Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-07
Fred. Do,,rIass T,hyasncd.

" FRED. DOUGLASS the impudent negro who has of
late taken upon himself the privilege of abusing
country its patriots and Constitution without hay
ing that chastisement which he richly merited at
the hands of our republicans, who would condescend
to notice his basphemy and negroism had the auda-
city yesterday to walk down Broadway, the princi-
pal promenade in our city, with two white females
resting on his Several citizens, who had mott
ced this disgraceful scene, followed the impudent
scamp to the battery. On observing that he was
watched the negro commenced laughing and sneer-
ing at the gentlemen, who were behind him. One
of them could not withstand the provoked and usti-
fable temptation to award to the negro that punish
ment which his daring rascality had subjected him
to. The gentleman stepped up to him and politely
requested the females to leave their ebony compan-
ion and place themselves under the protection of
gentleman near by. The women very quietly did as
they desired to do and then the indignant and
msulted gentleman administered to the back of the
negro dressing" that he will have occasion to re-
member some time hence. Maddened justice forgets
the dictates of law in of this kind and per-
sonally, we can see no reason why it should not''
We feel much obliged to the * indignant gentle
man. who administered the punishment: but what
commentary does the proceeding furnish upon the
conduct of the Northern people towards the slave (?
They denOunce slavery, assist fugitives to escape
and spend much breath and but little money for the
amelioration of the black race and yet when they
see colored ''gemman" acting upon the principles
of equality for which they contend, and escorting
of their kth and kim through the Streets
they follow him and horsewhip him for it But we
repeat: we are heartily obliged to the New Yorker
for giving Douglass ''dressing; and while his
hand is in, would be glad if he would do the
with Garrison, Phillips and other bosom friends of
Douglass among the whites.-Sarannah Republican.
THE DEF1cIr-Whcn Mr. Secretary Meredith so
auhortatively proclaimed deficit in the revenue of
sixteen millions of dollars, he ascrbed the disastrous
result to the Mexican war. If he had assured the
people that it was the work of the Galphin plumber
ers, he would have hit the nail upon the head and
have commanded the universal assent of the neople
to the truth ofthe statement. When the people learn
the fact that about million Of dollars have been
paid out of the treasury by the present Gaphn cab
met in the first year Of their reign on fraudulent
and unfounded claims, rejected by former admins
trations, and that principle, with regard to the al
lOwance of such claims has been adopted which will
lead to the payment of more than forty millions of
dollars, without additional appropriations by Con-
gress they will know how the deficit has really been
created, and why Mr.. Meredith estimates it at six
teen millions of dollars. Surely the alphin cabinet
is as illustrious for its fiscal ability its members
are skilfu in the art of feathering their own nests
What cabinet minister before pOckeed Sis 900
as agent of claims, nearly all of which he received
while holding his place in the cabinet The peo-
ple-the Woodworking farmers and mechanics of the
ponder upon these facts; and they
WILL surely day follows day, hold these treasu-
ry plunderers to their countabity.-Union.
A meeting of the Stockholders of the Richmond
and Danvile Railroad, took place at Charlotte Court
House, Va, yesterday.
We have no hope that the Richmond and Danville
Road will be located near Milton and to talk plain
we don't care if it shall be located fifty miles distant
We now contemplate a branch Railroad with the
Central route in this State, to tap it somewhere in
Orange or Alamance. To do this we shall only have
some 81 % miles of Road to build. If we can get
this branch, we promise the State and Wilmington
in particular, to pour the rich products Of the valley
OF the Dan into the Wilmington market and as she
has the cheapest grocery market in the United States
Judge Saunders is authority-he says that gro
ceries be bought cheaper in her market than in
any other market in the Union,) she may expect to
send us groceries &c. in return So from this day
out consider the advocate of Railroad to run
from Milton to point Of the Central Road Give
us the charter, quick, we want to go to work it,
Milton Chronicle.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AT WAsHINGToN-From
an official report relative to the public buildings it
appears that the length of tie Capital is 352 feet
breadth in centre 221 feet, grounds ncIosed and
improved, 80 acres total heig ht to the top of the
great dome, l40 feet House of Representatives 90
feet long, G2 feet wide 60 feet high Senate Cham
Der, Is feet long, 45 feet wide, and As feet high
Rounda, SO feet diameter, and 90 feet high. Total
cost of buildings and grounds, S2690,459.
The length of the Presidents House is $50 feet,
and the breath in the centre 120 feet height to the
top of ballustrades, so feet The East Room is 10
feet by 4S and % feet high.
The length of the Treasury Building is 1876 feet,
and: when completed will be 500. The breadth, at
centre, is 1870 feet The colorado is 1856 feet long,
Is feet wde and Is feet high to the cap of the bal
lustrade.
The length of the General Postofice Building is
2O4 feet breadth at wings, 2O4 feet at centre, 60
feet: he ght 63 feet.
THE PLANK RoAD.-Ihe experimental Plank Road,
or the Horse Preserver," has been commenced in
the upper part of town. This is the right kind
of an argument worth dozen pages of figures and
folio of words We hope, instead of stopping with
in mile of the commencement it's terminus will be
somewhere in North Carolina. w had conversa-
ton the other day with intelligent North Carroll
MAN the necessity of Plank Road. He gave it
as his opinion that the Railroad about to be construc-
ted from Charlotte to the Wilmington Road, would
in connection with the Charlotte and Columbia Rail
road, take any amount of trade from Camden and
that our only chance of preservation (and a sure
one toO) would be Plank Road. 1t is to be hoped
that Camden will not be inactive to let the rich
trade of these sections of the country escape her
One word more, relative to the plan of building We
conceive the best possible plan to make Plank Road
on is to lay the plank usual crOsswise, certain
number of feet in LENGTH to be within the distance
that the wheels apart then to lay or two
planks where the wheels run, lengthwise; which
would certainly make the road smoother and make
it last longer But let us have Plank Road at all
cvents.-Camden Journal.
| ADVANTAGES OF FREE TRADE.-In 1916 the Navi
cation laws were in force. In 1850 they are not
What has been the effect of their repeal upon the
shipping trade of the United Kingdom as exhibited
! by the official returns? We will refer in the frs
instance, to the clearances otarards the best ties
of the activity of the shipping interest. Comparing
! then, the first two months of 1915 with those O
| 1850, find that the amount of tonnage cleared
outwards III 1880 has been more than in 1915 by
l44000 tons in other words, it has increased by
than so per cent from 319, 900 tons in 1915
! to 100000 tons in 1850 The number of ships ha
i,,c from 70 II A,,H r hO