Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The HERALD ONCE MoRE-The New York
Herald has Of late undertaken a task for which
1t Is in no sense eompetent-that Of condemn
ing the official conduct of Senator Mason.
There is nothing in that to be condemned. We
pointed out the utter falsity of that journals
position when its self-sufficiency was displayed
in the very worthy undertaking of impartng
some general instructions to the object of its
wrath. Its disgusting and indecent reply, in
which it supposed several very erroneous
things. claimed no notice at our hands Again
1T is off at a tangent, with . the weak and cow
ardly suggestion" with the imbeciIe propo-
sition," with the Z" backing down of Mr.. Ma
son, and many other such classic expressions
hardly calculated to influence all sensible men
We do not at all times object to the pith of the
H'TGia; but we protest against its frequent
wsntOn and meaningless attacks upon public
and private character. 1t is now engaged in
placing Mr.. Mason falsely before its readers
Its rhetoric will not affect those who know that
Senator; who know with what answering and
nnHinchlng mind he shapes his public course
with what steadiness of purpose he is always
found advocating the just and the right, and
the zeal he has ever displayed in jealous
ing down is no motto of this degenerate son.
as he is styled by our arbiter poIincarum
When sober thought and a sound Judgment
have pointed out to him the stand of duty. 10
rock is firmer on its base. Active and indefati-
gable in the labors of bis office, resolute of pur
pose, bringing to the discharge OF his duty a
large and liberal mind viewing the vast field
OF foreign intercourse IN an American spirit,
the condemnation of the HsTaId was far fetched
1t is not difficult to point out its errors
Mr. Mason reported back resolution offered
by Mr.. Douglas in regard to the British out
RACES, with an amendment or a substitute en-
towering the President to obtain reparation
and redress for injuries and Outrages inflicted
upon American citizens in Central America,
thus covering the whole field of our foreign reIa-
tions wherever embarrasSments have occurred
The Herald seems to have forgotten that res
olution, somewhat similar to that of Senator
Douglas, was offered by Mr. Mason on the 29th
of May, and is still pending before the Senate
The Douglas resolution, therefore. was of no
actual necessity, though its introduction dis
played no little political tact on the part Of the
Senator from Illinois; whilst Mr. Mason's act.
in an effort worthy of all praise) to extend the
protecting arm Of the Government to American
citizens scattered over every portion of the
globe, must needs call down upon him the CEN
sure Of a sudden, bOisterous war pipe The
Herald says the resolution was defeated TWAS
not defeated. The vote taken was upon making
1T special order for the next day-nothing
more. Mr.. Nason's motion was not sustained
because the appropriation bills were still a
special order, and it was important to carry
them through. That was a very slight foun-
dation on which to croak about the defeat Of
the resolution. And il was not much matter
OF congratulatiOn in this connection to find
Mr.. Hunter voting against the motion for that
Senator. as chairman of the Financial Com
mittee, has very properly perseyered through
out to make the appropriation bills take prece-
dence of every thing else. The HeraM argues
with rapidity which neither facts nor conclu-
sions justify. We are confident however, that
it will yet applaud the course of the gentleman
1T now censures.