Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-02-09
ICorrespondenee q bic BaltImore sunni
WASHINGTON, Feb. A. 1s49.

WASbINGTONs c6D. rs 1oAO'
The Signing Of Mr.. Calho,n's Add 4, !,
Gen Taylor and the California B'A-the
MericGm Protocol, 3c-You will have per-
ceived that those who have given it as their
opinion that "the probability is that all South
ern Democrats will sign Mr.. Calhoun's ad-
dress were wrong. All Democrats are very
far from signing it; and among those who
have not signed, and will not sign, you will
especially notice the old followers of General
jackson. They look upon the address as
second edition of the notification act OF 1882,
and are determined to give it what sailors cal
a wide berth.
am certainly very far from condemns
those who did sign; many OF tnem' | An .I,,
signed reluctantly, and many, OecanIe iney
did not wish their colleagues 10 DC .e.t ",on'
in a step which seemed to commit 'he'r sec
tion of The country; but risk nothing IN say
inc that the whole affair was no spontaneous
movement of the South, and that, without spe,
c;sI Mains taken on the part of a few. perhaps
bnt ane individual, the whole agitation might
have been avoided -.
What wish to guard against, IS the belief
that the Southern movement is the offspring
of marty. Party feeling had nothing TO do
with II in any shape the very effort of Nlr.
Calhoun being to break down the organization
;of parties, in order to divide the country into
sectional divisions. do not believe. how
ever. that in this he vii! be successful. The
fact that twenty-five Democratic members OF
the House refused to sign the address, sufil
GENTLY proves that Southern men acknowl-
edge yet other principles, (besides those laid
down in the address,) whose elective affinity
is strong enough to make them preserve their
marty characteristics But without the fusion
of parties as they now exist, no nulllhcatlOn
party can be strong enough 10 produce some
practical results; and so must look upon the
whole movement, as a failure Meanwhile
the question will be practically settled, one
way or another, and for number OF years a:
least, withdrawn from the political arena
The sooner this is done the better Tor the
whole country. It may be that the presence
of General Taylor, the President elect, may
have an influence on the disposal OF the Cali
fnrnia Bill, introduced by Mr. Douglass, be-
fore the adjournment of this Congress. We
expect him here on the Goth, and twelve days
are quite sufficient to dispose of the Bill, il
Senators and members are willing to have the
matter settled
The Mexican Protocol, appended TO the
publication of the Mexican Treaty, and now
for the first time received in this city, is caus'
ing quite an excitement here. Depend on it
the matter when examined, will be of MOI
much consequence. Messrs. Clifford and Sc
vier, it seems, have made certain explanation:
to the Mexican Government, 10 regard to The
notifications of certain articles of the Treaty
of Guadalupe HidaIgo, made by the u. S. Sc
nate, and the suppression OF others By the
same body. These explanations, though CIV
en- in an official and diplomatic form, which.
perhaps, might have been avoided, contain al
Ter all nothing that is not strictly correct
Messrs. Clifford and Sewer explained to The
Mexican minister of foreign affairs. the oper
alton of our municipal laws, as connected
with the treaty, and Mexico wished TO pre-
serve these explanations in a tangible form
and appended them TO the treaty. x.