Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-02
From the New Orleans Delt;
The Census.
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.


The persons appointed by the United States Mar
shall have commenced to take the Census of the city
Like all the other arrangements of the Federal Gov
eminent in reference to State, the most untavor
able period which it possible to select has been
fixed on for the purpose of ascertaining pOpula
tOn and determining the rates of our representation
Hundreds and thousands of persons absent at
this season of the year and no Census can be taken
which will approach within thirty per cent. of our
real population. This arrangement, too, which works
iniuriously US, contributes to swell the popula
ton of the Northern States proportionatey to its di
minution here. Our own people will be returned
and counted part and parcel of the populations of
other States We cannot ina CINE how the Southern
members of Congress could submit to the arrange
ment manifestly unj Just this They have al
lowed themselves to be engrossed in the discussion
of the great issues of the day whilst the Northern
members have attended carefully to the details of
legislation, and continually Strengthening them
selves and their States by their sagaciOus of the
means placed within their reach Whilst our Con-
gressmen study lying Niles Register, COMPRESSION
al Debates, preparing great speeches, and frankng
the same to their constituents, the Northern mem
bers at work, getting through Congress this and
that law to further the interest and prosperity of
their particular secton-enlarging their mail facili-
ties obtaining appropriations for forts harbors light
houses, &c, and making various other legislative
engagements, to advance their welfare, too often at
the expense of that oftheir neghbors. Our members
go speechifyng and speechifyng, until the coun-
try suffers under perfect of speeches. whilst
in all practical and useful details of legislation their
constituents have to take of themselves. Look
at our mail arrangements in this State Would it
be possible to display more imbecity bungling and
nefciency than characterize the mana cement of our
mail transportation in this State Look at the great
Eastern mail-it fails nearly every other day. with
out any inquiry into the cause or reason much less
any attempt to remove it. This great commercial
city, from which the Postofhce Department draws a
larger amount by many thousands than the whole
cost of mail transportation in this State is subjected
and generally at the most unfavorabe period to this
great inconvenience merely because the government
is too inefficient, or Indifferent to require few pet
ty contractors to keep relays of horses. or compel
railroad companies to repair their tracks and dis
charge their contracts. And yet members OF
Congress are silent on this great grievance! This
utter Indifference the part of the Federal Govern
ment to the wants of the South shows itself in all
the mail arrangements. The beautiful and popu-
lous region along the Mississippi-tbe richest por-
ton of the United States-has mail but twice a
week. At the North so large a population and
hourishng section would require, and would OBJ
tain, too mail daily. There are many other evils
under which the State suffers, which we have not
now time to mention. but which manifest cul pable
neglect of interests the part of our represen
tatives.
test in advance, against the justice and fairness
taking the present population of Louisiana, and es
pecally New Orleans as proper basis to determine
our ratio of representation. The population of New
{
in December and January We do not refer to the
floating but to the real population of the city. The
censustakers will doubt do their duty faithfully
but the result of their labors will exhibit we fear
a decline rather than increase of our population
INTERVIEW BETWEEN EPHRA1M L1TrLEF1ELD AM
PROFESSOR Enthusiastically to a previousl,
expressed wish on the part of Prof Webster, Mr.
Littefeld visited him in his cell yesterday noon
Mr.. Littlefeld was accompanied by Mr.. Jailor An
drews and was cordially received The interview
lasted about an hour.
We learn from another source that Prof Webste
seems perfectly resigned and very penitent He say
that he has made his peace above, and is prepares
to die His only sorrow is concerning his unfortu
nate family. The officers of the Jail have no appre
hension that he will commit suicide. None is Der
mitted to see him unless they hold permit from tn
sheriff. We understand that Mrs. Littlefeld viii
visit the Professor to-day
1t is not the least singular fact among all the Gil
cumstances Of this affair, that Webster has not We
resigned his Ewing Professorship of Chemistry an
Mnerology" in Harvard University,-neither ha
he been removed, nor has another been appointed i
his plaee-consequenty he is still full Professor
and it is a full Professor in the first Seminary
learning In the u States-who will be executed O
Friday, August 80, unless he anticipates his door
by suicide.-BOston Times 25th.
o u. S. SENAToRs.-The Hon. Tomas H. Ewing hs
been appointed by the Governor of Ohio to fill tn
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Corwin
the Senate and the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has bee
, elected Senator to that body by the Legislature
Maine