Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-21

the fist step towards defeating the sailing of
the proposed expedition will be to render its
success hopeless by the prompt recognition of
the existing Government of Nicaragua, and the
formation Of treaty with it securing for the
United States such advantages of transit as will
make all who comprehend the necessity for a
guarantee of the free use of an isthmus transit
for the commercial and travelling purposes OF
the United States, see at once that any raid
from this country that aims to render it inse
cure is a blow struck directly at our national
interests. Were such treaty entered into
promptly, the inducement-for ilbustering-
of the supposed helplessness of Nicaragua to
protect herself would vanish in an instant and
the warning Of the fate Of the seven thousand
Americans already sacrificed by Walker to the
the selfish ends of himself and his CO. spectators
would have its legitimate weight in the eyes
even of the idle desperadoes he now seeks so
openly to enlist in defiance of the law of the land
JUDGE DEMO. The ground of pretended
Democratic opposition to the election of this
gentleman, recently nominated by the Demo-
cratic State Convention for a seat on the New
York appeal bench, is his late decision in favor
of the cOnstitutionality of the odious police law
enacted by the Republican Legislature of that
State. 1t is not pretended by any ingenious
person that he favors the law, but only that he
has pronounced it constitutional If we mis-
take not, that is the opinion of nine tenths of
the lawyers Of the land who have looked into
the question carefully. While, under the cir
cumstances, the wisdom of Judge D. s nomina-
ton may be questioned-for the inter party op-
position to him appears to be very bitter-the
fact that in his judgment upon an abstract law
point wherein seven out of his nine fellow Judges
coincide with him, he sustains the validity of a
law as odious to himself, personally, as to any
other member of the party, is simply proof that
he does not permit his political predictions or
his personal interests to swerve him to the right
or left in the discharge of his judicial duties.
In these days Of judicial demagoguism, so
fraught with mischievous future consequences,
such functionery in such position is jewel
indeed; and, as odiOus as the law in question
certainly is to US, we honor the Democratic
State Convention of New York for their protest
against Judicial demagoguism involved in his
nomination under the circumstances If all
party conventions had the nerve to act as wisely,
elective judiciary. No one questions the entire
fairness Of Judge Denios nomination; and not
to support him, nominated as he was, will be,
on the part of any one protesting full allegiance
to the Democratic party, fragrant disregard of
the obligation Of party conventions.
The COMING CHANGES.-We have eyery
reason to believe that at the end Of the current
quarter 1.-THE 9Oth inst the changes in the
heads of bureaus which the President has de-
termined to make, and which have been 90
much commented on by the press, will certainly
take place. The Offices to which we refer are
the Commissionership of Customs, the Second
Comptrollership Of the Treasury, the Solicitor
ship Of the Treasury, and the Sixth Auditor
ship, and, possibly, one or two others 1t will
be remembered that repeatedly it has been an
nOunced at distance that these changes had
been made, in the face of our explanation that
there were circumstances rendering it certain
that they would not take place until after the
installation of new Commissioner of Patents
1t would be impossible for us to explain the
facts bringing US to that conclusion, none of
which, we may add, reached us from an official
source. Our long experience with public affairs
here, however, has afforded US an opportunity
Of learning to sift and judge of the value of in
formation floating around the Federal metropo-
lis, which we have not neglected, as the Stars
constant readers know we'll
SIGsIFICASr FACr.-The last number of
the New York I@dependent, which is no less
famous a new light religious journal than as
ho1pc ha Of rIot
commercial agencies Espionage houses) in
New York city, publishes a list of the mercan-
tile failures and suspensions that took place
during the previous week in all quarters of the
country. The number is eighty-six in all, and
but eleven of them are of parties doing bust
ness south Of Mason and Dxon's line
This fact is worthy Of note, insomuch as it
goes to show that, in the face Of all the persist
ent misrepresentation concerning the business
habits Of the people and those in trade in the
South, with which the Heraid and the RepubIi-
can party press so constantly TEEN, the internal
commerce of the South is on q sounder-much
sounder-footing, than that of the North. Or,
in other words, that investments of capital in
trade at the South are at this moment far safer
than those made at the North.
The NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY-Before
Court No. /, to-day, the case Of It. James NJ.
Watson is still in progress. Capt. Pierson and
Commanders Calhoun, Marchand, and Jenkins
were examined on the Governments behalf.
Before Court No. 2 the case of Mr. Gray was
again up this morning, and after some time
spent in it, was necessarily postponed on ac-
count Of that gentleman's sickness. The case
OF 1t. Jno. P. Parker furloughed) was about
to be taken up by this Court as the Star went
to press.
Before Court No. 3, to-day, the case of Com
mander Calhoun (retired on leave pay) was
taken up and concluded. The following gen.
tlemen were examined in it. Viz: For the
Govenment-Capt. Tatnall, Commanders VIM.
Green and Kennedy, and Lit. b. w. Hunter.
For the pplicant-Commodore Stringham,
Captains Tatnall, Mcintosh, Pearson and Boar