Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-27

country at this time Is it is possible for gentle
men to be, their presses play this bold game
apparently with hope of success. That such
hope is utterly futile must be apparent to all
who know that the Southern men in Congress
are not children to be "tickled with straws"
into playing into the hands of the notorious
and persistent enemies Of their section. If
the Lecompton Constitution were the Pando-
ra's box Of dire future evils for the South,
which some Of the Newspaper opponents of Mr.
Douglas are now arguing why is it that the
great party which lives, moves and has its be-
ing wholly in ceaseless hostility to Southern
rights and interests unanimously oppose 1t with
so great bitterness? This question is stump
or; any effort to answer it will surely expose
the fact that the present futile game Of the al
souatulating Democrats in this connection is to
carry water on both shoulders, the Republican
leaders having declined to yield precedence
in the new organization virtually proposed to
them, to be based on freedom shrieking'
CHANGEs.-In this mutable world every thing
undergoes change, no matter in how high es-
TEEN il is held. In fact, as we have the great
est esteem for what Is most venerable, what is
most esteemed is aptest to change. Old build
ings are not exempted from this law and our
readers will not be surprised, therefore, to learn
that the ancient edi6ce lately occupied by the
City Post Office is soon to be numbered among
the things that are past. Preparatory to its
demolition, it is to-day being vacated by the
clerks of the Post Office Department and the
Auditors Office, who have been located in it on
account of the Department building not being
sufficiently large for their accommodation.
They are renewing into one of the wings of the
new extension of the Department building,
which has been partially fitted up for their re-
ception and it is contemplated to remove the
old building, so rs to commence the erection of
the other wing of the extension on its present
site, as early as practicable in the ensuing sea-
son. When completed, the Department build
ing, in portion Of which is the City Post Office
will cover the entire square bounded by and
+, and Seventh and Eighth streets.
The present building was erected in 1886
and 1887. and construc ed for the accommoda-
ton Of seventy-eight clerks. the whole force
then required. Since that time, as the country
grew larger and more prosperous, the business
Of the Department has been augmented. until
the clerical force now employed in the Post
Office Department alone numbers seventy-nine
and that in the Auditors Office one hundred
and sixteen-making an aggregate of one hun
dred and ninety-6ve This increase rendered
it necessary for portion of the force to be
located in the old building, but recently even
these enlarged accommodations have been
insufficient, and the erection of the extensions
nf h0 ~ hrrtlI I.l
the transaction of the business of the Depart
ment.
DOING BUSINESS IN A BUSINESS WAY.-Yes-
terday afternoon the House passed two import
ant appropriation bills-the annual Indian
Appropriation Bill, involving the expenditure
OF an aggregate Of near three millions of dol
lars, We believe, and the bill making provision
for the payment of the money due in London
on the lth of April next under the provisions
of our Sound Dues Treaty with Denmark some
three hundred and ninety thousand dollars
The business manner in which they were put
through so early in the session, reflects great
credit, indeed on the parliamentary skill and
tact of Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones, the chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee, under whose
management they were thus safely and speed
lily disposed of. We also regard their so prompt
passage without the heretofore usual legislative
ilibustering upon or over them as indicative
of the fact that the present House is much
more likely to do business in a business way
than any one of their predecessors for perhaps
eight years past. Much in this case may be
owing to the substantial advantages for the
transaction of business incident to the new
hall. But without determination on the part
OF large majority Of the members to discoun-
tenance legislative flibustering in the consid-
GRAFTON Of appropriation bills, and exceedingly
skilful engineering on the part of the gentle
man having the immediate charge of the bills
they would have fingered in the chamber for
weeks to come
The UTAH REBELLION President of
the United States, yesterday, in compliance
with request of the House of Representa-
tives, transmitted to that branch of Congress
voluminous documents, to show how far or to
what extent the people of Utah are sin rebel
lion against the Government and authorities of
the United States" The papers contain the
most important information heretofore pub
lished on that vexatious subject, but nothing
freshly interesting. Among the documents is
letter to Col. Johnston from the headquar
of the army, in which February 4th) the state
ment occurs that it is no longer probable that
1t. Gen. Scott will 90 the Pacific coast, or that
any expedition against or toward Utah will be
dispatched from that side. The announcement
is made on the authority of the General-in-