Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-08

| nre not produced In this country, and sbould
impose all the burden Of taxation upon those
articles which come in competition with our
own manufactures? For instance; suppose
instead OF laying an impost of twenty per cent
on broad cloth, and twenty per cent on Brus.
sells lace, Government should free Brussel.
lace from all duty, and raise the duty upon
oroad cloth to forty per cent; what would this
De but special and partial bounty of twenty
| per cent. to the New England manufactures
OF broad cloth If there is TO be any such
discrimination, better concentrate all the du.
ties upon articles Of exclusive foreign produc.
tion, for when taxation is levied upon articles
| which are manufactured in this country, only
part Of the revenue goes into the hands oil
Government, while the balance is pocketed by
| the capitalists of New England and the agri.
cultural interests is not only obliged to pay
| the expenses of government, but also to furnish
a subsidy to the manufacturing interest"
From Africa Tho U. S. ship St. Louis
was off st. Paul de Loando (west coast OF
Africa on the 4th Of November last, as we
learn by letter from our correspondent on
board. From his letter We make the follow
log extracts:
"Since my last we have been cruising down
the coast as far south as Fish Bay, touching
and locking in at all the places where slsvers
are likely to be found, boarding quite mum.
Der Of vessels and doing great deal in sup
PRESSING the slave trade, besides rendering
efficient service to our comm cree on this coast
The greatest difficulty that We as a people
have to experience in this quarter of the
world il, that we have not enough Government
vessels on this station our flag should be seen
in every port on this coast, for there is always
something occurring that requires the presence
Of q man-of-war.
"We have been out here one year, and have
made two cruises down the coast, and strange
to say, though we have been down the worst
seasons, our officers and crew have been the
healthiest of any ever known to have been on
this station-having had little or no sickness,
and not lost man since we have been out
"There are now lying here two French
men of-war, "a frigate and a steamer and q
Portuguese corvette"
Appointed.-Mr. l. B. Wynne, of Ill, has
been appointed to fill the ST 200 per annum
clsrkshir in the bureau of the Treasurer of
the United States, made vacant by the recent
promotion of Mr.. J. W. c. Evans.
designations Of Army Officers. First
Lieutenant J. Culbertson, fourth artillery, and
ID Lieutenant Duff C. Green, third infantry,
have rendered their designations
Supreme Court .-Yestsrday-No. 81. Rob-
ert j. Vandewatcr, appellant, as. Edward
Mills, claimant Of the steamship Yankee
Blade, DC Appeal from the Circuit Cour. of
the United States for the district of California
MIR. Justice Grier delivered the opinion of the
Court, affirming the decree of the said Circuit
Court in this cause, with costs.
No. IA. E. G.. Rogers 4 Co. ct al. owners
OF the cargo, and POoley, Nicol 4 CO., owners
of schooner Ella, appellants, as. the steamer
st. Charles, Jas. l.. Day ct al claimants.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United
States for the eastern district of Louisiana.
Mr.. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of
the Court, reversing the decree of said Circuit
Court, with costs, and remanding the cause
for further proceedings in conformity to the
opinion of this Court
No. Is VIM. II. Seymour ct al, plaintiffs
in error, CS. Cyrus II. Mccormick In error
to the Circuit Court of the United States for
the northern district of New York. Mr. JUS
tlce Nelson delivered the opinion Of the Court,
affirming the judgment of the said Circuit
Court in this cause, with costs, and remanding
the cause with directions to strike from the
record the taxation of costs
No. IL. T. e. LathrOp, plaintiff in error, as.
Charles Judson In error to the Circuit Court
OF the United States for the eastern district of
Louisiana. Mr. Justice Mclean delivered
the opinion Of the Court, affirming the judg-
men. OF the said Circuit Court in this cause,
with costs and damages at the rate of ten per
cent per annum
No. 40. Frederick Schuchard ct al appel
lants, Us. Winthrop S. Babbidge ct al, claim
ants of one.haf Of the proceeds of the ship
Angelique. The argument Of this cause was
commenced by Mr. Cutting for the appellants,
and continued by Mr., Benedict for the appel.
lees. Adjourned.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-Ony yesterday, eth of January,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department.