Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-07
wAsHINdT0N NEWs AND GOSSIP.

FINE SENTIMENTAL the pro- Douglas ratifica-
ton meeting, held here on Tuesday night last,
1ympathiZing letter from the Hon. Reverdy
johnson was duly produced and read. II
abounded in an overflow of indignant patriotism
and virtuous political immacuissy, quite refresh
ing in view Of that gentleman's political history,
not altogether unknown even forty miles from
Baltimore. Its distinct point was vituperation
Of the present National Administraa en-abusive,
venomous, and untruthful, though 6ouched In
language as delicately chastk one might reason
ably look for from the pen Of a modest maiden of
sixteen. The head and point Of his allegation is
that the President has pursued Mr.. Douglas and
his political fortunes with malignant bitterness
ever since that gentleman saw fit to differ with
him upon d little question of no especial import
ance, and now takes occasion to seek revenge
upon all within the reach Of his Official power
who may be suspected of favouing the Douglas
heresy and Its author. ...
Men see the same things differently through
their respective spectacles. Certainly ours show
us the question in issue between the President
and Mr. Douglas, and the circumstances con-
nected with it, in very d tferent light from that
in which IL appears to the Hon. Reverdy, through
his .tr.
We remember the origin Of the difficulty which
has resulted in carrying Stephen Arnold Douglas
into the position of fragrant co-laborer with the
Republican party in the work of abolitionizing
the North. ItNoccurred after this fashion viz:
On the accession Of the present Administration
Mr.. Douglas assumed the right to dictate to Pres
fdent Buc hanan, not only his appointments, but
his policy, and was at once given to understand
that the Chief Magistrate of the United States did
not realize that he held his trust for the benefit of
any reversionary interest in II that Mr.. ID. con-
|faf xra1N 90 a It. II Il
gentleman at once commenced, and has ever since
waged, an uncompromising war upon, first the
President personally; next, upon his Administra-
ton; and, subsequently, on the Democratic party
and its policy which ne has steadily kept up
until this hour In this war he has enlisted the
hearty cooperation of nearly every notorious plum
der-monger In the land, and every constitutional
sympathiZer with such characters, OF whom none
are more conspicuous than the honora BILE Reyerdy
aforesaid; such politicians forming the head and
front Of the Douglas organization in every State
In the Union. Among them, they have spent II
may be, a. cool half million from first to last in
their efforts to accomplish their purpose of obtain
ing free quarters upon the . s. Treasury by means
of breaking down the present Administration and
elevating Douglas to the chair of Buchanan
Douglas himself has contributed every dollar he
was worth In the world and every penny far
which he could +" run his face'' among his friends
and admirers, to that end. He Is not only now
worth perhaps a hundred thousand less than
nothing, though commencing his war on Buchan-
an and the Democratic party, a little millionaire;
but he has induced hundreds Of his followers
long before bankrupt in character, to bankrnpt
themselves pecuniarily in their efforts to sustain
him. Together, they have kept here little army
Of contributors to the distant press, and have sub
ofned every professional telegrapher in the land
to be reached by bribery. They have also bought
upa host Of worthless venal newspapers in all
quarters Of the Union, more or less of which have
each, cost him and them from one 20 TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars. Though a gentleman who
would himself surely spurn u bride IL offered TO
him, such is Mr. JohnsOn's notorious kink as that
he cannot help sympathizing with any parties or
party engaged in efforts to make the biggest nos
sible haul from the Treasury of the United States
recollection Of the various published papers
from his pen in advocacy OF or apology for various
operations upon the Treasury against which the
public mind reyoted though he could not see their
Inonstrosity, will, without further words from U.S.
serve to enable all to comprehend that he takes to
iDougia simply because he materially, can,
help 1t. He clothes his bill Of Indictment against
the administration Of President Buchanan In
phrases Of virgin political purity and vrtuous de-
ocracy, even to the extent of setting up the shad-
ow OF Andrew jackson nc god for the uoucr-
such may well .ufiCe ~ mako "a Lv.se laugh -
familiar with his (Mr. J.'s) so we'll known record
as a public man Of the rankest federal school.
Those who know him well, however, are aware
that he is heightened gentleman, incapable of
entertaining In his own breast the designs notori
ously actuating those into whose political COM
Pany he has some how or other fallen Yet that
he should have fallen into such company at last,
VIII strike not few as being but the natural
result OF his chronic federal idiosyncracy, that
one should righHully sympathise with all pro.
posing to deplete the Treasury of the United
States.
THE TRUTH ToLD.-We extract from the last