous black code of the Territorial Legisla.
ture.
The Union also says, with great force, if
Righteousness
"a BUNDLE OF MYSTERIES is a mysterv
where Col. Fremont was born how he was
educated, whether for a Catholic priest or
Protestant clergyman; whether he is now a
Catholic or Protestant; whether he is the real
conqueror of California or only a pretender;
whether he is the greatest adventursr and ex
plorer Of the Rocky mountains, or whether
hit Carsons Is Lot entitled to that honor;
whether be is more Know Nothing than Black
Republican, or whether be is either; whether
he Is the richest man in the world, or whether
Mariposa is worth anything; whether he is
the real candidate for the presidency, or
whether 1t is not in fact Jessie Itisamys.
terry how he was ever thought Of or nominated
IoI tne presidency, and equally a mystery how
any sensible man can think that he hss anv
chance for an election ~ ny