Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-08-01
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Summary of the Week.

which we look upon nig to impossible. We rath-
or admire the taste of the fellow in the little piece OF
poetry we give headed g How very hot it is That
idea of wadng chin deep in fresh iced lemonade, or
setting in big marble bowl, with champagne gurg-
ling and Kissing around you and cooling your toes,
and your iollv red nose, and taking sup now and
then. to comfort your inner is quite luxurious,
but somewhat expensive. Should we ever discover
that we are heir to the Jennings estate, and be able
to reduce that large pile of money into possession
then VIC shall what we shall see, and the rest OF
mankind shall be enlightened.
Every day brings to light fresh evidences OF the
fraudulence. or wilful negligence of the Board of
Mexican Claims 1t is now placed "eyond the shad-
ow Of doubt. that the Gardiner affair was fraudu-
lent from beginning to end So, no doubt, were ma
nv others The whole thing seems to have gone by
favor, without any regard to justice. See the San
Francisco letter, mentioned by the Washington cor
RESPONDENT of the n Y Express. 1t will be found in
another column.
The Cuban news is contradictory as to afford
no tangible grounds for the formation of an opinion
1t must be remembered that all the Havana cores
pondents of American papers sympathlse with the
insurgents and that their accounts are. from this
reason, more favorable to the of the move
ment than facts would Justify. What strongly
wish, we are very apt to believe. At present the
Creoles are undiscplined, and unarmed. If the
Spanish authorities have they will grant ge-
neral amnesty Anything like cruelty, or a general
and ndsermnate of all prisoners will only
make the waverng desperate, and awake such a
hoodtide of sympathy in the U. States, as no Gov
eminent repress prevent acting IN favor OF the
Cuban patriots. The Cuban Declaration is a capital
document and evidently the production OF able men,
although yet only guerrilla leaders
We would call attention to tie articles upon Edu-
cation on the fourth page. As they advance, they
become more practical in their character and will
amply repay perusal by all who may have any in
terest in the subject and who has not We antici-
pate much pleasure and instruction from the SERIES
the author of which is fully competent to do ample
Justice to the subject he has undertaken.
Ireiand-the " Niobe of Nations the Sphinx rid
die to the political economist to have reached
q new and peculiar crisis in her hayward destiny.
The immense and unparalleled decrease in her pop
ulation is fast changing the relations which have So
long existed between labor and capital and instead
of labor being so totally at the mercy of the capital
ist the tables bid fair to be turned that instead
of two laborers striving for employer, two en-
tract very philosophical and we'll reasoned article
upon the subject of the Irish Census from the London
Times 1t will be read with interest.
The Congressional elections in this State will take
place on Thursday next. and then the Long agony
will be over,--at least for time The democrats
at the last election poled majority of the popular
votes and should, think, have Il majority OF the
Congressional delegation. AS our next publication
will he on the day Immediately after the election
we will not be able to give many returns. None, in
deed unless from this county, where there is no con
test, and no excitement. By the way, we have beer
somewhat amused at certain insinuations made a
gainst US, of unfriendness to candidate, becaus
we have not gone into regular campaign, withou
opposition. and defended Mr.. AsHE before he ba
been attacked Few in the district have gon
farther for Mr. AsHE than we have. and we are hap
DIV to say that friendly feelings and mutual con
fidence in the soundness of each others principle
has never jeen disturbed. But let this and som
other things pass for the present. Time proves al
things We know ourselves and we know our OF
ponents.
We find going the rounds of the press long lei
let of KossUTHs, to our Charge at Constantnople-
We extract that part having reference to our foreig
policy. 1t may be true to considerable extent.
does reasonable that to all positions there ar
attached certain responsibilities, from which thos
holding them cannot escape, and perhaps the posses
sion of power entails moral necessity for its aetus
exercise in succoring the distressed
D1ckIksoN's (of N. Y letter is just what migf
have been expected from his open and manly natur
1t was written in reply to an invitation to attend
dcmocration celebration at Philadelphia. on the 4tl
The Deep River Company is Furnishing and gon
ahead See proceedings. The Raleigh and Caste
Road will be gotten up. They still are $4,000
short.
The Eclipse of the Sun came off according to II
announcement of the astronomers, Monday mo
ming last about breakfast time, which may accoul
for the fact that very few saw it. We have see
but one man who witnessed the phenomenon, ar
he most irreverently called it "a poor affair, n
worth the trouble of looking at" 1t very pa
tal in these ATTITUDES, appearing only like sma
depression on one side of the Sun, resembling pie
broken out of the lip of saucer.
New Hanover Institute.
One of the circulars of this Institute, which is under
charge Madame Clement Principal has been laid up
our table From learn that the school has been
shed this place for two years. for the last of which
list Of scholars numbered 49, In the language of the crc
lar the Institution principally designed to furnish hor
Tho latte of who