Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-22

vast in its import and bearing on the welfare and
even the continued liberty Of this country in a
newspaper paragraph, is impracticable; and I
would, therefore. simply express an opinion and
venture prophecy, hoping the conservative and
lawaSS,d,ng part OF your readers will think on it,
remember, when troubles thicken upon US, that
they were warned.
As to The cal se-Evil associations and want of
parental restraint. For this, l believe, there 10
no adequate remedy, and that being the case we
must fall back on the judicial system for the rem
edy, in the absence of the preventative. 8
is that to be relied on? We answer emphati-
cally and without hesitation, no and we find
our Justification In the fact that lawessness and
violence are fearfully on the increase under its
sway Looseness, tiinidty, false humanity, the
influence OF legal bubbles, connivance at wrong
from personal friendship or party affinity, and Of
fetal corruption, in the execution Of the laws of
the land, by the Courts and their officers, and by
the municipal authorities, are all too prevalent
and deep-seated, to afford a reasonable hope that
the evils We complain Of will ever be abated by
any system of means which now exists and the
heaviest blow our system of government has con-
ceived is that OF making the Judiciary elective by
the people, and dependant upon the will of sspar-
typ for it is that and nothing else; and although
il sounds democratic and desirable. the fruits of
It will be worse than gall. ....r
So much for the opinion, and close with the
prophecy, viz That the time is not distant when
peaceable and law abiding citizens will be COM
PEELED, in pure self defence to establish vigilance
families, whenever all hope of finding that pro-
lection in the laws of the country Is gone; and
that IL is fast going is true. -
These remarks are suggested by recent events
in the writer's knowledge, where boys, in sight
of their homes and parents, will, in the face of
the owners, go into premises and steal fruit, and
curse them while doing it; and where one, of ten
or twelve years of age, backed by accomplices,
seized boy several years older, in open day. and
in the true spirit Of highwayman, demanded
his knife; and, in skating time it is Of almost
"A tIntf Ial,
overpower and rob others Of such skates as they
take fancy to. X.
THE REPORT FOR 1S56-We arc indebted to
the acting Commissioner of Patents for copy
of the mechanical branch of the Patent Office
Report for 1855, just published. The number
of patents issued from the Office in 1856 was
% per centum larger than the number for 1855,
and 33 larger than the number issued in 1854.
We hear that the descriptive text of this valu-
able work, comprising about 900 pages, was
written by DR.. M. c. Gritzner, (of the bureau, }
who also furnished for the document its $50
pages of illustrative engravings-a good years
work, indeed, most creditably and capitally
performed also. We recommend this valuable
report to all who would comprehend the pro-
gress of the land in the useful arts, few of the
steps forward of the year in that connection
failing to be duly recorded therein In fact,
the Patent Office report has como to be the mir
Tor in which all improvements in practical me-
chanics worth sufficient to be claimed as of
practical value may be found duly recorded,
year by year. 1t is not wonderful, therefore
that the servants of the dear people, who aspire
to the honor of continuing to serve them, cause
IN ha tod E..
itous circulation, annually increasing tens Of
Thousands of work naturally so eagerly sought
after in all quarters Of the country.
THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFoRNrA-Wc
noticed yesterday an article in the Intelhgeu-
Ger, by Mr.. j. r. Bartlett, commencing the
selection of the Southern route to California.
MIR. Bartlett appends history of this route
but does not go back quite far enough 1t
is due to others that the omission should be
supplied. BY reference to Executive Docu-
ment %, Thirtieth Congress, first session, will
be found two letters of Mr.. Buchanan, un-
der date of July IL and July 10, urging, and
in fact instructng, Mr.. Trst to obtain the 32d
parallel Of latitude as the southern boundary
of the United States.
information furnished by Major Emory that
that boundary WAS necessary to obtain prac-
ticable route. Further, letter from Major
Emory to the Secretary of the Interior, dated
April 2, lS49, to Secretary Ewing, says, L" this
route (near the 32d paralleD is practicable
route for railroad. 1 beiiere tic onkv one
from ocean to ocean tctshfn our terutory"
1t will be that these dates are prior to that
of Mr.. Bartletts passage through the country
and it is believed that these were the first evil
dences offered to the Government that this route
was practicable and presented advantages over
all others.
A TOUR.-The Hon. Mr. Phelps, of Missouri
who is now in Washington, since leaving us at
the end of the last session, has made an extend
ed tour upon the plains, having been out with
the Government party engaged in surveying
the southern boundary of Kansas, and afar off
into the range of the buffalo. Now that he has
returned with a whole scalp, we certainly envy
him the delights of his relaxation after that
fashion, from interminable cOgitation upon
public affairs
RESIGNED.-Mr. j. T. C. Clark has resigned
his place in the City Post Office, and the va
cancy has been supplied by promotion in the
office, creating vacancy of small messenger
ship, which has not yet been filled, as we under
stand
THE WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about o'clock a. III. ::
AUGUST 22 1857.
New York, N. Y..........pleasanr
pbiIadQlnhia MI
Baltimore, Md............ clear, pleasant.
Washington, ID. C........ pleasant
Richmond, Va. .clear, cool
Petersburg, Va clear, cool
Raleigh, N. clear, pleasant
Wilmington, n. C.....-. clear, cool
Columbia, s. C...........rlear, pleasant.
Charleston !. C......... clear, cool
Augusta, clear, oool.
Savannah, Ga. ..clear, cool.
Macon, Ga... clear, cool.
columbus, Ga. clear, cool
MONTGOMERY, Ala. clear, pleasant.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear.
Mobile, Ala clear, cool.