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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
wILM1NcToN, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN. 4, 1850.

BEs~HOn. HowELL COBB, the new Speaker of the
House of Representatives is native of the State of
Georgia, aged 81 years, and graduate of the Uni
versity of that State. In 1885 he was married to
daughter of Col LAMAR, of Milledgeyille, Ga In
1886 called to the bar, and in 1887 elected So
citor General of the Western Circuit of the State OF
Georgia, which position he held for three years In
1912 he was elected to Congress from the State of
Georgia; since that time he has been successfully
reelected in 1914, 1876, and 1848 Mr.. Conn never
served in the State Legislature.
Although MIR. COBB has served in Congress for a
comparatively short PERIOD he enjoys position of
unequalled influence as the parliamentary leader of
his own party. This influence and position he has
acquired by his strong sense failing good tenn
per, an intuitve knowledge of men and things, gene
raj attainments and an acquaintance with previous
decisions upon mooted parliamentary rules and regu
lations superior to most, if not to ALL the members
of the House who have served with him, remarkable
readiness as debater personal integrity above the
breath of suspicion, and frank, manly. and modest
bearing as gentleman, and the most perfect polit
cal reliability.
Mr. COBB, as a Speaker is not distinguished by
any attempt st eloquence. His forte is in readiness
and earnestness and above all, saying just what HI
wants to say, and nothing more. Since the retire
ment of Gen. MCKAY, and the death of the lamentet
DRoMGooLE of Virginia he has been looked to as tn
business leader of the Democratic party in the House
where his eminent qualifications for the post hay
placed him in position in which his amiable an
unassuming department has secured him from bein
an object of jealousy or envy His election to tn
Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives,
hailed by all parties perhaps the best choice tina
could have been made. His opponents, who dislik
his politics, cannot deny his competency or impeac
his integrity, and his friends feel that while, unde
no considerations he will deyiate from the line of rec
titude and impartiaty he will still be true to thos
principles and that course of action for which he ha
avowed his conscientious preference.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
COMMUNICATED.I

The Railroad meeting last night, at the Court
House. organized by calling JAS. T. Miller, ESQ.,
to the Chair, and the appointment of o. G. Parsley,
Esq, and Col John McRae, Secretaries.
On motion of Geo. Davis Esq, Committee was
appointed to make arrangements for the Convention
Saturday next consisting of the following gentle
P. K. Dickinson, VIM. C. Bettencourt L. H
Marsteler, A. J. DeRosset Jr., George Davis and
James T. Miller.
On motion of Gen. Alex. McRae, it was
RESOLVED, That Committee of ten be appointed to attend
the Goldsboro Convention to be held Thursday next
The following gentlemen were appointed: G. J.
McRee, B. Flanner, Thomas w. Brown, Alexander
N1eRae, P. M. Walker, Eli w. Hall, H. I. Tooe,
William A. Wright, Miles Costin, D. Mcmillan D.
Lamont, Thomas Loring, A. A Brown, and James
Fulton
The Chair authorized to appoint twenty -four
Delegates to the Convention to be held in this town
on Saturday.
On motion of George Davis, Esq,
Resolved That the Commissioners of the Town be reques
ted to tender the inequalities of Wilmington to Gen. E. M
Saunders and Hon. Calvin Graves.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAS. T. MILLER, Chairman.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

Later from C0IifOrnio-ArrivaI Of the Empire City.
The steamship Empire City arrived at New York
last week, bringing fifteen days later from San
Francisco. She brings 235 passengers, and gold to
the amount of nearly half million, on freight.
The California Constitution had been adopted al
most unanimously by the people of San Francisco;
only fee votes cast against it. The Democratic
ticket had succeeded by large ma ority. PETER NJ
BURNETT is chosen Governor; JOHN McDoUGAL, Lieu I
tenant Governor and RoDMAN M. PRICE and GEORGE
w. WRIGHT, Congressman. The elections show that
the State Legislature will be Democratic, consequent
ly Mr.. THOMAS BUTLER KING, who resigned his seat
as Wing Congressman from Georgia, for the pur-
pose, stands chance of being made United States
Senator He can, therefore, go, or stay private
citizen
Provisions have become very high at San Francis
co, and considerable suffering is anticipated. The
accounts of the failure of the gold not corrobora
ted. 1t seems to be as plenty as ever.
The iourneymen carpenters at San Francisco had
struck for wages, demanding SIG per day, and the
employers refusing to give more than Sl2. Day Ia
borers receiving 81 and S. refuse to work for less
than SO.
| CAssIus NJ CLAY D1scHARGED.-The Grand Jury
in the case of CAss1us NJ CLAY, for the killing of
CYRUS TURNER last June, have refused to find true
BILL and the case has been discharged. 1t will be
remembered that CLAY and TURNER met at public
meeting. during the for delegates to the Ken
, lucky Constitutional Convention. The question Of
negro emancipation was then before the people of
that State, and CLAY appeared advocate of that
> measure the TURNER family opponents At their
various meetings much ill-feeling was generated,
which finally resulted in collision and the death of
TURNER and severe and, it thought, mortal in
iuries to CLAY ensued CLAY, however, recovered,
. and the Indictment against him has been dropped
on the ground we suppose, that he acted in sefde-
fence
= {: MIND Your P's AND Q's.--Our friend of the No
Carolinian can take our hat He quotes a paragraph
from our neighbor of the Aurora which takes excep-
ton against saying in regard to big potatoe-
. this can't be beat" We can't why friends
should object to the phrase. It is good grammar
wide Linday Murray) and it's fact as we are GER
' tain, potatoe can't we'll be beet. But said
before, he can take our venerable beaver Mem
it has hole in the crown, and when he puts it up
on his head it will cover neither beet, potatoe,
- turnpe, but a-cab-.
RESURRECTION AMONG THE HoGs.-Serious fears are
entertained in Cincinnati of instruction of the
hogs against the bipeds whom they outnumber two
to one spirit of INSTRUMENTATION is abroad, and i
is in vain to hope that they be kept under mucl
. longer. Last week of the porkers made furious
attack upon an nhabitant of that devoted city. Thu
military will, doubt be called out. TiUe la
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
Specific characterization.

The Secretary of the Treasury in his annual re-
Congress- advocates the policy of levyng spe
cc duties upon mports-that is, to say, duties at SO
much per yard, or much per ton, as the case may
be- irrespective of the different values of different ar
tices AS for instance two dollars per yard upon
broadcloth whether the broadcloth cost three five,
or ten dollars and so respect to other articles To
show the absurdity of such system, it is only neees
sary to refer to the system of State county,
poration taxes universal operation throughout the
country Everybody knows that real estate is taxed
according to its assessed value, upon the ad valorem
principle What would any one think of the sense
or propriety of law of this State levyng certain
specific of so much per acre upon all lands without
anv reference to the actual value by which man
who owns ffty acres of land hardly worth the work
ing, would pay as much as he who possesses fifty
acres of the best in the country! And yet this is
the specific principle 1t is only necessary to bring
the matter home to see its fragrant injustice.
The pretext for insisting upon protective duties is
the protection of American labor. Let us see what
that is worth. Mr.. MEREDITH, in his report as
sumes that factory labor is 335 per cent higher in
this country than in England. He supposes it may
be more. Well, grant it what then Say fifty per
cent it by no means follows that to equalize this
matter duty of fifty per cent upon the whole price
of any article is necessary For the following rea-
son 1t may be assumed average that, out Of
every hundred dollars of value of manufactured
goods fifty goes to the account of capital raw mate
rial freghts, commissions &c So far as that is con-
cerncd, par, at least, with any other ma
ton If capital be more abundant in older countries
we have natural facilities which more than counter
balance it. The part for which protection is asked
as being the result of actual labor is only half of the
whole value, and consequently duty of 3S5 per CEN
acts as protection to double that amount upon la
Dor The average of duties under the present tariff
is full 25 per cent and this acts protection on
lv upon labor which, as we have already said, is
" about one-half is in effect, protection of fifty
per cent upon that interest We have said nothing
about the freights, Sc, all of which in favor o
the domestic and against the foreign manufacturer
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
The Navy Agent at New York.

PROSPER M. WETMoRE, the late Navy Agent at
New York, has been charged defaulter to the
amount of five hundred thousand dollars. 1t will be
by the annexed account that such not the fact
but, on the contrary that Mr.. WETMoRE is prepared
to account to the last arthing This attempt to make
political capital by false charges against Democratic
officers is small business, and only worthy of such
an administration:
MIR. WetmOrc's DefNIcatIOn--An Explanation.
The statement that PROSPER NJ WETMoRE late
Navy Agent at New York, defaulter to the
amount of more than half million of dollars is in
correct The Fourth Auditor of the Treasury has
discovered vouchers in his favor for $3.50 000 leaving
$1,000 900 still unaccounted for. Mr.. WErMoRE has
published card denying that he is defaulter, and
says whatever balance may be due the Government,
on the final audit of his account, will be promptly
paid The New York Mirror says:
"The whole affair is susceptible of easy explana-
ton. Mr., WETMoRE, as Navy Agent received fix
ed salary for the performance Of certain specified
duties; but during the with Mexico, other du-
ties, not specified, were performed by him which
being considered extra services he considered ent-
lieve, of something like $4,000, but the Department
had power to pay this until the Courts had dec-
ded upon the legality of the claim. The matter is
therefore, in allegiance, and Mr. WETMoRE is as anx-
ious the government can be, that the question
should be settled and when the Courts shall have de-
cided as to the amount of compensation due to him,
he is ready, we have the in his card which
we published yesterday, to promptly pay whatever
balance may be found due TO the Government It is
true that Mr.. WETMoRE did not pay over to the Gov
ernment all the monies in his hands, but retained
sufficient to satisfy his claim should the question be
decided in his favor, being we'll of the vexa-
tous delays to which he would have been exposed in
obtaining even justice from the Government, under
such circumstances. And he is not alone in this
course several other disbursng officers are in the
same predicament and a suit was commenced some
time since against the Navy Agent at Boston, the de-
csion in which case Mr.. WErMoRE was willing
should govern his; this, however declined, and
separate suit commenced against him. Under these
as 'defalcation; it is nothing more than dispu.
ted account such is always arising between par
ties, and which Courts continually called up
| on to decide
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
HALIFAX, Dec. q

1ALLIFAN,
DEATH OF ADELAIDE, QUEEN DowAGER OF ENGLAND
The Cambria sailed to day for Boston, and will
reach there time on Sunday
The only fact of interest, not already communca-
ted that we find in the English papers, is the an
nouncement that Queen Adelaide, the widow of the
Her remains were inferred with much ceremony on
the 18th of December in St. Georges Chapel Wind
sor Castle. There is general mourning throughout
the Kingdom
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schooners and briggs. The number of seamen main
tanned by Russia is stated to be 10000
Translated from Persian of Hafz BY Dr. Dickson, 81
London, England
1t is spring yet with all the soft sweetness II brings
One kiss Of nv love were worth twenty such springs;
Had she breathed on that had she hed the wine up
| had loved in the odor and welcomed the cup!
Take the wine take the flowers now their charms are fog
For what is the bower where the bubul is not
The cvnress invites ME with long floating hair,
But the bird of my langushing heart is not there.
How delightful to gaze on her ravishing lip,
Yet what the pain if forbidden to sip!
For flame of her dark eye would scOTeh the heart,
If not soothed by the balm which her kisses impart
What boots it fer Hafz whose life is breath,
To say for her sake he could welcome even death
Since for one happy glance of her love-lighted eye
KniekeYboskef
wag says that Father MATHEW has recently re, re-
eeived large offer to take up his residence IN wan
street to keepthe money market from getting f'gA
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
The Alleged DcficIt in the treasury.

Mr.. MEREDITH in his report, alludes to a suppo-
sed prospective deficit in the Treasury, arising, he
asserts, out of the extraordinary expenses of the
Mexican war" We had intended reviewing that
part of the report in which this alluson is made
pecialy as much political capital is sought to be
manufactured out of this matter by the organs and
friends of the administration but find it alrea-
dy done to our hand, by the Washington correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Sum- we prefer to copy from
that paper the letter. which we think fairly and just
ly exposes the whole matter.
ORGANIZED AT LAsT.-The Senate of the Ohio Le-
gislature, the 28th utimo succeeded in electing
Speaker after having taken three hundred and five
ballots. Mr.. BLAKE, Free Soil Wing, was chosen
Six Senators were absent.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

Chaplain at one of our State prisons was asked
by,a friend how his Pensioners were. All under
c0rlutetion.n p was the answer -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
Omcial REPORTS.

On our fourth page will be found synopsis of the
Annual Reports of the heads of the Departments.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
Report of the Committee:

The Committee appointed under the first of the re-
solutions, at the meeting of Tuesday evening" beg
leave to report to the citizens of Wilmington that
the subject has had their anxious and attentive con-
sideration. They have consulted with the members
of the present Board of Commissioners, for the pur
pose of ascertainng their views the subject of the
proposed subscription the part of the town to the
Wilmington & Manchester Railroad.
Those gentlemen were unwilling to enter into pos
tive pledges of any kind but the Committee are en-
trely satisfied that large majority of them are ii
favor of the proposition that the best nteres
of the work. as we'll the peace and harmony OF ou
town. the preservation of which is at this time We
ry desirable will be best promoted by their reelec
ton We therefore recommend to the friends of tn
Wilmington & Manchester Road, that they give thei
cordial support to the present Board.
B. FLANNER,
JAMES CASSIDEY,
w. A. WRIGHT,
P. K. DICKINSON
D. MCMILLAN, =
A. J. DEROSSET,
SAMUEL POTTER,
j. BALLARD,
H. MUTT,
| E. KIDDER.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

DISTRESSING ACcIDENT-On last Friday week, a
young lady, Miss CArHAR1NE McD1ARMID, 13 years
OF age, was thrown from horse and falling with her
breast on stump, was killed Immediately. She was
promising and Interesting girl. The accident hap
pened in the upper part of Robson county ~ Cor
olinian T-sGS = 81
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
The Convention.

The following gentlemen have been appointed by
Col. James T. Miller, Chairman of the meeting on
Monday night last, to represent this town in the
Rail Road Convention to be held on Saturday next
Messrs. P. K. Dickinson w A. Wright, Miles
Costin, A. ]. DeRosset, Jr. John Walker John Nc
Rae, George Davis, D. B. Baker, William N Peden,
Benjamin Gardner, John J. Conoly, DIR. James F. Nc
Rec, Sr., London, 0, G Parsley, Thos. H. Wright,
E. P. Hall, R. 3. Wood, w. S. Anderson, A. Mccall
lum, S. D. Wallace, G. j. McRee, Joseph Sintas, J.
G. Beauman, H. B Eilers, G. R. French and c. D.
Ellis.
BLAcKwooD, for December, is on hand, and more
sprightly than usual, which is saying much. The
leading article is one the National Delft and the
Stock Exchange. "My Peninsular Medal" and
sThe Green Hand,'' are also continued.
PLANK RoAD.-At the regular meeting ofthe Board
of Directors, Monday last Col ALEXANDER MUIR
Gibson was elected member of said Board to fill a
vacancy occasfoned by the resignation of Mr.. E. ]
LIElY-N Caroiinian.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

HUNGARIANs IN TURKEY.-Most of these have been
induced to return home by the promise of amnesty.
English protection. PAcHA BEN lives near Scutari,
in house which the Sultan has presented him. He
is said to receive three hundred ducats monthly from
the government. He sends nearly the whole Of this
sum to his former comrades He is actually engaged
in reorganizing the Turkish artillery and in fOrtfy
ing the Bosphorus, to make it impossible for
Roeeien Aeet to threaten Conotantnoplo. For short
time past the treatment of the exIes has been much
better. Gen. GUYoN admitted to audience By
the Sultan, who offered him pachaship and EN-,
ployment in the army
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
From the Chronicle, I'd inst.
Masonic Resolutions,


The following were adopted at the meeting of St.
johns Lodge, after the services on Thursday last
fesred That the thanks of this Lodge rendered
for the beautiful music scoursed the occasion
likewise to the Trustees of the Methodist E. Church. the
use of the building
Resoped That the thanks DUE and are hereby tender
ed to our Past Chaplain for his very appropriate service
Join MUTT. Sec'y.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

THE RUSSIAN NAvY.-The following particulars
are extracted from the leading article in the last
number of the British United Service Journal tn"
object Of which is to show that he Empire Of Russia
h n isn EsS psb Ieq b to tho
Great consists nf
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

STATISTICS OF EMPLoYMENT.-The business Of the
active inhab of the United States thus stated
There are engaged in agricultural pursuits B. III,
1856; in manufacturing and the mechanic arts 791,-
545 mercantile pursuits, 1855; theology, law,
and medicine IS 1856; navigating the ocean, 56O25;
navigating rivers, &c, 33,067; mining 1920
There are also 1874 l59 scholars at academies and
grammar schools and 845 PA in primary and COM
mon schools
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

81 steamers, and somewhat above forty cOvettcS
schooners and briggs. The number of seamen maln-
tanned by Russia is stated to be $4,000
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
15,749,652 4S
100000 90


The increase Of the public debts and
loans authorized from March '46,
to March 81, Is4S ............. 100000
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-05-03
New Series-Voi. 4-Ne. 2s.

who at the same time Informed him that
he had but two hours longer TO live.
Such is the rash merciess haste of the
lyncher
Two hours passed away.
1t was beautiful autumn morning, al
though there was peryading melancholy
breathing in the drowsy, smoky air far
different from the brightness of a summer
day. II seemed morning heaven never
designed to witness deed of deliberate
bloody vengeance
Yet Richard was led out TO suffer pun
ishment for crime he was charged with
having committed, and it was by the light
of the mornings sun that he beheld the
preparations of his execution.
1t was on the borders of grove. On
the one side was beautiful woodland, and
on the other broad expanse of prairie,
undulating like a troubled sea fixed with
all its pillows, and stretching as far away
as the eye could penetrate the hazy air.
Mary, with wild despair, and crushed
by sorrow remained at home while her
lover was led to execution, and her father
stern and stoical, was with her, choosing
| rather to witness her grief than the death
of Georges murderer. The execution
was to take place under the direction of
the blood-thirsty Ford.
/ Richard was to be hung. Already
strong rope was attached to the lowest
| limb of stunted oak that stood out from
the rest of the forest trees, and a Temporal
ry staging was erected for the devoted
youth TO stand upon while the cord was
adjusted to his neck.
Now Dick said Ford, let US see your
agility-jump upon the block"
Unite his hands, said another, so that
he can die decent like man.
AS you say returned Ford.
And Richards hands were accordingly
set at liberty. He then stepped boldly up
on the staging, and looked around his ex-
ecutioners.
Ford would have mounted with him to
adjust the rope.
Nay, be not at that trouble said Rich
ard, with an air of digniied authority,
which awed the old hunter; i will tie the
rope myself. But just hear me say few
words for the benefit of your consciences
after you have murdered me. know
you will hang me, and that in half an hour
| shall be corpse but even now on the
point of dropping into eternity, | swear
that you are numbering an innocent man.
My blood is on your heads 2
That is bold lie = said Ford with
grim smile.
'Insolent villainr exclaimed Richard
: to insult dying man But know | can
resent an insult still =
The words had scarce escaped his lips
when he leaped like tiger upon Ford and
hurled him to the ground. Then, before
his companions could recover from their
surprise, he dashed through them, and
bounded down the declivity like a deer.