Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-26

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p. 81 paid the draft for balance of Land Of |
nee si'5 and some cents Money is tighter here |
than 1T was in Minnesota when I was there and |
~ tcoHfd hdre tesH quite a favor to ,re to haze
hdd you applied the sum / left Nth you for ing |
portion Of entry money Of Lands on the Reserve, |
lands came into market, but il is all over now.
Yours, truly, SMITH.
This letter shows that he quarreled with
futile, who would not stand the bargain for one
eighth OF the Governments property entrusted
in his Smith 81 keeping a mere tenant at will
In his original application to Secretary Craw-
ford for permission to occupy the mills property,
he pretended the purpose of moving thither
with his family. Major Woods, in his remon-
STRANGE against compliance with his dangerous
request, exploded that idea-eyen before Smith
himself did that thing in sub-letting the prop
erty to futile, leaving the latter to battle with
the wilderness Of bears and catamounts, such
as the falls of the ST. Anthony was in 1850
That Smith never entertained the least idea
OF moving there, rs pretended in his original
application to Secretary Crawford for posses
sion, is evident in his contract with Tuttle of
May 18th, 1850, as well as in the specializing
letter of November Is, 1854, extracts from which
we publish above He was evidently after
chiseiing the Government out Of the town site
of Minneapolis and the most valuable water
power in the whole Northwest for one dollar
and quarter per acre and to that end he lob
bied and lobbied and lObbied here-ayailing
himself Of his privilege of the Hall as an ex-
member Of Congress-until he made the very
name Of " the lobby stink in the nostrils of
the country at large.
SPEECH OF Mr.. DOUGLAs.-Our readers are
already aware that Judge Douglas delivered
his speech on the Kansas question, in the Sem
| ate chamber, on Monday evening The event
was anticipated by both citizens and visitors
and hence, long before the hour arrived, every
| available position in the chamber was filled
with throng of anxious listeners. The speech
occupied nearly three hours in its delivery, and
was most remarkable for its utter restitution
OF apt illustration and pointed argument. In
| decd, 1T was but bare remove above fail
ure and, although the valiant Senator labored
hard, error, like dread incubus, apparently
oppressed his intellect throughout, and he
could not once raise above the dead level of Oft
| repeated generalities and unestablished allega-
tions.
This effort proves that the g Little Giant"
has suffered the wanton embraces and insidious
wiles OF the "Delilahs" of Republicanism to
have undue influence over him. After winning
bis confidence, through unceasing importuni-
| ties, they wrested from him the secret of his
| former wonderful strength-which was neither
more nor less than his previous unwavering
adherence to the Federal Constitution The
next step was to ensnare and betray him. Soon
an opportunity arose from the result of the
Cincinnati Convention. Disappointed and cha
grined thereat, the once "mighty champion"
suffered
| ''lntellect to slumber while passion raged.n
| Then his ''Deliahs" prepared the couch for
him, and he slept soundly, dreaming of riding
into power on the Kansas hobby, and all un-
conscious Of the deed then being done" On
the return of consciousness alas he finds him
self despoiled of his attribute of strength, and
securely fettered in the tolls of his foemen.
Hapless man still other misfortunes awaited
him for his unrelenting enemies must needs
next obscure the once clear vision of his giant
intellect, lest, his power returning, he should
again defy them. So they have even blinded
him, probably by the glare of dazzling prom
| ises.
| On Monday evening they remembered his
former miraculous strength, and still retained
n due share Of respect for their unfortunate
vicum; but this waned rapidly after witness
ing his latest effort. And we'll it might, for
that was not the struggle of a mighty man
whom no well-spun cord could enthrall; but
rather that of the weak babe who may be teth-
/ hv t-
now appreciated by those with whom bis Illicit
political desires have led him to comlningle,
and whose captive he is; and it only remains
for them to revile him with those SCOTS. and
taunts, and jeers, which are ever bestowed by
the weak and narrow-minded on such as have
debased themselves by fooishly casting away
the best gifts OF Providence in order to accom-
piish their own selfish and unworthy ends.
| VIII 1t be that in the end this mans strength
shall temporarily return and that in moment
OF mad anguish he will pull down the fabric
erected to the gods of Repu blicanism. and
| crush both himself and his foes beneath the
ruins! Such seems to be impending fate and
whether Kansas is now admitted or rejected.
we expect in 1860 to see Douglas, Forney d Co,
rending the sectional free soil party of the
North asunder by internal dissensiOns, and
opening a way for the passage of National
Democracy to complete and overwhelming
triumph.
HE PROPOSED ARMY RETIRED LIST
LEAvENwoRTH, X. r., March 49, 1853
Editor Of Tie Star:
In yonr paper OF the Goth ult. fad letter
signed "Stirrup,' which states that the views
or one or your correspondents " Rifle, meets
with hearty response from II who take an in.
terest In Army matters In your paper of the 18th
MI, IND communication signed Granger"
the writer of which estimates the numbar of
commissioned officers who should be retired an
order to render the Army efficient, to be about
MY. have examined the Army Register for
lS1e, and find that the number can be made ont
| according TO my limited knowledge Of the ser,
vice, as follows
Colohels OF the line. ..................H
Lieutenant Colonies Of the line S
Majors do , IA
Captains do 9
First Lieutenants do