Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-25
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,

| THEIR CHANGE OF TACTICS 1T has surely by
this time become apparent to all. that the Repub-
| llcans in the House have entirely changed their
TACTICS since Friday last and now bit of another
ballot with as great earnestness al that with which
previously they professed to desire only to ballot
Ihe meaning OF this fact Is. of course that they
fear That the next ballot will develop to the
Try the truth concerning the change in their pros
Pect for eventual success, which we explained
Il few days since. In few words, this change is
the result of the now senerally.understood deter
mination OF the American marty 70 terminate tho
contest in favor Of almost any conservative men,
Der, by way Of keeping every Helper:te out of the
SPeakershlP In the present condition of the coun-
try. This Will throw the respousi bility (when
they next ballot agan) for the longer continuance
OF the exciting state OF affairs upon the Anti -Le-
comptonites who so far have neither taken service
under the Republican party banner nor resumed
their former relations with the Democratic party
| APropoS: The present varied political positions
occupied By those who year or two since COM
posed the Anti-Lecompton party illustrate forci-
bly, the inevitable tendency of such political "in-
| dependence "a theirs was. One-third Of them
nave followed the Leader under whom they orig
| inally went of to the enemy, back into the DEM
| ocratic party organization. Another third vet
| stind in hostile array to the Democratic party.
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| position; while the other third are at this mo-
ment the bitterest and most active members of
the Democratic party, welding their tomahawks
most ferociously. perhaps, against those who hav-
ing gone up to the very line Of complete separa-
ton from the Democratic party on second thought
| efused to proceed further, and returned to their
former political allegiance. The present state of
| The House is but one of the consequence of the
| Anr-l.ecomptOn bolt while the disasters now SO
swiftly overtaking business intpreTs at the North
| are bat another such consequence.
| THE LEvEE, LAST Observation-Disclosures the
| threatening appearance of the weather last night,
| the usual large assembage Of people from the city
| and country cOngregated at the Executive Man.
sion to pay their respects to President Buchanan
| and his accomplished niece and in return receive
their cordial congratulations. The President was
in his usual good health and good spirits and had
| kindNOrd and look for ALL Miss Lane was
| vivacioUs and charming usual, and was sur
| rounded during most of the evening by such
| genial spirits as Madame Bodisco and Mrs Sec-e-
| tary Thompson. Marshal Selden ofliciated at the
| side of the President and DIR. Blake attended to
| presentations to Miss Lane; while Deputy Marshal
Phillips made himself generally useful in politely
| lshering tie sOinetimes-reluCtant thrOng out of
the Presidential presence into tine Fast Room
Among the noticeable personages present and a
| great favorite of the ladies by the way, was the
| venerable artist, King, of this city, who came
| early with his umbrella and all-the -vear-round
| straw hat, and was of the universal favorites
| of the evening.
ARRIVAL OF THE MINISTER RESIDENT OF THE
| UNITED STATES AT DAMAsCUs.-In the formal de
| COnStanttnopls of the 10Th Of December last. We
| lind the following:
| by letters from Damascus are Informed of
the arrival III that city, on the 10th of Novenle,
| last of Col. Williams. Minister Resident of fin.
| United States at ConstantinOplr. who had been
| making Il journey in Syria. Mr. Williams was
| accompanied by his family. hIr J. A johnson
Consul of the United States at Beirut and by
| some ether persons of his legation. ON intelE
gence being received of the approach of the repre
| sentative Of the United States, the Governor of
| Damascus, Ahmet Pascha, Immediately sent three
| hundred regular and irregular cavalry, under tho
| command Of d stnguished officer to meet him
All the foreign consuls also directed their en-
ployees to meet them. Tue Minister took up his
| residence with Mr.. Mchaka, Vice Consul OF the
| United States at Damascus"
The NAVY IN CONGRESS- In the Senate vcster-
| day, Mr.. Iverson offered joint resolution in re!a
ton to the pay of dropped retired officers of the
| Navy who have been restored to their original
| positions on the retired list The resolution pro
| vides that the retired or dropped officers whose
| promotion to d higher rank was necessarily ill.,
volved in their restoration to their original rea-
| tive positions on the active list with that rank
also dated back, shall receive the difference be-
| tween the leave pay Of said rank from the date
thereof to the date of confirmation by the Senate,
and the leave pay of former rank which they
have actually received during that interval, pro-
| vidcd that the amount individually does not ex.
coed that which officers of like grade now next
below them respectively in rank on the active list
| and waiting orders have received
| RESIGNATION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PAT
| ENTs.-We understand that the Hon. w. d
| Bishop, Commissioner Of Patents, has forwarded
his resignation to the President, to take effect in
| the early part of February next He has been i'm.
PEELED to do this because of private financial affairs
1t is rurnored that Samuel lngham, of Conn.
commissioner CT customs, is to be appointed to
I'LL his position
| No DISTRIBUTION OF SEED THIS WINTER By
| THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.-We would state
| for the Information of members of Congress and
| others, as applications are constantly being made
at the | :. Agricultural Bureau for seed that the
Office frcm the limited appropriation of last year
| has been circumscribed in its operations and
therefore unable to purchase seed for distribution
| rs heretofore
! APPOINTMENT OF NAVAL CsDsT.-M. Peter
| son GOODWIN, son of f.. a. Goodwin, Esq CT
Petersburg, Va, has been appointed pupil in
the Naval School, at Annapolis
| NOMINATION CoNFIRMED.-rhe appointment Of
Alexander Dmitry, as Minister TO Africa, was
| yesterday confirmed by the Senate amongs Others.
| THE WEArHER.-The following report of the
| weather for the morning is made from the Con-
solidated Telegraph Line to the Smithsonian In
| Stituti"n. The time Of observation is about :
| O'Clock.
| JANUARY 25. 1850
| New York, n G.......... cloudy. mild
IGiladelPhla. IA ......... cloudy, 10.
| Baltimore, Md. cloudy, warm
Washington. ID. Co.. cloudy, wind
hruuioho, ta...-.-..... cloudy, pleasant.
Petersburg. Va......JS
NorIotk, Na.-.... 80 ,, wind SW
Sfuntoh, Va ........ cloudy, ST.
i.ynchburg, Na......... clear So
b!lstol Tenn. cloudy 4O7.
Knoxville, Tenn. .cloudy:35
| Chattanooga, Tenn. ceIr, $50
/ RALEIGH ,l.,. 100