Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-30
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP


TO learn that the Government here entertains
the idea of seeking to punish Com. Pudding
for returning the flibusters on their hands,
though it is generally understood that bis in
structions contemplated their seizure only In
case they could be reached by his authority on
the high seas. All except chronic sympathisers
with the former career Of the filibuster in Mica
ragua-and notwithstanding the bloody and
unpardonsble atroeity of that career, here, as
as elsewhere, there are persons who sympa-
thize with il, nominally on the spread eagle
plea-undersland that his mistake, If he has
made one, was the result Of naught but zeal in
the discharge of the duties of his trust. .f.
Nothing will strike the common sense reader
more fOrcibly than the GOODNESS of the filibuster
presses in Mobile, New Orleans and elsewhere
in pretending to manifest indignation against
Commodore Paulding's alleged violation of law
to put a stop to the repetition of such career
of robbery, murder, and arson as marked the
history of ilibustering in Nicaragua-itsclf, in
all its revolving and atrocious features. naught
but violation of all law. human and divine.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ExPECrED.-It
t.
that he burned his fingers in recently calling
together the Kansas Legislature. That body
have passed u bill nOminalIy to reorganize the
militia Of the Territory, but really designed to
depOse any Governor the General Government
may send to the Territory. This act makes it
the duty of the Legislature to elect the general
ofhcers OF the militia. and authorizes n maj,r-
ity of them, rather than the Governor, to call
out the militia and employ them at will. Stan
ton instantly realized that the enactment of
such law amounted to naked revolution, and
vetoed it. But be had gone too far; for, snap
ping their fingers at his veto, the Legislature
Immediately passed it over his head by a two
thirds vote and followed that action by the
prompt election of Jim Lane and his personal
gang of cut-throat abolitionists to be the said
general militia officers. OF course this pre-
cious effort to place the military authority of
the Territory wholly in Jim Lanes irresponsi-
bic and dangerous hands is utterly illegal-the
Legislature having no authority thus TO strip
the Governor Of the Territory of authority
vested in him by the Government of the Uni
ted States. The attempt, however, shows how
completely Mr.. Stanton has suffered himself
to be made a tool of by the Topekaites He
has raised whirlwind by the folly of bis am
bition, which he proves as impotent to control
as child of six years of age.
THE INrERNINABLE Muss-A late " ashing-
ton letter to the New York Erpress sets at
rest, past peradventure, a very silly but char
aeteristic story not long since published In the
New York HT0id, concerning the personal re-
lations Of the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan
Ministers at this point. As it concerns the
honor of two gentlemen for whom we entertain
the greatest personal respect, we republish it
for the information of our diplomatic patrons
especially, who number, We are happy to be-
able to say, every gentleman directly or indi-
rectly connected with a foreign legation in
Washington. as well as all others of the same
class who reside elsewhere in the United Sta 'es
as quite a number of them do ..
MEssRs. IRIsARKI, MOLINA AND EscALANrE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
In the New fOrk Herald of the 10th inst is the
following from It's Washington correspondent:
- Seniors Molina and Escalante are also wait
ing with anxiety to hear from W alkeT as they
can do nothing here under the present state of
things They think that irisarri has been in
communication with Walker for a long time
and that the Administration as well IS Costa
Rlca have been deceived as to the true position
OF parties
On the 18th inst the Herald published another
letter from its Washington correspondent. dated
the 10Th, contsining the following passage:
80 add 10 the interest of this imbToglio. Senior
lSisaTri has sent sharp note to Seniors Molina
and Escdlante, the Costa Rican Ministers de-
handing TO know If they were the authors OF
the intimidation ! sent You some days since,
about w dlkeTs knowing that new treaty
was about 10 he made with Nicaragua and that
he had been invited back by Martinez He de-
mands that If they furnished me with the inform
alton they shall immediately TetIact so far as il
affects him personally. or xPlain sd that he NAV
know what couTse to pursue
On the 18th inst, the Herald publishes a com
mnnication from its Washington correspondent
dated the 18th, aud In which Is found the follow
Ing MI. IriSaTTi received tart reply to a note
addressed To Senior Molina, asking II that gentle
man bad furnished certain information TO the
Herald's CORES pond"nt. Mr. Molina referred
him to the editor for information. limiting that
perhaps MIR. Irisarri knew more Of the manner
in which these facts became known than any one
From these statements il might h<s natura y
inferred that Messrs. Molina and Escalante must
be in direct and constant communication with
the Washington correspondent Of the Herald
freely informing him of the contents Of their
Tespondence with other Central American Min
listers, DC. Now, on the receipt here of the fore
going statements respecting Mr.. Irissari, it was
generally supposed that there could be no truth
about Mr.. Molina's writing that last reply for II
il was true that '.Molina and Escalante thong Int
that lrisarTi had been in communication with
Walker for long time, and that the Admins
tration as well as Costa Rica had been deceived
as to The true position of the parties and Mo-
lima and Escalante had communicated their
aforesaid thoughts either directly or Indirectly 10
the Herald's Washington correspondent or 10 any
other person, (and how otherwise could the Her
aids correspondent have got at their thoughts p
then II was supposed here in certain high circles
that gentlemen occupying the high position OF
Messrs. Molina and Escalante, near a foreign
government would not and could not have writ
ten with p'oPre;y that tart reply set forth by the
Herald's Washington correspondent
AZ The matter concerns somewhat the honor q!
the parties, and has public interest so far as
the supposed friendly relations between the Cen
tIal American Ministers il concerned, your re-
porter wrote to friend Of mine in New York to
g all on Mr.. lrisarri, the Nicaraguan Minister
and Envoy Extraordinary, at his house IN
Brooklyn, (for he Is not, and has not been here
| for several weeks,) and request him to furnish
correct Information respecting the alleged cor
Iespondencr h-tw~~n him and the Central
American Minister'S. Mr.. IrisaTTi has informed
my friend that the most friendly personal rela-
tions exists between him and Messrs Molina
and Esca!ante that II is true that he IrisaTri !
did write a note To Mr. Molina eDcIoSino the