Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-24
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The CALIFORNIA MAIL SERv1cE-We apPre-
bend that the scheme to "chisel" the contractor
for carrying the California mails out OF DIS con-
tract will prove an entire failures ng
those who have been at that work have managed
to get from the Post Office Department. Califor-
mia mail contract conditioned on his failure to
comply with his engagements, which in its eject
ON his pecuniary interests would have been dis.
astrous, had those engaged in his enterprise not
exerted themselves to their utmost to enable him
to be prepared to make his first trip on the 5th
prox All know that eyer since Mr.. johnson OBJ
tained the contract his progressing arrangements
to perform the service have been under a cross fire
from Nanderbilfou one side and the Pacific Mail
Company on the other, both endeavoring to throw
doubt on the probability Of his being able to full
NIL the engagement so to cripple his efforts to
secure the capital necessary to that end They
managed to create in Wall street the impression
that the Post Office Department was as anxious as
themselves 10 accomplish that end; which belief
has certainly defeated him in more than one i'm
portant negotiation with capitalists.
Fortunately, however, for the Departments rep
utaton the contractor is able to commence the ser
vice per his engagement, Notwithstanding the
effect Of the last Geographic blow aimed at him
by bis rivah-the announcement that the Depart
ment mad actually made a conditional contract
with others to perform the service, for the per
Torrance Of which he had given all the security
demanded by the Government-calculated as tha
was surely to defeat the conclusion of any nego
tiations in the matter that might be pending. Thi
information, by-the-by, was telegraphsd to New
York journal in the interest of the contractor
rivals, before he received notice Of the fact from
| the Department.; showing that in this matter o
the California mail contract there is some screw
loose here. From what we personally know Of tn
| contractors arrangements, we feel sure that b.
| will stand ready to commence the service on tn
5th Proximo, notwithstanding the impeachment
thrown in his way, as explained above.
A DIscovERH-The New York Tribune, b,
| the aid Of its Washington correspondent, has a
length discovered that the Douglas Democrats o
the House, with the exception of three from iii
nois, (whose votes will not be required il tn
Republicans one and all clinch the bargain in
| tend in conjunction with the Republicans to cleo
Mr.. John w. Forney to the CIerkship. The Tri
b"He is emphatically ''slow coach" in this mat
ter, as, long since published the fact that sucl
| bargain had been made on the part Of the Doug
| las men. We are not. however among those VIII,
believe that MIR. Forney can receive the vote O
| every RePublican-party member. Unless he doe
that be cannot be elected without the votes of on
or more of the Douglas members from Illinois
| also The latter are not ostensbly included il
Mr.. Forney's barter, because an open coalition
| between them and the Republicans could not fai
| to expose to the world sooner than would be con
venient for Mr.. Douglass schemes. the entire iden
tty OF bis interests with those Of the Republican
party. II is judged that he can brazen out ;
| coalition between his New York, New Jerse,
| and Pennsylvania Congressional friends and tb,
Republicans, to organize the House. similar Il
the recent coalition between his supporters IN
California and Oregon to elect members Of Con
gress-
That he Senator Douglas) IL, step by step
| identifying himself more and more with the abo
ltion party and interest is not more evident in TIT
positions of the speeches he delivered in his recen
stumping for the Presidency tour, than In the in
trigues of his supporters in and out of Congress
where, by intriguing with the Republican party
1t may be possible to injure the Democratic cause