Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-30
EVENING STAR.
SPIRIT or THE MORNING PRESS.
wASHIN TON CITY:
-....April so, 1857.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PR ESS.
The Union cOntradicts the rumor that the
army officers design presenting their gallant
former coRfreyS, Gen. Quitman, with a silver
service for his exertions last winter in the mat
ter Of comprising the enactment of the bill to
increase their pay. On this subject the Union
makes the quotation and remarks that will be
found below
ARMY TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL OUR
MAN-The officers of the United States army in
tend to present Gen. Quitman a service of silver
plate for his efforts in securing the passage through
Congress of the bill making an addition to their
salaries. ten. Quitman, il will be remembered,
was the chairman of the House Military Commit
Tee. zen Scott has written him very handsome
letter, announcing that, as the senior officer, he
has consented to act as the organ of his brother
Cmcers OF the army in procuring the proposed
Observation-Disclosures Hn.
- We have unQuestonable authority for saving
that the above statements are incorrect. We have
heard that few oficers-following out the first
ciate-in-aTms for his handsome and Jealous advo-
Cacy OF their claims upon Legislative considera-
hon-inltiated proposition to present a hand
some testimonial TO Gen. Quitman. But it APP
pears that upon reflection, the Generals friends
under which description may be comprised every
name on the army list-apprehensive that such a
oy, or give some ground for cavil did not feel at
liberty TO act upon the friendly impulse which
gave rise TO the proposition
General Scott's letter, which we have seem
was couched in warm and handsome terms of
acknowledgment to Gen. uitman for his friendly
interest IN the army. but had no reference to any
other or more tangible testimonial than the heart
felt expression OF gratitude and affection on the
part OF his former comrades in the field
The same paper is publishing a series of pom.
derous epistles from the pen Of Gen Duff Green
on Distribution" wherein much political and
public lands lore is disentombed and again
brought to the memory of man.
The bteiligeneer joins issue with The South
OF Richmond, Va, as to the propriety of relying
on the resolutions of 90 and go, as the butress
Tor defence against dissolution of the Confed-
eraey Our respected Washington cotempora-
rvs reply to the strong article in the Richmond
journal, showing that the great danger to the
Union is from n tendency 20 consolidation, is
written in its very best vein. Though its satire
upon the Virginia constitutional doctrines is
really worthy the pen of Sterne. or a page in
the Spectator as literary effort. as an argu-
ment, with all due Difference to il. it is sheer
begging Of the question. Nevertheless, we are
glad indeed to find The South and the IntelYf-
gencer engaged in controversy over grave ques-
tons of constitutional law and national import.
for they are foemen worthy of each other At
each thrust their polished weapons will evolve
scintillations of pungent and bright thought
that can hardly fail to throw light upon the i'm
portant subject matters in issue between them