Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-30

some Of the most populous parts Of the city The
most prominent Of these IL the one attached to
Trinity church on Broadway. They have ceased,
however, bufying In any Of these, and have
sgrted to Greenwood, and other cemeteries on the
outskirts, Of the city None Of which, In our
humble judgments from all we can learn, equal
In all respects 10 our own Oak Hill Cemetery ins
old Georgetown.
"a A survey Of the locations for trade in country
prodnce II quite refreshing to one from distance
Ii we were TO say that at what seems to the pin
cipal depot (near the Battery for all that which
comes down North river and the Erie canal, the e
was lying Yesterday morning, at least ito 90
some of your readers at home would charge MS
with exaggeration. 1t is nevertheless a fact
true preaching.
The visit Of Secretary Toucey to the Navy
Yard at Brooklyn. and the noble ship Niagara,
of which we gave you some linking In our last,
was the occasion Of more than ordinary display
and courtesv on the part Of the officers and men
about the Yard and ship, and the procession Of
the crew Of the Niagara In honor ofthe Secretary,
was certainly very commendable AFFAIR. The
crew Of the Niagara were paid of on yesterday,
and as seems to be common custom here, poor
Jack was soon In the hands of the sharks, and
pretty well stripped Of his hard earnings.
The wire-working here among the politicians,
Is decidedly rich. All seems to be confusion,
worse confounded. The Democrats are In a muss
as to who shall have the control-the Hards or
the Softs. The Republicans are trying to hood
wink the Know Nothings intb their net or sup
port, and the Know Nothings nibble az eau
tiously at every bait thrown out by them as an
old rat would at that of a ticklish set trap Ger
rit Smith, an aspirant for the Governors Office,
seems to be trying to make fair weather with a
portion of all parties. He Ii down on the leaders
Of Republicans, Know Nothings, Democrats and
on the whole public school system of the State,
and Is trying hard to cajole into his support the
Catholics and foreigners. The impression among
some Of the leading politicians Is, that the Re.
affiliate, and that the two wings Of the Demo-
crazy will compromise their family difficulties,
and finally succeed In electing their candidate
ence of Gerrit smith flor he has, from all we can
gather, not little Of each,) shall enable him to
draw of from each Of the other parties sufficient
bottom and speed (votes) to bring him out fore
most In what now seems likely to be general
race.
The schooner Artic, Capt. Wicks will sail from
this port with full cargo of merchandise for the
following consignses in Alexandria, Washing.
ton, and Georgetown, on saturday or Monday ::
In Alexandria, Gray, Miller & Co., McVeigh d
Son, Barley 4 Thplett, B Boston, 7. A. w
Richards, Lewis Birely, Peter Hendrick, Peel
Patent ONCE, Hon. Howell Cobb, VIM. Crutch-
EFT, A. McGregor & CO., L. Grem, 8. Bonnard &
Bro, E. M. Gallandet and others. In George
town, C. Stribling, T.. F Ofutt & Co. Basset
Mears, Capt. f.. nj. Meigs, Hyde Davidson
and others. ).
The VERY LAST Two-HoRsB ACr POLITICAL.
Mr.. John B. Haskin, of New York, douglas
man, is moving heaven and earth to compass
his reelection to Congress; conducting his
canvass with energy worthy of q much better
cause. He is out-Heroding Herod. That is,
out" Douglas" ling Douglas himself Like his
fle-leader, he is just now all things to all men.
That is to say, like Douglas, no terms of Wifi
cation of the Democratic N National Administra-
ton and the Democratic party of the present
Congress are too strong for his stomach. Yet,
like the same distinguished gentleman, when
the occasion serves, he still pleads Identification
with the Democratic party when and where he
may thus hope to secure Democratic votes
That the reader may duly comprehend his pre-
else position, we make the following quotation
from late number of the New York Courier
and Enquirer:
"Tbe language Of Mr.. Haskin to the Republi-
cans Of his district continues to be, 6" am with you
thoroughly upon the election Of Speaker for the
next House Of Representatives, and upon the
great Presidential issue Of 1860; but do not urge
me to commit myself In writing, and thus leopard
my election by driving Democrats from my sup
port" In the meantime, however, the Democ rats
OF the district 90 about proclamiDg, in the name
Of MI Haskin, and by lis authority, that his
language to them Is even still more explicit. To
them he says, 81 am, and ever have been, DEM
ocrat, and plant myself upon the Democratic
platform put forth by the Cincinnati Convention
True, voted against the Lecompton bill; but
could not do otherwise, without an abandonment
of the Cincinnati platform. But that is all past.
vote at the next session Of Congress; and never
again will be found differing with the Democ-
racy. Ii elected, I shall sustain the nominees of
the Democratic caucus in the organization of the
House Of Representatives.; and not only will
sustain the Democratic nominee for the Presideu-
cy In 1850, but in all things and at all times will
conform to the usages Of the Democratic party''
Now, we care not what men of sickly politi-
cal sympathies may think-in such cases we
infinitely prefer the election of an out and out
Republican party member to that of any such
shutting double dealer. As one identified with
the cause of the South under the Constitution,
we believe it to be best for the future of the
Union that Abolitionism should do its worst
with as little delay as possible. Our theory is
that whenever the load becomes quite unbear-
able, an understanding will be had between
the two sections of the Confederacy, which
will at once prove the death blow to Abolition
demagogism. The nomination of Tom Cor
win, for Congress- after his late speeches, shows
that it is only necessary for the conservative
opposition interests at the North to put their
shoulders to the wheel, to rescue their party
from the control Of the bowling and canting
demagogues and would-be Treasury plumber
ers who have produced the existing disregard
at the North of the Constitutions obligations
in connection with the slavery question. The
triumph of such men as Douglas, Haskin 4
Co., will simply serve to postpone the hour for
the final settlement between North and South,
which must come-the sooner the better we
would hope for a settlement under which the
existing Confederacy will last, as we sincerely
hope it may, for centuries to come.
CAPTURE OF A SLAvER.-The correspondent
of the New York ExpresS, writing from Key
West August o. speaks TINS of the captu RI