Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

HOME AGAIN.-The editor of the Star return
ed to Washington, from the Northwest, yester-
day evening, having travelled 2, 5S5 miles since 6
m. on the morning of the LIST inst Or, in
words, in nine and half days On this trip
he laid by" every night after about IL, ex-
cept on the night before last when voyaging
down the Hudson, on steamer. He also "laid
over" two days and a half in the day time. 1t
will be seen from these facts that the actual
travelling time in which this journey was made,
was probably as short as that in which the same
number of miles were ever before accomplished.
After leaving st. Louis he visited Chicago, De-
troit, and Niagara Falls, journeying to the lat
ter point for two hundred and twenty or thirty
miles through Canada. From the Falls he re-.
turned home by the way of the interior cities of
the State of New York and New York city.
He mentions these details of his trip by way of
illustrating what an immense scope of territory
may be visited in this country in these days Of
railroad excellence, in a very brief time. with
cut the fatigue of travelling all night, which al
ways units the voyager for persistent profit
able observation
The PROPOSED MEETING THIS AFTERNOON
Upon such information as we have been able to
obtain in the brief time elapsing since our re-
turn to Washington, we are forced to the con-
clusion that the public meeting called for this
afternoon is impolitic, and trust that our fellow
citizens will abstain from attending it.
The President Mayor, and military authori-
ties require no such popular vindication of the
propriety Of their course to preserve the peace
of this metropolis, when assailed as it was ON
the LIST inst, by band of armed ruf6ans from
a distance, whose acts, We are persuaded, have
found no countenance from the mass of the
American party Of Washington, who value the
the privilege of living under government that
duly protects the lives and legal rights of all
citizens when assailed as On the occasion to
which we refer.
The unanimous press of the country-with
the exception Of a single newspaper-have ia
ken occasion, each journal in behalf of the pub
lie opinion where it is published, emphatically
to applaud the promptness and energy with
which the authorities here indicated the ma
jesty of the law.
No such popular demonstration az this meet
ing proposes can add weight to such testimony
in their behalf. The only effect of saeh a meet
ing if held, it seems to us, will be to give rise
to counter popular demonstrations on the part
of some Of the unthinking who may be inclined
to view the questions involved in a partisan
light
The law has yet to pronounce its verdict on
those who are to be tried for participation in
the riot OF the lst instant, and any such demon
stration leading to such results as we explain.
can hardly fail to give to the approaching trials
something Of partizan character in some Of
their features; and thus to defeat the ends of
justice, which, it will be remembered, are not
unfrequently thus postponed
While we accord to those who approve the
proposed meeting due credit for being inau.
enced only by an earnest desire to vindicate the
majesty Of the law, we must be permitted TO
express the opinion that their mode of doing So
if carried out, will be more likely to defeat
their object
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPS TO EU-
RoPE.-We are requested to state that the fol.
lowing are the only United States mail contrac-
tors authorized to convey the United States
mail between New York and Europe, viz:
+. X. Collins & Co., between New York and
Liverpool, running the steamships " Atlantic -
and Baltic,' and such other steamships as
may be accepted for that line
The New York and Havre Steamship Compa.
ny, tMr. Livingston, Presdent,) between New
York and Havre, via Southampton, running
the steamships " Fulton and Garage"
Cornelius Vanderbilt, between lew York and
Bremen, via Southampton, running the steam.
ships "Ariel - and North STAR
The Stars EDITORIAL CoRREsPoxDENcE.-
In another column, to-day, the Stars readers
win find q letter descriptive Of q portion Of its
elitor's recent journey from st. Louis to Chi
cago. Two letters previously written, descrip.
tive Of the great celebration in st. Louis, and
concerning the past, present and future of that