Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-18
The Appolntment of the Committees.

eral press to Mr. Speaker Com, because he has APP
pointed majority of Democrats upon the most I'M
portant standing Committees of the House. It is
contended that, Mr.. CoBB was elected under the
plurality rule which the result of compromise,
he was bound to act as compromise Speaker; but
it should be remembered, that to that compromise
MIR. COBB partner having in caucus opposed
all compromises and besides, when the plurality
rule was agreed upon it was considered more favor
able to the Wings than to the Democrats the latter
having, for several days before, been far more split
up than their opponents, who were anxious for the
adoption of this rule. The fortune of gave the
position of Speaker to Mr.. CoBB ande has used its
power as every one knew he would with courtesy
and fairness to his opponents but with due fidelity
to his party It is useless, not to say ridiculous for
press which defends I" no-party President in the
most ruthless prescription, and most ultra federal
policy to whimper about Democrat discharging
what he considers his duty in the way which he
deems right and, indeed in the way in which every
man of sense expected he would act. Speaking of
impartiality, how, we might ask, did Mr.. WINTHROP
constitute the Committees of the last Congress Out
and out Federal Proviso, and anti-Democratic.
| Affecting Incident.
The present State Senate of Pennsylvania, like ma
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upon its meeting, much doubt was felt in regard to
the election of officers One day while this sub
was pending venerable old man, Capt. VIM. P.
BRADY, Wing, the old messenger came into the SEN
ate Chamber with log of wood, which he common
ced placing in the stove At this moment General
PACKER, dem of Lycoming, started to his feet as if
moved by galvanic battery, and addressed the
| Speaker in appeal on behalf of Captain BRADY.
Sir said Mr. PACKER, Capt. BRADY has seen bet
ter days-he is nephew of Gen. HUGH BRADY, of
the United States Army. He was gallant soldier
of the of 1872 and participated in some of the
severest conflicts that occurred the Northwestern
frontier. He was wounded in the memorable action
of the 10th of September, 1913, on Lake Erie; and
here, sir, (holding up large silver medal,) is the
medal presented to him by the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, for his bravery that occasion. He now
asks but to make your fres and minister to your
comfort, and you refuse him.. The effect of this
appeal was electric-the sympathetic chord in every
!, Senators bosom was touched. Captain BRADY was
retained and every felt that at least act OF
justice and kindness had been done that day.
Such conduct should rebuke the prescription Of
old soldiers which has been ruthlessy carried out
by this federal administration in the same State
WnM1NGToN-The public spirit of the citizens o.
our sister town is really amazing: it to have
no limit when any scheme is presented which is re-
garded essential to the prosperity honor of the
place. And the resources of the community appear
to be abundant the spirit with which they are
employed is liberal. Some twelve fourteen years
ago when her population but three or four thou
sand, she undertook to make railroad 161 miles
4 lOng-the longest then in the world-and steamboat
line of equal length For this purpose she subscri
bed more than half million of dollars, believe
This accomplished, with almost total loss of TIT
| boIf for tha ste was how
ever profitable in other respects might have ex
pected pause at least if not total cessation in thu
march of improvement And so it would have beer
n with almost any other people But soon the Man
chester Road was projected, and Wilmington sub
scribed one hundred and eighty thousand dollars t
o it. Then came the Deep River Navigation, and sh
l. gave thirty or forty thousand dollars believe
that Next, the Central Railroad, and she subscri
bed about fifty thousand. And finally, it being foun
, necessary to raise an additional sum for the Man
q chester Road she held meeting the 5th at whic
id Fifty Thousand more making $4,000 in all, wer
ID subscribed to that work Thus this community,
70 now not containing more than 700 inhabitants
g Of whom probably not more than two-thirds ar
" white has contributed to public works Eight Min
he Hundred Thousand Dollars-nearly much as
it, required from the whole State to the Centr
ID Railroad And with all this prodgious expenditur
N who hears of any pressure any bankruptcy any IL
terruption to her onward career of prosperity Trl
sc ly, there is that scattereth and yet ncreaseth
IT. 1t is with pleasure that we make the abo,
y extract from article in the last Observer, becau
while it tells the simple truth, it does it in the pr
7s- per spirit eady cultivation of such feelings
y tween this community and that of Fayetteville wou
les be productive of advantage to both, and we
by no earthly reason to prevent it. Let each give
se the other credit where credit is due. No ev
IL yet added iota to his prosperity by dispar
cling his neighbours, and the same rule holds good
10 the case of communities. The Observer adds at t
int conclusion of this article the fact that the $1,000
lat have been made up.
led Convict Mayor of Pittsburg.
nat At the recent municipal election in Pttsburg,
er- JOSEPH BARKER was chosen Mayor of that city
wv the time of his election BARKER was prisoner hi
ing been convicted of disordery conduct the
cE, and sentenced to six months imprisonment. His
RD fence consisted in the of indecent and inama
Ind nv language against the members of the Catho
Church. A portion of the community espoused
at cause, in maintenance, they alleged, of the fir
act dom of Speech in revenge of what they perha
lai- considered persecution against BARKER The Viii
anv in great measure deserted their own candidate
tas went for him. The more rejecting portion of
get community have some misgivings of the consequ
I'M ces of this affair, in the endorsement it may
not give to disorder. BARKER has been pardoned by
,me Governor of Pennsylvania
We learn that the pardon not having arrived on
day upon which the charter requires tfe new Ma
to be inaugurated he was taken from the Jail in
Ue- tody of the Sheriff. and conveyed into the Cou
0ls Chamber, where he was sworn in, and carried b
10 to Jail.