Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-28
Der of The Cabinet of President Pierce. and we

Der of The Cabinet of President Pierce, and we
msy rassonably anticipate that in the Senate of
the United States none, save his immediate con-
will profit more than the, people of
the Dist rictof Columbia from his presenoe there.
No othe public man enters with moro zeal into
shs sp'rit OF the relation that the District bears
to the General Government-is moro alive 10
the imF ortance to the interests of the country
at large, Of making the Federal Metropolis
worthy in oil respects of its position rs the
political capital of so great Confederacy as
ours.
Those who remember the particulars of the
ferocious war made in Congress upon Captain
Meigs, because of the elaborateness of his plans
for the construction of the Water Works and the
extension of the Capitol building, also remem-
Der we'll that the triumph of those plans of so
great importance to our interests here, was due
in great part to the enlightenment and nerve Of
the Hon. Jefferson Davis, who shared with his
really great subordinate the undeserved CEN
sure of the small minds among the members
which were for time under the influence of
the schemers and demagogues who sought to
profit pecuniarily, or to make political capital,
by throwing suspicion and odium upon those
plans in which the future of Washington is so
deeply involved. Truly, Senator Davis has
nerve to do his whole duty, without thought of
what " Mrs. Grundy" says or thinks as was so
capitally demonstrated by his share of the
memorable controversy to which we here allude.
In the Senate next winter, he is destined to be
a shining mark for the shafts of the envious, as
f. hos or S,:l
He is probably to be the very best abused men,
Der Of the body. As, while no other will be
holder, no other, come from whence he may,
will prove a stronger advocate of sound consti-
tutional political doctrines, or a moro efficient
opponent of measures based on unsound doc
trines. Abuse of him is q disease of the New
| York Herald and the press of the North sym
| pathizing with that Journal So we expect to
| find him barked and snarled at by hundreds of
the opposition presses from tho first Monday in
December next, with even greater earnestness
| than when lately holding his so distinguished
| position as an executive officer.
The NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY-In Court
] No l, the case of Acting Master It. George A.
Stevens (dropped) was to have been taken up
| this morning, but owing to the absence of wit
nesses on the part Of the Government it was
found impossible to proceed with it. The case
| of Commander Bullus placed on the leave of
absence lisD will probably be taken up by this
! Court tomorrow.
Before Court No q the case of 1t. Chandler
| is still pending. At the conclusion of the ex-
animation of Commander Pickering yesterday
Its. David Porter and Commander Emmons, U.
S. Navy, were examined on behalf of It. C..
| This morning Commodore McCauley was exam
| ined on the part of the Government ere the
! Star went to press.
Before Court No. 3, the case of Lieut. Bald
win still pending, Col. D. T. Hillyer and Dr. ] p.
s. Darcy were examined on behalf of Lieut.. B.
since our last issue The Court were this morn
ing engaged in hearing explanations made by
the counsel Of Lieut.. B. Of sundry papers pre-
sented in behalf of his client
Lieut.. Baldwin's counsel is VIM H Rogers
formerly Attorney General and United States
District Attorney of Delaware, and not of New
York as enormously stated yesterday
The Presidents HEALrH-We apprehend
that the very recent indisposition of the Presi-
dent, now being commented on by the press,
and as strong as ever to-day A peculiar fea-
ture of the National Hotel disease is, that it
affects the patient by paroxysms When at its
height, they are almost continuous When
commencing to recover, the patient has respites
from their operation on his system first of a
day, then of two days; until, as the disease is
evidently wearing off, the paroxysms are the
exceptions in the condition of his health. The
President was entirely free from the action of
the disease for three or four weeks up to the
night before last we hear, when he was some
what affected by it until yesterday forenoon.
1t then vanished. Our experience with it,
which has been dearly purchased, indeed,
teaches that in the Presidents case the disease
is at its very last stage, and that, hereafter, he
will be entirely free from it.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENr-NevP Post or
fires Established.-Fugitt, San Joaquin county.
Cal, c. c. Fugitt, Postmaster; Woods Ferry,
San Joaquin county, Cal, j. w. Woods. Post
master; Columbiaville, Lapeer county, Mich.
Peter Van Dyke, Postmaster; Genessec Vii.
lage, Genessee county, Mich, Martin w. Lake
Postmaster; Chester Valley, Chester county
Pa, Candy S. Smith, Postmaster; Readstown
Badaxe county, Wis, Hiram p. Austin, Post.
master; Dexter, Meigs county, Ohio, Stephen
Warren, Postmaster; Donnels, Allen county
Ohio, VIM. Donnel, Postmaster.
Name Changed.-Genessee, Genessee county
Mich, to Mount Meigs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Rapids Parish
La.
COURT HOUSE AND POsT OFFICE AT RUTLAND
Vr-The contract for constructing the new
Court House, &c, at Rutland, Vermont, has
been awarded by the Secretary of the Treasury
to Messrs. Colby Bird. of Lynn, Mass, fol
the sum Of $52.S27.
LETTERS FOR THE EAST INDIES (CuISEsE)
SEAs.-A store ship is now fitting out at New
York for Hong Kong, and will sail about the
10th of May.
The San Jacinto, Constellation, and st. Iou;s