Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-04
bottom, and In the gnlches leading up into the
Missouri and the small tributaries, for all actual

bottom, and In, the gnlchss leading up into the
missouri ana the small tributaries for all actual
purposes
The RIGHT OF ExPArR1ArIoy. A,tor.
ney General, in n recent official opinion. thus
| lays down the law as to the right of a citizen
OF the United States to expatriate himself re.
nouncing his allegiance to our Government.
The Attorney General says: s8
| "There is no statute other law of the l. nited
STATES which prevents either native or natural
ized citizen from severing his political connec-
| tion with this Government if he sees propef to
DO SO, IN time OF peace, and for purpose not dis
rectly Injurious TO the interests of the country
| There is no mode Of remuneration prescribed. In
| my opinion, If he emigrates carries his family
| and effects with him, manifests plain intention
moi 10 return, takes up his permanent residence
4 to foreign government, this would imply dis
solution Of his previous relations with the United
states; and l do not think we could or would
afterwards claim from him any of the duties of a
citizen. At all events the fact of remuneration is
to be established like other facts for which there
| Is no prescribed form Of proof by any evidence
which will convince the judgment" 2
JOHN THoMPsoN.-Th New York CORES
pendent Of the Charleston Courier explains in
detail the circumstances of the pending prose
cution against this noted Wall street broker for
fraud, as follows:
| GAS predicted, John Thompson does not seem
| 70 get over his difficulties as easily as did his
| friend Jacob Little. Jacob is back at the Board
OF Brokers, specializing as freely as ever, while
John Is under arrest at the suit of the Metropoli
| tan Bank The Metropolitan Bank is the re-
deemer of the bills of nearly all the Banks in this
| and OF one or two other States. few Banks
prefer to have Thompson act in that capacity for
| them; so he takes up all the bills of his out of
town Banks, which the Metropolitan and Ameri-
| can Exchange Banks happen to receive The
| THOMPSON oft hese
| bills from the metropolitan and gave his check
| for the amount due on the American Exchange
| This check the American Exchange refused to
| certify. The Metropolitan then demanded Of
| Thompson to make good the check, or else return
the bills. lie could do neither; SO the Bank saws
| IL looked very much like an ATTEMPT at fraud
| Thompson knowing he had money in the Bank
] against which he drew his check.
"What gives dark coloring to ThomDson,s
case, is that for other checks he gave out he re-
| turned the values on which he exchanged for
them. The difficulty at best is personal one
The Metropolitan Bank cut into the business of
al the e. brokers OF uncurrent money and Thomp-
course his feelings towards that institution are
| none of the most kindly The public cannot but
| sympathize with the Bank. AS long as the Banks
in the country, which will have their bills circu-
lated in the city, are sound and safe, the Metro
politau takes care of them while Thompson or
any of the other brokers can fail when they please
to affect any particular purpose which they may
desire - - Esa'F-.' -.
The kANAwHA BANK OF VIRGINIA.-Thosc
who believe the story that the reason for di, :
crediting this bank in New York was that it
| merely failed to mako arrangements for the re-
demption of its circulation in that city, are i'm
posed upon most egregiOusly. The truth is, its
affairs are believed to be sadly mixed up with
| those of the bursted Ohio Life and Trust (specu-
lating) Company, which, ere failing the other
day, scattered enormous quantities of that
banks issues, more especially in Cincinnati
right and left. With men who have money to
lose, this fact Is reason enough, in all con-
| science for refusing to take its notes just now.
The MAINE ELECTION The following is a
list of the Democratic nominees for the Senate,
in the approaching Maine election:
Cumberland Joseph Howard Sylvanus C.
Blanchar Calvin Record, Frederic Nutting
York-John Kezar, Mark F. Goodwin, Thomas
X. Lane. ....
Oxford-O'Neil w Robinson, jr, ) Greene
kennebec-SoIomon w. Bates, Edward Gray,
Asa Guild.
Penobscot-Amos NJ. Roberts, Stephen d. Jen
nings, Orpealyer Pearson.
SOmerset-Cleophas Boyd, w. r. Lancy
Lincoln-Henry SPalding, Cyrus Cotter, Albert
G. Neal, George Barron. 30,
vid Boody. -, %
Hancock-Daniel Robinson, George b. Some,
Arostook-Parker b. Burleigh.
u. N.
CALIFORNIA PRIVATE LAND CLAIMs.-Rau-
chOs.-By the last mail there have been re-
ceived at the General Land Office plats of sur
yey of six important ranches, to wit Estero
Americana containing S.S49. Is acres; Canada
de Jonive, O,7S6. Sc Rincon de la Salincs Y
Potrero Viego, 4,4i6; Rancho de la Jota.
4,i53. 81; Molinos, IL, S92. AZ; Rancho del Pes
cadero, 81, 446. O6.
These surveys are sent to the General Land
Office with the view to have final patents Issued
upon them.
EXPORTS TO THE UNITED SrATEs.-A CORE
pendent Of the State Department at Dundee
writes that there has been falling off in the
amount of goods shipped from Dundee to the
United States during the quarter ending June
80, attributable to excessive importation pre-
viously, the dizziness of the American markets,
and a brisk home demand
Appearances are against a large expectation
for the current quarter.
An ADVERSE DECIsIoS.-We learn that the
Attorney General has decided that the title to
the property at the corner of ST. Paul's lane
and fayette street. offered by Mr. Andrew
Mclaughlin as site for the proposed new Gus
tom-house, court-rooms and post Office building
to be built in Baltimore, Nd, is not such as
will justify its purchase by the Government.
IHE sixth AUTHORSHIP OF THE TREASURY
Virginia newspaper, published in the county
wherein DR.. Tate lives, says that that gentle
man has been appointed Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury We have to say that Auditor Phil
lips has had no information Of his supercedure
other than from such rumors
CROPS IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.-A cor
respondent at Plymouth, under date of the I4th
August, writes to the State Department that
the harvest proceeds very favorably throughout
England and Ireland, and the wheat crop is re-
garded as large one.
The CHEvALIER overwhelmingly "Ro-
wing Diplomatist'-tho gallant Chevalier Wy
koff, late his correspondent here-has sailed for