Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

"wHEELs WITHIN wHEELs.''-The course OF
the Mobile Register is givp4 ~ Va noet's
feeling throughout the South. " ~ comuen OF
the Democratic newspapers Of thu section uPont
be fair criterion from which TO ceew Just eopch-
sions Its editor is a gentlenae vith whom w
have, for years, been proud 70 <and pfegsf4
as one of the most taleusl, re1911e ,an2 ekes13Se
fnewspaper) soldiers in the cause Of the fights Of
the south. But he has had his quarrel with the
Administration and though not proclaiming Mr..
Douglas as his first choice for the Presidency, as
(himself excepted only all Democrats who have
quarfeled with the administration have done, he,
has labored for months past upon the hopeless task
Of .persuading the South that Douglas is not un-
sound, and that in his election they 1.-THE South)
will achieve the seleystsn 70 tA9PsesIdSncy of )
statesman who will respect Southern rights under
the Constitution. We regret that our friend Of the
Register has not made up hts mind that he prefers
the election of Douglas to that of any else that
he might make that avowal, which, being in
keeping with his current train Of augmentation,
would promptly relieve his course from much of
the invidious criticism now being showered upon
1t by his brother Democratic editors. IL ~
We refer to his course here only because IL illus
rates the fact that those who to be the par
Fans of Mr. Douglas at the South are the advocates
either Of reopening the African slave trade or Of
the enactment Of slave code for the Territories
by Congress, If not of both.
In the Register, Of the 18th inst, Mr. Forsyth
urges that the honor and interests Of the South de-
maRd the repeal Of the United States statute against
the African slave trade, and leaves the public to
understand that he is also an advocate for the
adoption Of resolution to that end by the Charles
ton Convention. The fact is singular, because
Mr.. +. Is thus calling Oh the convention to adopt
platform upon which his candidate says he will
not accept a nomination Douglas, 1t will be re-
inembered, emphaticaliy avows, in his recent Iowa
letter, that If the Charleston vention does that
(which his advocates In the South. Messfs. wis
Forsyth & Co., alone demand, he will refuse the
nomination, il rendered to him, STNra-
TEA-SEED APPLICATIONS Numerous applica.
tons for tea seed having been constantly pouring
in upon the Commissioner of Patents, in reply to
all such he has issued circular, which Says
SO That owing to the delicate nature of the seed
after undergoing SO long voyage, it would not
be advisable to place them at present for expert.
ment, In the hands Of those unacQuainted with
their culture. Besides, 1t has been proved that
TINS product can be successfully cultivated in va
rious parts Of the South far as the soil and CHI
mate are concerned, but this has been done on 80
limited scale that the profits could not be deter
mined nor the culture extended from the difficulty
OF obtaining larger supply Of the plants Hence
II would seem to eadvisable that the present i'm
Poftation should be grown in consid erable anti-
ties In those sections where it is known that it
would mature, in order that more seeds can be
procured and the culture indefinitely increased
Still, it would be proper that ex perimens should
be made on limited scale in all parts of the
Union where there would be possibility Of sue
cess No disposal will be made Of the plants now
growing at the Propagating gardens before the
converting Of the next Congress after which fra.
sble plan will be proposed for their distribution y