Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-25

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An IMPORTANT STRAIGHTFORWARD JEFFERSON
Davis recently delivered speech at DE ooto'
Miss, where he was last hOnored with pupiic
demonstration, in which he discussed current
political topics with his usual commanding abil-
ity and perspicacity. As he is now member
of the Senate of the United States, and never
fails to exercise influence over his fellow South
ern legislators when in such a position, his
carefully-stated views on public affairs are of
much Importance, as going to show the senti-
ments in which a considerable number of mem
bers of both Houses are actuated. For the in
formation of the Stars readers, we publish so
much of his De Soto speech as may be said to
embrace his platform" upon the Kansas and
Internal improvement questions upon which
nine-tenths Of the disputation of the approach
ing session will doubtless be expended:
Among other cases, he particularly referred
to the deepening of the mouth of the Mississippi
which. however important to himself and those
who heard him, only constituted the more strong
ly for that reason case in which they Were bound
10 assert and maintain their principles as declared
and reiterated in National and State conventions,
in the Legislature and popular bodies, and by
which they Were early and consistently arrayed in
opposition to internal Improvements by the Fed
eJal Government. Tie characterized the whole
system "a demOraliZin2. corrupting and most
dangerous 10 4 pure administration of federal
affairs. and deeply regretted that The Executive
veto had been overrulad by the ardent desire to
get possession of the public treasure for pariicu-
lar, but not few, works OF internal improve
mrnts What boots id that i man shall call him.
self Il Democrat IL. upon the great test questions
which divide PARTIES, he shall he found in every
conflict acting with the enemy, and, when we
have been beaten i'm combat AFTER combat, 1t can
but little console us that lac still returns to our
powerful camp to share in the issue of the rationS
which still belongs To Democracy Is a majority
to- distribute. 1t is the steady maintenance of
this aud all other principles " our party which
constitute The nationality Of the Democracy, and
II the National Democracy cannot agree upon
any cardinal principle of its faith il shonld be
quickly avowed, or rather the reverse should
never have been declared
He reviewed the various appointments to the
gubernatorial Office of Kansas. and alike exempt
ed from censure both Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Bu-
chanan for the errors or misconduct of their APP
pontees, upon the ground that their antecedents
gave them no power TO anticipate any difficulty.
He found nothing in the instructions given to
Gov. Walker which authorized his intervention
to mould the institutions Of Kansas and dictate
TO the Inhabitants Of the Territory. and to their
delegates in Convention, not only what they
should, but must do. For his pro-consular tone
rose even to that height. He said he considered
the Convention invested with full power to form
a constitution, and either to submit il to the ter
ritorial Inhabitants TO send il direct to Con-
greSS in order that Kansas might be admitted as
a state into the Union. He thought much error
difference between this Convention of Territory
and Convention representing the sovereign peo-
pie of a State. He referred To the doctrine of
squatter sovereignty as one which he had always
considered fallacy, and pointed generally to the
disastrous consequences which had flowed from
il. But ke said, leaving that a. question which
had been discussed in other times he now only
presented the view which was confined to the
present condition of the Territory under the pre-
vailing theory and practice. When the Conven-
tion formed the Constitution, though they shOnld
should refer il ard it should receive the sanction
of every man, woman and child who might
chance to be in the Territory, this choice action
OF the Convention and its inhabitants could give
no effect to the instrument which had been formed
"A Territory had two constituencies the peo-
pie ard the Federal Government. The ratifica-
ton in the case Of state Convention would be
final. and the authority to convene would also
necessarily come from the people of a State Ii
being, then, too plain for calculation that il Is
only by the admission of State into the Union
that the constitution adopted in this Territorial
Convention can have any value practical effect
and as ID was most desirable to separate the Ques-
ton of the domestic institutions of this ncipient
State from all intervention, whether Congress
sioDal or Executive, II had seemed to him that
the shortest was the best route; that is that the
Convention should form a constitution and send
il direct to the Congress, asking to be recognized
State and TO be admitted into the Union His
long acquaintance and close relations with the
President whilst he was A private citizen did not
permit him 10 doub; his willingness and ability
to hold the scales even between the contendjp1
sections: 80 he had no fear that the influence of
the President would be used To secure the speedy
admission of the State. recognizing the right of
the Convention as the representative of the body
polite of Kansas 10 decide the question az to
whether the constitution should be submitted TO
a popular vote or not.'
BEING ENGROssED.-There is now in pro-
gress Of engrossment at the General Land Office
a patent for the celebrated Pulgas Rancho.
containing 80 ,240 acres, laying on the bay of
San Francisco, which has finally been confirmed
to Maria de Soledad Ortega do Arguello one
undivided half, to Jose Ramon Arguello one
fourth, to Luis Antonio Arguello one-tenth,
and to 5. NJ. Theses three-twentieths The
patent in question covers fourteen large sheets
of parchment and embrace two hundred and
twenty-five courses.
CLERK HIRE AT THE LOCAL LAND OFFICES
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
is now engaged in preparing the estimates for
the hire of clerks in the local land Offices in
Kansas and Nebraska and on the Pacific side,
whose services have been rendered necessary
by the extraordinary pressure Of the business
of the season upon them. The act of August
IL, 1856, authorized such allowances to be
made in case the then anticipated pressure
should arise, as it has done.
THE WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Msrsc
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about o'clock q. In
SEPTEMBER 25. 1857
New York, N. Y..........cool
Philadelphia, Pa..-...... clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md. .......... clear, cool
Washington, d. C........clear cool.
Petersburg, Va cloudy, cold.
Wilmington, Y. C....... cloudy cold.
Columbia, :. CO. ..clear. cool.
Charleston, =. C......... clear, cool
Augusta, Ia. clear, cool.
Sdvannah, Tia windy, cool.
Macon "a. ...............c lear, pleasant.
CoidH1DuS, ia. clear, cool.
Montgomery, Ala .clear, cool.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear
Mobile, Ala ............. .clear, cool.
gainesville, Miss. clear, pleasant,
New Orleans, La........ clear cool.
FROM THE WEST.
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