Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

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the fact that while large portion of the men,
bers design essaying this winter again to en-
graft the protective system upon the policy of
the Government Of the United States, those of
the body who have been consistent opponents
of that policy design standing as firmly by their
principles, now, as ever before. In truth, il
even so early appears to US that this subject is
to be the great bone of contention of the session.
ovsrshadowing everything else, save, perhaps,
the question OF the right of emigrant aid soci-
eties 10 cause territorial laws to be passed vir-
tually excluding slavery from all United States
Territories that may hereafter be organized,
upon which we are happy to be able to say there
seems to be no difference of opinion whatever
among those Democrats of Congress who, last
winter, struggled shoulder to shoulder against
the combined Opposition host, who are, by the
by, at this moment as firmly united in favor Of
that dogma of Senator Douglas, as their follow.
ers were, not long since, in re-electing Messrs
Haskins, Clark, and Hickman, and subse-
quently in electing Mr.. VIM. Keim, an out and
out Repu blican- party man, as the successor of
Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones from the former staunch
Democratic district of Berks.
We regret more than We can express that
there should be 50 vile difference of opinion
among the Democracy on any question as exists
with reference to specific duties and the Pacific
railroad question, between the Presiden MT and
large portion Of those members sincerely and
unseihshly attached to him and his Admins.
uation. Nevertheless, that it was unavoidable.
must De evident to all who remember that the
views Oh the Message on those subjects. were
steadily and freely ayowed by President Bu-
cnanan previous to his election, while the Con.
gressional dissentients from them have no less
steadily and earnestly opposed them whenever.
wherever, and by whomsoever ayowed
Nevertheless, it is not possible that this diff.
ference of sentiment will extend 70 .nv nth.,
subject, or will result in any cessation of the
good understanding and kind regard existing
between the President and his free trade and
ann-Pacihe railroad friends, who, one and all.
glory as much, in the steady devotion of his
Administration to the interests of Democratic
party, as In their own opposition to protec-
ton' direct or indirect, and 10 internal i'm
ProVements by the General Government
hooRBAcKs ON RooRBAcKs.-It seem, that
mere Is 10 be no cessation of the manufacture
Oh hooroscks IN the mint Of the Pansma-lipes-
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to prevent the opsn
ing OF rival iSthmus route for the transporta-
oon OF passengers to and from California
Yesterday mornings mail returns to this city
Two OF them-the first in part q reysmned
one-coneocted within the last day or tvo n,
this point. They are as follows:
Ihere Is very decided suspicion here aj,o
.nas tne men who went out in the Washington
some twenty days ago,weTe in reality aIibns.er.,
and that u was because Capt Cayendv ~ a.,
hermann, knew they were not Intended 70 he
saAen from san Juan del Sur that he ordered his
vessel 10 proceed TO San Francisco without call
Ing al that port. On the other hand there are
some VINO believe the Ave hund red men who ws,t
Cu, IA me Hermann were flibusters; that
SdP'. CaVendy's order to his mate not TO .ton Al
Sdh Juan was all a sham, designed to prevsnt
aelentlon by the American armed vessels in the
Pay " fansnia, and that, long before this they
nave snpped into Nicaragua and taken posSexsionn
OF the country. give you these curious snsJge.
uohs LOT "Gat they are worth. Certainly O.,
va. Una ABANDON ment of his vessel at Panama
iothe7 sing uIar proceeding ''-WasAtrgfon
eO''eSPoHdencs Of some Nstc York Pare,
-" III Is said that the Pacific mail COMPANY will
IN connection with the Vanderbilt interest omen
me me. uen transit The White canal com
Pany has probably failed In an effort TO do L.
from causes independent Of the apparent bostjli,y
OF tne NlcaTagudn Government This Govern
m9h,' u Is presumed, will protect any legal and
route. -'' opeHihs TIC
The complete success Of the T.huan.epec en-.
.N'p'asc huCu nlsles the lmDOrtanre hf.ber
10 attached to other routes The stock Of tbs
company mas been already taken M to ,ucb an
s as 10 insure the construction of the rail-
20 ,1,a anu, meanwhile, the company have offered
70 uanspoit tue mail weekly between San Fran
cisco and New Orleans within twelve dav. rom
port 10 port Ion, (Washiugtoxl eoyy,,norJ
.sHes Of fhe Baltimore SIN
Now, OF these rOorbacks, We have to saw
lst' That 1t is utterly untrue that a single
nIlouster went out either on the Hermann or
the Washington
"a mat the scheme of preventing the Her
mann from stopping at San Juan del Sur To taks
.ne =" Ashingtons passengers from thence to San
noS0o, was trick Of the Panama-lins.
ano-' anoerous schemers to bring about a 61,co
In inc arrangements Of the nicaragua com-
Pany 10 open their route. 1t was doubtIess
essayed oy the lavish expenditure of the MONEY
paid to the Panama lines by the Governmer,
Tor transporting the mails They thus ,ece;v.
Of the Government more than 500 600 Nor o.
mum $4,000 OF which they pay Vanderbilt
monthly for keeping the Nicaragua route closed
oy and through his efforts to defeat the policy of
tnls Govsrnmsnt in causing it to DO re-opeped.
We learn by private letter from New York.
reserved yesterday, that though CAPTAIN Ca.
.enoy a'd abandon the Hermann at Panam.
INC faithful second officer Of the ship, who vss
not sppFoachable, strictly carried out hi, in.
MISUNDERSTANDING for San Juan del Sur to tale
on board the Washington's passengers. So
Whatever the scnemers for the cont;nu.ro. =,
the monopoly paid in the hope of ipdnc;n.th.
saihng Oh the Hermann for San Fraucisco H.,
proves to have been so much mon.v -
away.
. ihe writer in the New York paper is wrong |
In stating that Captain Cavendy's abandon
nento his vessel at Panama was rather ,;n,n.
lar proceeding; iRsomuch Is it was clearly Su,
part Of the same game paIpably involved in
current Entertainments concerning the ehsr.o-
Herman. s'on anu
T. Ii VIII be remembered tha. Ion, Oftbs Bal
timore S"n, was the original pubt.hs, - -.
roOrback saying that the Hermann wa, u,...
worthy and could not possibly make N. -