Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-12
Congress-

Congress-.
The press of other matters upon our columns pre-
vents our giving our usual summary of the procee-
dings of Congress- But LITTLE however, is lost to our
readers by this, as in fact, little nothing of any
importance has been DONE if we except the votes Of
the House upon the Galphin case The House, on
Monday last resolved by vote of 142 in the afir-
NATIVE to 40 in the negative, that the claim of the
representatives of George Galphin, was not a just
demand against the U. S. It also adopted the fol-
lowing resolus ms:
Resolved That the act of Congress made it the duty
the Secretary of the Treasury pay the principal
said claim and it therefore, paid conformity with
law and precedent
Resolved That the act aforesaid did authorize the Sec
rotary of the Treasury pay interest said claim and its
payment not in conformity with law precedent
On Saturday votes of censure were passed upon
the President, the Secretary of War, of the Treasn
ry and the Attorney General, but were voted down
on Monday, ON account of deprecating clause which
Mr.. Toombs wished to have inserted with regard to
Mr.. Crawford. No doubt the matter will a gain be
taken up and carried through. If the votes upon
this be any indication, the sense of the members
without distinction of party is decidedly against the
"Galphin " Cabinet. The votes are very decisive
On Tuesday, the last resolution, censuring the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, was reconsidered by vote
of lis ayes to Is nays and a series of amendments
offered to it eensuring the President Secretary of
War, and Attorney General for theif several aotiV
in the matter Pending these amendments an an
nouncement of the critical illness of the President
was made, and the House Immediately adjourned.
The compromise drags its slow length along, and
the matter seems no settlement now than it
was months ago Speculation would be perfectly
useless There is class of politicians from both
sections of the country, and in both Houses OF Con-
gress who shift their position constantly that any
calculations predicated upon their future action,
must necessarily fail. We can only hope and wait,
for how long God only knows.
CENTRAL RoAD-W 1I.nIINeToN JoURNAL.-The impression
which the Editor of the Wilmington Journal to enter
an that the people of Raleigh neither desire intend
connection between that place and the Road at
Goldsboro entirely gratuitous and unjuable There
disposition here elsewhere that Of
mong the advocates of the project to of the
eria feature We will not attribute any improper motives
the Editor of the Journal I've simply inform him that
he nv suh
shoulders without having to be subjected to any more just
at present.-Raleigh Register.
We should be most happy to concur in the belief
expressed by the Register that there disposition
Ralelgn or elsewhere, VI plo-
visions of the charter of the Central Railroad. We
should rejoice to believe that our previously express
ed opinion is unwarranted; but we would beg leave
to assure the Register that in expressing that opn
ion we made no vague unfounded charge. Indeed
we wished to make no charge at all, we simply sale
what we thought, and may add, what we still
think. Perhaps, indeed, remarks, as applied t.
the people in general too general and indefinite
but that they were unwarranted is another thing
We know that there is party in Raleigh and else
where amongst the advocates of the project to whom
our remarks will apply in their fullest force and lati
tude We know what we say and we shall be mos
agreeably disappointed if the future does not demon
strate the accuracy of statements But the meet
ing for organizing the Company has already bee
held at Salisbury and it would be foolish tc dwell
longer upon this matter
/ While our hand is in, we would say word or tyr
about another matter. Some of our friends in Raj
eigh think that part of our article headed Inter
nal improvements Cape Fear River &c.
calculated to do injustice to the people of Raleigh,
majority Of whom ardently desire a connection wit
Wilmington. AS we have already said, it may b
that some of expressions too vague and gen
g eral in their character. To them willing t
make the amende in all sincerity but they will pei
NIT us to re-assert fact of which they themselve
must be aware, namely-that whatever may be tn
wishes of the people of Raleigh there is very stron
interest in that place in favor of connection wit
the Raleigh and CASTOR Road, and with that alon
There some amongst the most prominent advocate
of the Central Road, whose daily dreams and nigh
y visions are of the resuscitation of the defunt
CASTOR Road, and who look upon all other works OF
ly as means to that end. There are other prominer
Central Railroad men, West of Raleigh, who W
know directly hostile to the interests of this pac
E and who look to Petersburg their only market.
Far be it from to throw any reproach upon til
citizens of Raleigh. We hope that we shall never
guilty of striving to awaken petty jealousies or an
mostes between the inhabitants of different section
of the State still less between this place and the PEI
! pie of Raleigh, amongst whom we count some of OF
most valued friends but still cannot consent to
silent in case like this let courtesy force I'M
suppression of truth.
DIR. Webster.
On the fourth page of this weeks Journal, will
found the confession made to the Governor and Cou
!, Gil of Massachusetts,, on behalf of Dr. WEBSTER,
Rev Dr. PUTNAM, his spiritual adviser. DR.. WE
sTER confesses that he did kill PARKMAN in his labo
atory and that the remains there found were tho
of that unfortunate individual. WEBSTER deni