Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-21

and help them. / will como And the Ssarcher
OF Hearts we'll knows that, gladly as l would
stay longer with q congregation so earnest,
free, and full Of coed works as that to which
1t has been my happiness to minister In Liver
pool-and much ss should rejoice to aid In
advancing that bright day Of New Cathoii-
cism whose near advent 20 many In Great BIT
ain awsit in hope-and cordially rs nave
learned to love an English home-my Wnoie
mind and soul are absorbed in one fervent
wish to do anything, however bum pie, In tne
sublime work Of making our hepuohc 'nsl
nation of united freemen which 1t 10 surely
and speedily destined to become 10 no civil
var betveen dissolved and discordsnt States
IN no bloody strife between freedom and slave
~ for universal swsy-am looking for ward
in dread. Oh, no God forbid On the con-
trary, am filed with joyful confidence that
the day rapidly approaches when all the Uni
ted States will pescefully cooperate to put
away slave institutions once and forever from
our Republic By transforming every slave
into freeman at the common cost of III. ma
tion. Animated with this hope of q truly
Christian commonwealth, am " ready. aye!
ready" to preach the Gospel of Peace where
ever there are ears to hear.
Meanwhile, with grateful and affsctionats
assurances of good will for friends, one and
ALI, In Great Britain,
am yours, faithfully,
WILLIAM HENRY CLAIMING
DINGLE PRIORY, Liverpool, Jan 20, 1857.
Bunker Hill Boys We are informed by
MASSACHUSETTS gentlemen that the o Charles.
town City Guard" which is expected here ct
the Inauguration. Is one of the best drilled
companies of that State, and that the notes Of
its Band are never at a discount Their ar
rangenents SIRE as follows They will leave
Boston via Lowell, Nashua and Worcester, en-
Saturday. the 18th instant, arriving at New
York on Sunday morning. They will leave
New York Sunday afternoon, arriving in
Baltimore Monday morning, and spend the
day in that city. They will leave Baltimore,
and arrive in Washington Tuesday morning,
the Sd of March, where they will remain un-
til Thursday, at which time they will return;
spend day in Philadelphia, and arrive in
New York on Saturday afternoon, where they
will stop until Monday, and arrive home on
Tuesday being absent ten days. They will
number sixty ight, all told, and the estim ate
of their expenses is $4,000. Captain W. w
Pierce will be remembered by many of our
readers as a delegate to the Cincinnati Con
vention, and true representative Of n stional
Democracy. The leader of their band, p. S.
Gilmore, Of Salem, is equally distinguished
~ composer. director, and a performer
We hope that cur citizsns can hear some Of
his compositions during the stay of the c. C
G's
Mr. Keitt's Txplsnstion.-The reader will
Derceiye AZ al.
tics, that it is charged that the system of pro-
cseding towards members implicated in the
course OF the Investigation Of the Brooks and
Sumner affairs committee was the same as
that pursued by their recent investigating
committee That is, conducting the examina.
tion-in-chisf against them without permitting
them to confront their accuseIs when thus
giving their testimony. We protested, it will
be remembered, against the secrecy resorted
to IN that case, as following dangerous pre-
ce1ent utterly repugnant to the spirit of our
institutions, and our system Of government
and laws. The day will come when public
opinion will compel respect to that spirit, or We
greatly mistake the devotion of the American
people to the principles of civil liberty.
Resignation Of an Army Officer The re.
signation Of Fist Lieut. Joseph II Whee!ock,
fourth artillery, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect March II, 1857.
Supreme Court.-Yesterday, Lewis b Reed
Jr Esq, of New York, was admitted an at.
torney and counselor of this court
No. lS9. The Michigan Central Railroad
Company, plaintiff in error, Vs the Michigan
Southern Railroad Company ct al The mo-
ton to dismiss this cause was argued by Mr.
T. }. Walker in support OF and by Mr. Joy in
opposition thereto. Adjourned.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-On yesterday, 10Th Eebru,r
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the Treasury Department.. S27, 49l AZ
FOR the Interior Departmental. 6,70I AZ
For customs. ................... 23l ,2jl III
war warrants received and en-
SeIoo'''.... ..-......., g5,799 SO
On account of the Navy......... $50 997 on
From Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 22JQ7 20
From miscellaneous sources 6,621 80
rom Lands... ....'............ 44,l50 90
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDTN/-S