Evening star., 1940-10-06

obtained from the Mexican War.
1t would have upset the whole
scheme Of acquiring . huge slave
country and a greatly increased slave
representation In the Senate. The
program that was to make slavery
secure for all time would be trans
formed into another agency for de-
stroying it. The Garrisonians hailed
the Wilmot proviso with 4 pAesn
Of exultation, but Southern fire-
eaters yelled and threatened seces-
sion. The halls Of Congress became
the scene Of almost incessAnt riot.
Had the Wilmot proviso become law
1T did pass the House but failed
In the SenAte-civil war would prob
ably have broken out In 1S46. In
stead Of 1861"
But Representative Wilmot was
not the author of the words he
spoke at the beginning of the long
debate. He quoted from the act
Of 1857 which had prohibited the
extension of the slavery system to
the Northwest territory. The theory
embraced by the proviso therefore
might be considered as old as the
Union itself. Yet the candidate
Of the Democratic party in 1854
Gen. George B. Mcclellan OF New
Jersey-sought the support of those
desiring to defeat Negro equality"
1t Is in remembrance Of the
failure of his own political fore
runners, his critics insist, that Pres
ident Roosevelt now authorizes
propaganda stamp which discrimi-
mates between one group OF Ameri-
can citizens and another.
United States Waterway Packet
marks, 1832-1899, edited by Eugene
Klein. international secretary Of the
American Philatelic Society. has
been published by J. w. Stowell.
fredericksburg, Md. The printing Is
limited to 500 numbered copies. each
attractively bound in blue cloth with
black and gold backstraps. More
than 900 illustrations and hstings
serve to provide an invaluable guide
to covers bearing river transporta-
ton markings. The author explains
his interest in the subject with the
words: When I was 8 years old I
read Tom Sawyer for the first time.
Living along the Danube. in which I
learned nv first swimming strokes.
lost my first oar. and in winter.
while skating, broke through its ice,
the book had q strange fascination,
opening up as it did the vista Of a
new, unknown river. Years later.
actually in 1915. on my way to Cali
fornia, I experienced a great thrill
as I beheld the Fathers of Waters
for the first time. The river boats
floating under the great bridge at
st. Louis held a certain glamor and
1t was not dificult to reconstruct
early scenes of river activity with
multitudes Of typical side and stern
wheelers carrying mail. passengers
and freight"
Mr.. Klein Acknowledges the as
sistance Of Henry A. Meyer and D.
A. Somdal. both keen specialists In
packetmark collecting.
The material used In the designs
for the new National Defense
stamps, scheduled for release on
Registration Day. October Is, has
come from the following sources: 1c,
photograph OF Statue of Liberty OBJ
tanned from the Engraving Division
Library. Bureau of Engraving and
Printing; &c, photograph OF 30 mill
meter gun furnished by the War
Department; and Sc, imaginative
torch.
1t is announced that the compo-
sitions are drawings made from
pencil sketch submitted by the Post
once Department"
Carl T. Arlt engraved the lc Wig
nette, Harry r. Rollins the &c and
James R. Lowe the Sc. while the let
tering was done by William B. Wells,
James T. Vail and Edward n. Hell
muth.
The clerk in charge, New York
Worlds Fair R. p. O., Flushing, N. Y.
announces last-day printed cachet
for October q. Send cents In coin
(no stamps with name and address
for each cover wanted.
Ralph z. Smith, president Of the
Capital Precancel Club, is in Ohio
for the funeral Of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. D. B. Smith. killed In Q
crossing accident near Akron on
Monday.
Alden H. Whitney of Washington
has gone to Savannah. Ga. for the
frst-day sale Of the Eli Whitney
stamp there tomorrow. He is
member Of the family to which the
famous inventor OF the cotton gin
also belonged.
Fowler Mccormick, grandson Of
the inventor of the reaping machine
and second vice president Of the
International Harvester Co.. Chi
cago. will be in Lexington, Va, for
the first-day sale Of the Cyrus Hall
Mccormick stamp, October IA.
The recently issued Burma postage
stamp centenary commemorative will
be used to frank covers carried by
the S. S. Executor, newest vessel OF