Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-01
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP


-THR MEXICAN LoAN-The efforts Of Mr.. |
Maguan, the agent of the Juarez party, who |
is now here from Mexico, are not to negotiate
loan from this Government, but from indi- |
vidual capitalists His object in calling upon
Mr.. Buchanan was to influence, if possible, the
recognition of the Juarez party a. the Govern
ment of Mexico, in order to render the task of
efecting loan easier. Senior Mata, WHO'S now
on his way hither, comes, it is said, with cre-
dsntials from Juarez as Minister to this Gov
eminent. The chief reason why it is desired
that this Government should recognize the
Juarez government in Mexico before loan is
effected is, no doubt, because the conveyance
OF titles to lands in Sonora, which are to be
given as security for this loan by the Juarez
party, would, in that case, be regarded by this
Government as valid; and, even if Sonora
shall hereafter come into possession of the
United States, the capitalists who make these
advances now will be able to hold Dir secu
rity. Or, if the Juarez party should subse-
quently be overthrow, the security of the
loan will still have to be respected by any other
party which may hereafter gain the ascendency
IN Mexico. As for Mr.. Msguan's success, in
effecting loan, there can be but little doubt
of that if this Government previously recog-
mixes the Juarez party in Mexico as the Gov
eminent Of that country.
The LAST RooRBACK ExPLoDED.-Corres-
pondents of the New York press on the Panama
isthmus wrote by the Illinois's mails that the
Hermann had sailed from Panama direct for
San Francisco, thus leaving the 400 passen
gers that went out on the steamer Washington,
at San uan del Sur, unprovided with the means
of conveyance thence to California. This proves
to be as utterly untrue as the previous story
that the Hermann could not possibly make the
trip round the Horn in time to connect with
the Washington, and that she (the Hermann)
was unseaworthy. On the contrary, she made
the trip around to Panama in much less time
than was anticipated, and proved herself on
the voyage decidedly the best American steam
ship now on the Pacific side. That story was
manufactured to deter voyagers from taking
passage on the Washington, and the story men,
toned first above, was doubtless designed to
defeat the success Of the next voyage of the
Washington from New York. by inducing tray
elers to hasten to purchase tickets via Panama,
before its falsehood could be exposed. Such
are the expedients upon which the Panama
route companies and Vanderbilt whom they
substitute at the rate of $50, 900 per month so
long as be shall be able to keep the Nicaragua
route closed it will be recollected,) are now
forced to resort to preserve their outrageous
monopoly of the isthmus travel to and from
California. Mr.. Henry Randall, who is con-
nected with the Washington, in the New York
journals of yesterday, shows up in glazing col
ors the fslsehood of the very last roorback,
mentioned above; the Herman having pro-
ceeded from Panama direct for San Juan del
Sur to await the arrival Of the Washington's
passengers, in strict fulflment Of her owners
engagement to that end.
ANTI-LECOMPrOyIsN.-Th ID uglas Demo
Gratis, as they style themselves, take queer
ways OF demonstrating their identity with the
great Democratic party Of the country, as SO
pertinaciously claimed by Douglas and bis
Illinois newspaper supporters. In every other
State except Iliinois-in Pennsylvania and
Now Jersey, for instance they VIGOROUSLY
fought shoulder to shoulder in common cause
with the Republican party in the Congressional
elections that recently TRANSFERRED Within a
Ae" UayS past tHo new lnolana Legislature
met, and their meeting was signalized by
grand coalition between the Douglas Demo
Gratis" and the Republicans, wherein the Offices
to be given out were divided strictly pro rata
between them. The result of the action of the
Legislature was N strict accordance with their
programme; as, united, they had an over.
whelming majority. An Indianapolis CORES
pendent of the New York Tribune wrote to
that journal a complete account of the coalition,
garnished with profuse compliments to the in
tensity of the aboltionism of the Douglas
Democrats" Of the body, (of the Indiana Legis-
lature)
While such things are transpiring elsewhere,
the douglas Democrats" here are claiming to
be the most straight-laced Southern-rights
Democrats conceivable Was there ever a
greater farce than the pretensions Of such
politicians to identity with the Democratic
party Of the country at large?
The PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Heraia alludes to this company, which
now carries the U. S. mail from New York 10
San Francisco, via Panama, as follows
parties connected With the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company are here to urge a renewal OF their
mail contract In view Of the state of the Trea-
md of he ord, 80 .,