Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-02
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Preparations for the au.-The pre-.
parations being made for the grand inaugura
tion ball, on the Alb proximo, are probably on
more elaborate and magnificent scale than
any that were ever before esssyed in an
American city. It can hardly be that there
will be less than ten Thousand ladies and gen.
tsmsu there, If not twice as many. All tho
preparations to which we refer above are being
made to accommodate such throrg. The
music will be far superior to any ball n usic so
far heard in the United States, and the supper
IL 70 be tho production of the FIRST Grttstes de
ensins in America. Every body should 90 who
desires to see, at q glance, fair specimens Of
our cOuntrywomen aud men from every county
of every State in the Union, and of every posi-.
tion in life. From that Of the millionaire, with
his wife decked with twenty thousand dollars
In diamonds, to the daughters Of the sturdy
western yeoman whose own hands guides his
plough, or Of the mechanic who disdains not
to shove the iack-plane, the briliiancy of whose
eyes strike deeper into the soul of the man of
substantial character and solid sense than all
the jsWelry that Broadway contains. Such
scene as will be met with there has never yet
been enjoyed in this country, and the opportu-
n.ty to witness il may never again be the lot of
a1y # US now active in the drama of life.
Fsbens' statement.-We notice, this morn
Ing, ia the letter Of the New York correspon.
dent of the observation-disclosures, the fol-
lowing paragraph:
During the proceedings yesterday in the
fllibuster case, ex Consul Fabens sought to
read his defence, in which he attempts to i'm
plicste certain prominent men connected with
the present Administration in the Mosquito
grant and Col. kinney Central American
projects. He was not allowed to put the doc
ument in as evidence, and has therefore given
II publicity through the newspapers. EN-
braced in this defence are sundry letters which
indicate the completely charged; but, as the
showing is wholly ex parte, cOunter-ststements
would probably place an entirely different
Construction on the matter
This statement is inexact, both in what it
sIys and what it does not say. When the
writer speaks Of the attempt of Fabens "to
i'm Licate certain prominent men connected
With the present administration" the gener.
Atty and vsgueness Of the phrase tend to pro
duce false impressions. And be does injustice
to the persons referred to, in saying that let
tsrs produced by Fabens indicate the com
plicity charged"
We might say as to this, and there stop,
that the attempt of Fsbens: to ipjure and An
noy any gentleman who had written to him
In friendliness by producing letters written in
that way, becomes an outlaw at once. He is
no longer entitled to touch the hand of a gen.
tleman, and sinks imm ediately into the lowest
class Of mere depredators on society. Wehave
seen great mary instances Ct this, and
never knew an exception. 1t destroys the
Psrpetra.Or withCu. irHictiDg the slightest in.
jury upon him whose confidence is thus be-
tsayed.
In the present case there is duplicity as we'll
- meanress, since Fsbeps we'll knows that his
attempt to impiicate the two gentlemen re-
ferred to, Mr. Nicholson and Mr.. Webster,
was mere trick Of flibusterism, and failure
~ that. But indeed, we are wasting time in
dealing sericusly with Fatens and such mere
recruiting ssrgeants for Walker.
bailsd.-1t will be perceived from our local
columns that Justices Drury and Clark bailed
ID. Z. Lee on Saturday evening last His
bonds are nominally for $4,000, bu. really
for s5,0o0-his own recogniBance for SIS GOO
not being collectatls, if forfeited, for he has
no property cot of which it could be satisfied.
Much feeling exists here concerning the sum
mary manner in which the Justices disposed
o.ths case, upon less testimony for the prose-
cution ttan was within their reach, which was
material to proper appreciation Of the 90
grave case. Had they delayed action, holding
tne accused Until this morning, rather than
a'ung in'tanter, the present feeling upon the
subject in Arlington and elsewhere would
nos Do NE. Ia 1t not the duty Of magistrates
In sucn cases when person who has slain
snetaer 'ureaders himseIf-accompanied bv
his ava iliends-to zee that, ere discharuing
him on ball. all the testimony against him
really within their reach with reasonable dill.
gence on their part, be aiduced,
The Mexican Treaty.-We have eyery rea.
s)n to feel assured that the New MEXICAN
trs'y recently received in this city does no,
embrace a provision for tie cession Of terri
tory to the United States, as insisted on BY
various journals at the North. 1t merely
provides, We apprehend, that in consideration
OF certain exclusive commercial privileges 50.
cared to the United States, this Government
Is to advance 70 Mexico q stipulated fum Of
money. We take it for granted that in tie
details Of the instrument, due care has been
'AAsa 70 secure rs in the enjoyment Of the
eAcies"s privileges thus provided for, past
psrsdventure.
Inc Cortegs-At the conclusion Of the COR.
oasrs inquest held on Saturday last upon the
body OF the late David Hume, IL was conveyed
Ina hssrse through Pennsylvania av.nus do,n
seventh street to the wharf Of the steamer
George Page, on which it Was taken 70 hi,
residence In AIexsndria. Follovip. I, -.