Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

eatlsneo tnat leiiaole letters nave reached
this city from Panama, saying that Messrs
Morse and Borland, the Special and Resident
Ministers from this Government in New era.
nada, have been constrained to demand their
passports, owing to the determination of that
Government to refuse to do justice to the mat
tiers now in Issue with the United States, and
that great excitement consequently exists on
the isthmus, where it is confidently anticipated
that the Government here will promptly direct
U. 8. vessels Of war to take possession Of the
ports Of Panama and Aspinwsll.
We do not perceive how that can be done
without calling Congress together to provide
the means to make the occupation of those
ports available to the end of keeping open the
communication across the Isthmus by rail-
for it will be required to that end to station
American troops along the railroad line.
Most Important From Utah.-Ws have
no doubt that there is positive information in
this city that Brigham Young and his crew
have burned the United States archives, court
records, &c, in Utah Territory; that they
have demanded the appointment of one of two
schedules Of federal officers, both headed by
Brigham Young for Governor, with the avowa,
OF the purpose of driving any other cut of tbs
Territory by force Of arms. The truth il, the
Normons are already practically in a s.a:e of
rebellion.
The New York Appointments.-T army
OF nervous gentlemen from New York city and
State now here are expecting that the Admin
nsration will decide who are to fill the princi-
pal federal Offices in Gotham, in the course Of
Aonday next. They talk about having . Pc.
htseal "sveat house. in Richmond. Bless
thsir souls, It is nothing to the sweat houses
now existing il Washington, owing to the
presence Of these New York politicians, who
Are tuning, frsttIng and sweating at a great
rate over their labors wherever they congrs-
gate In knots, IS in dozen places in tho Fed
eral Metropolis just now. We wish them
happy deliverance, indeed ard if We did not
know that they stand the constitutions wearing
business in which they are engaged, q, their
prsvi@us political history proves, a. well as
ssls have VIGOROUSLY stood skinning for per.
hsps century past, We should pity their cur
rent suferipgs from the very bottom of our
soul-but there is no uss Of wasting our pre-.
eious sympathy upon them.
The contest for the New York Collectorship
appears, to man up tree, to have declined
somewhat In interest, owing to the fact tn
half dozen new sspirants are in the ring;
by which means the strength of the oppcsi-
ton to that very hardest of all the shells
Augustus Of that ilk-hss been very mate
rally weakened by the mEnner in which it
strengthens him, comparatively Emanuel B.
Hart continues to lead all competitors foc the
post Ct Naval officer. We are glsd ont; for
he k 10 sunshine politician. have known
hin-msn and boy-for length Of time, the
memory Of which almos. frightens us though
his toat snIem6is insists on holding it, own
while our hair has come to make ND in length
for its lack of density and crispiness, such as
II boosted when We were " first acquiut."
And We have ever known him as no sunshine
Democratic politician. In season and ont of
season he has been faithful, watchful, self
saeridsing and isborious in defence of his DO
htiesl principles. Though our shelI has been
soft while his has been hard, We do not forget
that his has always bean an out and out Demo.
eratic-party she'll, view it from what .tard
point one might. We may, therefore, be OAR.
doned Tor expressing sincere wish that he
may come out winner from the present con.
test in which be holds position so conspicu.
Gus.
Death Of hon. VIM. J. Brown.-Most sin.
esIsiy do We regret to announce that William
J. Brown died, after lingering illness, near
Indianapolis, Ind, On the 18th inst A native
OF Kentucky, the deceased emigrated to In
diana In 1921, youth Of sixteen, and entering
Penho lie when but just Of age, as a member
=" the Legislature, continued to fill, with honor
ana satisfaction, various Offices of trust and
responsibility, with scarce a months exo.n.
'0D' luz aus long period Of thirty consecutive
years. we knew him frst in Is43 a. q nam.
per CT the Iwenty-eighth Congress- from, The
Indianapolis district, and afterva,d. ;n,;r.,.
Iy assistant Postmas,e, Gsns,., a--.n.
foh administration, as a member Of the
Ihirty-frst Congress, as oh hartman of the d.
ocratic State Central Committee, as edit :.
the " Sentinel" (the organ of the pa,,v y
Indiana,) and as Special Agent of the Pcs,
Once Department from July, 1853, to the dsv
Of bis death, and can truly say, that a more
honest man never lived, and q kinder hear,
never ceased to beat. Gifted with great polit.
zeal ssgscity, and familiar with the secret
sources Of every important national movement
Tor the Last twenty years, united to an aston.
ishtng recollection Of men, dates and events,
gave always to his advice upon matters of
public or party policy controlling weight,
ana make his loss one deepIv To hs rpou,na5
LIE personal acquaintance extended to almost
every prominent man in the Union, and but
ie" IN tne vast army Of the sheeted dead have
LETT behind them more friends than William
Brown
Inc Ion Lemusl D. Evans-We hsa,. On
satisfactory authority, that this DISTINGUISHED
gentleman, in announcing himself as a c,,d;-
data far "a aIactinn in -.