Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-14
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these stocks and invest the proceeds in others,
should the agencies in question persevere in
their present attitude on the subject.
STILL ANOTHER president PRIVATE LET
TIERS" RooRBAcK.-The New York Eren,ag
Posts story upon the faith of an sit is said, -
that Commodore Paulding has in his possession
private letters from the President giving him
instructions different from his official instruc-
tions concerning his duty with reference to
Walker and his flibusters, is as utterly IN
founded on truth as the story referred to else
where in the Star to-day, saying that the re-
dOubtable hero Of three remarkable surrend-
ers-Walker-has in his possession similar let
tiers from the President, encouraging him to
flibuster. The truth is, both these funny sto-
ries were got up only by way Of publishing
something startling from the Federal MetropO-
lis, legitimate and truthful Washington news
being just now beyond the reach Of nine tenths
of the professional letter-writers Whata god
send is the privilege Of commencing startling
paragraph with sit is rumored or sit is said, )"
in such times can only be fully realized by the
professional wonder-mongers of the press
ARRIVAL OF THE FRIGATE CONGRESS.-The
U. S frigate Congress arrived at Philadelphia
on the 18th inst. Her officers are as follows:
Commodore, Samuel l.. Breese Captain, Geo.
A. Magruder; Commander, Thos. r. Craven );
Lieutenants, VIM. May, Sam1 Marcy, VIM. C.
B. S. Porter, John p Jones, James Stillwell,
Law III. Newman, Benz p. Loyal; Fleet Sur
geon, William 7. Patton Assistant Surgeon,
Danl c. Conrad Purser, James A. Scmple ;
Chaplain, Mason Noble; Commodore's Secre-
tary, Joseph P. Smith Captains Clerk, Henry
Emerson, Jr.; Purser's Clerk, G. C. Barmeis-
ter; Captain of Marine officers, Benjamin E.
Brooke; First Lieutenant, John r. F. Tat
nall; Midshipmen, Geo. E. Law, Ed. P. Lull
Alfred Hopkins, Alex. f. Crosman, Philip
Porcher, j. McBuchanan; Boatswain, George
Willmouth; Gunner, Geo. Sirian; Carpenter
James Meads Sailmaker, T. C. Herbert.
HARD Pur To Ir.-Washington correspond
ents are again repeating the foolish story of the
existence Of private letters from the President
sanctioning VIM. Walkers last violation of the
neutrality laws prior to its occurrence, and
threaten that on his trial the flibuster will
produce one or more such documents. Had
there been any such thing in existence, it
would have been paraded before the public
long since, the reader may rest assured
Walkers trial is over. We announced the re-
suit yesterday. lie failed to appear as stipu
lated, and Mr. Slater has to pay his bond of
$1,000. This story about Mr. Buchanan's letter
is the merest balderdash ever conceived avail
able to help desperate cause.
VICE PRESIDENT BRECKINRIDGE.--Thed dis
tant reader may put in his pipe and smoke tho
Washington Correspondence" story attribut-
ing to this gentleman hostility, secret or
avowed, to the policy of President Buchanan
and the Democracy upon the Kansas question.
tits evidently mere roorback, got up to bolster
a very desperate cause indeed, as matters are
tending,-the cause of opposition to the adms-
sion of Kansas into the Union as State on the
Lecompton Constitution.
A SENSATION CREATED.-Mr. Lamar of Mis-
sissippi, delivered his first speech in the House
yesterday, which earned for him the reputation
of being one Of the very best Parliamentary de-
baters now in American public life. 1t is sell
dom, indeed, that gentleman achieves SO high
a reputation as public man by his first speech
in Congress as is the result of this first Con-
gressional effort of this distinguished Missis-
sippian. -
ORDERED.-The following officers have been
ordered to the U. S. sloop-of-w war Marion now
fitting at Norfolk for the African coast:
Commander, Thomas W. Brent; Lieutenants,
Chas. NJ. Morris, w. ID. Whitney, E. F.. Stone,
A. W. Weaver; Master, John NJ. Stribling;
Passed Assistant Surgeon, Randolph F. Mason;
Acting BOatswain, Chas. W. Smith; Acting
Gunner, Charles W. Homer; Carpenter, Jos E.
Miller; Acting Sailmaker, Samuel V. Turner.
APPoINrED.-The Secretary Of the Treasury
has appointed Major Henry Beaverton, of Bal
timore, superintendent of the repairs upon the
Baltimore Exchange property, which was re-
Gently purchased by the Government to be al
tered and fitted for the uses of the Post Office
Department.
A CoRRECTION.-Bya slipof the pen we yes
terday were made to say that Mr. Bigler intro
duced into the Senate a joint resolution for
presenting Commodore Paulding with a gold
medal in the name of Congress. Mr.. Doolittle's
name should have occupied the place Of Mr.
Bigler's.
IL The Mobile Register records in strong
language its opposition TO flibusterism. IL
thinks that if the Southern people have patience
they will see the expansion Of this country south
ward by Peaceable means much more certainly
than by violence and outrage.
The Savannah (Ga) Republican, a heightened
journal, which indicates the conservative senti-
ments OF Georgia, says: eve have been dis
posed, and still are to doubt the existence of the
vast amount of sympathy for Walker which the
hilbuster press would have us believe is a uni
versai sentiment at the South, and especially in
the cities OF the Gulf. In fact, we believe the
whole thing to be arrant humbug, got up by a
few noisy men, and trumpeted abroad for the ac-
comPlishment of purpose. The people-the
bone and sinew, moral and physical, of the
country-care nothing for either Walker or his
schemes.
III The trial of George Washington Smith
Tor killing Carter, has now reached its seventh
day, in Philadelphia, but the interest felt In 1t is