Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP


WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
VERA CRUZ TAKEN.-A letter was yesterday
morning received here from the American Con-
sul at Vera Cruz, confirming the rumor that
the French Gulf squadron had actually taken
possession Of Vera Cruz, which first reached
this city on the night before last via New York
The American Consul had entered protest
against the act of the French Commander.
Az ABUSIVE TIRApE.-As the opposition
press seem disposed to essay to mako capital
against the Democratic party out of the vulgarly
abusive TRADE spoken by Mr. Morris, of I'LL
nois, in the House hall recently, it may not be
amiss to expose the utter groundlessness of the
only real charges upon which he based his
tissue Of pot-house vituperation which so de-
lights those of his political instincts; for he is
an Ohio abolitionist, who, i'm Illinois, has seen
at to profess Identification with the Democratic
party, at least sufficiently long TO slip into Con-
gress upon democratic professions. Here, his
pretenslons Of connection with the Democratic
party have long since been utterly repudiated
by all its members in either house of Congress
not ono of whom will touch him, politically
with forty-foot pole. At distance, however
that fact may still be concealed from the public
knowledge through the noise of his vocifera-
tons of Democracy backed by the sinister aid
of the opposition press. His only allegation
which is not made up of Wholesale abuse and
misrepresentation, such as one usually looks for
only in the drunken TRADES of the most bitter
and venomous singers of such '.slush'' -oratori-
cal as is common to bar-room political speeches
In the height Of a presidential canvass. is that
the Administration have warred on the friends
of Senator Douglas in Illinois. To that it is
sufficient to answer that if the Administration
mad consented to regard those who sympathize
politically with the author of such a speech
Us that of Mr. Morris's, as being entitled to
the fellowship Of the Democratic party. more
especially after the notorious close utilization
and eo-labor Of their representatives here last
winter with the most ultra abolition wing Of
Congress, it (the Administration would, in
deed, have been unworthy of the confidence
and regard of the Democratic party.
We are very sure that from Maine 10 Oregon
there is not n sound member of the Democratic
party. who, after reading the speech on which
we are commenting, (Which is but reproduc-
ton IA erteasO of the views and feelings Of
Senator Douglass will fail to agree with u
that to have hesitated to treat all persons en-
tertaining such views, rs the bitterest oppo-
nents of the Democratic party, would have
been to prove false to the administrative trust
conided to them by the Democracy.
Our only regret is. that there is too little
foundation for the wailing of Mr. Morris over
the fact that some of the traitors to the Demo-
cratic cause holding Office in Illinois were
summarily and justly dealt with. On inquiry.
We find that between the LIST of January. 1857.
to the 18th of October, 1857, there were re-
moved to crafty Mr.. Douglas and his immedi-
ate friends, 129 Illinois Postmasters, and IL
Illinois Route Agents; and that between the
same dates in 1858, when Illinois removals
were made because the incumbents had de-
serted the Democratic party in company with
Messrs. Douglas, Morris 4 Co., SO Postlnasters
and IA Route Agents were removed, AZ of the
former on account Of local quarrels only. The
reader Of the abusive TRADE Of Mr. Morris,
after learning these facts. will comprehend
either that the affection of Mr. NJ. and his
friends for Office, must be sufficient to have
run them mad on account Of the slight loosen
ing of their hold upon it which the Admins
tration has seen ft to direct; or that it takes
little indeed, to set them bowling and barking
like pack Of starved prairie wolves.
Of the Postmaster Generals application of
the salutary rule Of the Department that no
papers on its files shall be permitted to be copied
and used to foment neighborhood disturbances,
IN the case Of Mr.. Morris's application to have
IT waived in his favor, we have TO say that his
speech proves that course on the part of the
Departments head to have been emineptly
just and proper. II was established during
Postmaster General McLcan's administration
Of the Affairs of that branch of the Govern.
ment, and has been adhered to throuybout
that Of every Postmaster General who has
since administered the Departments Affairs
down to the present time. Yet its alleged
tyranny, injustice, and impropriety make nm
the whole point of Mr.. Morris's spcech-tbeIe
being no point whatever in its constant re-
petition OF insane, vulgar and wholesale per-
sonal abuse Of President Buchanan. As Mr..
Morris and his political associates could see
nothing wrong in it while themselves pIyin1
the department with representation. designed
10 orfng about the removal of the incumbepts
VINO were Displaced from Office 10 make room,
Tor their own nominees, the public. wa .,n,.-
mend, VIII conclude that thor present opinion
that 1t Is improper, arises wholly from the f,.,
that Its current application interfere. r;,t ~ :
success Of their present political schemes ..,;n.,
the Democracy. "s'
In the course OF this speech Of Mr.. Morr;s
Published in the GtObe Of yesterday mornin, 10
is represented as saying:
- IL q mail robbery should he committed A.,
are men employed in the service In Illinois NM
would at once be suspected" no
Possibly this may - true; for it is evident
from the brief statistics of the Post Office AN.
Pointments and removals in Illinois, which we
publish above, that there yet remain in the
service there, not few of those who we're al.
pointed at the solicitation Of Mr.. Douglas and
MS ieiio" Congressional traitors to-the Dema-
cfa',e cause. Yet, having before ms no other
PROOF Of The fact than the bald assertion of Mr.
Morris, the public win see No reason whatever
70 eoheiude that there can be at this moment in
Illinois an individual holding once from N.