Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-05

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not suppose that any one of our readers is 50
stolid as not to see that these arguments
against the duty make the strongest possible
demonstration that it would be just ana proper
under such a system which makes commerce
the great source Of the support OF the Govern
ment.
"Our theory Of Government is, that all men
derive an advantage from its protection. The
people have created il for that purpose, and
they consent to taxation for the sole end of
realizing that object. Every article of taxa
| ton, therefore, which is of universal use, and
] the consumption Of which is comfort and ad.
vantage to all, is, in an especial degree, prop
erly subjected to its proportionate contribution
to the support of the Government. The con-
tras' OF tnis proposition is one that has long
been contended for by the North that no tax
ought 10 be levied upon any article of com
nerce, unless certain body of their capital
ISIS can make fortunes out of the exactiOns Of
the government In short, they claim that
the taxing power of the Government, exercised
In the most odious manner, and 10 tho ex
tremest extent, shall only be made the means
OF enabling them to exercise still moro ex
acting and intolerablo power of taxation over
the whole people. Such is the history and
the ethics OF the Protective party, and horein
is found the secret of the Northern movement
IN favor of the entire removal Of the duties Oh
sugar
The New Frescocd Room in the .Capitcl
Extension In the Senate Naval Committee
room Of the Extension will be found a series Of
six pictures Illustrative Of our naval history,
painted by George R, West of this place, viz:
Battle of the Constitution and Gurriere; PEP
rvs Victory on Lake Erie; Cutting cut OF lae
Philadelphis In the port Of Tripoli BY Deca.
kur Violation IF he peufrolifv To- h, Graat
Britain in the destruction Of the Privateer
General Armstrong in the port Of Fayal; En-
gagement Of the Bon Homme Richard and
Scraps; and the Launch Of the Minnesota at
the Navy-Yard.
The space allowed the artist for the execu-
ton of these pictures is too small to do the
subjects justice, considering the nature of The
paintings ard the point from which they are
to be viewed and the style of the decoration
(PCmpeiian) is entirely too gaudy in color to
allow the fine points of the pictures to be fully
appreciated; but in point of Historical Cor
rectness, nautical accuracy, position Of the
vessels, details Of the rigging, and color and
effect, both naval men and artists criticigc
them with unstinted praises, indeed
We understand thatMr West has presented
designs Tor another room, and we hope he will
DO allowed more space and the liberty TO reg.
ulate the ornamental designs to suit his pic
tUIe5.
Indian Agent Dodge - Indian Troubles.
We have information from New Mexico saying
that in the last of November Capt. Dodge, U.
S. Agent Of the Navajo indians, was captured
by the ella Apaches, quasi hostile tribe
and is nov a prisoner among thee. lie was
hunting, accompanied by a few poems, and
was taken prisoner fifteen miles the other side
of Zani From the story of one of the escaped
poems, it is inferred that he is we'll treated.
Several parties had lett Santa Fe to endeavor
to ransom him, if possible. He is sail to be
son Of Senator Dodge, Of Wisconsin.
Not long since, Mr.. Bent, of Bent's Fort.
high up on the Arkansas, killed two kiawas
in a difficulty with a portion of that tribe.
The Chiens, among whom Bent's Fort is stu
ated, interferei ard protected him. As our
informant was coming East he met party of
800 kiawas on the Cimerone river, who said
that they were en- the way to attack the Chi
ems and Bent;s people.
1.-THE Political Parson.-For tie following
pertinent remarks upon that now so prevalent
genus of (so-cslled) ministers of the gospel, we
are indebted to late number of the Boston
Post:
The political parson" said to every Demo.
crat or national W big who attended his church
and paid him for preaching the gospel" Nh
politics is retsgtOn,, your politics is SIN, and
therefore IL is my duty as a minister of Christ
to preach politics in the pulpit, and you are
hound, as my parishioner, to sit quietly in
church Sunday after Sunday and listen TO my
denunciations of your principles, your party
and your candidate for the presidency, and to
pay me besides for abusing you, because this
Is my religion and l am an ambassador for
Christ. and in his stead / exhor. you TO be
recenciled to Fremont ~ Not as st. Paul
hath it, now then we are ambassadors for
Christ, as though God did beseech you by US,
we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled
to God" Such was the blasphemous perver-
sion Of the commission of heaven made by the
= political persons"
Presuming upon the just reverence of the
people for the pulpit, these political priests
pretended not 10 see themselves as others saw
them; the mere partizans Of Fremont, and not
. the ambassadors for Christ. To prohibit
slavery in Kansas, by a law Of Congress, they
athrmed was religion. To maintain the right
Of the people of Kansas TO determine tn at
question for themselves, they pronounced SIN.
Land Warralts.-The active demand which
sprung up for land warrants, last week, has
fallen CT g. per acre. Swocny, Rittenhouse,
FAINT Co, bankers, quote market dull, the
following being their buying and selling rates
to day, viz:
,,..-. =. BrTIso. sfrrxa.
warI
100
twas supposed a. frst that tho lands OF.
fered for sale by the Genoral Land Office wore
to be brought into market Immediately; but
it now appears, from the official advertisement
Of the Department that the sales will not take
place until the lst Of Nay next, and those
who bought for a rise are now re-selling to