Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-09
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
Wnn1NGToN, n. O., MoNDAY, nov. 5, 1s4e.

WILMINGTON, N. O., MONDAY, NOV. 5, 1s49.
OPINION OF SENATOR DAVIS. Senator Jefferson Da-
Wis Of Mississippi the son-inlaw of President Taylor
has recently written long letter upon the subject
of slavery and the relative position of the North and
South. The rights of the latter" he says, are
"threatenedn and union of sentiment alone can
stop the effort which is making in the North. He
says that ant-slavery presses established In the
slave States and it devoves upon the South to toie
rate no longer an open and avowed enemy IN their
midst. The North professed to be satisfied with the
Missouri compromise, when the South gave up the
whole Northwestern Territory and large portion
of Louisiana and when the question OF the admission
of Oregon was brought up, they claimed and took
that as non-slaveholding territory With all their
territory comprising many more thousands of square
miles than the SOUTH they now claim that New Mex
leo and California shall be brought in only upon the
condition that the Wimot proviso shall be applied to
them Besides the power of the North, they are aid
ed by the abolitonists of England It is not manly
polite he says, postpone to such enemies the is
sue as presented Had all which has occurred been
foreseen and the South been united in the early pc
Rod of abotonism it never could have acquired its
present political position. There who think
the question will exhaust ITSELF while others depend
upon the veto of the President To those who de-
pend upon the latter, he says" No degree Of con-
denee an the present President mil justify such depen-
dence.n Few men are better acquainted with Presi-
dent Tayor's position and his social relation to the
General gives additional weight to his declaration.
THE PAcIFIc RAILROAD PRoJEcT-The ST. Louis
Republican publishes letters from Gen. CAss, Mr..
CALHOUN, Mr.. CLAY, and Mr. VAN buren,, in reply
to invitations to attend the National Convention held
in that City, for the purpose of celebrating upon the
expedency and necessity of uniting at early day.
the Pacific with the Mississippi Valley, by of
Railroad and Telegraph. The letters are interes-
ting as exhibiting the views of these eminent in
regard to the project.
Gen. CAss regrets his inability to attend and express
sesn general terms his wishes for the success the eff
fort now being made to direct public attention to a
work which he regards as one of the most important
as well the most useful which has ever been offer
ed to human enterprise. He thinks that such con-
nection by Railroad and Telegraph would render
vastly extended country far compact for all
practical purposes than it when the constitution
was adopted, notwithstanding the vast accessions
have made and which have carried our dominion
across the continent.
Mr.. CALHOUN briefly expresses opinions very near
ly coinciding with those of General CAss He is gen
orally favorable to the project but has not made up
his mind either in regard to the termn or route of
the Road.
Mr. CLAY stands perfectly uncommitted, until he
knows more about the matter. He will be willing
to act with direct reference to the practicabty COST
etc. of the work. when such shall be definitely as
certained.
Neither Gen CAss, nor Mr.. CALHOUN, nor CLAY,
alluded to the interference of Congress in any way
Mr.. VAN BUREN's letter is long, and goes into the
constitutional question but whether he is in favor OF
the Road or against it-whether he thinks Congress
has power has not power to assist IN its eonstrue-
tion--we cannot tell from his letter Like Sir PAT
RICK O'PLEMN1po, he thinks it requires a deal of
mighty nice consideration. P
MANUFACTURES AT THE SoUTH-We see it stated
that Georgia has As Cotton Factories South Carroll
ma As; Virginia 40 North Carolina 35 and Alabama
20 We should think that regards this State this
account is rather under the mark. Beside the Cot
ton Factories there have sprung up in the Western
Counties numerous Wooden Mills, Paper Mills and
Iron Works The amount of capital invested in
ufactures in this State is rapidly increasing and
believe that its profits afford ample remuneration
to it's owners We look upon this as most cheering
evidence of the growing prosperity OF our State It
only requires that these manufactures should have
outlet to market to open to North Carolina new
career of wealth and usefulness.
THE FRENCH NAvY-The Journal de la Marine
states that the navy budget Of the year $780, amounts
to 115,663,611f 1t is proposed to maintain 81 sail
ing vessels viz: ships of 826 guns frigates, of
416; II corvettes of 1884, and % briggs of $50 guns
&C., and 81 steam vessels, viz frigates of 1890
horse power IL corvettes of 1880 and "a aUisos of
4470 60 vessels sailing and steam will be kept in
harbor commission Making in all 207 vessels to be
manned by 25,927 seamen.
LUMBER FOR CAL1FoRNIA.-It is estimated that
100000 feet of lumber have been shipped from
this country for California. At profit of $50 per
thousand feet this would yield aggregate Of ST.,
100000.
CoFFINs.-An enterprising undertaken of N. York
is now forwarding an assortment of Collins to San
Francisco, with which he says he will be happy to
accommodate his fellow-eitizens.
B@5~The Strait of Dardanelles divides Europe from
Asia, and unites the sea of Marmora to the Archi-
pelago. 1t is SO miles in length and its width varies
from 10 to less than mile It is strongly fortified
The Notwithstanding to BANCROFT, one fourth
of the inhabitants of the United States are descended
from the early Puritan settlers of New England. In
the first fifteen years-the time when most of the
emigration from England took place-there came
over 81 000 nnrsnnS Thnir dosnandao+S - 7oAn