Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-16

the general fund means necessary to pay the
Governments expenses, to be replaced by
money raised by tariff taxation; through which,
Tor every dollar that goes into the Treasury, two
goes into the pockets of Northern manufactur-
ing capitalists. Let US suppose Virginlas
share Of the public lands and surplus revenue
to be a million of dollars When the Govern
ment, sooner or later, requires the use OF that
million, Virginia must return 1T In duties on
imported goods her citizens consume In so
doing, she must at the same time pay into the
pockets of the Northern arif-protected capital
lists at least two millions Of dollars, which, but
for distribution, her people would be permitted
to keep in their own pockets Distribution
is doubtless great invention for the tariff pro-
tected interests: but to those who pay that
unjust and anti-Democratic protection, its
triumph will be most disastrous. The Lord
save Us from any such realization Of 50 the era
Of good feeling in politics as will be involved
in vote Of Virginia for it, under the mistaken
notion that she is overtaxed, or that her people
are not individually and collectively az prosper
Gus as any others under the sun
Sour GRAPES.-The Tribune and its kindred
journals, not long since so much in love with
Eli Thayer's speculation in the matter of colo
mixing the Old Dominion with AbOlitionsts, held
it then to be very capable idea by way Of bet
tering the condition of those of the North who
might enlist under Thayer's banner; and are
now firmly convinced that the individual Adolf
tionists who venture to settle in Virginia will do
so to the destruction Of all their future hopes of
personal prosperity. We cannot avoid being
amused at the sudden change in their tone, since
it has become manifest that Crane vine era
watts will be very sure to grace he necks Of
the leaders in any such enterprise. They now
pronounce their so recent natural garden of Gre
alton, the most God-forsaken region conceivable,
and its people worse than HottentOts and Five
Pointers in all their attributes. Sour grapes -
sour grapes sour grapes.-and sour grapes
only are at the bottom of their sudden and 20
laughable change of tune.
BY the by. this Mr.. Eli Thayer, in a late let
ter to the New York Herald. declares that there
has already been offered to him and his nomi-
nal associates in his bogus emigration scheme,
FIVE million acres of Virginia land at from fifty
cents to one dollar per acre. That he should
venture such statement proves that in this
matter he seeks only to deceive his own coun-
trymen of the North His calls for such ten
ders have been for lands in the tide-water re-
gion Of Virginia, not one acre of which can be
bought for any such price. That he is aiming
wholly to make money out of the people of the
North by sweeping system of l-g and false
pretences, becomes more evident daily.
NICARAGUA-The Tennessoa broucbt Io+,ors
to the New York Times from San Juan del
Norte to the Sd, Aspinwall to the 4th. and Pan
anna to the 4th inst, concerning the state of
affairs in Nicaragua. All Of them discredit the
news OF the previously rumored victory of Hen.
ningsen and Walker at San Jorge on the 18th
ult, and represent the condition of the fillibus-
tiers, Mt latest dates from the scenes of their
operations, to be desperate indeed At San
Juan del Norte no one entertained the idea that
Lockridge could keep his command together
much longer. They were then bouyed up with
the hope that the Tennessee and Texas would
on their last trip, bring them thousand re-
cruits or So President Rivas has not been as
sassinated, as alleged. The correspondent OF
the Times, at Panama, reviews the different
arrivals of recruits for Walker, and shows that
he had no more than 39l effective men on or
about the 4th inst. We have no space to-day
In which to republish the details of his estimate
but simply to say that such is the result at
which he arrives. He adds:
. wrote you in my last, by the Texas, that I
could see no great reason for doubt that a battle
ala really take place in the suburbs of Rivas be-
tween walker and portion of the Costa Rican
force In the face Of the fact that | have been
unable 10 md single person or letter here giving
any definite account OF such a fight but that ali
appears to be founded on hearsay, am now in
clined to set 1t down a roOrback-similar to the
vadar ~ -''
INsURANCE.-The disastrous fire of yester
day in Georgetown should serve as warning
to our fellow-citizens of the District upon the
propriety and necessity of obtaining insurance
Every one owning even 500 worth of furniture,
should insure it. The cost Of insurance is the
merest trife; while its result, to such as avail,
themselves of it, is certain guarantee against the
contingency of loss by fire, Of which, in all cities
there is constantly imminent risk We care
not how watchful and pains taking one may be.
until he can induce all his neighbors to become
as much 50, and until all the bad men are rooted
out, unless insured he is at the mercy Of The
devouring element
r. s By the fire Of last night our enterprising
fellow-citiIen: Mr.. John p Hilton, lost four
houses The conHagration was probably the
work of an incendiary. All of them were in
sured, for he is too prudent and successful in
the management of his affairs to run ayoidabl.
risks Yesterday morning the insurance on
two Of them run out, but was renewed era
nightfall Thus he saved himself from heavy
loss.
FREEDOM SHRIEKISG.-The Massachu .etts
Legislature have voted slOO, 900 in aid of 9. The
Cause of Freedom" in Kansas The tax pavers
Of that Commonwealth on coming to foot the bill
will probably make more or less grimaces, de.
pending on the intensity Of their abolitionism.
The New York Courier and Inquirer grave
ly argues that the Republican party Of to-day
is Identical in all its principle, and purposes
with the Republican party of Thomas Jeffer.
sons times. Were that true, precious few votes
would it's purposes in Kansas or any where else
receive in the Massachusetts Legislature. Men
of common sense will hardly require stronger
proof of the nonsense of the Cour;er,s osso