Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-21

? vAsHINoroN NEWS AND eessIf.
I'm omar sLxup.r 1--WE have no<icsd .
number d sdisosials In Oppositica journsls, con
dsnning In no measured tsrms ne grees e.sosr
ssaina ne Prssidsst. which 10 q - agn -
a. psrsisan dimes; ssA 10 s40ses 81 panq
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49, Beu6sick and the slan4nD At - Pfe114n8
- ealy regret that you were MOI more severe u
fSssidsas. From the whole range Of political
Wpfung ! Cen recall nothing % peTfectly base,
eurupf, and uamanly TIE ANA ks of Junius
we Comparatively Mild and pure, hut, with all
nom The euI1s<s o. ppshature death, had he bsen
discovess1; and u WIS only the other day that .
ma disA (teigh Hunt Who v,s once imprisosed
q I've ysss; Imply ssc.sss BE shSnees PssPs
sd sy "a sss 3 ssss
In the highest degree; and believe the President
would be sustained by MI honest men, II he were
sens = TIE lssding Oppo.tioa jsaraals ewes have
'slrso1Y suggested But an conAdent - never
eysa s4eag6t Of taking snch step, and The post.
ton and chasactsr ~ ar. Penney would render u
u iou9, honosabls, and blamelew public life, be
miehf rssdily conclude thst, in . csse like the
Ressnt most certainly neglect viii kin an injury
;sc.ss sh;s : az s9scs u sseRp'.: you
s,apS ftom own fsithars, which Is cIossiy aPpIi-
cable 70 he nsw batch Of slsnders upon the Presi
dent, and proves the wisdom ssd sagscisy Of the
fasI eSs.rvs sene, ays Felltham, more liable
q the world false censre than the upsight nature,
shas II honest and free For many times, while be
thinks no II, - cares mot though tee void zee.
JUDGED worse than he knows himself but the
own; . conclude bad q tkose that are not. Some
not soaasintsd with III, have, by free demeanor,
bad infinite scandals east upon them; when
know the ign0sant and i'll world 10 much mis-
hken, and conjecture fAlsc. viii never ceNsure
without this, dare pawn my soul, Is either bad
o. would be 20, IL opportunity but served him. A
bad construction must needs Cow from bad
mind. IL my life 10 free from base desighs,
know the good win speak NO worse than they see
- for Others, their black tongues can never sPo'
the fair az virtue; only could sometimes grievs
70 zee how they wrong themselves by wronging
Eps7oR or rHE SfAR: In the amusing article Ia
your paper Of yesterday evening, under the head
Of " Tracing y Pedigree Il II remarked, " The
late John Randolph Of Roanoke used to assert hil
belief that he was descended from the celebrated
Indian Princess Pocahontas, but n IL not known
that heiever established his claim TO that distinc
tion.n Il would have been excuable Ia him II b
bad sst.blished the fsct, suppose. Perhaps 4
was established, and without the risk Of running
(as would be the case with many limitations Of thu
present day) Into muck-hole or "nig."
merely wish 70 give, however, the following ex
tract iron, . short biographical sketch Of Mr. Ran
dolph. and ny no more: see .H
"He was born in virginia, on the Cd Of June
4 n - - n
daughtsr q Powhatan, q great Indian chief
through his grandmotheg, whose maiden nam,
was Jane Boiling, the great granddaughter Of Jam
,Rolfe, (married 70 Robert Bsling,) the daughte
Of John Role and Pocahontas; 20 that he was q
the seventh generation from Pocahontss.n
Oct. 10, ls6o. FOcx-TH-LrsrE-HADso.
| Texas AHnr NEws Capt c. D. Jordan, stl
InfanRy, has been ordered 70 proceed with hi
command 10 occupy Pendencia, abont IS mile
from Fort Duncan, On the road 10 Corpus Christi
The commander Of the Department Of Texas ha
relieved the present escort 70 the topographica
recennoisance, and Capt. A. T. Lee, 9Th infantry
has been ordered to take post with his compan,
1t the junction Of the Ffio and Leona riven.
MInoHIAL FROM DAcorAH.-A memorial signet
BY number Of citizens Of Dscotah, setting fort
| that the settlers u that country have been mucl
| inconvenienced and tn settlements greatly re
| tarded by want Of SUFFICIENT surveys, has bee
received ct the General Land Once. They as
that surveys may be. commenced ct the sarlies
/ practicable moment.
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DTscoNrIEuAxcE or rHy Music AT THE Carlo
AND PRRsIDRNr's 6lounDs.-On account of tn
advancement Of tbs season the Secretary Of Nav
has ordered the suspension during the fsll an
wtnsef months Of the music by the Marine Ban
at the Capitol and Presidents grounds.