Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-25
1Y,e D.ha.e. IN .l,e sen.te,

rave been of unusual interest and have been prOduc
ave of considerable excitement. On the 10Th Mr..
BENTON introduced his bill for the reduction Of the
limits of the State of Texas by the cession of her
can't territory to the United States for the sum of
fifteen millions of dollars The amount of territory
TO be retained by Texas, to be about one hundred
and fifty thousand square miles, which, upon attain
ing sufficient population, is again to be divided 80
to form two States of seventyve thousand square
miles each Immediately after MIR. BENTON had con-
cluded the remarks with which he introduced his
bill, Mr.. FoorE brought forward his compromise bill
for the organization of the territories upon the
basis Of the Missouri compromise line. He charged
Mr.. BENTON with having stolen the main fea-
lures of his Texas bill from him, at the same
time that he sought to make it subservient to
the wishes of the Free Sellers. He character
lied him as a traitor to the South-as renegade
and an Abolitionist- and, so high wrought was the
feeling in the Senate at the time, that although Mr.
FoorE pointed at BENTON with his finger, and ap-
piled to him epthets of contumely and reproach no
Senator called him to order, until at length, BENTON
was forced to leave the chamber few years since,
THOMAS H. BENTON was the father of the Senate now
" who so poor as to do him reverence"
On Thursday the debate was almost as stormy
We have extended Congressional synopsis of this
day beyond our usual limits from the absorbing
interest attaching not SO much to the original SUBJ
ect of debate the collateral issues which
introduced. We wish that our space had allowed
US to give the remarks of Mr.. Dickinson, of New
York, in full. They were worthy ofthe Senate, and
breathed broad Catholic spirit Of devotion to the
Union, in fact we'll name-to the Union as con-
templated by the trainers of the Constitution not
understood by faetionists fanatics. The position
assumed by such men as DICKINSON, CAss and others
at the North should rebuke the sweeping and indis
criminate denunciation launched forth by noisy DEM
agogues at the South who for their own petty pur-
poses would have the people of the South to believe
that no man at the North is to be trusted In this
belief we cannot concur. A careful attention to the
debates of the Senate during the present session.
convinced us, that although there are many men at
the North who have yielded to the contagon of Sec
tional feeling there still many who have stood
frm-who have braved the storm of fanatcism, and
rsked power and popularity rather than betray their
conscientious convictions. In this opinion we find
ourselves borne out by the opinion of such as
HENRY S. FooTE of Mississippi, KING, of Alabama
DowNs, of louisiana and hosts of others, whose de-
votion to the South sane man can doubt. If fur
Their proof of this was wanting we might point to the
great speech of Gen. CAss on Monday last in the
Senate of the United States upon the subject of the
Wilmot Proviso, upon which he took and advocated
the broad ground of its uneonstituonality and in
expediency, contending that Congress had no power
to interfere with, legslate upon, the question of
slavery in the territories.
Now, we would ask, are such men as these to be
Joined in the sweeping denunciations with the
Free Sellers Are those at the South who, with
these facts before their eyes, endeavor to excite
blind and understanding sectional animosity, the
proper guides in crisis like this Are these the
true friends of the South of the Union We think
not Action is called for, doubt, but action, to be
productive of any good, should be calm r~tie-al d
discriminating It should be the result of delbera-
ton, not the ebullition of passion. If Southern
Convention is to be held let it be composed of
soning, thinking, acting men. Of men who say lit
tle but whose character affords guaranty that what
they say they will do. For our own part, we are
heartily sick of ultraism without any definite object
of denunciations unfounded in fact-and of decla-
nations intended for Buncombe.
BGGoDEY, for February, is out, with several
plates. Better have one good one. 1t is too much
the fashion to prefer quantity to quality in every
thing foolish fashion at all times but perfectly ri
diculous when made to apply to works of art. If
instead of competing with each other who shall pre-
sent the largest array of worthless CUTS magazine
publishers would only give one good ENGRAVING If
each number, they might afford their subscriber
something really worth having, and, at the same
time, do much towards difusing taste for high
er order of art throughout the country.
CAPT. RYNDERs Acou1TTED.-Capt. RYNDERs, O
the Empire Club, charged with participation il
the Opera House Riots in New York, has been &C
quilted It is said that Governor FISH, of that State
has pardoned JuDsoN, alias NED BUNTL1NE convicted
of having been engaged in the same riot.
4 Mr. CALHoUN.-At the latest dates from Wash
ington City, this distinguished statesman was dan
gerously i'll of pneumonia. Both his body and mine
are represented as being completely Frustrated b,
the disease.
We are happy to learn however, that he has com
menced to regain his health although very slowly
yet.
A PILcRIM.-KENDALL, Of the Picayune, writin,
to that paper from Paris says that an English o
Irish gentleman recently passed through that city
we'll and comfortably clad in every respect with tn
exception of his feet which destitute of eithe
shoes stockings 1t is supposed that he was per
forming penance for some offence.
SH1pwREcK-The British Ship Elizabeth, went a
shore on Monday morning on Browns Bank, to tn
Southwark of Charleston Bar. It is believed tina
she will be a total wreck.
THE STEAMSHIP OH1o-This vessel, when off Cap
Hatteras on her last run from New York to Chagre
encountered very severe gale, which stove in he
f warehouses, and compelled her to lay to for 4
hours. She was unable to call either at Charlesto