Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

experience having taught US that where wrong
doing in pecuniary public affairs transpires in
these times, it is traceable entirely to Repub-
lican-party people. This holds good as an
axiom, even in the Legislatures of every State
wherein Republican party men are found
ApEopos- We take from a recent number Of
| the New Bedford (Mass.) Times the following
explosion of the Willett Point roorback of the
New York Erening Posts Washington cor
respondent:
| sour citizens know full well how utterly false
| Is this charge of the correspondent Of the New
| York Evening Post. In the first place the prom
| erty could not have been bought for SaO'nO
short time before the Government purchased il
and, in the second place, the Government did not
| pay the enormous sum of Si00, goo for il. Two
| most unmitigated lies in one para- raph told by
il is said, fellow full of invention but utterly
devoid Of truth. IL the honorable Secretary Of
War has no charges brought against him better
founded than this, 1t will be easy task TO clear
himself from blame and the Black Republicans
| will find their assaults Gpon his department
| capital mistake in strategy. Better keep quiet
| gentlemen; you have had some experience In in
| vestigations. and you will have more than you
| bargained for"
NAVAL INTELLIGEYCE.-TheN Navy Depart
ment is in receipt of dispatches from Capt
Forrest, commandant of the flag ship ST. Law
renee, dated Monteyideo, January %, 1855
| He says:
| "The people Of that country, Disconnected with
| the administration OF the present President took
up arms and advanced TO the very capital Fear
| ipg their entrance, and believing they would not
| have force to eftectuaiiv resist them the govern
| nent addressed the different foreign agents hav-
ing armed forces in the harbor. stating its ina
biity 10 protect the lives and property of foreign
ers, and requesting them 10 protect such interests
ThIs landing was determined upon by The foreign
l M NVaSr cd to ,la
| biiity OF commanding them, being the officer
| highest in rank then on the station. A portion
Of the marine guard of the 81. Lawrence is still
| on shore at the custom house The city is harri-
| caded but no decisive action has taken place
| Gen. Dias, at the head of fifteen hundr red Inen
commands the opposing force and is said Ia lie
| only short distance from the CITY The Fal-
| mouth will join me here after the 18th with the
| supply We have no treaty with this country
and Mr.. Hamilton, the American Consul, heing
about TO close his office and return Ia The United
| States, our Government will be left without any
| representative on shore have just learned that
our Consul at Bucnos Ayres has received his
| passports The vessel that takes this dispatch,
| sailing within an hour, prevents me from enter
| ing more into detail -
THE REVOLUTION IN SONORA A letter re-
ccived in this city, under date Of February
from the western portion Of Arizona, says that
| the revolution in Sonora has thus far been en-
tiroly favorable to Gandara, the rebel chief,
who was massacreinG all his prisoners; had
surrounded Peschiera, the Governor, in such
way as to prevent his escape, and had declared
his intention of hanging him as high as Haman,
as soon as he could lay hands on him. No
Americans are engaged in this revolution, and
there is no sympathy for Peschiera for he was
the author of the treacherous scheme which re-
| suited in the massacre Of Col Crabb and his
party in 1857.
| ARMY lNTELLIGENCE.-B. IL Robertson
first lieutenant second dragons, who has been
stationed in Richmond, Va, for many months
as recruiting officer, has received orders to Join
his company, now at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
and will leave in few days.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about CLOCK a. IN :.