Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1857, Page 2

EE De sesso — = ——— SS to be | been im error in making o statement upon | — a re Tieved the ‘Odn gress - - . - 3 “~ al be found in the Onnstita- eee tazonic —a STATED Com ; NG STAR. majority of the tate: such a point, and we have in this immediate | The following is a copy of the Inaugural Among these 1 might mention the ex- Sang siee ey hostile to this District have not done them jus- tinguishment of the public debt ; a resonable kat bette ourself how | connection toesy, simply, that it is well knowm | Address delivered yesterday by the Hon. | increase of themavy, which is at resent fa- tice. No one 7 — x to all prominent Democratic public men now | James Buchanan on his installation as Presi- ° ~! of Sh and D sirects. By order W- - adequate to lection of our vast tonnage | © 4+ 4 ; extremely difficult it is for a Congress to get z afott, aw be =e EE esar atan - @_ FOWLER, fee. _ Waren 5, 1867, | correct views of such matters, sexed olin here that there is no trust in such rumors. ve be United States for the ensuing four tion, 8 well as to the defence oto. peed eet ‘cece ot pat CONFE. pat EAA Be vik <a ad nauseum as the members are ” & Distressing Accident.—We regret to aa. . bed sencosst. . Cnovca’s “Lecture on Musie * le , Mr. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS | ister representations of partice shoring WHR) earn that, yesterday, in Baltimore, Mr Sail. py tahhe the mies’ an Te BE ge h — greet gh an nw MLTRURSDAY, March 12h, 1931, when neat. The Intelligencer, with greet force and | might and main to turn great publio work®/ pooh the Superintendent cf the Brangh fahfanty execute the office of President of | from the people th: m the ut tele iil be offered. ite truth indeed, warns the country against the | into the means of making private specul Mint in New York, while on his way to attesd ya pes, and will, S' ty me =y my défray the of & wise, economical, rae Boakp OF DIRECTORS of practice of crowding the transaction of the real | for their individual benefit. the inamguration was severely wounded by pape the United States.” 7 sneme At every turn for the last two yerrs those who have been engaged in urging Congress to complete this important enterprise upon the plan originally designed, are well aware that the grand, if not the only, obstacle in the way to success at any moment has been the repre- business of Congress into the last week of the session ; showing that it not only caused the defeat of more than one measure of great public importance recently, but came very near causing 8 necessity for calling the new the accidental discharge of a pistol in the] In nape: — this pt office I must overcoat pocket of his friend and traveling rap abe rts our fathers for wir- companion, Isaac V. Fowler, Eeq., P ter | dom and firmness to execute its high and re- le duties in such a manner 28 to of New York city. The Weapon went off as Soee aa ancient friexdshi; prey iP smong the Mr. F. was taking off his coat, and the ball | people of the several States, and to preserve ge to to | Will Rel their monthly =o resort {o 3 modification of the tariff; and this a RiDay ENING, the cca J. P. DICKINSON, Be», has, I trust, been accomplished in sueh a man- ee eed to our dom man es. Decially thoee necessary for the defence of the our free institutions throughout man: ra- “eft Any rey 3 be ‘ating ‘be ?, ne) ticul ranch, for yu} neRting | + ‘ Congress together at once, through the loss of elivaral os sooking We tate Weir oda: entering Mr. Butterworth’s thigh ranged up- tions. Convinced that f owe my Pd = ar bran - B Tpose 2 LiMInation mecey rm I ae the General Appropriation bills. sentatio parties so of filling thei wards. Though but flesh wound, @ is said | $46 iaherent love for the Constitution and the | w, aiey eo at tnthe oak nerreapesess the mong it “i , dg ih ha of It gives us great pleasure, indeed, to find | struction simply . B their | to be severe. _ Union which still animates the hearts of the | munity and inconsistent with that spirit of | mar 4-2 the Zatelligencer in this article repeating our | own pockets. Though in the long run that The Flying Artillery—Mojor French—will —- pecrles Nee heveinrtere Pore their | fairness and equality which ought to govern N line of argument often enforced upon this eab- | description of opposition always goes to the parade and drill to-morrow afternoon at 4 | Powerful suppoi ng sll just meas- | in the adjustment of a revenue tariff. oe ck ie yay VISITING wall—is always beaten—it neveptheless is in- HAMMACK’s Uf tat loca ry — “4 variably the source of momentary embarrass- an y ment and annoyance. Never was the fact more forcibly illustrated than in the history of the action of the House of Representatives on this particular subject. Regarding the Sia7~esthe peculiar newspaper representa- tive of the interests of the District, when that course seemed prudent we made it the me- dium of conveying information to the members on this particular subject. That work was thoroughly accomplished at the first session of the late Congress. At this session the policy to be pursued wat evidently a different one. We mean a silent system of constant personal effort on the part of a large number of those most interésted in the prosperity of the District of Columbia. That it was faithfully and energetically pur- sued is made evident by the action of the Senate on the subject, on the night before last, and the House yesterday. Any other policy would have arcured the plunderers to the work of renewing their efforts to feather their nests in connection with the construction of this grand and magnificent enterpriee. It is to be hoped, and we think with reason, that in this particular matter they have been fairly foiled for all time. Right glad are we over what Congress has already done in the prem- ises; as it brings to an eni a labor that has cost us, individually, more time and trouble than aught else we can remember in the course of our whole experience with the Congress of the United States. ject. It now realizes the sad effect of speeches for Buncombe that have occupied so much of the time of the House, to the destruction of the public interest. The Union contains the valedictory of Judge Nicholson, with whom we part—as a member of the Washington press—with sincere regret indeed, and the salutatory of his successor, the Hon. John Appleton of Maine. They are both manly and forcible papere, which will be read with interest by the Democracy everywhere. We quote the latter as follows : “ We do not assume the editorial chair of the Union without a full appreciation of its responsibilities. Our experience as the editor of a daily journal confirms the opinion on this subject of Judge Nicholson; and he has in- creased the difficulty of our position by the ability of which he has given us the example. But wherever there is great responsibility in cur country it is almost always inet by great generosity and forbearance; and wo throw ourselves upon the indulgence of our readers for any short-comings except those of principle or important governmental policy In refer- ence to these, we expect to be held to a rigid account; for no personal kindness ought ever to excuse the advocacy of falee doctrines or the support of corrupt practice “* We mean to support, with all the ability »Which belongs to us, the administration of James Buchanan. It has beon inaugurated, after a fierce tempest of popular excitement amidst the generat acclaim of his countrymen, and with the cordial good wishes for its suc cess of a great majority of the American People. Such a spectacle as that which was exhibited yesterday at the eastern front of the Capitol could have been witnessed nowhere else my in car ews Tepublic._ ‘ ures calculated to perpetuate these the richert P- m., on the Public Grounds, near the basoof | political blessings which Heaven has ever bc- the Washington Monument On previous sim- | stowed upon any nation Having determined ilar occasions thousands have flocked there to | Bet to become a candidate for re-election, I to influence witness their wonderful and skillful evolu- Svosenneen tee Goveutmsenbieusersane tions. On this occasion we shall not ba sur- | desire ably and faithfally to serve my country prised to fiad five thousand congregated upon | and to live in the grateful memory of my the ground. The public must be cautious to ore cea recently assed through a Presi- keep without the line of the parade ground as | dential contest in hich the passions of our designated by sentinels Otherwise, accident allow aitisans were <n to m= hi — =i i - | gree uestions of deep and vil imrport- may oocur or the effect of the drill be destroy Sees: Tut when the peo pie proclaim ed their ed. ae will the tempest at once subsided and all wos The Alexandria Military —No other two eer The voice athe fer ee & speaking companies in line, yesterday, made s moro | in the manner presor! y the Constitation, soldierly appearance than that veteran corrs, was heard, oak instant submission followed. Our own country eould alone have exhibited the Mount Vernon Guards, and the Alexandria | so grand and striking a spectagle of the ea- Riflemen, the batallion being under command asad free — for self reborn ae is a happy conception, then, was for of our friend, Col. Montgomery Corse, who Congress to Hed ta aietta rule—that the has recently returned to his old home, in Vir- | wit) of the inser ity shall govern—to the set- ginia, from California. Their capital drill ee of ibe. gyeetion of omens ame in the Territories! Congress is neither “to and maaly app a es one aan at vik * | legislate slavery into = Territory or State eral praise as they marched up and down the | 10) to exclude it therefrom; but to leave the Avenue. — people thereof perfectly free to form and reg- The Naval Court of Inquiry —Up to this | ulate ae domsstio institutions in their own time this court has been occupied with the way, subject only to the Constitation of the . vi i United States.’ As a natural consequence, examination of witnesses insthe caso of Lieut. Corgress has also prescribed that when the Pennington aay, un shall hess Soe ener asa a ‘ tate it ‘sha receiv: into the Union The witnesses 80 far examined aes Dr. R. with or without slavery, as their constitution Morris (civilian), of Philadelphia; Thomas may prescribe at the time of their admission.” Brown, of Philadelphia, and Surgeon Dillard, ; - eriege of ese —_ ey ohh ‘ard U. 8S. Navy. Surgeon B. R. Tinsler was on | 0 the point of time when the people of a Ter- the stand at 1 p.m to-day. A large number resto shall decide this question for them- of Navy « fiicers and others interested in the res 8, Eeppily, — nt ae little rose 5 c: ance. Besides, it is a judicial esos See te care Note preeees | question which legitimately belongs to the At the Mansion.—Notwithstanding thefact | 5upreme Court of the United States, before houdt di _vtates to produce injurious and unhappy juen that ol] mut hsve known the pressure of bu- sot: tbe fpaeditg baa Mecite will, it is under-| ces Many such instances might be adduced 2 ally settled. To the'r| if this were the proper occasion. Neither siness upon the President to-day, the Mansion | decision, in common with ait good citizens, I | it necessary for the Sabie service to strain the was early besieged by crowds of visitors; nearly | shall cheerfully submit, whatever this may | language of the Constitution ; because all the all from a distance, who, being anxious to be, though it has ever been my individual great and useful powers required for a suc- ’ » : opinion that under the Nebraska-Kansas act | cessful administration of the Government, both shake him by the handere departing, were | the “propriate period will be when the num- | in peace and in war, have been granted, either induced to seck to do £0 even at such atime. | aah: ee renients ts the Teed — in express termsor by the plainest vee ae tat noon 0% - | Justify the formation cf a constitution with a| Whilst deeply convi of these truths, I yet eicln ees gay ‘ = he would re iow to its admission as a State into the Union. | consider it a that, under the war-makiog ceive them al esis room. But, be this asit may, itis the imperative | power, Congress may appropriate money to : and (ecpeeres duty of the Government cf | wards the construction of = military road, fhe Extension cf the Capitol Grounds | the United States to secure to every resident | when thisis absolutely necessary for the de- was agreed on by both Houses yesterday, but | ihabitant the free and independent exprer- But the squandering of the public money sinks ate: comparative insigalfcance aaa temptation to corruption when compare! with the squandering of the public lands. < tion, la the tide of time hes ever been blessed with so rich and noble an inheritance as w> enjoy in the public lands. In administerin; this important trust, whilst it may be wise t: age portions of them for the improvement of ie Prepegell a we should never forget that it is our cardinal policy to reserve theee lands as much as may be for actual and this§at moderate prices. We shall thus not only best promote the prosperity of the new States and Territories by furnishing them a hardy and independent race of honest and industrious citizens, but shall secure homes for our childron and our children’s children, #8 well as for those exiles from shores who may seek in this country to improve their condition and to enjoy the blessings of civil and religious liberty. Such em its have done much to promote the and pros- erity of the country. They have ed fathval both in peace and in war. be- coming citizpns they are entitled, under the Constitution and laws, to be placed on a fect equality with native-born citizens, in this character they should ever be kindly re- jised. The sees Sheed mean isa araidery the States to Congress of certain speci r- ers; and the question whether this grant should be liberally or strictly bas more or less divided political parties from the beginning. Witbout entering into the argu ment, I desire to state, at the commencement of my Administration, that lon and observation have convin me that a strict construction of the powers of the Gov- eroment is the only true, as well as the only safe, theory of the Constitution. Whenever, in our past history, doubtful powers have been exercised by Congress, these have never failed a gee EV. LEROY m. 4 Rants of the Richmend ohne, ~~ 4 cate, will deliver a Lecture the oo - : octock. Subject— ‘Woman: Her ‘histely cok, ebaracter Church on 8 h street, between H and 1 streete tn the reat of the Patent Ofmice free. mar 3-3re >... a Te Sa PRILADEL PHA CAKE AT PRILA Prices, al ie ladelphia corner 12th and F streets ‘i ICE CREAM at $1 50 per gallon. feb 26-1me gs ies wre atr ee: eer taking one with i They are to be had at LARMOND'S) mar 5-8 4£4 Eeventh street, On ee tntiomagoning pRscecnarton THOTOGRAFH oad rere ee muy be ba tion at cn Penasyivania nvenue between 4% and 6th ste’ mar 5-3 MULES: MULES!: 30 BEAD OF SUPERIOR MULES JUsT arrived from Kentucky, and wil! be sold on sccommosatine terms by ap- pling to HENRY BiKCH, at bis Live:y Btabie, corner of D and 14th streets, Washington, D.C. ma'p-12° F: SALE.—A PAIR OF GREY HORSES, bands; fine harness, and warrented ge: rand fn every - Tob seen at Mevsrr, Walker & Kin - *s Nations! Stables muir 5-2 F. TENNISON. SPRING toons. E. OWEN & SON, MILITARY AND e Naval Merchent Tallors, No 212 * ‘To aid in the maintenance of this govern- ment upon the principles of the coustitution will be the great object to which we shall de- vote ourself as editor of the Union. It is an | the members of the new Cabinet had-not been ye ars — may — engage the Benet nominated to the Senate. We feel assured, effort of any man, and in pursuing it we fee ; i eure that we shall have tho best wishes of cur however, that it is to be composed of the fol countrymen lowing gentlemen, viz: Gen. Cas:, Howill “ We enter upon the editorial duties of the | Cobb, John B. Floyd, Aaron V. Brown, Isaac Union before we bave had an opportunity to Toucey—and further this deponeat saith not. complete our arrangements for its mansge- icfied that the Pres‘dent b ment. We hope at an early day to give itan| We are also satisfied that the Pres‘dent bas enlarged form, and to make it an acceptable recently urged on Senator John R. Thomson, of New Jersey, the other position, and that friends and customers tbat they bave just eg their second izvoice of Spring cods a gy Cloths, Cassimers, estings ‘Will be pleased to have them call and examine. mar 5-lw LUE BOOK —LIST OF ALL THE or- fices, Civil and Military in the United Stater, 37% cents; authorized Catalogue of the Nations: Moseam, 72 j dercriptios of all the articics. Cawtron.— Waste no i nen theffour leaved ato — tion got up to defraua S rangers of their time, mine is 25 cents and (C cents. Location of all the Patented Models ALFRED BUNTER, Patent age |, 478 7th street. ‘anted two intelligert boys. marS.3¢ The New Cabinet.— Up to 12$ m. to-day visiter to its readers, not only for its political ebaracter and intelligence, but also for its 0 fi z fence of any State or Territory of the Union nab Da early news and its genersi reading. To what | UP t0 this morning Mr. T. had not been able owing toa lack of time in the rush of busi- | sphe of ate individu aoe is eae Pec snag neat pecan og remo 4 omar aOAnT DRoee sue AP r extent it will justify, however, the expecta- | to bring himself to the point of accepting, only . tions of its friends, will be best understood ness, they failed to make the necessasy appro- | That cane accomplished, armors can be fair- priation to carry out that determination. er than to leave the people of a Territory free EE EE TONS ee from all foreign interference to decide their CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS | °*® destiny for themselves, sane only to the - | Constitution of the United States In tHe Senate yesterday, after closing up The whole Territorial question being thus tho businees of the late session— ; Settled upon the principle of popular sover- Resolutions were unanimously adopted for | eignty—a principle as ancient as free govern- the very able and impartial manner in which | ment itself—every thing of a practical nature the chair bad been filled by Senators Bright D t hes been decided. No other question remains and Mason during the present session of Con- | for adjustment ; because all agree that under gress. the Constitution slavery in the States is be- At 5o’clock A. M the Senate took & recess | yond the reach of any human power except until 9 o’clock. at which hour it again assem- | {hat of the res ective States themselves where- bled, and received and agreed to various re- | in it exiats. ay we not, then, hope that the ports from the {committees on conference on long agitation on this subject is appropching the disagreeing votes of the two branches, and | itsend, and that the geographical parties to continued in session until a few minutes be- | which it has given birth, 20 much dreaded by fore 12 meridian; when the Father of his Country, will speedily be- On motion by Mr. Douglas, . | come extinct? Most happy will it be for the Resolved, That the oath of office be admin- country when the public mind shall be di- istered by the Hon Jns. A Pearce, of Mary- | verted from this question to others of more land, to the Hon. Jas M. Mason, Senator elect pressing 2nd practical importance. Througb- from the State of Virginia, and that he be | out the whole progress of this agitation, which and hereby is chosen President of the Senate | has ecarcely known any intermission for more because, we presume, a position in the Senste of the United States for six years is really far more desirable than any position whatever in the gift of the Executive—the honor of the Senatorship being only inferior to that of the Presidency and Vice Presidency, while its comforts are far more agreeable than the life of jntense labor and responsibility incident to the management of a Cabinet portfolio. We sincerely regret, so far as the public in- terest is concerned, that Mr. Thomson has hee- itated to accept the President’s flattering of. fer, for we know that he is universally regard- ed by the Demecracy of Congress, as a true man in all thing, as well as one eminently qualified for such a position. But one thing can be more universally re gretted among them; and that is that the con- dition of the party spirit in Pennsylvania “‘to raise and support armies.” ‘ to provide ard maintain a navy,” and tocall forth the militia to “repel invasions.” Thus endowed, in an ample manner, with the war-making power, the corresponding duty is required that “ the United States shall protect each ef them (the tates) against invasion’? Now, how is it possible to afford this protection to California and our Pacifico possessions, @xeept by means of a military road through the Territories of tae United States, over which men and mu- nitions of war may be speedily ti from the Atlantic States to meet and repel the invader? In the event of a war with a naval power much stronger than our own, we siould then have no other available access to the Pacific coast; because such a Power would instantly clo:e the route across the isthmus of Central America. It is impossible to conceive that, whilst the Constitution has expressly required Congrees to defend all the States, it should yet deny to them, by apy fair construction, the only possible means b which one of these States can be defended. FOR THE SPRING. Citizens AND STRANGERS VISITING something very eleghnt and veavtifalie tee oor elegant beau! in we of Silks, Grenadine and Organdie ROBES for the Spring, just selected from the largest and best stocks in the North. Those who favor bim with 2 call will undoubtedly find something new and recherche. Cloaks and Mantilias at very low je FRANK A. McGEE, marSiw 241 Pa Det. 12th and rau ets, ERRINGS, 1 AKUM, TAR, Ri SIN, PITCH, &c have received, and of- ferf rsale very low—S0 barrels Potomac Her- rings, at $475 per bbl. 75 bales of prime Hay at si tye 60 bales Oakum, superior article 15' bbls Tar. in prime order | 40 is Rosin and Pitch. 150 sacks @. A. Salt. With 2 fail Vinegar, in tierces and barreis. Tierces of new Rice, Coffee ard oie for sale JOSEPH N. F IN _mar 5 3t Georgetown, B.C. WASHINGTON AMPHITHEATRE! from its future history, and by this it must necessarily be judged. We can only promise our best efforts, with such valuable assistance as we may be able to obtain, to makeit in all Tespects an interesting journal, and a worthy representative, at the seat of government, of the national democracy of the United States. Joun ArrLeton. Oro WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. AN EXECUTIVE RECEPTION.—There will bea Public Reception at the Exe tive Mansion Te-morrew Eveni the usual heurs— Stel0p. m. The Inaugural Address—of James Buch- anan—will be found in our iseue of to-day. We were compelled to go to press yesterday without it Had we attempted then to have furnished it to the Siar’s readers, we should pe then teece Ninithes o = omer “ed oe ever sinc its ori- BENEFIT OF . . * ro * an twen ears, whilst it has - i tant i . have lost the afternoon mails and thrown our | some time since induced Mr. J. Glancy Jones a The resolution was unanimously agreed to, | tive of no plcorais good to any rusian boing, resting sallteery sone oa oe prog yr Messrs. Murray & Holland. City delivery into the night, perhape; besides | also to decline, We never saw such intense | and Mr. Mason took the chair. it has been the prolific source of great cvils to The President pro tem. then administered tho master, 4 Shick 1 to the slave, and to the whole the oath of office to tho following Senators: country. It has alienated and estranged the Messrs. Bright, Broderick, Chandler. Davis, c t ndler. people of the sister States from each other, Dickson, Doolittle, Foot, Hamlin, Kennedy, cad has even teriously endangered the very King, Mallory, Polk, Rusk, Simmons, Sum- existence of the Union Nor has the danger ner, Thompson, and Wade. i yet entirely ceased. Under our system there The President ne tem. then administered | js a remedy for all mere political evils in the the oath to the Mon John C. Le sound sense and sober judgment of the people. Vice President of the United States, and he Time is a great corrective. Political subjects took the chair as President of the Senate which but a few years excited and exas- Mr. Breckinridge returned his acknowledg- perated the public mind have passed away ments in a brief, though remarkably neat and | and are now nearly forgotten. But this ques- pertinent speech, after which the Senate ad- | tion of domestic slavery is of far graver im- journed to 1 o’clock. rtance than any mere political question, be- At ] o'clock the Senate met, and, after the cues: should the agitation coallnwe: it may arrival of the President of the United States, eventually endanger the personal safety of a proceeded with him to the east portico ot the | large portion of our countrymen where the Capitol, where, after having delivered his in- | institution exists In that event no form of ugural address before the countless thiu- | government, however admirable in itself, and sands assembled to greet him, the Senate however productive of material benefits, can retired to its chamber and adjourned until 12 | compensate for the loss of peace and domestic o'clock to-day. security around the family altar. Let every In tux Hovsg, yesterdsy morning, in the - Union-loving man, therefore, exeit his best course of multifarious proceeding3, the appro- influence to suppress this agitation, which, priation of $150,000 for the construction of a | since the recent legislation of Congress, is Dew jail in the District of Columbia was lost— | without any legitimate object. the Senate having receded from their provi-} It is an evilomen of the times that men have sion in the Doficiency bill to that end. undertaken to calculate the mere material Mr. Aiken (Mr. Haven temporarily occupy- | value of the Union. Reasoned estimates have ing the chair) moved the usual resolution of , been presented of the pecuniary profits and thanks to the Speaker; which was opposed | local advantages which would result to differ- by Messrs. Craige, McMullin, and Barclay, | ent States and sections from its dissolution, and advocated by Mr Seward. and of the comparative osers which such an Subsequently, Mr. Speaker Banks said, be- ; event would inflict on other States and sec- fore announcing the result on putting the | tions Even descending to this low and narrow question upon the motion to adjourn— view of the mighty question, all such calcula- Gentlemen of the House of Representatives : | tions are at fault The bare reference to a I solicit that indulgence which is usually ac- , Single consideration will be conclusive on this corded to those who stand in the position which ' point. We at present enjoy a free trade I occupy. {throughout our extensive and expanding 1 should fail to perform an imperative duty , country, such as the world has never wit- did I eever our official connection without ac- | nessed. This trade is conducted on railroads knowledging my obligation to the officers with | and canals, on noble rivers and arms of the whom I have been associated, and to the | sea, which bind together the North and the House itself, for that generous and unwaver- | South, the East an the West of our Confede- ing support which has been given tome in my , racy. Annihilate this trade, arrest its free sth re of service. progress by the geographical lines of jealous The Congrersional term which now closes | and hostile States and you destroy the pros- will bear in the history of legislation no or- | perity and onward march of the whole and dinary character. The unexampled energy every part, and involve all in one common of the American people and the rapid exten- | ruin. But euch considerations, important as sion of their theatres of action and enterprise | they are in themselves, sink into insignifi- has crowded upon us from day to day a con- | cance when we reflect on the terrific evils stant succession of questions of extraordinary | which would result from disunion to every character and serious import, and to this has | portion of the Confederacy—to the North not been superadded an unusual amount of the | more than to the South, to the East not more ordinary business of legislation. than to the West. These I sball not attempt To have been called, under such circum- | to portray, because [ feel an bumble confi- stances to the chair of this the first of delib- | dence that the kind Providence which in- erative assemblies—an cffice which bas been | spired our fathers with wisdom to frame the endeared to the people by its sssociation with | most perfect form of ernment and union the memories of Mublenberg, Macon, Cheves, | ever devised by man will not suffer it to perish and Cley—is an bonor that might well crown | until it shall have been peacefully instru- 8 life of study and toil. To have discbarged | mental, by ite exam ole, in the extension of the duties of this office, delicate and import- | civil and religious liberty throughout the ant as they have been, to your entire satisfac. | world. tion, is more than 1 could have hoped The Next in importance to the maintenance of Jurnal of the House. an unerring and an | the Constitution and the Union is the duty of importial record, and the resolution to which, pesperviog the Government free from the taint Pa or intormed, you have come, following | or even the suspicion of corruption. Publie the suggestion of the rae cy gentleman | virtue isthe vital spirit of Republics; and from South Carolina, (Mr. Aiken,) give to me | history proves that when this has decayed, and assurances that cannot but be grati: , and | the love of money has usurped its place, al- for these I proffer to you my profound and | though the forme of free government may re- life long acknowledgments. main for a season, the substance has departed The weloome werd from me must be that | forever. word which speeds your parting from theee| Our resent financial condition is without a scenes of anxious labor. I invoke for you, | parallel in history. No nation has ever be- —_ gentlemen, a hap + return to your homes, | fore been embarrassed from too large » sur- Foolish Stories.—The Wonder-mongers are | Where the sweet and native air of hill and vale | plus in its treasury. This almost necessaril already at their work of essayi to be- and ved forms and sounds of home and | gives birth to extravagant legislation. t the administrati ying dvi those we love at home may revive your ex- | produces wild schemes of ex nditure, and — ‘on after their fashion as | hausted energies, purge the system of the siete j applied to its predecessor. That is, they are | wise to consider whether the love for the Union which now animates our fellow citi- zon on the Pacific coast may not be impaired by our neglect or refusal to provide for them, in their remote and isolated condition, the only means by which the sag od of the States, on this side of the Rocky Mountains, can reach them in sufficient time to ‘protect’ them Pi com invasion.” I naga for oe resent from expressing an opinion as to wet and most seme ben eodehe which the Government can lend its aid in accom this great and necessary work. I believe that many of the difficulties in the way which now appear formidable will, in a great degree, vanish as soon as the nearest and best route shall have been satisfactorily ascertained. It may be proper that, on this occasion, I should make some brief remarks in regard to our rights and duties as a member of the great family of nations. In our intercourse with them there are some plain principles, a; prov- ed by our own experience, from which we skould never depart We ought to cultivate peace, commerce, and friendship with all na- tions, and this not merely as the best mears of promoting our own material interests, but in a spirit of Christian benevolence towards our fellow-men, wherever their lot may be cast. Our diplomacy should be direct and frank, neitber seeking to obtain more nor ac- cepting less than is our due. We onght to cherish a sacred regard for the independence of all nations, and never attempt to interfere in the domestic concerns of any, unless this shall be imperatively uired by the great law of self preservation. To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute. In short, we ought to do justice, in a kindly spirit, to all nations, and require justice from them in re- turn. It is our glory that, whilst other nations have extended their dominions by the sword, we have never acquired any territory except by fair purchase, or, as in the case of Texas, by the asec fi determination of a brave, kindred, and independent people to blend their destinies with our own, Even our scquisi- tions from Mexico form no exception. Un- willing to take advantage of the fortune cf war against Super a preyre we ——— these possessions, under the treaty o: peace, for a sum which was considered ai the time a fair equivalent Our past history forbids thst we shall in the fature acquire territory unless this be sanctioned by the laws of justice and honor. Acting on this principle, no nation will have a right to interfere or to complain if, in the progress of events, we shall still fur- ther extend our possessions Hitherto, in all our acquisitions, the people, under the pro- tection of the American fiag, have enjoyed civil and religious liberty, as well as equal and just laws, and have been contented, prosper- ous, and happy. Their trade with the rest of the world hes rapidly increased; and thus every commercial nation has shared largely in their successful progress I shall now proceed to take the oath pre- scribed by the = whilst humbly in- king the blessing of Divite Py age has —" depriving the numerous employees in the Star office of all possible chance of participating in the glorious festivities of the day, which we had not the heart to do. Of the document itself we have to say that from beginning to end it breathes an emphatic Democratic spirit. Itis a matter of oongratule- tion to the whole country, as we nt long since took occasion to explain, that Congress has recently carried out to the letter what strikes us aa being the views of the strict construc- tionists cf Congross (with whom the Sar sym- pathises, and whom it aims to represent in all questions where constitutional principles are concerned.) upon the vexed question of pro- viding the means for that defence of Cai ifornia, Utab, Washington and Oregon Ter- ritories which they have the right, under the constitution, to expect from the General Government in case of need. Thus Con- gress bas appropriated for the construc- tion of military roads from the north, middle and southern portions of the Atlantic States to California, converging, midway, into a single road leading to the eastern settlements of California Upon the vexed question of slavery in the Territories, the Inaugural will be hailed with upfeigned pleasure; because it explains and enforces with clearness and effectiveness some of the doctrines for which the Democracy econ- tended in the last Presidential canvass with an unanimity unparalleled in the history of the party. Asa Southern man, jealous of the rights of our own section of the Confederacy under the Constitution, we bave to say that with the exception of the inference of the right of the Supreme Court to settle questions of States righte, (which doctrine has few sup- Porters among Southern Democrats) the in- sugural in this connection will be frankly and gratefully accepted by the South asa pledge that the true Principles and policy of the Kan- sas Nebraska act will be enf. s forced to the letter, in whatever the new Administration may be called on to do with reference to slavery in the Territories. On the scarcely less vexed question of the tariff, too the Inaugural ad. heres with fidelity to the time-honored prin- ciple of the party ; enforcing, as it does, the duty oo the part of the General Government of abstaining from casting the weight of its influence and policy for any particular inter. est, at the expense of justice to the rest. The great political evil of the day is the tendency of the Government toconsolidation. Thatcan only be effected in this connection through the sacrifice of the rights of individual States, and, indeed, of all the people of the United States who may not be directly interested as owners of stock in manufactaring companies. excitement manifested among the Democratic members of both Houses on such a subject as when that fact became known bere. The compliment to Mr. Jones involved in that memorable display of feeling among such a.class of men, and unanimous as it was with- out distinction of section or views upon ques- tions on which it is allowable for Democrats to differ, was in itself a testimonial to the high personal and political standing of Mr. Jones among his peers, conveying also a tacit ac- knowledgment of the great value of his ser- vices to the Democratic cause, such as ho may well cherish to the day of his death, and his children after him. —_——__._ POSITIVELY THE LAST APPEARANCE, BUT TWO oF DAWN RICE! ———$—— The whole of this STAR TROUPDP EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEK {> Families should not fail to embrace — 5 mar —_—_—__—_—_——__.. Lost and Found. a——nnaneddeshieniietieaediaaina=sempiesneaengnsaeess Ltt THE INAUGURATION BALL, or returning from it, a Fillagree GOLD BRACELET, eet with small — slightly broken, temporarily mended. Mberal reward will be given if lef at the Star © ffice, or 404 | st. ise F.S. SHULZE. - THE LADY WHO TOOK BY MISTAKE, from the ladies’ dressing-room at the Inauge ration Ball,a BROCADE S@AWL, with a red center, will return the same to No. 4°0 9th street, she will receive the thanks of the owner. it TTENTION.—THE GENT WRO LOST & SHAWL at the President's on Friday eve- niag lest, can obtain ibe same at CAMMACK’S, Jr., ‘Clothin, Store, on F strect, by proof of prop- advertisement and ps for this oe B.A. JANVIER. 'T RAVED OR STOLEN —EARLY ON THE | night of the2d instant, from 7th st oposite Odd Fellows’ fall, my Sorrel GANADIAN MARE and TOP BUGO Mte-al sewerd wili be paid for eny informaticn that may lead to the of the seme. JOBNSON SIMONDS, mar5-3® At office of Justice Hollingsiead 25 REW ARD—FOR THE RETURN of a Gold WATCH, CHAIN and BRACE- LET, supposed to be thrown away by a burglar, in the excavation be:ween 24 and 34 streets, rs be was attemrting an escape from bis pursuers These articles are prized by the o«ner as mrmo- rials of friendship. and the abo e reward shall '« ‘iven toany one lea’ them at the House of Rev Dr SUNDER. D, 399 D atreet, or at the Star office mar 5-216 —_—————— $ REWARD.—LO8T—ON THE AV?- nus, on the 4th instant. inthe excitcinent, | sbout 6o’clock,a PORTE-MONIA, contenirg , Ss >me papers of no value to any one but the owner. Any one that ha» found the article, will rece've the above reward by leaving itat W H. Ul PER- MAN’S Store, No. 422 mar 5 3t¢ $10 REWARD.—BROKE AWAY FROM therubseriber, on Tuesdsy mern ing, the 3d instant, a blood BAY MARE, th bob tall. about 17 hands high, newly shod, and her right cara /ittle sore e above reward will be on her return to LEVI PUM- PHREY’S Livery Stable, C street, between 4 tnd Gtr streets mer 5e ZACH. BERRY, of W. $55 E WARD -STOLEN FROM THE stable of Wm. Homflier. - day night,2 SURREL HORSE. 5 years old, about 14 to 16 hands bigh, white star in bis foreherd. ( ery dim) white nose, and hays - e on the left side of his head. rubbed by the brid ¢ Very small nec+, but little mane, snd siender Tieedy af Seal renee Mere 5 i =e CONRAD OBL a ne ARD —LOST—Yesteréay morn- $10 sey a ems betwren the Sisam! ost Wharf and Penn avenue, a Leather POCKE r- BOOK, containing about in and three notes for $100 ea.bh The name of Alfred A jorence ison tLe notes The finder will receive lye above reward by leaving it at this office. mar 5 2t* The More] On't —The refusal of Congress to appropriate any eum, great or small, for any bridge or ferry across the Potomac, at the late session, conveys a lesson that may well be laid to heart. it is simply the result of the dis agreement of our fellow-citizens of the District with reference to the question. It should be sufficient to admonish all who have a legiti- mate interest in it of the necessity of some compromise among themselves. So long as such a disagreement exists, with different cor- Porations and bodies of citizens inzisting each on having all they wish granted, and opposing to the bitter end everything suggested and urged by others equally as deeply interested, it is not to be expected that Congress will do anything in the premises satisfac@ry to either interest. In truth, our fellow-citizens must take lessons from experience and profit by them. We feel assured that by the next ses- sion the wisdom of this advice will be appre- ciated, and that some satisfactory compromise will be made between Washington and Georg-- town, based not on the triumph of the interests of individuals, but on views having for their end the idea of securing some permanent means of intercommunication by bridge be- tween the Distriet and Virginia shores of the Patomac. — Ex-President Pierce yesterday removed his family to the residence of ex Seorétary of State, Marcy, designing to bid Washington farewell so soon ag all his arrangements to that end can be consummated, and the we:- ther will permit bim to proceed North with his wife, who has so endeared herself to so- ciety here We hear that he has already been the recipient, at his new quarters, of the re- spect of hosts of cur fellow citizens and stran- gers, who have ealled upon him and his dis- tinguished host, than whom no two other functionaries of this Government have su: ceeded more happily in endearing themselves to the people of the District of Columbia. Srranaers anv Citizens desiring to sub scribe for either edition of the Sran—Daily, $3.50 per annum; Weekly, $1 25 per aanum— who may not be in the vicinity of the Star office, are informed thet they can do so at BaILLINGtoN’s Book Store, where copies of the Daily and Weekly are always on hand. Thore deviring single copies of our Inauguration Weekly number may have them sent by mail — Price 3 cente—by loaving their names at Sart- LIN@TON's, which, by the by, is om the correr of Pennsylvania avenue and Four-and-s-half street r . The Government Water Works.—We could Dot express, yesterday, for want of space, the gratitude of cur fellow-citizens to the Thirty- fourth Congress for the manner in which they made the amende honorabl. ‘é upon the subject of the Water Works, which are now a a fact. The appropriation of g million of do’- lars for the prosecution of their construction ovineed that, after all, those who have be- O8T—AT THE PRESIDENT’S,ON FB1- day evening last, a large Black Cloth Ta LMA @ race of speculators and jobbers, whose with four pockets, b ack a) and lag of fitful Corn wafniett bapa = ingenuity is bela in conterrd 5 and pro- actually so soon mouthing o1 1 “dig. | bring each and all to fhe cheer ion, | moting expedients to obtain pu money. ai ri PRP Gar te re os hee dass disappointments and perils we en- The petit of cfficia] agents, whether rightfully z "U- | counter, that the performance of public duty |/or wro: lly, is suspected, and the character ral, they say, of course that being the only | and the service of our country A always a | of the Gove! t suffers in the estimation of act of the new Executive so fur. Pleasant labor the people. This is in itself a very great evil. It will be remembered that for the last It is only left for me to announce that the The natural mode of relief from this om. power of the House as a legislative assment is to the surplus in three and s balf years we have never yot Geaset, and to bid you farecell Hy pre. tis Breasany to grectattonal for which OST BET W REN THE CAPITOL AND Hyp Theande: will as rewarded, and receive the thanks o° the ownt!, by t= at the Waabingtog House, i objects ti i ,