The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-14

in honor CT the anniversary Of the battle of
New Orleans. The city, in consequence, was on
Friday last in lively condition.
Eli Thayers speech last week in the House
attracted good deal of attention. 1t was
capital argument in favor of new kind of fill
busterism. We shall publish the speech next
week.
The debate in the Senate last Thursday upon
the Presidents Nicaraguan message was some
what excited. Messrs. Toombs, Davis, and
others, differed radically in their views from
those expressed in the message.
The Japan expedition may not, after all, turn
oct a failure. An exchange Gays of the recent
advices which have been received from Japan,
"There is, indeed, not much prospect of
trade with the Japanese, as they have very
little to sell, and little dispositin to take any
thing in payment but silver. Our Consul Gen.
eral has, however, succeeded in negotiating an
important arrangement, by which our silver coin,
instead of being reduced to half its value, or
less, il comparison with the Japanese money,
are now taken nearly at par. The port of Sim.
oda, on the south coast of the main island, and
not far from Jeddo, is likely to prove of very
little advantage to Us. But that of Hakodadi,
on the straits of Jesse, promises to turn out
very useful port for refreshments and repairs,
especially for the large whaling feet which fire.
quents the neighboring seas. Hitherto, there
has been great difficulty in obtaining fresh
beef there, as the OK is regarded by the Japan
ese as q sacred animal, and is not killed for
food Measures, however, have recently been
taken by the authorities to furnish the ships
with f2t cattle. Fish, "a leading article Of diet
with the Japanese,) poultry, and vegetables, are
said to be abundant. The harbor is fine one !;
in fact, the best on the whole Asiatic coast. 1t
is also stated that coal,is mined abundantly in
the vicinity; so that, should the steam naviga-
ton between San Francisco and China be re-
vived, this haIbor may form a coaling depot
The Star of this city thinks that the Cass and
Ysissarri treaty will not be killed in the Senate,
notwithstanding the rumors to the contrary. We
think so, too. And those persons who think
flibusterism has any strength in the present
Congress are very much mistaken.
A Pressing Necessity The necessity for the
prompt enactment of the proposed increase of
the army of the United States is quite as press
ing, 30 Jar as the public interest Is concerned,
at this moment, as that for the issue of Treas
ury notes. The exigencies of the state of affairs
in tah make it imperatively necessary that the
troops now in Kansas, nearly the whole of
them, shall proceed TO the reinforcement of Col.
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sible; which, unless the proposed new regi.
ments are Immediately ordered by Congress to
be raised, will leave that Territory entirely with
out effective military projections; at time, too,
when the necessity for the presence of con-
siderable body of troops there was never before
so great Washington Star.
Mr.. Douglass recent speech in the Senate will
remember that lie too thinks that troops will be
wanted in Kansas, if the Lecompton Constitu
ton is accepted by Congress. AS the President
and the Star expect that document will be
forced through Congress and upon the people
of Kansas, we do not wonder that they
are anxious about the troops. Take away
the troops from that oppressed Territory,
and the Lecompton Constitution makers and
supporters would not remain there twenty-four
hours, for fear of the peoples indignation.
The President has morning receptions every
saturday-evening, every alternate Tuesday.
The friends of Arizona are quite vehement
here In favor of its immediate organization
into Territory. An exchange says The
population of Arizona is about 5000, and is
rapidly increasing. The tide of emigration
which yearly sets toward the Pacific, will be
greatly augmented the coming year by the dis
ssters in the commercial world of 1857. Thu
emigration must pass through Arizona, as tn,
great route throughout the South Pass is CLOSED
by the Mormon war. Under the liberal induce
ments offered to settlers by the donation of min
eral and agricultural lands of Arizona, provided
In the bill of its organization, large popula
hon will settle in the new Territory, and Civ
US at an early day a thriving and wealthy Stat
on our Mexican frontier"
Theodore Sedgwick has been confirmed b,
the Senate as United States District Attorne.
at New York, rice McKeon, removed.
General Walkers letter to the President j
said to have been written by Meagher, one o
his counsel.
lon," CT the Baltimore Sun, remarks:
The Kansas question appears to have beer
actually settled by the people of Kansas them
selves That Is certainly the inference from
AZ the intelligence which we have received o
late from that quarter. The question was, dis
9ncty, whether tie people would recognise tn,
Lecompton Constitution and their acts. s,
iosg as large majority of the people stoo,
out against the Convention and their action
eoncemning the former as illegitimate, and re
Puolating the latter as q nullity, there wa
ground for hesitsncy as to the reception of an
constitution of State Government, which, ur
oef The authority Of that Convention, might b
submitted to Congress. There
no longer any ground for agitation in Congress