Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-17


erting upon the popular. mind operates to
strengthen the party of Senators Seward, Hale,
Wilson and Wade. That there is no
soundness whatever in the objections alleged
by Senator Douglas to the acceptance OF the
Lecompton Constitution, and that those objec-
tons are simply an ingenious rehash of the
plea. so often uttered in the chamber by the
Senator'S great prototype, Senator Seward)
Mr. Green made 50 manifest that he who did
not appreciate those facts must be dull, indeed.
His effort was the theme of more praise last
night among the public men Of all parties, than
we ever before heard accorded to first speech
in the Senate Of the United States.
The ENABLISG PROJECT.-The New York
Ersning Post protests against the idea that
the Republican party of the Senate will sustain
any such halfway measure under exis ting cir
eumstances, as the enabling bill Mr.. Douglas
proposes TO briD & forward, and intimates an in
vitatiOn to the honorable Senator not to be ma
king two bites of cherry.
1t would give us more pleasure than we can
express if the remarks of the Post on the sub
ject may have the effect of opening the eyes of
Senator Douglas to the entire isolation If his
future political position, if persisting in it with
out designing eventually to mount the Repub-
lican party platform.
Not being a believer in any such intention
on his part, though very sure that he cannot
persevere in his present course without sooner,
or later finding himself thorough co-worker
with Senator Seward, We may not inappropri-
ately call his attention to the article in the
Post to which we refer, showing plainly that
he must either elect to retrace his steps or to
proceed on in the direction in which they have
been turn ed of late-leading, as all now see 30
clearly, to his thorough Identification with his
old political opponents
\ SLIGHTLY JE.UIsTICAL LETTER PROM
BRIGHAM YoUNG.-Acting Commissioner Mix
has received letter from Brigham Young, da-
ted October Z, 1857. He writes:
81 improve the opportunity by first succeeding
mail via Panama To Inform you that forwarded
my report and accompany NJ ~ pers for the quar-
ter ending September, 1857, by the hands of the
Hon. j. Nj Bernhisel, our delegate to Congress,
who accepted a very courteous invitation from
Capt. Van Flet, l.. =. A, to cross the plains
with him en- route to Washington, and notwith-
standing the quarter was not quite ended. I
deemed that course all the more proper from the
fact that the mail TO this Territory from indie
pendence, Mo, had been stopped by the Post
soon the mail from California might also, be
stopped.
g have also the honor to inform You that Dr.
Garland Hurt. L. :. Indian agent, in this
perlnteDdency, saw fit TO leave the field of his Of
fetal duty on the 18th of September last in COM
pdny with some Indians, whom il is sd id ne hired
to escort him te the U. = troops, and without
having made any report TO Of his wishes aud
designs, or of the d. spOSition he had made of the
affairs Of his agency.
- Such an Occasionless and unwise movement
ON h ala Inr fl-...
self to sickness, hardship and danger, did all in
my power, upon the earliest intimation OF his
plans, to prevent, as will he seen by letter ad-
dressed to him, Ga copy of which enc lose but
which, unfortunately, did not reach his place of
residence until few hours after his departure
Trusting that my official course. As above
Indicated, will meet the cordial approval Of your
judgment, have the honor to be. very respect
fully, BRISHAN YoUSG
- Gov. and er of Supt. Indian Affairs, L. t.
In the letter to Hurt, above alluded TO, but
which was, unfortunately, > too late, Brigham
advises Hurt against starting unless with n suf-
feient escort, which he (Young) pledges himself
to furnish
GONE OFF HALF COCKKD.-Mr Cox, the
member from the Columbus district Of Ohio,
read an essay yesterday in the House against
the acceptance Of the Kansas Constitution
He, too, is evidently ambitious to get before the
was nothing more in it than has been a thou
sand times said before with far more force and
effect by an indefinite number Of opposition
members and stump speakers on the opposition
side. Itwas but rehash of the speech Of Sen
ator Douglas by no means improved by being
seasoned to the taste of the Hon. Mr.. Cox, who,
evidently does not bid fair to set the river On
FIRE. oratorically.
The few remarks in reply from Mr. Hughes,
of Indiana, were well-timed and appropriate,
marking him for a man OF sound patriotism,
good sense and reliable Democracy. Such were
the impressions these two honorable made on
the Democrats who heard them
RENOvED.-The following clerical removals
have been made by the new Clerk of the House.
Viz:
VIM p. Ingraham. Chief Clerk; 80. IGO per
annum.
Joseph l.. Chester, Asst do; 81 500 per an
NUN.
Jno ID. Thompson, do. same pay
c. b. Adams, Librarian same pay.
N.B. Markle, Asst Clerk same pay
Vim. Haslett, Assistant Clerk same pay.
j. c. Greenleave, c. P. Wallach, and ufus
Prentice, Map Clerks; salary 81 800 per annum
each.
REsIGSED.-The purpose of resigning we
yesterday attributed to Gov. Walker was duly
carried out ere the sun went down. 1t is to be
presumed that bis manifesto or pronunciamento,
in answer to so much of the Message of the
President as relates to Kansas, will now see the
light, without longer delay.
Ii IL to be expecte ed that eY- Secret,rv Stanton
will fire of his next. - How we apples SWIM
The NAVAL Courts OF INQUIRY.-Before
Court No. l, Lit Porter lie to read his defence
to-day.
Before Court No. 2, documentary evidence i.
being submitted in the case of Commander
Johnston.
Before Court No. 3, in the case of Commander
Chauncey, Commander Young and Lieutenant
Waddell were examined for Government