Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
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A AMIsRErREsENrArI0N.- of Sena-
tor Douglas in this city, and we take il for
granted especially those connected with the
distant press, are endeavoring to create the
impression that the vote of IL to in the caucus
Of Democratic Senators held on Thursday last,
represented the relative strength of the doc
trine of Senator Douglas, THAT squatter popu-
IatiOn may legally and constitutionaily legis-
late against slavery in United States Terri
tJries,) among the Democratic members of the
Senate of the United States. This idea is a
faIlacious one The discussion in the caucus
demonstrated the fact that with but single
exception-if there was such an exception at
its close-eyery Senator present repudiated
that doctrine Each and every one of them,
but that single exception, is understood to have
signifed his repudiation Of the doctrine as a
political heresy not to be countenanced by any
statesman claiming identity with the Demo
cratic party. Again, upon the principle in
voITed in the question whether it was proper
that gentleman holding views antagonistic
to those Of the Democratic National Admins
trstion and the Democratic majority of the
Senate upon the slavery question, should be
entrusted with the responsibilities of faithfully
representing those views in the Territories
Committee room and on the floor of the Senate
chamber, it is very certain that the judgment
at the caucus was unanimous with, perhaps, but
single exception.
Considerations Of political policy" induced
few present to deprecate a change in the
ehairmanship Of the committee at this time
argument, however, soon satisfied them that
there should be no hesitation to make assurance
dOubly sure that the head of their Territories
Committee will syupathize on all questions of
Principls-on all such slavery questions, we
msan-With those entrusting to him the duty of
representing their sentiments. The result was
that there was in the end literally no division
IN the caucus of Democratic United States Sem
a'ors upon the proposition to substitute SEN
atOr Green for Senator Douglas as the future
chairman of the Senates' Territories Commit
tee.
The mistake was in failing to select another
chairman Of that committee, when Senator
Douglas FIRST enlisted under the anti-Demo-
cratic party's banner last winter. That act
could, and should have been consummated
then All the embarrassment in oonsumma-
ting it at this time is but the result of the de-
SA-SSASiJ TIE democracy
Of the Senate on thus demonstrating to the
world that gentleman holding to the current
positions Of Senator Douglas on the slavery
question, backed by q record on it like that OF
his made last winter, may not continue to make
pretension to the Democrats party leader
ship. Thus they have saved the party a world
OF future embarrassment. 1t can at all times
conquer its avOwed enemies, and has never
yet been WOrSted, except by the blows of nom
inal sympathiIers in its cause, suffered to stab,
and stab, and stab it again, in the dark for the
sake Of the very harmsny at which those stabs |
were aimed.
CAMP FLOYD The following notice Of this |
camp, the present locate of Gen. Johnson's !
command in Utah, we copy from the VALLEY |
Ian, Kirk AndersOn's new paper, published |
at Salt Lake City under date Of November |
9th. The reader may justly infer that the |
editor is not a Mormon, and that be is dis |
posed to show up matters in the Territory in |
the light that the Gentiles" view them:
such is the good order and discipline mani- |
Tested at this camp, that the stranger within our
gates would scarcely know that arm. and |
rnclent garrison was uariered in the Territory.
Dfnhkenness and rOwdYiSm, those supposed In |
eidents in the train s'progress Of civilization"
Certainly has not been exhibited, on the coatTary
fOTerd
"Gen Johnson has by l is military and police |
regulations brought about this result, and the |
people Of this Territory are thus not only pro-
tected In their rig BITS, bnt have not a. vet |
heard Of any conduct that was particularly an |
noying upon the part Of the soldiery. The pres
enee OF the army here has been blessing TO |
This people, IL has opened a market for their |
Pfodlce, given employmen: to their mechanics |
ana lsborrrs, and put gold into their pockets, |
which in its turn affords food Ind raiment'
Lumber, wood and hay, from the kanyons, /
nave met with ready sales az high prices, and for
Cash, while the very dirt has been moulded into /
sdooies, and city has been reared. Ia this |
uhltarian aye IL is not ht for phIosOphic croak-
RS 10 plead abstract questions Of morals and con-
J-'e up ghOstlY speculatiOns in social economy, |
wien not only the facts do not warrant accusa-
ions that have been made, but on the contrary,
civilization IL is hippantly called, has |
Doug ut about great good and relief to the people
OF this Territory"
SoUrH Pass AND HONEY LAKE WAGON |
RoAD.-We find the following notice Of this |
road in the Great Salt Lake City Valley Tan,
Of November 6th:
Colonel LandeTs who recently made a survey
Of this road returned to the States and bis
report has not yet been published, we give the
following items In reference to the sane, which i
we, kindly furnished MS by Mr. Campbell, who
accompanied him upon the xpedition
- The road leaves the South Pass at the foot of
ROCKY hlugc, on StrdwDcrTy x, between the
parallel Of ~ degrees 81 and % minutes, passing
through country Of extensive meadows, largely
tmOefed, and with no alkau waters. IL crosSes
6reen river, above the forks, into the kanyon Of
Plaey ererk, thence up Lsbarge, 10 the foot Of
ToonP>oh's Pass, or Wdhsztch mountains, to
head waters Of smiths Fork OF Bear river, thence
head OF salt river thence Blackfoot fork Of Snake
flYvI, thence Port Nuef, 20 Fort Hall.
g. This route l. far superior TO many California
uas, ON account Of its great facilities for water,
grass and wsod, the peaceful disposition Of it-
l1dians Its coal and iron its reat abundance OF
S4Tn-, Elk, Hare, and Deer Afier fording Green
River, IA most excellent FoTd,) emigrants can
camp at any hour Of the day, always with those
s,r1t essentials wood, water and grass.
Col. Linder deserves great credit for energy
sno 20 oaheadativsnsss" In proposing this route
-; ne next se~son'S emig Ia,ion."
lHE NIAGARA.-The New York papers Of
saturday evening, notice the return to that
port on Saturday morning, of the U. S. steam