Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-06

try to grasp the helm Of State, surrounded a
It then was BY the difficult pilotsge Of a com.
plex and vexed diplomacy.
rejoice, In pride Of country and IL, resnect.
full personal sympathy, that he is now about
reaching the eliminating point in the admin.
istrative ordeal into which be en- tered With.
once 20 much modesty and Sc much firm
ness OK character IAN ordeal alvey severe
and, think, for the last four years unususlly
Trying TO the best possible combinations cf
WISDOM, nrmnees and moderation History
Will ever speak Of the triumphant results.
may domestic happiness, and laurels ever
green, be with our smiasls fellow-oitixe en-,
franklin Pierce ; and whilst we cordially hail
tne rising sun, let Us wave an afectiouate
adieu to the one that 50 gracefully sinks In
the loved west Of our Prudential glory.
MEfRoPoLirAN.
The Cabinet speculations and runors with
reference to the parsonnei of the seventh mem.
Der Of the Cabinet, were a. rife last night ss
| at any time since Mr.. Buchanan q first arrival.
and also with reference to tho respective DO.
sitions Of various Of the gentlemen known to
have been rendered portfolios by Mr.. Blu.
| chansn. This Is human natui Cor, at least,
politicians natuFa-and oan never be oh an god,
or experience embraces no data In this cas- Q
| from which reasonable conclusions may be
| drawn.
But return to our mutton-we were
| amused, as;onished, and not q little edited,
with the different speculations and theories
| mooted In this connection within our hearing.
The only one Of them in which we plac ed i'm.
plicit confidence, as from the signs prove
Its correctness pas. peradventurs, is tho fact
that President Buchanan has fairly bafled
the wonderm ongers in the skill he has dis.
played in keeping State secrets to himself and
with those on ly to whom he has seen fit to i'm
part them. This Is good beginning. and an.
gurs we'll for the sagacity with which he will
doubtless mai lage his trust of the nation.
The Senate Extra Session. 1T is though t
BY the best u formed persons around US that
the current 'cxtra session of the Senate will
extend to q psriod of perhaps six weeks This
means that tho body will hardly adjourn
without fnaIIy disposing of the Dali az Claren.
don Treaty. We remarked, not long since,
that there was every reason to hope that it
would be bI ought into shape to do away
with all the substantial objections to it of the
(then) Executiv branch of the Government.
as we'll as of enators. The Developments of
each subseqRen day have tended to confirm
Us in this impression. Indeed, We now find
none, save . few very earnest sympathizers
with flbustering, who seem to anticipate any
other result for the cautious and patient labor
in connection with it the Senate are evidently
nrenarino IN ,undartaks
Captain IIeigs.-Who has achieved a
greater or more richly deserved victory than
Captain Meigs, over the sinister and unfair
efforts to destroy him professionally, which for
years past have been essayed by those seek
ing to make private speculations in eonnec.
ton with the construction of the government
Water Works? Richly as be has deserved it,
he has as faithfully earned it, as we'll as the
gratitude Of all interested in the prosperity of
our noble city. To his courteous bearing, un.
der contumely from small minds, and self re.
lance, is Washington in tho main indie bted
for the triumph Of this most important govern
ment enterprise, so far as its own future is
concerned.
An Interesting Scene AT the Treasury
Department yesterday, the employees in its
different buresux, headed by their respective
chiefs, each corps separately, paid their part.
ing respects to their late head of tho Depart. |
ment, Secretary Guthrie. These interviews
we're as touching as interesting: fox the De.
partment has never been graced with Secre-
sary who more completely enjoyed the conf |
dence, respect and esteem Of the highly intel.
gent body Of gentlemen employed In Its seve.
ral branches in this city. They also paid their
respects to Col. Pster q Washington, the 80
efficient Assistant Secretary, than whom this
Government has no officer moro com petent,
energetic, and faithful to the public trust re-
posed in him.
Increase Of the Navy As the smoke Of the |
last days of the session clears slowly away, We
begin to learn definitely what has and what
has not been done; for the reader should be
aware that the consumma alton of most of the
real business of the session is com pressed into
the last forty-eight hours Of its existence.
Thus, wo fnd that the construction of Eve ed.
ditional sloops-of-war (half as many as are
nseded) is authorized, and the force of seamen
has becn ordered to be increased to be one
greater than the present maximum
Awards The Secretary of the Treasury
has awarded the contract for constructing tho
new marine hospital at Burlington, Iowa, to
Messrs. j. and W. Henderson, of this city,
they being tho lowest bidders, for the sum of
SIS, 978.
The Secretary has also awarded the contract
for constructing the new custom house at
Plattsburg, II. Y, to Messrs. Blaisdell l. En-
erson, of Boston, Mass, they being the lowest
bidders, for the sum Of S4S,755 49,
An Official Visit.-The officers of the Navy /
and Marina corns of tha TInitsd Stat. NON -