Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-30

the countenance and aid of government we should
have as much reason to complain of such action as
it involved clear iracton of The letter of the con-
stitution. 2 s. a 81
In word, if the government should adopt the pol
icy of excluding shareholders ssuch from all the
territory of the United States it would In substance
and effect cease to be the Government of the United
States. Whle the form of the constitution mightre-
main the same. its character would be essentially
changed.As gHg uaIYIati 9a451RH alt 8..ft',
Ought the Southern States to acquiesce in this
great organic change our political system Ought
they to remain members of an association which had
in utter dsregardo plain constitutional guarantees
degraded them from theirposition of equality9} AS
history furnishes record of any people who have
prospered after they had forfeited their selrespeet
By submitting to be degraded to a state of political
yassalage hold it to be the duty of the Southern
States to resist change That resistance to be
efectual should be commensurate with the violence
of the attack This they owe to the cause of const
tutional liberty, to justice and to their own honor
With reference to the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia win simply say that waving
all controversy in relation constitutional right and
obligation to the dining States, fsuch an event
to at this tme it would not take place in
obedience to the wishes of the citizens of the District
but would be brought about at tie instance of the in
habitants of the States But these persons have no
right to- control the local affairs of this District
Should Congress therefore thus act at their instga
tion it would be guilty of act of tyranny insul
ting and gross as to justify withdrawal of conf
dence from such Governments nzss;,sef 81
lou ask, In the second place, what believe likely
to be the course Of the South should such acontin-
gency occur There was but one of the States hay
ing considerable number of slaves in relation to
which had any doubts. From her frontier position
and the powerful influences brought to bear on her.
had some fears as to what might be the action of Ken
lucky But / have been gratifed beyond expression
by the gallant stand which that noble State has re-
Gently taken, She has thereby shown that she will
not abandon her sisters in the hour of DANGER but
that she will If necessary, take the front rank in
the struggle for the preservation of the rights and
liberties Of the white of the South The union
of both parties In Mississippi type of what will
occur elsewhere. The Southern Statesodght to have
but one feeling on this question, as they can have
but destiny. | have no doubt but that over the
entire South there would be vastly greater unani-
nifty than existed in the old thirteen sldue States when
they decided to resist British aggressions If few
individuals should attempt to take different course
they would be swept away in the general current
Long before the struggle should come to the worst
the South would present unbroken front. 7.t
| am not unaware, sir, that in making SO brief and
concise statement of my views, incur the risk of
msconception and of Misrepresentation but should
feel that did not appreciate the momentous nature
of the subject, if could attach consequence to mere
! personal considerations. ~.. r...:'
3 Very respectfully: your obedient servant,
. T. L. CLINGMAN.
Hon H. S. FooTE., e. .....
L. S.-Dlnce the above letter was written, has
been submitted to my collea gue Mr.. MANGUM, and
he fully in all its general conclusions; and
his purpose to make known his views at length
at early day, and entertans the opinion that the
Federal Government has power to legislate the
of slavery either in the States or the Terri
tories, and that all precedens whether legislative
judicial because adopted without due consideration
are not obligatory. T. L. C.
Mutiny IA board the 0. $. Ship germantown.
! The Norfolk Herald publishes an account of a mu
tiny last Sunday night week on board the u 5. shiE
Germantown, Com. Lowndes It has delayed giving
publicity to the affair in order to obtain correct par
:. ticulars, as follows -.-
= At half-past nine there was much noise and dis
turbance the berth deck, to which the LIST Lieu
tenant repaired for the purpose Of suppressng it
While experimenting orders to this effect, he wa
struck by man upon whom irons were about to b.
fixed. The noise of the melee sounded through th'
, ship, and the officers four from the wardroom ant
three from the Storage, rushed out, sword in hand
. to his assistance A crowd having formed around, i
l. was considered advisable to remove the man to tn
quarterback. The order for this purpose greet
" ed by loud huzzas, groans, and Kisses, the part
. the crew. with general rush from their hammocks
e &C At this time Delaying pin was hurled toward
the small band Of officers who had mustered upon tn
: berth deck to maintain intact the honor and dsei
s pline of the American Navy, which threat
n ened by mutinous and insubordinate 1t wa
then suggested that the officers should repair to tn
quarter deck, and that the crew should be called
J. quarters for the groans hisses and Delaying pin
declared in manifestations not to be mistaken, tina
the contagion of INSTRUMENTATION had spread to dan
gerous and alarming extent. ..-..
1.-The called to quarters This appea
to their of duty regret to learn, met O.
their part by shower of Delaying pins-some
= which, in their transit left the Whit and wind ur
IS on the faces of the officers
Ie ':The call to quarters having been responded t
by yolley of Delaying pins, the officers armed onl
3 with swords and cutlasses and the marines bein
Re only five in number, and with unloaded muskets,
was in general consultation determined to send fc
the marine guard of the Pennsylvania to suppress th
E mutiny. ...-..
a. The crew remained below some minutes after tn
ol boat had pushed off from the Pennsylvania. An OF
der was then g wen to man the starboard battery
d The yet hanging back, the order was repeated
~ and then obeyed when those who manifested NUT
T. nous conduct were ironedn
% % IRISH PArK1ors QUARREL1NG-M Thomas Arc
n McGhee, of the New York Nation, and Mr. M. d.
or heny, correspondent of the Dublin Irishman quar-
es relied Friday in Fulton street, New York abou
= some articles written by them respectively d.
n heny struck blow, which was not returned. wa
rant was then issued to arrest Doheny for assault
n VIRGINIA ELEcrIoN.-Wheeling, Nov "a, 1849.-
ed The sheriff has Just returned from Morgantown, an
e. brings the returns of the election Haymonds whig
a. majority in Marion is 49, in Taylor g in Ohio As
IN Marshall 1885, Thompson's (Dem) majority in Nj
it nongalia 217, Tyler 4, Barbour SO, Randolph g.
lg Preston ILL., Wetzell 80, Brook A. Hancock 81. Ha
Is, mond's total majority, 66.
ne SPECIAL TERM-Our Cumberland litigants wi
be glad to learn that Judge Dick, at the request
o. the Grand Jury has appointed Special Term of Il
4 Superior Court of Cumberland county, to be held
ON the I'd Monday of February next. " q
81 The great amount of business on the docket al
'e the number Of mistrias trials granted and
DIS cases, would probably occupy perpetual session
"a Cpurt.-North Carot1naan