Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-09

obtain the right Of way through q military
reservation in Michigan, between Sarnia, on
the st. Clair river, and Pontiac, for the Detroit
and Milwaukee railroad, which is virtually
continuation of the Grand Trunk railway OF
Canada. Mr.. Gsowski is understood to be q
contractor on the lstter road. Secretary Floyd
Is stated TO have granted the request under the
customary restrictions.
NCAssIUs CLAY ON DOUGLAs-Cassius Clay
"goss in strong" for the reelection of Douglas
to the Senate, and urges the Republicans to
unite with the American party Of that State to
secure his triumph. Hear him in late letter,
dated White Hall Post Office, June III, 1858,
and published in the Richmond, Kentucky,
Dsm0erat,) As follows: -z,-...----. -.as.,s
:" said that SO far, by sustaining the liberties
OF the people and preventing civil war, Critten-
den and Douglas were right aud noble, and all
honest men Dug bt 10 sustain them; and, further,
all honest men will sustain them-that Is, all
men who really and honestly prefer a popular
Government to a despotism.
81 did say that Americans and Republicans
ought to unite, and more, l said every honest
Democrat oEshf 10 anits in the defeat Of a party
who were attempting to overthrow, In a manner
more tyrannical than that Of George Ill the lib
critics OF all " :. ... .. ..
While such politicians as Cassius M. Clay
endorse Mr. Douglas as being eminently worthy
Of the support of the opposition who think with
him CLAY on the slavery question, it will take
more than the special pleas of tho stereotyped
speech he is delivering over Illinois, to satisfy
straightforward members of the national Dem
ocratic party that his labors are not tending to
break down the Democratic party ascendency
in the Government. Apropos of Cassius's con-
nection Of the name Of Douglas and Crittenden
| as political cOlaborers. For some time past, it
has been said around us that there is a regular
understanding that Douglas is to support Mr..
Crittenden's pretcnsiOns to the presidency, if
| the American party of Illinois vote for the
Douglas candidates for the Legislature in No
vember next; by and through which anticipated
course on their part hangs all Mr.. Douglass
hopes Of triumph, as " small by degrees and
beautifully less" as they are daily growing. If
this bargain has not been entered into, as
alleged, we apprehend that the fault is not that
ex-senator Douglas, who, it will be remembered,
in the great contest of the last session. wherein
all conceivable combinations were made to
| throttle the Democratic majority Of the Cham
bers, Douglas was the presiding genius of all
the consulate and schemes OF the allies to
that end, being at one moment at the elbow of
Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Wilson, or Mr.. Seward, and at
the next at that Of Mr.. Crittcnden or Mr.
Humphrey Marshall. Whatever plea of DEM
ocratic psrtyism Mr.. Douglas may seek to use
in justification Of the Democracy of his so
| notorious combination with them ON that coca.
| sion, neither Of those gentlemen, we apprc-
bend, will hesitate to avow that their combina-
ton with him was to tho end of destroying the
ascendency Of the Democratic party in the Gov
| ernmcnt. We shall not be surprised to find
Mr.. Douglas shortly avowing that he is sup
porter Of Mr.. Crittenden's aspirations for the
next presidency, or those of any one else, able
to secure him heavy additional vote in No.
vcmber next-the end and aim of all his cur.
| rent political pretensions. To find him sup
porting any one else save Stephen Arnold
Douglas for the next presidency, provided he
has the ghost of chance Of being elected, will
astOnish US much more it matters little indeed
what professions of devotion to the fortunes of
Mr.. Crittenden, or any other aspirant of either
party, he may utter in the meanwhile
New CALEDoSIA.-The Washington CORES
pendent of the New York Herald says:
I" 1t is said Lord Napier wrote a letter to Gov
ernor Douglas, Of HudsonS Bay Company adj
wishing him to interpret Sir Edward Bulwer Lyt-
tons ms rnctions In the most liberal manner
regarding his treatment OF American miners
His lord>hip fully appreciated the advantages To
accrue 10 his Government from the early develop
mrnt OF New Caledonia by Anglo SaYons, and
his udgment is, that the Hudson's Bay COMPANY
should relax their police reg ulatOn ard remit the
onrrous taxes which they have imposed upon
doubtful authority.
MEANWHILE the War Department is fully
awake to the importance Of the gold discoverie,
and their effects upon our settlements in Oregon
and washing ton Territories, and Governor Floyd
has determined Ia make quick work Of our In
dian disturbances by vigorous campaiyD IL il
expected that the four hundred recruits sent bv
way OF the lsthmus will reach Walla- walla
and join Col. StsPtoe by the middle Of S.p,em-
Der, while the sixth infantry, ordered across the
country from Utah, should arrive in the Indian
country about the middle OF November
" IL has further been determined to send Col
Mansfield, Inspector General Of the army, ont by
the next steamer TO the seat OF war to inspect the
forces, and report also upon the OF the coun-
try, the number and capabilities OF the savay-s
them to terms.
"The Indian Agency in Washington Territory
IL now vacant. but Is under sideration by Sec
rotary Thompson, and will be filled soon after
the return Of the President next week.
The U. s. LoAN.-The bids for the new ten
million loan, which were opened at 12i O'Clock
to-day, at the Treasury Department, are very
numerous, and their reading had not been half
concluded when our reporter left They gen.
orally average thus far rather moro than those
for the previous loan, and several Of them ex-
coed g per cent. We have no idea as yet
OF the aggregate amount. They prove the
credit Of the Government to be very good with
moneyed men generally.
We have learned, since writing the above,
that for at least 5000, 600 of the proposed
loan, tho bids were at premium of from per
cent. upwards-somo for small amounts reach
ing per cent For the other half of the loan
the successful bids range from 4 to per cent.
Some firms bid for several amounts, compris
ing in the aggregate worry large sums. The
aggregate bids Of Maria, Kanz & Co, NY,
for instance, amounted to 81, 557 600: Thomp
son d Bro, n Y. bid for 81 ,OOO, 600; Treyall