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

ihE mEssAGE.-The late hour at which we
yesterday obtained q copy of the Message, pre-
vented US from commenting upon it in the last
issue Of the Star. We bad hardly time to state
the fact of its apparent universal favorable re-
ception by the Democracy of the House and the
host of Democratic ex-members and leading
politicians frcm all quarters who yesterday
thronged the Hobbies of the chamber.
Its views on the financial condition of the
country and the duty of the Government in
that connection, will meet the approval of every
voter not daft on the subject of new Uni
ted States Bank. Thus, in few brief para
graphs it exposes to the comprehension of the
plainest understanding, the causes of the
trouble, and as forcibly explains the true pre-
Tentiye 50 far as Government aetion-State
as well as National-may be concerned, for the
recurrence of such disastrous times The re-
commendatiOn Of a prompt issue of Treasury
notes was anticipated.
Its exposition Of the position Of this Govern
ment on the international questions with Eng
land growing out of the different constructions
placed on the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty by the
two contracting Powers, embraces plain. but
entirely satisfactory history of the measures
and purposes of the President bearing on that
vexatiOus subject showing that his policy is
enlarged, liberal, and emphatically American
We need hardly add that it will meet the unan-
imous approval of the country; for on that SUBJ
Ject, happily, there are not two parties in the
United States
1t is TO be hoped that its earnest appeal for
such legislation as is required to enable the
Executive to carry out, in good faith, our obi
IN
Negroes" Will be needed; for the failure to do
SO, has, up to this time, seriously embarrassed
the efforts Of preceding Administrations to Sc
cure reparaticn from Spain for our various out
standing accounts against her tits a disgrace
To the Nation, that on account Of domestic diff
Guilty our national reputation should be permit
ted to suffer as it does in this particular, in the
eyes Of the foreign world
Upon the flibuster question the words of
wisdom and true patriotism uttered by the
President should be engraved in all American
hearts They cannot fail to fall with conyinc-
ing force on all minds not perverted by the
adoption OF the flibuster's creed which assumes
toexalt murder, robbery, arson and lawlessness
generally, into heroism and '.Americanism. -
How completely our ewn sentiments accord
read the Star for TIE past year or two, may
no" read the important State paper on which
we are commenting.
upon the Kansas question, the exposition of
the Presidents course and policy embraced in
the Message, must have the effect of instantly
bringing back to their allegiance to the Demo
cratic party all sincere Democrats in all sec
lions oil the Union, who on any grounds have
taken occasion to differ from their friends in
that connection. Those who have merely made
II the convenient bridge on which to pass over
70 the opposition, are of course not to be ex-
pected TO feel the force of its sound reasoning,
or 10 sympathIze with the so earnest efforts of
PRECEDENT Buchanan to prevent Kansas from
becoming the rock on which the ship of the
Union might go to pieces. That all true hearted
Democrats, North and South, East and West
will hail his exposition Of the Kansas policy
OF his administration with the exclamation
well done, thou good and faithful servant, >"
there can be no question.
Upon the subject of the Utah rebellion. the
Message embraces a plain statement of the
ieading facts IN its history, and recommends
measures to bring it to an end without DELAY
which cannc- fail to meet the APPRECIATION of
congress, which can need few arguments to
enable 1t to comprehend that the President il
correct In stating that the General Government
can nave but single path Of duty in such an
emergency.
But We may not allude to each topic of this
interesting State paper in detail for already il
Is In the hands from the Star ofice) Of nearly
all our readers
Inc good people of the District of Columbia
VIZ recognize In Its recommendations concern
ing the District, the constant solicitude for the
Governments property interests here, and own
their future interests, which President Bucban-
an has consistently manifested for more than
thirty years past, when serving the nation az n
Representative, senator and Cabinet Niniste,
and tor which We feel assured, one and all. thew
are duly grateful.
HE BALL 0PEsED.-The brief debate Of YES.
terday In the Senate upon the subject nom;.
naliy' OF printing the message and accomnanv.
ing documents, leads us to the conclusion with
great reluctance indeed, that Senator Douuyas
70 sever the connection heretofore ex.
istins between himself and the Democratic
party OF the South and those of the North acting
with them That this determination has been
deliberately formed is hardly to be questioned.
Tor II Is well known that the distinguished sena.
tor mas had quite week in which to come TO con.
eiusions as to the proper course for him to take
upon tne Kansas question in the phase in which
circumstances have thrust il on the Executive
anu congress Thus, he has elected TO hold The
GROUND tnat Congress cannot accept the Kansas
Saoe CONSTITUTION, insOmuch as the convention
mad no power to send il hither as other similar
instruments have been sent by preyions SINH.
larconVentions and accepted, without the slight
est question as to their authority on the premi.
ses. WV Pi'ANi
IL seems that the Senator's ideas of the non.
uisr sovereignty guaranteed in the Kansas
Nebraska act, differs widely from those of nearly
all his fellOw-senatOrs with whom he fouob,
shoulder to shoulder throug bout the late pre.i.
dentiai contest. If we are not mistaken in ON,
comprehension Of the drift Of his remarks h.