Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-30
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT WORKS HERE
ARE FISIsHED"-is n common expression
among those who reflect little upon the progress
of the country in agriculture, the arts, indus
trial improvements, &c, &c. 1t involves an
entire misapprehension of a fact assuredly in
eidental to the future of Washington, if the
Union holds together and this city continues to
be the Seat of its Government. So long as these
two things continue, the Government Works
here will never be " finished As our coun-
try increases anywhere, in population rs new
railroads, farms. water-cOurscs &C. are open
ed; as more machinery, steamboats,, ships, &c.
come into use-all requiring the transaction of
more business on the Governments behalf in
this city-so must the edifices and facilities for
its transaction multiply. When Franklin was
Postmaster General it will be remembered. all
the accounts Of the General Post Office Depart
ment, Of all descriptions, were kept in single
ledger Now, Thousands are required to the same
end.
From the removal of the seat Of government
to Washington city until to-day, the Govern
ment has been altering, extending, building
and in every conceivable way adding to the IA
eilities for the transaction of its business here
increasing its annual expenses Of that descrip-
ton pdTi paSsH with the increase of the popu-
latiOn CT the country and of its industrial re-
sources. Yet, to-day, the pressure upon its
cramped facilities here is almost as great as at
any moment in the last half century No bet
ter type of the expansion of our national terri
tory, industry. numbers power and interests is
to be conceived, than is involved in the growth
of these facilities and the population of the
Federal metropolis. But two or three years
ago the Interior Department proper was coOped
mp in private edifice on street Already
the magnificent wing of the Patent Office build
ing, subsequently completed for its temporary
accommodation, Is absolutely required for the
purposes for which it was originally designed
for the accommodation Of branches of the Pat
ent Office Bureau, which expands so rapidly in
importance business institution.
In the next year or two a new structure for
the accommodation Of the Interior Department
must necessarily be commenced. which when
finished must be a larger and more elaborate
pile than the whole building in single wing of
which its affairs are now transacted; also new
State, Navy and War Department buildings,
each one Of which must be larger, and cost ten
times as much as all three Of the buildings now
thus occupied
A new City Prison Of at least double the ca
pacity Of the present one must also be almost
at once built, with all the improvements made
necessary by the increased skill genius and
desperation of raseality over those qualities Of
the rascality of the times when the present one
was built. We might mention a dozen other
public Improvements which all rejecting and
informed persons are well aware must be con-
structed here within the next decade by the end
Of which, the advance the country will have
made in the meanwhile will "a forcibly suggest
the necessity for new ones as yet undreamed
Of. He who entertains the idea that the Coy
eminent can ever cease putting up great struc-
lures and making vast improvement here must
surely be looking forward to the advent of the
era when our country will cease growing in
power, commerce. agriculture, population and
in the arts and sciences
The End ON'T-There is u moral in the end
Of Walkers burglarous raid On Nicaragua that
should be enforced on the American public
mind IN these times, by oil really interested in
the future character of the population of the
United States Hence the persistence with
which We keep the subject before the Stars
readers, under sense of moral duty which has
not permitted US to flag an instant for long
years IN Its discharge. We rejoice to know that
our position on this subject and the earnestness
with which it was defended has done at least its
share in bringing about the expulsion of those
who disgraced the name Of Americans from
Nicaragua In So doing. we have done much
towards reopening the Nicaraguan isthmus route
10 the commerce and travel of our countrymen,
as well as to demonstrate 10 the comprehension
OF all Americans, that those who would get sucb
by treschery. murder and robbery abroad. will
as surely in the end fall victims before the high
er law Of just Providence as those who ESSAY
to live by murder, robbery, &c. in our own
land will pay the laws penalties Of their Of
fences against the statutes Of the land. We
subjoin the following article on this Nicarapuan
themes being well worth perusaI-from the
New York Commercial Adrertispy of Thursday
evening last:
The End AT LAsT.-Wp chronicle TODAY
tne CERTAIN night OF Walker from the scene Of his
PlratlcdI Efforts The marvel To- all persons who
have looked disPaSsionately at the origin. nature
ana progress OF his expedition is that he has
y, elaDlto so iohS 10 postpone the catastrophe
OF 10 escape with his life. There is boweve,
scarcely room for doubt that the allied forcs,
were quite willing that his life should be spared
anu the lives OF the remnant OF his forces N, il
scarcely suppOsable that with such n nn,na,i =
superiority, whatever lack Of vigor and enerr%v
may CeIOhx 10 The races and climate of Central
Aheiiea. they could not long before this have
I-1I1,' tAr lhtruderS or 80 ehrctualy enclosed
them az to render certain surrender or ,,s.tb ~.
sta,Vauoh Look ny at the whole matter we sill
lnchhe 10 The belief already expressed I'm tba-a
columns, that II was the DoIicr of III N,
government TO allow Walker 10 Tscape ,s,ar ~ ~
nictlng upon hmm just enough OF piGtract-d Suf
1ernS ana moFtifying Inactivity to eff-ctlaII, ToI
niIIbuSteTi~m Of its Fictitious populari,v IN IT,
LnIted states and avoid the excitement to fev.n'
which the slaughter or execution of WaIter -
lis followers would be likely to create i'm SOME
parts Of the Union
This will doubtless be the effect Of the oon
Clnsion Of Walkers raid. whether such was m.
POlIcy and intention OF the allies not As 10
tue report By way Of New Orleans that Walker
'caP.iui-'ed 10 Capt. Davis. Of the United States
sloop-Of-waT 1t. Mdrys' il has cOntrad lotion upon
rs lace for had there been any such capituIation
on The te ms stated 10 j. not SuppOsable that the
uited >faf.s H.. -,