Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-08

Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for N Hanover County
will commence its session on Monday next 1t will
continue for two weeks.
The wish to lay before our readers Mr.. CaIhoun's
long-looked-for speech upon the slavery question
must form excuse for the omission of our usual
Congressional summary But little, however, is lost
by this that question has been the only under
discussion and the chief interest of the week centres
in Mr. Cs speech, which give in full, as read in
the Senate of the United States the 4th inst, by
Mr.. Mason of Virginia. We forbear comment,
which, indeed the crowded state of columns does
not permit, and which would at any rate be
sary, we presume every one will read the speech
for himself. 1t will be that Mr.. Calhoun re-
CARDS the admission of California forming the
grand test question at the present tme between tho
North and the South. We cannot see that Mr.
Calhoun proposes any specific line of policy for the
adjustment of the pending difficulties.
Serious fears were at one time entertained, that
the recurrence of Mr.. Dotys resolution instrueting
the Territorial Committee of the House to bring in
bill for the immediate admission of California q
State would be productive of stormy scenes in that
body. 1t will be remembered that this resolution
was introduced last Monday two weeks, and the pre-
vious question demanded upon it, with the view Of
forcing it through without allowing any debate This
the Southern members defeated by raising points of
order: and making privileged motions, upon which
they demanded the yeas and nays. In this way, the
vote upon the main question was prevented until tho
time for its consideration had expired, when it
laid over under the rules for two weeks. On Mon
day last it would again have up, and from the
excited feelings which had previously given RISE
it feared that it would lead to of violence
This difficulty, however, obviated, by the with
drawal of the resolution. and the substitution of a
bill for the admission of California which refer
red to the Committee of the Whole, thus securing
full liberty of debate and doing away with the gag
law of the previous question, which the feature
obnoxious to the minority upon former occasion
Rumours were prevalent both hero and in Charles
ton during the latter part of last week. and the be-
ginning of this, to the effect that Washington city
had been the theatre of violent collisions between
members from the different sections. It is hardly
necessary to say that such rumours totally
| founded
| We notice, from the debates in the Senate on
Tuesday last, that Mr.. Foote has taken ground
against Mr.. Calhoun's proposed amendment of the
Constitution for the purpose of giving the Southern
States larger representation. This Mr.. Calhoun
considers essential to the safety of the Union by
restoring the equilibrium of the government, and
abling the South to protect herself MIR. Fooe con-
sders such proposition Injurious, hncanse imprac
ticable. The constitution good enough for him,
and all he wanted that its provisions should be
carried out, as he believed they would be, under
compromise which he hoped would be made within
the1next ten days. He also opposed to Mr.. Cal
houns indiscrminate of the North. 1t would
that Mr.. Foote expresses the views of the ma
took the ground which he did, after consultation
with his Southern colleagues
CENTRAL RAIL RoAD.-The Board of Commissioners
have issued circular, announcing the completion of
the subscription and calling for the first nsalment
of five per cent.
i ExPLosIoN.-On the LIST instant, locomotive on
the line between New York and Philadelphia.
poded, it is supposed from the want of water in tho
boiler. Three men were killed, and some others
verely wounded The engine was totally demosh-
ed. The accident occurred in the neighborhood of
! Whitehill, New Jersey
! RaF-The Baltic, new steamship of 1000 tons bur
then, intended for COLLINS European line was
launched at New York on the I'd instant. The
steamship Republic, running between Baltimore and
Charleston, has been bought to run between New
York and California. She will Immediately proceed
to New York.
/ STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.--The steamer Clifton Of
Philadelphia, while lying at New Castle, Delaware,
the afternoon of the I'd instant burst her boiler,
or rather of the staybolts of the boiler gave
way and the escaping steam killed the engineer and
scaded several others very dangerously. Nobody to
blame, Of course.
Ras~GoDEY, for March, is upon our table, contain
ing according to the table of contents, twenty-one
embellishments and thirty-fve contributions. This
is about all we know of it, barring the three steel
plates at the beginning, which are very good at
least the /" Little Angler" is; the "Confdant" tells
no tale, Or at least, has point and the beauty of
the piece is fat girl with ringlets big sausa~
ges.
} The Raleigh Times--LcW Abuse.
: The Times, Federalist print, published in Raj
egh, by CHAs. C. RABorEAU, Eve thus particular
in describing it, because we doubt if any of read
ers has ever heard of the thing before) con-
tans in its last number scurrilous article against
Messrs. AsHE and MCKAY. The latter gentleman it
denominates Old Jenny, which it no doubt considers
a specimen of most refined wit. 1t also alludes to
Col McDUGALD of Bladen county, under the roman