Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-04

nary developments in the case of Judge Wa
trous, Of Texas, were placed before the country
in remarkable speech by Senator Houston,
of Texas, delivered yesterday. They purport
to contain most extrsordiary history of q stu
pendous conspiracy to take advantage Of the
land controversies of Texas conspiracy in
which Senator H. alleges Judge Watrous con-
stantly appeared, in which men Of respecta-
bility and position were enlisted, in which open
propositions were made to corrupt the courts,
and in which are exhibited alleged secret and
conspirant letters, making exposures of, as Sem
ator H. urges, purpose to deal out regular
system offraud through the machinery of Judge
Watrous's court.
According to Senator Houston, it appears
that the conspiracy was first organized in New
York city, with a view of dealing in fraudulent
land certificates, felony punishable by stripes;
that one step in the organization was to secure
John G. Watrous, u. S. District Judge of Texas,
with circuit powers and that his court was
abused, and made to subserve the private and
corrupt ends of the conspiracy, in the frauds
and fruits of which he alleges the Judge to
| have been direct partner.
The history of this land piracy rs developed
by Senator Houston, is traced by him as being
connected with the developments lately made
in the House investigation of the malfeasance
| and alleged cOrruptions of Judge W atrous in
despoiling Spencer and other settlers of their
land; in corruptly using his court to this end;
In assisting in the procurement of a forged
imminent OF title; in expressing Mussina, q
sultor In his Court, &c, &c, to compass cor
rupt and revengeful purposes; such being the
charges for which he was lately arraigned be-
fore the House.
The expose of Senator Houston purports to ex-
hibit sum of alleged crime that is monstrous
to contemplate. His alleged revelations of the
conspiracy against the public domain 10 Texas
are of surprising interest, and will command
the attention of the country. They purport to
come through the channel of the written con-
spirant communications of the alleged parties
themselves, and, as explained in Senator ii. IS
speech, are surrounded by circumstances of a
deep and almost thrilling romance of misdeeds.
Thus he seeks to show men essaying one
OF the most gigantic schemes of fraud {" ever
attempted to be fastened upon any commu-
nifty, ," hesitatipg at nothing, bold, unscrupu-
lous, defiant; pressing into their service men
of talent and apparent position working in
deep secresy, united by watchwords, vieing in
desperate undertakings, and extending in its
rami6cations through different States, and,
Senator III alleged, it may be through the high
est legislative as we'll as judicial Offices in the
country.
NOVEL SCHKNE.-The Washington Re.
public says petition to Congress is in circu.
luton here, in the name of free colored per.
sons residing in the District Of Columbia"
praying for the establishment of q colony of
their class, "upon some sparsely settled south
ern portion Of our own continent where they
may be under the protection Of the Govern.
ment Of their native country, and have its fos.
tering care" &c.
This move is the work of Abolitionists in
and out of Congress, rather than of those whose
names may be signed to it, who in permitting
themselves to be thus used, are ipjuring their
status, here. This petition says that L" few (of
them are admitted to any profitable calling
or pursuit; that most of them can obtain only
bare subsistence, whilst multitudes are in
want and wretchedness. Your petitioners do
not impute this to any fault of the more ia
vored race among whom their lot has been
cast. On the contrary, they gratefully ac-
knowledge having received much kindness
AAOnl thOhis OopcCidilJ ITOm luOs6 whose cir
cumstaIces in life free them from competition
in the employments TO- which free colored per-
sons are admitted"
We have to say that there is no other spot 10
this country where the same proportion of free
negro population exists, wherein its condition
is better, and where public opinion, that arbi-
ter of all things in this age, allows the race
more privileges conducting to its happiness and
prosperity, than in the District of Columbia
In no portion of the Boosting North is the
negro race treated more kindly by all classes
Of American citizens than here; nor is there
any other American community in which the
race follow more dignifed and remuneratiye
occupations. Their destiny is either barbar-
ism, as in Africa and st. Domingo, or servility,
as in the United States and everywhere else
since the building of the Egyptian pyramids
when in contact with other races The rule
has been an invariable one, dependant on
higher laws than those made by man
The fling at the mechanics and laboring men
Of Washington in which the abolitionists get.
ting up this petition indulge, is false; for the
race here are treated by them with far more
kindness than by any large class in any North
ern city. No class here outrages nature by
following the example of Garrison ct al, in
their intercourse with the negro race. Yet all
classes respect their legal and moral rights
muchSpore invariably than in any Northern
community where they are numerous Else,
perhaps, those in Washington would not be, as
they are, far better off than in New York or
Philadelphia.
"A DEN'D UNPLEASANT CORPSE !"-We
regret to see by the Associated Press dispatch
to the Baltimore Snm that there has been
demise in the ranks of the diplomats here; but
why, tell US why, oh, Associated Press, do
they propose to parade the diplomatic corpse"
at the coming Napier ball? At such a time
and place, 1t must inevitably be, in the Ian.
gusge Of the fastidious Mantilini, ga dem'd
unpleasant corpse"
TIE WsArHER.-The following report of the