Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

recent Connecticut election. We mentisned
some days since that their gain on the popular
vote, when compared with the result of the late
Presidential election, was some six thousane.
In saying 30 we were in error, insomuen as
is very nearly ten thousand. In o poll Oh sAv-
two thousand votes and more, they are Dea'Hh
not more than two hundred and twenty-nVo-
the contest having been fair one between the
two parties; the Acknowledgment on the
one side and the Democrats upon the other.
Though Bishop Dem, is elected to Con gress
over Perry, as the contest between them was
exceedingly close of course the latter will con.
test here for the seat, that being the universal
fashion in such cases, since Congress has adopted
an invariable rule of paying all contestants full
pay and mileage.
1t is worthy of note, that throughout this
Connecticut contest the Democrats, with one
accord, stood manfully by the principle of the
Kansas Nebraska act, as interpreted by Presi-
dent Buchanan, and the Constitution, as inter-
preted by the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
case. Not man Of them lodged or squirmed
for an instant from that manly attitude, from
the beginning to the end Of the canvass-not q
man of them all.
We took occasion, a day or two since, to ex-
press the hope and belief that long the policy
of the late National Administration would be
found uppermost at the North under the in
fuence of the frmness and vigor with which it
is being carried out by their successors Does
not this result in Connecticut show that that
hope and belief are we'll founded, indeed?
Who, except those who study politics closely,
would have imagined that so soon the lion of
Abolition Free Soilism could be thus success
fully bearded in what, by universal consent ap-
parently, was week ago commonly regarded
as being his very den?
The Fruit OF THE TREE-The career of the
present Republican Legislature of New York is
capitally illustrating the true character of that
party. Its majority in that body have evidently
but two ends in view:
First, to progress" in Aboliionism as fast
as possible.
Second, to make as much money as possible
for themselves and their friends by special legis
lation.
To accomplish the first end, they are still
tnkering the bred Scott question. A commit
tee on the subject have just made a report re-
plete with doctrines setting at defiance the laws
Of the land, the Constitution, and the authori-
ties of the General Government. The remedy
they propose is notification; and they advocate
that remedy upon grounds involving open and
fragrant declarations that their purpose is rev.
olution and nothing less.
They seek to compass the second end we men,
ton above, by the enactment of special privi-
lese bills for the benefit of squads of specu-
lators-among them being one granting to half
dozen persons named, and their unnamed CO.
partners, the right to lay down a railroad in
Broadway, New York city, with the privileges
of monopoly. The scheme was matured in the
dark, and when the triggers were set it was
sprung before the people interested-the citi-
zens OF New YOrk-were aware Of its existence
If it triumphs, it places million of dollars
in the pockets Of the schemers, in day the
company's privileges being worth at least that
sum in Wall street. The New York Erpress,
on the birth Of /" freedom shrieking," charac
terized it as g shrieking for plumber" in reality
The history Of the legislation Of the Republi-
can party from the dawn of its existence to this
hour, wherever it has existed, has demonstrated
the eternal justice Of that pithy criticism The
present Republican Legislature of New York
Is doing even more than its legitimate share by
way Of convincing skeptics, if any such exist,
that Ia Its SO brief expression the E1press pub
iished powerful, comprehensive, conclusive
and Just analysis of the true character Of the
Republican party organization.
NEW ENGLAND EvAyGELIsM.-While New
England is engaged in preaching go Justify, as
OF late, against the sins of others, all the out
side world is musipg thoughtfulIy over the
state Of practical christianity in her own midst,
as evinced with great force in the disgusting
evidence adduced in the trial of the Rev Mr..
kalloch, and with such palpable effect, first in
the action of the jury failing to find him guilty,
and then in that of the dear flock of this pre-
cious pastor, in insisting that he shall continue
In the discharge Of ministerial duties among
them Such has really been the action of one
OF the largest congregations Of New England's
capital, Boston-that of the Temple
Its members, were their intellectual and moral
superiority over the benighted congregations of
Southern christians 10 be denied in their hear
ing, would conceive themselves insulted, de-
graded, and maltreated indeed Yet had the
man, kallOch, been a pastor of a congregation
at the South, he would have got the full benefit
OF the laws severest penalty; and at the end OF
his term of punishment, would as soon think OF
committing suicide, as daring ever again to look
In the face member Of his Immediate cburcb
or of the branch of christians to which he pro-
fesses to belong.
The EAST INDIES SoUApRos.-we appre.
bend that there is strong contest for the com.
mand Of the American squadron now in the
Chinese seas, in progress here; quite q number
OF distinguished naval Captains being ambitious
for the position. By tho time the relief des.
tined for that service can get out there the term
OF Commander Armstrong, on that station, will
have expired, and under the regulations Of the
service he will, in all probability, be recalled.
Some of the Northern papers speak of the al.
legged determinations of the Department to send
Commodore Perry out to relieve him. We
doubt tie fact; insomuch as he was so lately in
command Of that station-it not being usual to