Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-08

CANADA AND THE FuafrfvE SLAVES Great nths
Der of fugitive slaves have made their escape into
Canada and the increase of negro population has
been so rapid and extensive that some OF the Canada
papers begin to complain on the subject They are
| afraid that they may have &c too much OF good
thing" and suggest the expediency ofputting re-
strant upon this negro emigration The Amherst
burg Courier says:
1--WE have been favored for the last four or FIVE
days by an influx of the colored population from the
States whose advent, though honorable to the pro-
vince land of liberty, could be very benefcially
dispensed with by the peaceable inhabitants of this
frontier On this side sable clouds of immigrants
are dsembarked from every boat that stops, and be-
tween one and two hundred have already arrived at
this port like rapid influx continues at all points
along the frontier as far heard from and if some
action be not taken by the Legislature in the matter
this part of the province must be overwhelmed by
our colored brethren. When, years ago. the
poor inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland ocked
to this province too rapidly liberal Govern
ment imposed poll tax upon all persons landing on
our shores from the other side of the Atlantic Much
more necessary is such a provision to prevent our
being aocked by a black population Let us see if
our rulers will impose it's
IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURES OF IRoN-
The American Railroad Journal publishes the follow
ing extract of letter. relative to an improvement
in the manufacture of iron, which has been intro
duced with great success in Scotland:
| awe learn that leading iron manufacturer in
this neighborhood has lately fitted up furnace
for the manufacture of pig iron, upon the principle
of conducting the coal gas that escapes from the
mouth of the furnace, and bringing it by iues I'M
derneath. This furnace turned out 245 tons in one
week, under this new process against $50 per week,
the greatest yield ever made in the old way. The
amount of coal consumed per ton only $500
pounds against 1900 pounds per ton by the old pro-
l cess.'
AN EvENrFUL L1rE-The London Times, in an
nO tho doaf IF hria "
alludes to of the remarkable phases in the life
of that extraordinary man
Great histories like great events, have measure
of their own, and periods often insensby reck-
oned less by years than by the transactions they
comprise. The natural term of life has not
more than elapsed since the birth of Louis
Philippe of Orleans: yet if we reflect that the Prince
whose peaceful decease at Claremont, yesterday
recorded, was General before Napoleon had been
heard Of and Colonel of regiment before Arthur
WELLESLEY received his first commission that he had
prattled with Votaire in the Palais Royal, and fig
ured in the ancient Court of the Tuieres that he
attended the sttings of the first 'Nationel Assem-
Bly, and discharged the duties of doOr-keeper in
the real Jacobin Club; that he witnessed the birth
and progress of that original revolution which now
seems thrust back to remote antiquity by the
multitude of its successors that he a conspic-
actor in the earliest scenes by which the mod
history of Europe is introduced and that besides
such representations of character; he was the Duke
of Orleans of the present century, and the King for
II years. of constitutional France; we shall be led
irresistibly to admit that such adventures are not
readily comprehensive the career of single man
but that they seem rather to embody the experience
of many generations together.
AN AFFEcrIoNArE S1srER.-On Saturday morning
beautiful young lady, residing in the country, ap
piled to Mr. Coachman, the gentlemanly clerk in the
Keepers Office, City Prison, asking of him the priv
ege to see beloved brother, who had been cons gne6
to the Tombs for five days, charge of being
drunk and disorderly. The fair applicant po
tey informed that the rules of the Prison forbade
hve-day prisoners being until their term of i'm
i prisonment had expired but said Mr.. Coach
man, your brother will be discharged at three O.
clock this afternoon, at which time, if you CALL you
can see him" The young lady whose heart was full
of pity for her unfortunate brother with tears in he
eyes, stated to several persons present that the oh
ect of her socitude had been reared by kind parents
i who had bestowed him all the advantages which
wealth could afford but that few months since HI
married young woman whose course of conduc
produced domestic dissentons and grief, which h'
sought to drown in the intoxicating cup. After re
ieving her sorrowful heart of it's load of grief sh
left the Office, but returned again in the afternoon
when she met and embraced her brother, whom sht
expostulated most earnestly with as to the fata
course he was pursuing, after which they lett thu
prison together The backslider is fortunate in hav
ing such sister, and may he profit by her truthful
admonitions. The was we'll calculated to draw
tears from the most hardened ofeven the serner
Tribune.
CR1T1c1sM.-An editor in Illinois speaks of one Of
!, his contributors in the following complimentary.
terms:
can interesting female correspondent sends
very unnteresting piece of poetry, and timdly lisp
request for its publication. The moon is called
bright-the stars are fattered with the original ap
pellation of "meek eyed the trees come in for
full share of the eulogy, and the Falling Spring il
pronounced sver-plated something to that effect
Besides this the poem equally instructive othe
important subjects. If Mary will send us an afda
Wit that she has washed her dishes, mended the hose
and swept the house the week after she was blast
ed with poetic fire., will give in, and startle tn
literary world from its lethargy. For the presen
we say, darn your stockings, and darn your poetry
too.'
PLEASANT PARTNERsHIP.-The Free Democrat a
Chardon, Ohio announces e Miss Harriet NJ Tor
rev. as assistant editor.