Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-24

ACCORDING To THE CUSTOM of the Star Office,
we shall Issue no paper tO-morrow-Christmas
day We sincerely hope that all our readers
may spend the day it should be spent-at
church IN the forenoon, and in innoce MT hilarity
afterwards 1t Is, indeed, the glorious occasion
OF the Christian world, and as such should be
observed wherever Christianity exists
A HAND GRESADE.-The speech delivered on
the day before yesterday, by Senator Fitch. is
Just now the subject of great speculation and
comment among the public men of all parties
around US. There a settled effort made.
principally by parties who are avowed opposi-
ton men, to deter northern Senators and Rep
resentatlyes from sustaining the President pol
ICY against the opposition Of Senator Douglas
II was essayed, for the most part through oral
and newspaper misrepresentation of the true
state of northern Democratic Congressional
opinion, designed to produce hesitation on the
part OF as many as possible in the matter of sus-
tanning the President with promptitude and
emphasis But the bold and powerful speech
of Senator Fitch shows that, whatever NAV have
been Its effect elsewhere, here it is estimated at
Its true value-has affected the purpose of no
Democrat in public life
Immediately over Senator Douglas. and poured
uo"n upon his present extraordinary political
position torrent Of imprisoned eloquence,
that Kept the crowded Senate in breathless
attention as he demonstrated the utter ire
eoncliabilty Of his Mr.. d. 81 course on the
Kansas question, with continued utilization with
the Democratic party organization. Senator
douglas, In the manner in which he listened
exhibited proof that he at length realises that
ne mas made grave fur pas, and must pre-
pare to ind as great proportion of the north
ern Democracy eontending against him as con
tended against Martin Van Buren,, when. in
1913, that gentleman went of to the Free
Sellers
HE NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION
ON Massive believe the position of no
Democratic member of the present House on
the Kansas question continues to be the subject
OF doubt in this city notwithstanding the wri-
tiers for the opposition press did their best. for
week, to browbeat them into a position of
hostility to the Democracy upon il. One and
all they are as staunch supporters of the &C
eeptance Of the Lecompton Constitution as any
other members Of the body. A day or two since
we published the resolution of their State Con.
'ehtlon explaining the doctrines in this cOnnec-
ton on which they stand, and to-day we have
an opportunity Of publishing an illustration OF
precisely how they stand on those doctrines. in
spreading before the Stars readers the follow
ing able and pithy letter from Mr.. Israel r
Hatch, the Democratic Representative from the
Buffalo district, to the recent New York citv
and county Democratic meeting called to sus
tain the Presidents Kansas policy. and 40
strangely refused an opportunity to meet in
Iammany Hall. on some pretence or other:
LETTER PROM Hon. ISRAEL r. HArcH
WASHINGTON, Dec. rs, 1851
j have TO regret nv inability to attend the dem
ocfatic mass meeting At Tamnany Hall on Thurs
day evening IcOncur fully in the objects of the
a>semblage, a. do in the policy of our national
adLninlstIatIon Kansas affairs have assumed
suddehiy- a new phase, aud the President has
been unexpectedly call~d t0 define A policy
Iof the future. IL il pacific but determined ON
oniy ISSUE before us-that il, whether the
SUBJECT Of 81 avery shall still continue TO distract
our national councils, % whether, ia accordance
WIN The recommendation of the President and
a. believe, with a desire of the coui,t,v {, Hi
be confined within the boundaries of k,ns,s :,
scr Our opponents are dissatisfied with the
acuon OF The Lecompton Convention. They
moi be subPittsd 10 a. slavery question would
wisely did submit IL, and shall the free STAT
party, 10 called, now be allowed 10 escape the L.
sue The verdict Of the people of Kansas r,,.,
be their political death, since they only Lived b.
The agitation Of the slavery Question while
PostPonemsnt OF IL will be equal y sure 10 end,,
ger tue best interests Of the country II the yer
dlct Is ia FAVOR Of freedom there can be no NOR.
agitation II ia favor Of slavery they must them
selves b. held responsible for the ypIdict ,nd
temporary creation OF a slave State fla their
par, accordingly. they cry for enabling ats
Hnu even l"i The TOOmbs biIl, which they once
Iustu.i1f any hing that will give them time
tt 1T d2iatlon j will not venture to predict
49,. Issuh IN Kansas, bat believe there will be
noiIs - ana honest men enough to 20 to the
F-' " give idf expression of the people, and