Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-05

producing mefcnanulse required In TINS c0un-
try Until then, we repeat, we have little faith
in the possibility of the profitable employment
of regular line of steamships between Norfolk
and any foreign port
The CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL-The
meeti ng of the American party Internal I'm
provement Commissioners of the State of Mary
land, that took place at the chambers of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in the
Washington City city hall on the day before
yesterday, was attended by the following Com
mssioners. Viz Messrs Reynolds, Sly Lank-
ford and Peter. The first named was elected
President of the Board Besides electing drec-
tors on the part Of the State for the various
works under the supervision Of the Board they
voted to call a meeting Of the stockholders of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company on
the 18th of March next. Their purpose il,
doubtless, through the exercise of the State 8
proxy vote, to Gust the present direction and
officers OF the Company, and install members
Of the American party in their stead. We have
steadily opposed such action in connection
with such enterprises more especially, in the
belief that politics never yet made man pecu-
Since the doctrine that to the victors lin poll
tics) belong the spOils'' came in vogue, inf
deity to such trusts and incompetency for
their proper discharge on the part of those ap.
pointed or elected to them have become more
and more common; until the world has seen
| and comprehended the utter rottenness and
failure, otherwise, of the system on which a
large number Of the leading " Improvement
OF the country are managed. This has proved
to be the case in too many instances, irrespec,
tive of party. We regret sincerely that this
Board of Commissioners are believed to be
bent on perpetuating the custom which is at
the bottom of most Of the evil which we de-
scribe above.
SrNaTORs MATHER AND SCHELL.-Findinp in
distant paper stories attributing to the Hon
John Z. Mather, member Of the Senate of
the State Of New York from New York city,
disposition to avoid giving testimony before
the committee investigating the circumstances
connected with the sale of Fort Smelling and
the balance of its reservation " not previous
ly sold, We take occasion to say that there is no
truth IN them whatever. Senator NJ. was at first
simply requested to come to Washington to be
examined before the committee, the Speaker
not being satisfied of his right to bring him
hither from the discharge of his official duties
at Albany by the authority of subpoena.
We hear that on the receipt of the request, Mr..
Mather replied that he did not feel at liberty
TO leave his post on such a summons, but would
obey the ordinary subpoena which he request
ed might be issued in his case, as he waived all
right to object to obeyingit. 1t twas according
ly issued, he attended, and has been daily ex-
amined- AS it would not do for his New York
city colleague, Mr.. Schell, to leave his post at
Albany at the same time, that gentleman, it is
understood, will come on to Washington also to
be examined before the same committee as soon
as Mr.. Mather gets back to his post
ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA-THH MoRMONs,
THE INDIANS, AND TIE MINEs-Herewith we
present the Stars readers with q second letter
from the distinguished mantle man of science
and hard ssnse-to whom we were indebted
not long sincesfor perhaps the most interesting
chapter concerning the present and future of
our acquisitions on the Pacific side so far pub
lished by the press of the Atlantic slope:
MONTEREY, Jan. I, 1853.
Ea''oT Of the Star My DEAR SIR: have
Jus. received the Star, you enclosed me, with my
no'e aoout the MormObs, the mail route, &c. /
~, ,h had not time To make a complete
ts TOT YOU out ! have had very bad ht all Ia
since ien san Francisco and am ,,oiy now oct
ting better $3.50 A''' o''S "'" s''
NJ residents message IL receiy, d with great
pleasure and qualification by the peopI. of Cali.
lorna, OF all parties His moderate. iu., con,.s
Is highly approved about Kansas aud The Mn,'
mons; aud the stand he has taken nbont ,ha
southern mail route, Gadsdrn purchase, aud the
RAILROAD, highly approved Of where IN. v.r,,
best judges Of their merits live and abide Ths
matter OF the land titles, mineral rights of all
Spanish grants in California, Arizonia and Nsu,
Mexico is coming up stronger every day The
present state Of the land titles Is working out |
most serious evils-how they going TO be got |
over, time and God will tell
see Oy the New York Tribune correspond. |