Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-24

be impossible to say where we rHt stop IL Is LOT
them to say whether by joining cordially and hear
thy with their Democratic brethren they will secure
faithful and economical administration of the sums
which have been appropriated and put stop to flu
ture extravaganza, or, by opposition and coldness
throw the State administration into the hands of the
Whigs-open a door for unbounded expenditure and
endless debt-and subject the State as well as the
national treasury, to the danger of being Gdtphra
ICED.
ICOmxress-Thc ComprOmIse-The AdmlnistratiO"
Plan.
Contrary to all our hopes and expectations every
thing at the seat of government is more at skies and
sevens than any previous time since the commence
ment of the session. Against the success of the COM
promise, which we had hoped would be instrumental
in restoring harmony to the country every possible
and impossible element of opposition is arrayed.-
The extremes of both sections have met upon the
common aGIU1nI UPpUoiraVas Islori-
da, stands shoulder to shoulder with BENTON of Mis-
souri, and SEWARD, of New York; and, to crown all,
the administration and its now subservient organs,
the Republic and Intelligencer, come out and de-
nounce it. The new Editor Of the Republic, ALLEN
A. HALL formerly strong advocate of JACKSON, en-
dorses the Presidents so-caled plan of non-acton,
and VS. He remains and it is proper the public
should understand that he remains, firm in the opin-
ion that the of policy which he recommended
was, and is, under all the circumstances the best
practicable, and that he has never for a moment
changed or modified that opinion
This plan the National Intelligencer, which also
endorses it. defines to be: "The admission of Cali
fornia into the Union separate and Independent
measure, leaving the residue of newly acquired
territories subject to existing laws till they should
respectively form State governments and apply for
admission also. 1t is evident that this announce
ment is put forth menace at the present time
The independence of the late Editors of the Repub-
lie caused their dismissal from the position of admin
istraton organ grinders, and those Wings who desire
any official avors must conform to the cabinet STAN
dard of excellence. This same Presidents plan is
the one which was characterized by Mr.. CALHOUN or
Mr.. CLAY, we forget which, but we think Mr. CLAY,
as contemplate" Both of these distinguish
ed gentlemen barely alluded to it, but dismissed it
with quiet sheer, unworthy consideration. Mr..
CALHOUN called it " the Executive Provison
We have, then, old BENTON, the Free Sellers, and
the Cabinet, leagued with some extreme Southern
men, against the Compromise, which will be support
ed by the more moderate men from both sections.
What the result will be, it is impossible to say We
hope that some such notifications can be made as
will secure the vote of the whole South We say we
hope So but must confess that the hope is by no
means lively one. We think that JEFFERSON DA-
VS. the two Senators from Virginia, BERRIEN of Ga
and TURNEX of Tenn, may eventually he brought to
support the Compromise but this is only conjecture
All is dark and dubious nor is the confusion likely
to be much abated by the establishment of new ex-
clusvely Southern organ, under the control of that
very consistent individual, ELwooD FISHER, who was
few years ago, of the most able and active Alb
clifton lecturers in the State of Ohio.
But the Presidents plan-that's the loveliest gen
of all. Admit California as she stands, with all he
acknowledged Irregularities upon her head, and d.
nothing for the other territores Deliberately leav
them without laws government, to be squatted up
on and pirated by Mormons, Mexicans, God know
who else, who may, in the meantime, form Stat
government, prescribe boundaries, and dictate tn
terms of her admission a la California! But this
Southern President and Southern Cabinet" an,
therefore to be trusted. God save the country
for men are trying hard to play the very deuc
with her.
1t is remarkable that while CAss WOODBURY., DIAL
LAS, BUCHANAN, and other prominent Northern Dem
ocrats, both in public and private Hfe have come GU
against the proviso and in favor of honorable ad
justment not one prominent Northern Wing, in ei
ther House, if we except Mr.. WEBSTER (and has pc
sition is doubtful has so much as dared to open hi
' mouth, commit line to paper, in favor Of an
adjustment on any other basis than the proviso an
the strongest provso the strongest advocate
of the Presidents plan' which is just no plan 6
all. Yet for all this, have doubt that the thin
will yet be settled. There is too much of dee]
national, American feeling in the Democratic part
to permit us to doubt or fear Besides the great b.
dy of the people want it settled. and settled soon
. and woe betide the sectional demagogues who stan
;. in the way of an honorable adjustment. They wi
find their level and that level will be so low tn;
;. they can go no lower.
q Messrs. LINDSAY & BLAK1sToN, Philadelphia, hay
sent us g The Young Wife's Book very neat lit
, manual of some two or three hundred pages, whic
will no doubt be found to contain much valuable il
formation and advice suitable to the position of th
10 young bride entering upon new sphere Of action
r an untried scene of probation.
e We have also received from WILSON & CO., Ne
York. their Pictorial Brother Jonathan, for the At
. of July. 1t contains several novels, tales who
+ gallery of pictures and WAsH1NGToN's Farewell Al
q dress handsomely printed in script with neat DO
+ der, suitable for preservation. We cannot tell tt