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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-11

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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-11

NEAL.-tOU bushels Fresh Meal. just received
Nj anil for sale by MCCLELLAN & McRAE.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

OCFThe reader will find in our columns To-
day, report of the case recently tried in our
city before JAMES T. WALKER, Esq, in which
a negro woman and her four children, for sew
eral years residents in this place, were claimed
by Mr.. Rogers, OF Kentucky, as his slaves.
The document is from the pen of CONRAD BA-
KER, Esq, one of the defendants counsel, and
we are assured is correct history of the mat
ter. Except this we know nothing of the case
having heard none Of the evidence and as lit
tie of the street talk which the matter has Civ
en- rise to. We can't discover anything very
dangerous in this Report, as is intimated by
the Democrat. which paper declined publish
ing it. We knOl0 that we are sin no way
tinctured with abolitionism," any more than
the Democrat man, nor do we believe the gen.
tleman who wrote out the report is either; and
being requested by several citizens, Wings and
Democrats, TO publish it, we cheerfully do so.
1t may be as well to state that we leave out the
few lines which refers to the justice who tried
the case, not that the publication of them
coulddo harm, for we believe they would raise
smile on the countenance Of the worthy Ma
gistrate himself were ne to read them-but be-
cause they have nothing to do with the facts
Of the case.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

A Fathers LovE.-The Spirit Of the Times
publishes the following letter from its cores
pondent, "Saltpeter," and vouches for the fact:
Aweek or two ago, an elderly man, dressed
like a farmer, walked quietly into the Office of
Wall street Life Insurance Company, his face
bearing the pleasant smile of one who knows
he has good thing to tell, and after the wea tn
erly remarks such asold codgers always favor us
''Mr. President" that his son, Reuben B,
had month before insured his life for 81 500,
''and stouter looking fellow you never seen,
nor bigger fool than he looked like, when we
laughed at him when he came home. But, by
gracious, mister, he war'nt so far out after all
for he died of Student only ten days ago.
There's the dockyments, and I'm come for the
money. He was my son, sir, and amt left no
other heirs"
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

New AND CHEAP MODE OF ADvERTIsING.-It
is shrewdly suspected that some tradesman rob
their own stores in order to get them noticed in
the newspapers. This is the latest known Yam
kee trick Indeed tmay be questioned wheth-
er it may not be fortunate for the shop-keepers
to have their places of business really robbed of
small amounts-notoriety now being so essen
tial to success. We were reminded of this by
noticing the statement that boot store, in an
town, has lately been robbed of few
articles of little value, and has, for eight years
past, at this season of the year, been similarly
victimized. Boston Chron.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

OEWe find the following item of news in
the Louisville papers of Saturday. announced
by telegraph from Philadelphia.
BY an arrival from Havana we have papers of
a late date. They contain the reply of Guati-
mala to the proposition of Honduras, to coop
crate with Mexico in resisting our government
The reply is characterised with strong good
sense and very creditable to Gen. Carrera, In
dian though he be. He says after having ex-
amined carefully the relations between the two
belligerents and has been unable to find any
Mexico or any treaty controlling their neutral
relation, while he does find treaty of amity
to exist with the United States and Central
America, which are States that formerly com
prised that Republic, are bound TO respect. He,
therefore, under such circumstances, had re-
solved to maintain perfect neutrality.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

GEN. TAYLOR IN ST. LoUIs.-The st. Louis
Republican and New Era call upon the cleo
tors Of the city and county of St. Louis, and
all who are in favor of General Zachary Taylor
for the next President of the United States, to
meet in General Mass Meeting on the 22d day
of February next-the anniversary of the birth
of Washington and the battle Of BHenG Vista
in order to place the name Of Zachary Taylor
formally and prominently before the people of
that city and State for the Chief Magistracy of
the Nation.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
cow vi Err CAAL.

NEW ORLEANS Feb. 8.
SUGAR-The demand has been animated, and full
ly 1000 hhds have been sold at full prices fair
MoiAsSEs-l2O0 bbls were sold ., ooisss,..--
100 bbls choiceat2lic. The purchases were princi-
pally for Mobile
fLouR-Ihe market continues dropping and the
sales are limited to 1000 bbs including 200 bbIs choice
Illinois, at 81, 100 Tennessee ands94 Ohio at "a s7i
COR - The demand has been fair, and 10000 sacks
have been sold for England and the North al prices
ranging from IS to soc. for good mixed to prime
white and yellow.
oATs-555 sacks sold at 45c per bushsl.
PoRK-Sales of lis bbls Mess, in lots at 60 90
$50 bbls Prime In lots at 81 IL and $50 ats7.
GREEN MEAT-30, 900 lbs. hams sold At "a IN and
10000 lbs. shoulders at 50 80.
BEEF-l0O bbls. Prime sold at 81.
LARD-The demand continues steady. and we have
to report sales of 1895 bbs and tierces at 81 to 6lc
and 637 kegs at 6ac., and 100 kegs at SIC.
WHsKEY-Ssles of 2lO bbls. Rectifed at 2o8c 50
1t 2Ot and 100 Raw at 20lc
BAcoN-25 casks sides sold at n AMI 10 casks
shoulders at SIC
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

O[The Louisville Journal is down upon
Senators Houston, of Texas, and Sewer, of Ar
kansas, little the toughest for their late speech
es. They deserve every word that is said of
them and more. The Journal says:
On Wednesday morning, we published an
extract from Senator Houston's New York war
speech, announcing the doctrine, that. as the
Mexicans are no better than Indians, the peo-
pie of the United States have perfect right to
take their land by force or fraud or in whatev-
er way they please The principle of land pi-
racy was openly and unblushingly avowed as
the principle of the American people. The
speech was copied not only with the approval
but with applause by the Washington Union
and the Albany Argus, emphatically the two
organs of the country's Locofocoism.
We see too that the doctrine announced by
the rufian, bully, and BLACKBOARD, who repre-
sents Texas in the Senate, is also avowed by
Mr. Sewer, of Arkansas, Mr.. Folks chairman
of the Committee of Foreign relations in that
body. That Senator applies the doctrine not
only to the land of Mexico but to that of all
nations. In his late reply TO Mr.. Clayton, he
declares that it is our practise to take any ter
ritory we can get and by any means that are
found necessary-peaceably if we can, forcibly
if we must. whenever" says he, sit be-
comes impracticable TO obtain territory by pur-
chase we take it by force. We take it bytorcc
If l1e can, and think ii eTPedient to do so. y
And this speech of Mr.. Sewer, like the speech
of Houston, isapplauded by all the principal
organs of the Government.
Here we have two of the most prominent
Senators of the Administration party and the
chief newspaper organs of the Government
proclaiming in the face of the whole world, that
stealing, robbery, land-piracy is the avowed
practise of the American people. We are
held up to the nations of the earth, not as a
people recognizing the code of civilized coun-
tries, butas vast aggregation OF audaclous and
awless banditti ready 20 seize upon the posses
sions of our neighbors whenever we crave them
and cut the threats Of their owners in the ev-
ent Of resistance TO our aggressions! These
Senators and these newspapers give true and
faithful sketch of the great and fundamental
principle ofLocofocoism, but they are guilty
of horrible libel in calling it the principle oil
the American people. They seek to cover the
nation with the infamy that belong only TO the
leaders of a broken down party.
These Locofoco Senators have undoubtedly
bit at last upon the only possible expedient for
making their followers believe that tho opera
ations of our Government in iustiiable. All
other attempts to justify those operations hav-
ing been scattered to the winds, the leaders at
last find themselves driven to proclaim that
land piracy is right and just, and praiseworthy
and, that the people of the United States are
not ashamed to incorporate it into their public
creed, and to act upon it now and through all
future time Are not such things calculated
to shock all honest men throughout the United
States and throughout the world beyond all
power of expression?
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
0-A VOLUNTARY WITNESS FOR IAvNre
EXpECTOR ANT

=, John Van Valkenburg Esq, writes 10 DR. Javno
oep 20 1910, and says. would cheerlully ACCEPT OF
an agent Tor the sale OF your family Medicines be-
cause feel satisfied that i'll had not taken vonr
bXPEcToRANT should before this day have been in
my grave In the month of August 1915 I had n
very severe attack Of Typhus Fever and Imfamntion
OF my Lungs, which reduced me very low In io,,,
Gays AFTER my lever left me and | BEGAN TO g,in
strengtni had bad cough and raised large ouan-
uues OF matter from my lungs or stomach As NV
strength increased, my cough also increased I told
my physician that wanted to take your ExDecto
rant lie thought it twas not best
ne made me some syrup for my cough which T
LOOK Ior Two or three weeks, but il did me no rood
NY cough sui increased much that nv stomach
ana lungs felt as ifthey were raw there was snch n
sourness raised very large amount and il appear
cd 10 me that was as bad off as many people have
seen IN the last stages OF consumption. FINALLY con-
ciuaed that had the consumption, and that couId
not live but short time. therefore detern;noJ =,
De my own physician. sent TO Catskill for half y
dozen bottles OF your Expectorant and Commenced
taking 1t, and in less than tweniy-four hours there
was quite change in my feelings, and before Ind
:ealth. ~ my usual
sold two or three bottles oft to a LADY, in THE
pace she has told me within three weeks. that She
eleves that has been the means Of saving her life
you imnk what have stated to be worth publish
ng you are al liberty to do SO.
. Respectfully, JOHN VAN VALKETBuReA. PM
Prepared only by DR.. d. Jayne, Philadelphia' and
Oi "a on agency by Z. BELL, Druggist
ieo IA Main ST., Evansville
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

CFThe Washington letter-writers speak
IF hfeq6h the RFf7SieaeH tie 49A Gfn
account of it, and the Washington correspon-
dent of the n. Y. Herald gives precisely sim
liar one
In the political circles, there is'a current
story, for which do notpretend to vouch. but
which has many believers in high places, that
GOODNESS has occurred htween the President
and Gen. Cass. 1t is represented to have han
pened in this way. Afr the inquiry of Mr..
Crittenden, which drew )ut the official con-
firmation, that Gen. Scot had been suspended
and ordered before a cort of inquiry. Gen
Cass, at an interview VIII the President. re-
commended that the polly of the Administra-
ton in reference to the ur should be disclos
ed, in order that the par might at once form
upon il and 60 before thGountry on the issue.
The President, as the stg goes, signified his
desire to consult the CADET, and at a subse-
quent meeting with GerCass refused to com
ply with his suggestion. This is the alleged
cause of the breach. IT. said, further. thai
Gen. Houston was afterards admitted to con-
fidential council withi Excellency, and that
his recent speech in bv York at Tammanv
Hall, reflects the viey which he imbibed on
that occasion. Noby, apprehended. will
venture to dispute tn the Senator from Texas
is most competent ,uth-piece for the Pres
ident from Duck rive
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

LEATHER AND SHoEs.-The aggregate annual
amount expended in the boot, shoe and leather
business of the country, nearly reaches the to-
tai value of the cotton crop of the United States
As regards the amount of capital and number
of hands employed, the shoe business is said to
take precedence ofany other branch of manu-
features carried on in America, producing COM
modities to the value of $50, 10000 annually,
and giving employment to between one and
two hundred thousand operatives, men and wo-
men.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
ENGLISH BANKRuI-The London cores

ENGLISH BANKRUI-The London cores.
pondent of the Bostatlas, says:
''In nearly everyse of failure "the pres
sue of the times is cause given for the I'M
looked-for disaster, athe affairs of the house
are wound up 'undinspection, instead of
the Court Bankruptcs the great expense and
sacrifice attending ttproceeding deter cred
itors from adopting One case illustrates
the majority, and iiven By the Morning
Chronicle. \ housey be rotten for wears.
but propped up by anmodation bills find
ing that its ''waste er" will net 90 in the
market, it determine stop payment, simply
because it cannot q. A regre full circular
to that effect is semitic creditors, in which
the entire blame isl TO the failure of some
cabbage plantation which some f2OO.
600 have been invei meeting of creditors
takes place, the ants are submitted. and
are approved of; a lend of six shillings to
the pound, payable yearly instalments. is
accepted, and the IS of the firm are TO be
wound up, under tuperintendance of the
senior partner and wo cousins by his first
and second wife; 'he senior partner rides
home in his carrio his house in Regents
Park, and sippingwine after dinner, tells
his wife how conbly he got over the un-
pleasant business e morning.
This picture of titish merchant is truth
fully painted, andl Englishman; yet how
frequently Englis hold up to scorn the
whole people of tilted States, because one
State does not pro pay her interest!
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

WHAT Next THE Washington "Union"
makes the following significant remark;
"There can be no doubt that DIRECT TAXA
TIoN is essentially democratic, and has only TO
be brought before the people to find favor with
the majority"
The Administration have tried every other
means 10 raise the wind-borrowed money,
issued shin plasters, levied taxes in Mexico,
&c.,-and are now about to resort TO the obi
GUS and onerous burden of direct taxation.-
We'll, let them try it.-We -beliere- snrh a
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
SARAH SANDS.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL NEWS.
by Telegraph for the Louisville Courier.
New YORK, Feb. 10, SPIN.

By Telegraph for the Louisville Courier.
New YORK, Feb. 10, Bpm.
The Sarah Sands arrived to-day, having sail
ed from London on the 2lst ult., and Liver
pool on the 22d.
The markets generally were Characterised by
considerable dullness. Corn was offered from
one to two shillings lower than quotations
per the Acadia. Flour was unchanged. En-
glish Wheat was steady at last weeks de-
cline
At Liverpool on the 18th ult., Wheat was
very plenty at from to cents per 10 lbs,
lower than former quotations, American and
Home Flour had receded one shilling. Corn
and Meal had given way again, and to-day quo
tations were two shillings per $50 lbs, and
one shilling per quarter lower than week ago.
Flour 81 28s. Meal Ia a l4s Cd. per l90lbs.
Corn, 30 33s. per 480 lbs. Wheat, Ia 9s.,
and 9s.
LIVERPOOL, 2lsT ULT.-The Corn market pre-
sents frmer feeling, and the decline noticed
seems to have been checked with an advance
of shilling per quarter, and Meal of six pence
per barrel.
Abdel Kader still continues prisoner of
the French.
Louis Philippe is reported to have recover
ed his health.
The amount Of bullion in the Bank of Eng
land is increasing.
Rome and Italy continue in an unsettled
condition.
The House of Lords refuse to reduce the duty
on Tea.
DIsraeli, the elder, is dead.
Switzerland is reported to be comparatively
quiet.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

CHARGES AGAINST GEN. ScorT. Wash
ington Correspondence of the Petersburg Re
publican, says he has ascertained that the char
ges against Gen. Scott in part, land principally,
he believes,) are in want of proper official re-
spect to the Secretary of War, and non-fulfil-
ment of his du-y in corresponding with the
Department.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

CoNsuMPrIoS.-Dickens gives the following
description of this sad disease, which is con.
stantly carrying sorrow and desolation into
thousands of families in New England
''There is dread disease, which so preparas
Its victims, as it were for death; which so re-
ilnes 1t OF It's grosser aspect and throws around
familiar looks, unearthly indications of the
coming change-a dread disease, in which the
struggle between the soul and body is so grad
uai, quiet and solemn. and the result so sure
that day by day, and grain by grain, the mortal
part wastes and withers away, so that the spi
mt grows light and sangulne with its tighten
ing load, and feeling Immortality at hand deems
1t but new term of mortal life-a disease in
which death and life are strangely blended
that death takes the glow and hue of life. and
life the ganut and grisly form of death-a dis
ease which medicine never cured, wealth ward |
ed off, or poverty could boast exemption from
which sometimes moves in giant strides and
at tardy, sluggish pace, but slow
'r quick, Is ever sure and certain"
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

SCRIPTURE PREDICTION OF RAILROADS AMI
CoLLIsIoNs.-A Mr.. Russell somewhere made
a recent speech on the occasion of the celebra-
ton OF the Northern Railroad Company. in
which he quoted the following prophecy from
the prophet Nahum, chapter IL, verse d: 1.-THE
chanots shall rage in the streets; they shall JOS
lie one against the other in the broadways; they
shall run like tightening
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

"Boor ON T'uTHER LEG AT the last session
of the Legislature of Iowa, the Wings had the
majority on joint ballot, and could have elect
ed two Wing u. S. Senators, but the Locos,
controlling the Senate, refused to SO into an
election.
This year the Locos have the ascendency, but
the Wings control the House, and they refuse
to go into an election, and the Legislature have
adjourned.
AT this, the Washington Union, the exec
utive organ, makes ludicrous lamentation, cal
ling it "a gross and almost unparalleled out
rage"
That which is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander, Father Richie.
O~Y-The stock of flour in New York, is at
a. Sn n00 hbIe
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
REGULAR WABASH PACKEr

Inc Inc hne new light draught steamer
Sssgstt9E.s3 Paducah, CART. TnLEY, drawing
- only fourteen inches, will run dur;ngg
the season as regular packet between Evansville
Lafayette Indiana The Paducah offers very superior
Tor passengers, her cabin having ali
a'e ioOis. rorHeight Or passage apply on board or
sh r. TAYLOR g. HARVEY.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
OCTNo spurious liquors are allowed to b.
transported over the Fall River Railroad.

CHLoRoFoRM.-The Boston Transcript has
heard ola case where chloroform was admins
tered to relieve the suffering ola dying person.
The success of the application was complete,
and the patients last moments tranquil and
void of pain.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

GENERALS JEsUP AND TwIGGs.-There is a
report current at Washington among military
men, and generally believed, that Generals
Jesup and Twiggshave exchanged commissions,
and that the latter will return to the United
States as Quartermaster General. The former,
an old brigadier, is senior to every general Off
Ger in the Regular army, except Scott, Taylor
and Gaines, and will doubtless, be assigned TO
command with his brevet rank, dating from
1924. This in case of accident to General
Scott, or his recall, would place the command
Of the army in Mexico in the hands of General
Jesup, instead Of one of the temporary officers.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

A great Taylor Festival is to be given at
Philadelphia on the 22d of Feb. John Ser
geant is placed at the head of one of the COM
mittees appointed to get it up.
The friends of Gen. Taylor in East Tennes-
see, propose to hold convention at Knoxville,
on the same day.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

THE GREAT GovERNMENT RAG MILL.-The
following is the official statement of our hard
money Administration issues of paper prom
ises to pay from January /, l847, to November
a. he.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
The New York Evening Post (leading Dem

The New York Evening Post (leading DEM
ocratic authority says:
''The true method of meeting the further ex-
penses of the Wharf.-The only patriotic method,
the only method worthy of the crisis-the on
ly method which that courage which faces
present difficulties, and that foresight which
provides against future ones, dictate-is, 10
couple the issue of Treasury notes with an i'm
mediate resort to direct taxation. This would
have the effect of raising the value of Treasury
notes, would cause fewer of them TO be re-
turned to the Treasury through the customs,
and finally introduce what ought to be the
permanent method of raising the revenues of
the Federal Government"
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

IRISH FAMINE.-Mr II. Grattan, in speech
made in parliamentin November, said that one
hundred and fifteen thousand nine hundred and
trenty-nine persons had starved to death in the
late famine
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

Lord Conclurry has commissioned the great
Irish Sculptor, Hogan, to execute classic me-
mortal, to be placed over the grave of Mary
Curnn, daughter of the great orator and the
betroihed Of Emmett.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14
EXCHANGE HOTEL TORFNT-

~ ON account ofcontinued sickness of b;s fan.
e-.-iiy the undersigned desires to relinouish the
cssdrge OF the Exchange Hotel. The lease and part
oil the furniture offered for sale ~ p"'-
Applications are invited immediatelv
subscriber, feb l2i q npE ~ VIC
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

"A gentleneeting one of his friends
who was insolvepressed great concern for
his embarrassmeYou are mistaken. INV
dear SIR was thy, "'tis not /, it is INV
creditors who arerrassed."
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

An exchange paper iikens the wisdom. of the
United States, in spending one hundred mill
ions OF dollars to get three millions, to that of
ehe iarmer' who burnt his own barn, by setting
fire TO hornets nest underline caves.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

it is said, sis one of the best expositions of
Constitutional Liberty ever made. 1T is soon
to be published.
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

Extract from discourse on Thanksgiving
day, by II. w. BEEcHER, delivered in Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Beecher was
formerlyof Indianapolis, Ia, and edited the
Farmer & Gardner, published at that place:
elf million of people should annually pour
into the State of Indiana, for fifteen years, the
soil could sustain them. shall be thought ex
travagant by those only who have not reflec-
ted, when | say, that, if not kernel of grain
were raised in any other State of the Union,
Indiana if put to its full capacity, could easily
supply every one. At twenty bushels to the
acre, Indiana might yield, if wholly titled, an
annual crop of 500 ,OOO, 900 bushels of wheat.
49, !, -,rrr,rr,7t
crop OF maize might become l 1923. 900 .OOOl-
These two Estates alone might annually SUNNY
twenty millions of people, respectively. with
twenty-five bushels of wheat per head and
nearly one hundred bushels of corn. II is man
Hest that this supply isso greatabove the want.
that 1t might be reduced in favor of all other
products needed for the sustenance and comfort
OF men and beasts. The absolute capacitv of
an acre of soil has never yet been tested. The
nearest approximation has been made under The
allotment system Of Great Britain, the soil be-
ing cultivated entirely by the spade. From
some estimates founded upon the results of
that system, it is not wide of the truth to saw
that Indiana upon her $4,000, 900 acres could
sustain population of 9O,O0O,OOOl That it
would be desirable to crowd the soil SO near to
Its extreme capacity is far from being pro.ed.
except as the less Of two evils, as amidst the
population of Europe"
Tri-weekly journal., 1848-02-14

OCE-Commodore Ridgely, of the .. S. Ma
Wy, died at Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, on the
4th inst, after lingering illness.