Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-25


one. Our friend EccLEs, of the Lincoln Courier,
comes out in a new dress, and makes very hand
some appearance, and the matter is well worthy Ct
the manner. EccLEs is trump. And then there
is the Hornets Nest at Charlotte, originally some
thing of Wing, and with Wing sympathies, until
his honest convictions forced him into the ranks of
the Democratic party He is on the right track,
and although in things we do think that he
goes too far yet, for all that, he the right
side, and can take our right Bas~. We have alrea-
dy noticed the improvement in the GoldsborO' Pa
trot We think it improved both in appearance and
in matter. We hope that our friend ROBINSON may
be amply sustained The Warrenton News is also
considerable improvement on the old Reporter"
and the Pioneer at Elizabeth City, is valuable
accession to the Republican ranks. We have here
only noticed those papers which recently effected
changes improvements on their personal appear
ance" Mary of our standard papers as they
were, and as such always welcome. By the by,
we have not said word about paper which we do
think is rather neatly printed than otherwise an
unpretendng little sheet published in the little viii
lage of Wilmington-the Wilmington Journal. We
know the Editors very WE'LL and think them reasonn-
bly, good fellows and worthyof support, which1s we
have no doubt discerning public will award to
neater sheet can take our hat '
Ba-It is stated that G. P. R. JAMES, the novelist,
has declared, in the proper Court his intention to-
become citizen of the United States 1t is also
added that the " Two Horsemen will be natural
lied at the same time.
BaEEx-Governor AIKEN, democrat, has been cleo
ted from the Charleston IS. CO. District, in place of
ISAAC E. HOLMES, nondescript, by majority of a
bout 800. We sincerely glad of this. If ever a
man deserved defeat, it was HOLMES His support of
WINTHROP was of itself sufficient to damn him, to
say nothing of his course other questions, which
was only consistent in inconsistency
FLoR1DA.-CABELL, Fed, has been reelected to
| Congress from Florida, having beaten Major JOHN
BEARD, the Democratic candidate, but by reduced
majority. The charge of disunion was made and
circulated to the prejudice of Maj BEARD else there
is very little doubt that he would have been elected
| Ra-In the Ohio legislature the Feds. have a
slight plurality. The Free Sellers hold the balance
of power.
n9-JENNY LIMBS first concert in Philadelphia
yielded $4,000. BARNUM is universally execrated
as mountebank Snowman. His conduct at Boston
was SO mean and contemplate, that Miss LIND can
not return to that city while her business connection
|
phrase he has tried to it rather too strong and
has overdone the thing.
pa%Gov KING, Of Missouri, has granted an uncon-
ditional pardon to GoNzALvE MoNTEsoU1ou, the eld-
est of the two brothers. it being satisfactorily
that the young man is confirmed lunatic 1t is be-
lieved that noLle prosequi will be entered in the
case of the younger brother who it is supposed had
no hand in the murder of young BARNCM.
R9FThe proprietors of the Fayetteville Observer
propose to issue their paper semiweekly after the
LIST of December. We think they ought to be sup
ported, as they will unquestionably merit it. Pity
the Observer is on the wrong side.
paEThe population of Wake county, including
Raleigh is 26468.
Mr.. VAN BUREN-The Democratic Amalgama
ton Convention recently held at Syracuse, N. York
, by a vote of 90 to 81 nominated Martin Van BureI
as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency! L
. it not little singular that the Democratic paper
which have so bitterly abused the Seward Wings
and so highly praised Northern Democratic devotion
to the South, did not inform their readers OF thl
+ fact !-Obserrer.
i Not at all singular, friend Observer, not at all
: The truth is that the Democratic press kneN
/. of this fact nor do they know of it doe
any such fact exist except in the fertile brains
Free Sellers at the North, their willing coadjutor
re at the South who give it currency without attach
D. ing any credit to it.. We take some Northern pa
pers ourselves. and have private correspondent
N at the North but must confess that dream
t. ed of such acting until enlightened by the Observer
y How this world is given to - telling things in tn
ID newspapers.
y FREE NEGROES DEcAMp1NG.-We learn from til
" Wilmington Aurora that about 700 free negroes hay
no left that place for the Northern States, In cons
! quence of the stringent measures pursued towart
them and as many more will leave in q short tim
en- GA word to the wise" &c.-North Carol'nian
IL We find paragraph to the above effect going IL
e rounds of the papers, and it is calculated to
10 vey very mistaken impression would state tn
ne our free negro population does not now and new
TO- did, amount to seven hundred all told. The Gems
De will show between six and seven hundred free n
groes in the town of Wilmington. We would rejoi
if there was not one but still there is use in beil
ew represented worse than we are. Perhaps about o.
Dsc hundred may have cleared out.
Mig El~The Philadelphia fremen are said to be g
nd ting up petition to JENNY LIND for donation
the purchase of battle field on which to have thu
bo- fights.
out SoUTH CAROLINA ELEcT1oN-Al the old memb'
I'M of Congress from South Carolina have been return
without opposition, with the exception of Mr.. lisa
eld E. HOLMES. "Speaker HoLMEs!" Good lack.
on Ra%The Democrats will have majority ON jo
o ballot in the Florida Legislature which will ensl
,oN Democratic Senator in place of Mr.. YULEE VIII
mas term expires the 4th of March next. No chan
ich n1,- g. De- - e