Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-19


Fort Snelling investigation, TO remove from the
secretary Of War every and any the slis hest pre-
text for suspicion, not only Of wrong. but even
Of erroneous judgment. He is not of the blood
to do wrong thing; and for hard stIouy
common sense, sagacity, sound judg mept and
frmness, he has few equals in the country. So
FAR from suffering BIZ this investigation he has
gained by 1t, and the more he is rubbed, | un-
dertake to say, the brig hter he will shine.
cannot rise from this act of justice to the dis
tinguished son OF Virginia, without paving 10
another distinguished citizen Of he.'s a tribute
hr richly deserves. aliude to the Hon Charles
James Faulkner, the author Of the minority re-
port. That report Is one OF the ableSt penned
IL Is not only 4 brilliant literary performance
but, As Stale paper, OF wise suggestions and
statrsmanlike views, II will do honor 70 the DO.
ntlcdi annals OF tue country, and confer increased
distinction on its author All Virginia will thank
MN Tor the satisfactory, conc .nsive, overwbelm-
Ing Vindication he has made Of her hOncred son
Yours, truly, *s&
UTAH INrELLIGENCE.-The news from Utah
in our telegraphic columns confirms what we
stated yesterday as being the current belief at
the War Department. That is, that no partial
evacuation of Salt Lake City has taken place
The telegraphic dispatches, however, 20 on to
state that Col. Kane, aoAO acaS sent ont as u
peace commissioner" has had several confer
ences with the Mornons, and reports them gen
from the best information we can obtain to-
day, this Col. Kane, it seems, is not recog-
nized agent Of the Government in any position,
but there is good reason to believe him a Nor
mon emissary and an arrant cheat.
Founded upon such information our opinion
IS that all such telegrapbc news origin
ated with the MOrrons themselves in order 10
deceive tho Government hero rs to their inten-
tons, ard cause suspension Of hostiiitios
against them. This is the more plausible when
we remember tina; Congress has not yet passed
the bill making the appropriation necessary for
the three new regiments; and as the rrobabil-
ity is that Congress may adjourn on the 9TH of
June, the intention has, no doubt, been to de-
| lay and prevent the appropriation being made.
This IS certainly n sensible view to take of the
| matter, and it is to be hoped the scheme. if it
be such, may not succeed.
The CIRCUIT Courts DECISIoN.-A day or
| two since, we published a synopsis Of the opin-
ion of the Circuit Court for this District upon
questions Of interest connected with the ap-
proaching cleo ton. We find its correctness
controversial this morning in the Mteiiigsu-
complied, for the most part from the IteiH-
ge"cer's account Of the action of the Court in
the premises, published on the Goth Of May
1886, and, ere inserting it in the Star, our as
sistant, who complied il, submitted it to an
officer Of the Court itself, we'll known as being
perhaps better posted with reference TO the de-
csions of the Circuit Court on all questions Of in
tereSt Oh the naturalization question than ary
other gentleman in and around tie City Ball
As he vouched for its correctness, and is of the
same opinion still, We do not realize the pro-
priety of changing our impressions of the
Courts judgment to which we refer, on the
strength of an anonymous contradictory state
ment bearing the ear marks of having been
written under the influence of more or less par
tizan bias.
OUTRAGEs on AMERICAN VEssRLs-We un-
derstand that orders have been issued to the
Collectors of Customs to report forthwith all
cases which may come to their knowledge of
any searches made by British cruisers of Amer
lean vessels.
Orders have been given for preparing the
frisate Sabine at New York, as the flagship of
the Brazil squadron. Also, for fitting out the
Saratoga at New York ana the brig Dolphin at
L. stOn, for the Home squadron, with the view
to increase our fleet on that station.
Tbe report that instructions had been sent to
the Commander of the Home Squadron, per the
steam frigate Colorado. to prevent American
vessels being searched, is denied and it il
stated that the Colorado had already sailed
VIXEN the instructions reached Norfolk
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT-By and
u9h tie aaUicr ana consent of Me Senate
Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster of the city of New
York; Gideon 5. WestcOtt, Postmaster of Phil
adelphia Isaiah Rynders, Marshal for South
ern district of New York
SHrreyOyS GeHerai-Francis l.. Dancy, at
St Augustine, Fla; John Loughborough, at
ST. Louis, No, reappo;n:ed Warner Lewis, at
Dubuque, Iowa. reappointed.
Regiaers.-Charies A. Davis, at jackson
Mo; Walter ii. Harvey, at Los Angeles, Cal,
reappointed Edward z. Hart, at Visalia, Cal,
from LIST July, 1858, q new Office; VIM. McDan-
iels, at Humboldt, Cal, from lst July, 1858,
new Office.
Receicers.-JohnJ J. Turnbaugh, at Jackson,
Mo; Epaphroditus Ransom, at Fort Scott.
Kansas Territory, reappointed; John PEBBLES,
at st. Stephens, Ala; Chas. Lindley, at Marys-
vile, Cal, reappointed; Thomas Baker, at
Visalia, Cal, from lst July, 1853, q new office;
George W. Hook, at Humboldt Cal, from LIST
July, 1853, new Office; William B. Norman,
at Stockton, Cal, from lst July, 1858, new
office.
No OPPosirIoN.-We hear that TO opposition
whatever was essayed in the Senate to the con.
frmation of the denomination of Isaac " Fow.
Ter to be Postmaster Of New York City, and
the nomination Of Isaiah Rynders to be the
Marshal of the southern district of New York
This fact tells we'll, indeed, for the satisfactory
manner in which these gentlemen discharge
their respective duties. a-
GENERAL POsT OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
The Postmaster General has appointed Benja-
min n. Clements. jr., Of Tennessee chief clerk