Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-20

cd only to get an idea Of the lion Of the occa-
sion and that being around the festive board,
" generous wine," rather than Virginia's re-
spect for law and order, her humanity and her
attachment for the principles of justice and
right, said all the silly things in the way of the
Indirect justification of such outrages against
common honesty, human rights, and law hui
man and divine that were said on the occasion.
The New York, Commercial Adrertiser thus
discourses of the extraordinary dinner afore-
said
"GESERAL WALKER TALKING AFTER DINNER
Some ardent admirers Of the man with the cold
grey eve,' on Thursday last gave to General Will
liam Walker what some scores of his deluded
followers in this city would have been devoutly
thankful for few months ago, a good dinner
The General of course must make a speech, ard
the truth Of his opening sentence might have
been designed to atone for good deal Of the
Justification Of facts which followed: 1T is diff
fcult for me- said the world -renowned man of
destiny, "to express the gratitude ] feel at the
least sign of approval by the public men Of Vir-
ginia OF the course pursued by the americans in
| tlemea present relshed his measurement of their
presence we know not, but we can readily be-
lieve that General w alker was sincere in saving
virtually, that he was but too glad of the least
sition. Of course 1t is not necessary to follow the
| General through his after-dnner speech to the
small company Of sympathsers Of whose dinner
he partook. After the above quoted maize con-
fession, he launched out into the old story, and
reiterated his purpose Of still conquering Mic
| aragua-if he could.
"The other speakers did not make much out
One, who does not seem to have intended any
sarcasm or banter, declared that Walker and his
men were entitled to respect and admiration, and
that Walkers 'deeds and achievements rvalled
oil SnfA lad Al
who gave to England her greatest renown ~
Another gentleman, who, by the way, Favored
a Southern Republic" said, in seeming good
faith, that ssail Walkers proceedings had been
based submission to law ~ Another wished
General Walker success, ''whatever he NAV do ,,
Somehow, the affair does not seem to have been
altogether satisfactory.
BosH-The New York E.rprcss talks ear
nestly about Virginia5 being at the back Of
Governor Wise in his splurge against the Le
compton convention. Are the Editors daft {?
Do they not know that the vote in the Virginia
Legislature against his position on the resolu-
tions his extraordinary course caused to be
passed was unanimous. And do they believe
that if there were even the ghost of party in
the State in favor Of his position, that with his
energy and eloquence-which none deny him
he would be left without single supporter on
the question in the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia. Verify, it seems as though the Express
must be growing "a demented as Governor Wise
is himself, on the Kansas question.
CoMMIssIoyED.-Hon Nathan Clifford, of
Maine, whose appointment as Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court was con-
frmed a few days ago, yesterday received his
commission.
POsr OFFICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c.
Ten Eyck, Esq, of Buffalo, and Robert Good,
Esq, of Cincinnati, have been appointed ex-
press route agents on the line from New York
to Cincinnati.
Tue WEATHER.-The following report of tho
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about o'clock a. IN !:
JANUARY 20, 1855
New York, N. clear, pleasant
philadelphia, Pa.........clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md. showing
Washington, ID. Z ........ cloudy, cool.
Richmond, va clear, cool.
petersburg, Va. .......... clear, cool.
Norfolk, Va. clear, pleasant.
Wilmington, N c ....... clear, cool
Columbia, :. c ........... clear, cool.
Charleston, 5. C...........clear, pleasant.
Augusta, Ga clear, cool.
Savannah, Ga clear, pleasant.
macon, I'd. ............... clear, cool
columbus, ga ............ clear, cool.
Montgomery, Ala. clear, cool
FROM THK WEST.
Buffalo, N 1........... clear, cold; wind w.
Lynchburg, Va............c clear, cod.
Bristol, Tenn. .............cl clear. cold.
Cumberland, Md. cloudy, cool.
wheeling, Va........... cloudy, cool.
Barometer al the Smithsonian, 80 $50.
etar 10 mil
imum last night, 32'; near the ground, 81.