Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-12

PROGRESS IN Observation-Disclosures politics
killed PMtnam's Monthly Magaeiue,, ALWAYS
the stupidest among the most stupid period-
Gals OF the country. In its failing moments it
passed through the hands of four different sets
Of proprietors, becoming more. intensely aboli-
tionized by each, ard month by month poorer.
so far rs its literary merits are concerned.
Nevertheless, its fate docs not amount to sufi-
cient warning to Northern Liftsrafeurs, who
cannot comprehend that the class who patron
ize Abolition newspapers are people who will
stomach naught but Abolition literature. That
is to say, people who will not support "A publ
cation unless it be devoted wholly to the cause
of Abolitionism
The New York Herald says it putnam 81
has been merged IN Emerson's United States
Magaaine-a mandy pamby, half spiritualst,
half Abolition concern, published in New York
But we will let the Herald tell the .Stay's read
ers OF its future, az follows:
Putnam's Monthly per Sc has now ceased IN
exist, but ii is to be united with Emerson,s Uni
ted states Magazine, and il may very well I've that
this cross Of the ideal with the practical will pro-
duce something partaking OF both which will
meet one Of the requirements of the popuIar
mind At the same time the spirit Of the deceased
Puinam's is to be raised from the dead in Boston
sclOOl q
ethics ana politics, announce a magazine to be
called the Northern Magazine. in which Wendell
Philips, Mrs. Stowe and other writers of the
same stripe, are going to give the South no mer-
cy at all Al last. we are told, '.the North will
have tongue the SOutherners had best hide
their heads at once, and prepare for faypellation
The Northern Magazine is not TO be an amusing
perlodlcal IL IL, on the contrary, to resemble the
British Quarterly Reviews and its claim 20 pa.
tronage will rest upon the elevation OF its princ-
pies and the force with which they will be main
hk-fh -
VInced theory ia religion as in politics we are
not informed though Mr. Emerson is 10 Lee a
prominent contributor, something OF the Kind
may be reasoned bly, eHpected. But ferocious on
slaughf upon the South 10 he the leading fea-
ture.
HE RICHARDSON DEFALCATION.-It seems
that the defalcation of the late Gen. Jacob
Richardson, Mr.. Filmore's collector of the
customs at Oswego, N. Y, is destined to prove
enormous. The Syracuse IN. W Standard
has been looking into the case concerning whic..
1t remarks, ION the ID inst. } as follows:
" The testimony adduced in this case. which
mas been under investigation before Judge Pratt
for several months, discloses a rotten condition
OF andirs. Already, the Albany Knickerbocker
says, The deficit reaches $3.50 90 but Marshal
Mott Is confident that the agDreoafe will eyce.d
s2Oo,o0. Mr. Richardson was appointed colIec-
tor by President Fillmore. Ia the month of Jnlv
I-"i, hr was indicted In the United States Court
for the northern district of New York for beino
defaulter To the Government to a LARGE amonni
He was arrested and held to bail, Jesse Bennett
and Morris Bennett becoming his sureties I'm tbe
sum Of s40,G 90 lmmed lately on being released
he fed To Kingston, Canada West, where he
shortly Afterwards died The United States i'm
mediately commenced the prosecution of his
bOndsIneD, who are said to be abundaniiy able 20
meet the deficiency for which they became liable.
The REVIVAL OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
The-New York Times argues with no little
earnestness that the British Government
though still protesting not 10 favor the project
OF the revival Of the African slave trade under
the pretencs Of establishing the African free
apprentice system, is preparing to adopt that
scheme, and makes a strong showing to prove
tnat such is its real position on the question.
its summary Of the hand Great Britain had in
originally fastening slavery on the New World
Is capital one. We quote it, as follows:
Great Britain at one time took upon herself n
supply the world, ss least the civilized part Of IL.