Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-05

son, and whose eptaph il the holy sentiment.
1.-THE world is my country, to do good is my re
Bad hearted men wish to make false hood pass
for tfu1h-they hate and prosecute those who diff
fer nom theun-they wish to suppress inquiry,
and Indulge in bitter resentment, when what
they call truth has not been handled with{d
cacy and niceness, forgetting that what is truth
viii be purcr, the more II is sfted, no matter
how rough the process. E
No Liberal desires to force the Christians faith
from any one; we would be pleased to see Il have
a more beneficial influence on its teachers, to say
nothing OF the .villanous cut-throats and vaga-
bonds who infest Christian communities, and
who, to man, are adherents or believers OF some
Of the Christian sects of the day, one of them
having affinity or believing in the theories of
David Hume, Thomas Paine, or Liberals of that
Joshua madness, the Crusade madness, the Cot
ton Mather madness, the Sepov madness, nor the
revengeful madness of the Christian British.
These human traits emanate only from nations
and communities whose faith 10 founded on
send you a few copies of the Boston Investi-
gator, paper devoted to Liberalism, which de-
mics the Deity of Christ Ichalenge you to quote
a single article tnctured with Millerism, Nor
monism, or Abolitionism. There Is a number of
subscribers in this city, and, with or two ex-
ceptions, are southern men, by birth, feelings
and princip plies, myself being an humble citizen Of
that class Respectfully, your friend,
40 WIN. p. WooD. r
The VERY LAST PROGRAMME.-Nothing
amuses us more than the Washington news"
now being scattered broadcast over the land by
the prolific pens, and even more prolific brains
of the Washington letter writers for the dis
tant press. The following is the last and most
striking absurdity among them all that has fall
len under our notice. 1t was addressed to
New York Journal by an usually well-informed
writer:
"Failing in the chances above indicated, the
the Republicans will, in the event of dissensions
among the Democrats, adopt some member of
high personal character, possibly Mr. Hickman
of Pennsylvania, who Is known to oppose the
Administration on its Kansas policy, and with
the aid Of the Walker force in the House elect
him to the Chair. In that case a fair compro-
mise would be made, and the offices and the
printing Of the House would be divided between
Republicans, Americans, and Walker Demo-
Gratis -
We need not assure the Washington readers
Of the Star that the Walker force among
the Democrats of the House who are going for
Mr.. Hickman or any other gentleman Sin ca
boot" with the Republican party on the ground
of disnclination to the Kansas policy of the ad-
ministration, or on any other ground, is a
myth.
The same writer announces Mr.. Caruthers
of Missouri, as a Pacific r abroad candidate for
the speakership, with strong chance Of cleo
ton, and all that sort of thing.
We regret to have to write that that gentle.
man is suffering, at home, under such severe i'll
ness as that it is questionable whether he can
take his seat until towards the close of the ses-
sion, and are very sure that that distinguished
and popular statesman has never dreamed of &C.
cupyng the position of a candidate assigned to
him by this writer. If all the Washington let
ter writer's say of events in progress here were
true, what higglety pigglety time we would
be having ont, -4.....