Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-31
AND GOSSIP.

the Democratic party no longer exisn HI
deed the whole opposition newspaper trioe IN
Virginia seem to have walked TO a. intelligent |
o realization Of that fact, 40 that win which
the Evening Post, and similar journals at the |
North, have been blessed. The latter have
entertained q similar delusion since the De-
mocracy of Congress and the country at large
tabooed the idea that Senator Douglas apd his
corporal's guard of co-laborers with the Re-
publican party in the work Of fixing metes and
bounds to the territory in this country in
which African slavery may exist, really remain
part and parcel Of its great Democratic party.
Were this discovery q new one, we might
fancy it the forerunner of the defeat of who
ever may be nominated by the Charleston Con-
vention. Fortunately, however, though never
proclaimed with more idle beating Of the wind
than just now, it is simply the old trick Of the
opposition-their old song, set almost identi-
cslly to their old tune, sang always by them in
chorus with whoever may have left the Demo
cratic party about the time of the coming of
of the elections Of a second Congress Of a Dem
ocratic national administration, which cleo
tons are to decide its political complexion of
course.
For our own part, believing that the Demo
cratic party is a sort Of ''never say die" affair,
We shall place little faith in the wisdom and
truth Of proclamatiOns Of its demise, at least
until our esteemed neighBor of the Alexandria
Gdsette, and the poet of the Louisville Jour
nal aided by the Richmond Wig aforesaid,
triumph in their current labor Of love. That
labor is tho resuscitstion Of the Wing party,
over the carcasc of which dead horse-we beg
pardon of the perturbed spirit of the portion
of its remains which is still foOlishly identified
with the oppOsitiOn-thcy have been whistlipg
a resurrection call with annoying pertinacity,
for months past.
In May next, the Virginia Gubernatorial
election comes eff, and that for kentucky
nearly at the same time and We entertain
shrewd suspicion that the majOrities that will
be rolled up for the nominees of the thus pro.
claimed dead Democratic party, will open the
eyes Of the Wing, the Gazette, the Journal,
ct at, to the fact that their is as little reliance
now on the value to the opposition of the waits
and strays from the Democratic party, as ever
before The thunder clap to be involved in
the announcement of John Letcher's majority
for instance, will be apt to render them deaf
TOR year to the argument of Senator Douglas,
the Chicago Times, &c, that because the
Democratic party repudiate their heresies,
therefore it is dead dead - dead -,
FACTS AND MISUNDERSTANDING Cobb will
shortly reply to the resolution which passed the
House on Friday, and it is stated that he will
declare that he perceives no reason to change
the views expressed in his report, that the ex-
tn sH l.. IT
this year to meet the requirements Of the Gov
eminent. He is expected, therefore, to re-
iterate his recommendation that the tariff shall
be increased by the change of certain promi-
pent articles to the higher schedules, the adop-
ton Of decimal rates, and authority to reissue
the Treasury notes or otherwise provide for
them. This will involve fat contradiction Of
the reports which have been industriously cir
culsted, that the Secretary has recently ex-
pressed his conviction that the revenue accruing
from the present tariff will be sufficient, and
that he has, therefore, changed his mind about
the necessity Of an alteration of the tariff
1t is rumored that Congress will receive
from the President, at an early day, a special
message, reminding the members that their
remains but about four weeks of the session,
stating that there will be probably a large de-
fciency in the resources of the Government to
defray the expenditures during the next fiscal
year, and that il is, therefore, necessary some.
thing shall be done to protect the Government
from financial embarrassment, at an early day.
The correspondent Of the New York Herald
denies the truth of this rumor, but we find the
opinion entertained In certain quarters, where
We imagine it would not be credited for mo
ment, if it had not a pretty good foundation.
Hence. we are inclined to believe it.
The decision Of the Commissioner of Patents
on the application Of Mr. Mccormick for an ex-
tension Of bis reaper patent is against him. His
case has been supported by formidable array
OF counsel, with Mr.. Reverdy johnson at the
head. 1t was ELECTED that Mr.. Mccormick
paid nearly $1,000 to lawyers in combating
infringements, &c. 1t is stated that the ap-
plication OF Mr.. McC. was refused on the ground
that he has already received from the inven-
ton, not only liberal, but extraordinarily
large pecuniary reward. As the patent bears
the date of Jan. 81, lS45, fourteen years ago,
1t expires to-day, and the invention now be-
comes common property. Anybody who chooses
can now make and sell, or use reapears made
after Mr.. MCormick's justly celebrated plan
under that patent.
The correspondent of the Jew York Herald,
writing from this city, says: "The Douglas
sympathisers had a sort Of informal caucus at
the Judges house the other day with reference
to the Presidential programme of 1860 Fow-
Ter, Connolly, George Sanders, and others Of
New York, with several southern members of
Congress, were in favor of Douglas remaining
In the Democratic party until tho Charleston
convention. Forney was opposed to this, and
desired the Judge to make an independent
party. Hewas ruled out, and now stands alone,
as monument of bitter personal partizanship'
Whatever may be the secret movements of these
leaders, they are not prepared to enter into the
impracticable schemes of poor Forney. They
look more keeDly to the spOils of Office Forney
Is savage at this cavalier manner of treatment.
lie dies hard
We doubt the fact of Mr.. FoyIer's part,ci-
patton in any such caucus.