The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-03

ploration of the Colorado river. Lieutenant
Ives has command of the expedition.
An Alabama Marshal, in 1856, took $4,000
from mail robber, and has since steadily re.
fused to restore the money to the original own.
ers, upon the plea that proof sufficient has not
been given of ownership. Upon complaint, the
Department has decided that the money must
be given TO the Postmaster General, who will
restore it to the owners.
Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, has got the
Liverpool Consulate-the richest in the gift Of
the Administration-and the author of the
Scarlet Letter" will soon be relieved of his du-
ties at Liverpool. Mr.. Tucker is lucky man.
81. W. Spencer, of New York, is appointed
Consul at Paris, and Jacob Forney Superintend-
ant of Indian Affairs in Utah.
The Democratic journals still claim that the
Utah expedition will not be broken up. 1t GER
tainly had better, rather than go out small in
numbers and every way unprepared. 1t is said
that Gov. Walker wishes to keep General Har-
ney in Kansas, and that some one else will
command the Utah expedition.
The President has been slightly i'll, and the
Postmaster General is still indisposed with fever
and ague.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier Gays:
"The contest between Henry A. Wise and
X. M. L. Hunter, for the seat held by the latter
in the United States Senate, is very warm, and
even bitter, but well-informed Virginia Demo
Gratis are of opinion that Mr.. Hunter will easily
carry his point of a reelection. In eloeuence
and activity, he is no match for the Governor :
but the right implied in the possession of polt.
ical honors goes a great way in Virginia, as it
ought to do elsewhere. very good judge of
the relative strength of the competitors thinks
Mr.. Wise will not receive more than twenty
votes in the Legislature"
The Virginia papers generally deny that any
such contest is going on, but the fact can.
not be concealed from those who read Rich.
mond papers. There is manifest endeavor
to conceal the struggle from the public eye.
The Hon. Mr.. Meade, Minister to Rio de ia
metro, will leave some time during the present
month for Brazil. He has instructions to re-
gotiate new commercial treaty, and reduc.
ton of the rates of the Brazilian tariff.
Mr.. Ramsey, of North Carolina, it is said,
will be appointed Secretary of Legation to
Brazil.
The assertion Of the Union newspaper, that
Kansas will certainly become slave State,
pleases the Southern journals, and has tend.
ency to conciliste the fre-eaters. How it suits
Northern Democrats, We have not yet heard.
The Washington correspondent of the Rich.
mond South thinks that the Administration is
inclined to say little Of Kansas affairs, and
doubts if it approves of Mr.. Walkers proceed.
ings:
Perhaps the President, while refusing either
to condemn or Justify his course, did not think
it al ogether objectionable. There is certainly
no evidence to show the absolute approval by
the Administration of Governor Walkers poll
CT, and thus to establish its essential comp!i-
city in the offence. The sentiments Of the Ad.
minstration on the subject have not been as
certained; they are still shrouded in doubt, and
subjects only OF conf lecture and the censure
so freely bestowed in the controversy on Mr.
Buchanan and the members of his Cabinet
may well be characterized es assuming and
ungracious."
OF Mr.. Keitt's fiery letter, the same CORES.
pondent remarks
"The attack of the Hon. L. NJ. Keitt. of
South Carolina on the Administration, convey.
ed in public letter, lately addressed to por.
ton Of bis constituents, on the present aspects Of
the Kansas imbroglio, will find but few to up.
hold Its assertions or to applaud its spirit. Mr..
keitt is, we doubt not, loyal and devoted son
of the South, and endowed by nature to do her
noble service; but in this instance his zeal
seems to have exceeded his judgment or MS
recollection of facts, and he accuses the A6-
ministrstion of what never has been proved
against it, in a flaming letter, remarkable for
the most extravaganza sentiment and inflated
style. The letter is unnecessarily, uniustly,
and even absurdly violent toward Mr.. Buchan.
an, his constitutional advisers, and the Democ-
racy of the country"
We clip the following from the Star of this
city:
son Saturday, number of slaves, belonging
to various citizens of the District obtained q
covered wagon, under pretence of going to the
camp meeting in the adjoining county They
departed, but have not returned, and their own
ers have reason to believe that they have emf
grated by the underground railroad. Some
fifteen slaves are missing, most of them belong
ing in this city and county. Among the losers
are Messes. Linton, Randolph Harbaugh, and
Isaac Scaggs. Officers have been in search of
the fugitives, but up to this time none have
been recovered"
1t is rumored that the Utah expedition will
be broken up, the troops being wanted for Kan.
sas and the Northwestern border
The REASON Why. Here is an excellent
reason for the recent conciliatory bearing of
Administration journals towards the Southern
fire-eaters. We give it in the following extract
from a Pro-Slavery but Administrations
porting exchange:
while th4re is no reason whatever to object
to the severe handling of particular individuals
and ournals, claiming identity with the Demcc-
racy, that have taken ground against the Ad-
miDistration, the effort TO class with them all of
the Southern Democracy who do not approve
of all that Governor Walker has said aud done
in Kansas, is the most insane policy we ever
saw initiated by journals meaning we'll toward
the Administration, which will require, as il
deserves to receive, hearty support from the
the united South In congress. 1t the tOiceSt
calculation, there riU be hirty.fre members Of
the ne.rt House, (f not more heretofore closely
identified with the Southern Rights wing of the
party, four ffths of whom are at this moment
sincerely DESTROYS of giving the Administration
cordial ard effective support, and who disap-
prove the course of the Delta and its handful
of allies, most emphahcal!y. There is danger,
however, that persistent denunciations of ali
who do not approve all Governor Walker has
said and done, tciH end IN driring hem into