Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

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pretence that the legal voters Of Baltimore ON
Wednesday last elected two persons 10 repre-
sent them in that body. Or, In otner "orus'
that upon the proof that legal voters by nun
dreds and thousands were driven from the polls
| without being permitted to exercise their legal
rights. or deferred from approaching them by
| fear of being made victims Of such violence as
was inflicted on many who dared venture to
| attempt to vote against the Know-N othing can
dates. the certificates Of election on which the
Baltimore nominal members will present them.
selves will be set aside as being worthless, and
the question be referred back to the people. 1t
can be proved not only that numerous such
cases-thOusands, probably -occurred, but that
it was as much as an anti-Know othing
judges life was worth to essay to scrutinize the
vote of a political opponent, while in nearly
every ward the Democratic challengers were
elected forcibly from the polls. Or, in other
| words, that the late election in that city was
farce in its pretence of being such election $50
far the protection of the rights Of the citizen
| in it was concerned) as the law contenplates
The only remedy left rests in the right and
| duty of the House of Representatives of the
| United States to take due care that none hold
seats as members of that body, not chosen in
| fair and open elections uncontrolled aud infiu-
| enced by fears and actual violence. We ad
wise the nominally defeated candidates for Con-
gress to be prompt in preparing to contest the
| seats. Legal proof of the preparation of one
| hundredth part of the fraud and violence that
occurred in Baltimore on Wednesday last, will
| be more than sufficient to induce the House to
order the election to be held over again.
The DREAM OF LAST NIGHr.-California is
the creation of Alladiu' wonderful lamp. Yes
terday-as time is measured in the life of ma
| tions-she was desert waste inhabited only by
few mongrel half Spanish natives, nine tenths
of whom, in point of industrial capabilities
were hardly a remove in advance of our own
Camanches. She was a sealed book to civili-
1atiOn, terra fRrOgnita to science. mechanics.
utility-a very Patagonia. What she isindus-
trially to-day may be judged by the manner in
which those who represent the great monetary
interests Of Europe and America look forward
with eager emotion to the reports of the specie
list by each succeeding steamship arrival from
her great port, from whence, too, now comes
once a fortnight the advices by which the vast
and its tributary lands and waters is regulated
II is not too much to write, that at this moment
the mining and specie reports from San Fran
cisco, together with the reports from thence con-
corning the various commerce of the Pacific
affect the business interests of the great world
next to the reports Of the Liverpool cotton mar
kettle acknowledged greatest lever or inau-
encer of the world s business wherever civiliza-
ton has penetrated.
California is, therefore, great power in the
world already, though yesterday but bowling
wilderness of capabilities, as explained above
She is at this moment better supplied with eff
fective strength, making her what she is indus
trially-vigorous, active, industrious, intelli-
gent and effective mcmillan any other State
Of the American Union, in proportion to popu-
lation, and by long odds, better supplied
than any other country in the world, measuring
her by the same standard. The San Francisco
Herald, in a late article, explains this fact
most fo.cibly. We republish it, with the single
note that federal representation is hppOrtioned
not according to the number of voters in a State
or district, but according to numerical popula-
tion-and very properly
If the census had been taken al the time pre-
scribed in the Constitution, we would have of
hcldl data upon which 10 base an application for
j larger Representation in Congress; and il Is
possible that we would have no longer 10 com.
plain OF the fact, that California is only allowed
two members of Congress, though at the last
Presidential election il polled "a ,S47 more votes
than Alabaua, with its representatives; %
$40 more than Connecticut, with its four repre-
sentat ves-ll ,22 more than Georgia, with its
eigh tTepresentatives-G7,3 i3 more than Louisiana
with its four repTesentatives-3.439m more than
Maine. with its six rrpresentatives-53 1853 more
lard yryfth 20 ,t~
OC6 more than Mississippi, with its five represep-
tatIves-35G} more than Missouri, with its seven
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES more than New Hamp-
shire, with its three SIP more
Than New Jersey, with its five Representatives.
25 $50 more than North Carolina with its eight
representatives, and ,572 more than Vermont,
with its three representatives
"Pursning the subject further, We find that we
are placed, In this respect, equality with
Arkansas, Iowa. Texas and Rhode Island though
at tile last Presidential election our vote exceeded
that of the st named States - 497-of the sec
ond 20iU9-the third 81 22O, and the last no less
than O,33. The only States of which we have
a larger representation are Florida and Delaware
and their united vote only reaches Is 694 II is
evident from the above statistics that California
at the present time, is entitled seven pesep-
tatives at least in the Lower House Of Congress:
but though our right to such representation can
not be disputed, yet we must wait till the COM
pletOn of the census which will be taken at the
expense OF the General Government in 1860, for
the recognition or concession Of that right
Our WEsT, they are gifted with sharp 'uns
and none sharper, we take it, than the fellow
who stumped the stumper after the following
fashion. We owe that fellow an oyster supper
at Boulanger's, Hammack's, Frank Benters,
Dubant's or Reynolds as he may elect
Mr.. Finnefrock, Ohio political stumper.
while making high flown speech recently
paused in the midst Of it and exclaimed
go Now gentlemen, what do YOU think?n In
assembly nd wit
eye partly closed, modestly with scotch brocue
said Mr.. Finnefrock, think, sir; I do, in
deed, sir; think that if you and would stump
the county together, we could tell more lies than
any other two men in the county, sir and I'd not
say word myself all the time, sir 30
The ISLAND OF MADEIRA.-FUNcHAL.-
ROMANTIC SroRY.-The following il. an extract
from the letter of promising young midship-
man in the Navy of the United States, to his