Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-25
Summary of News.

paper that true bills have been found by the grand
jury at Washington City, against both of the GAR
for perjury in regard to their claims against
the United States; and also against Mr. MEAREs'
who is implicated in the same or similar transac-
tion JOHN CARLOS GARDINER, brother OF the Dr.
GARDINER on whose behalf the award of S42o,OOO
was made has been arrested and admitted to bail in
the sum of $4,000. It is said that the President
would have sent an agent after DIR. GARDINER to
England only that en- examination it was found that
perjury is not included among the offences enumera-
ted in the treaty of 1912 between this country and
Great Britain providing for the mutual surrender of
certain descriptions of criminals. There seems to
be little doubt that the whole claim is fraudulent,
and GARDNER an impostor. The New Orleans Cres-
cent SAYS that GARDINER was known to many gentle
men in that city as miserable quack, who could
hardly get living by his wits and the idea of his
owning valuable mines is simply ridiculous.
The extract from the Washington Union headed
"NIr. CoRw1S-The Mexican Commission, etc. will
give some insight into the connection which MIR
CoRwIx, and, perhaps other members of the cabi-
net has had with this second edition of the GALPIN
claim We begin to think that the Mexican Com
mission was something of nice affair 1t seems that
it is now understood that it was not Dr. GARDENERS
confession to NJ PORTE, but NJ. PoRTEs own state
ment of what he himself knew of DR.. GARDINER and
his claim which caused the rumor to get into the
newspapers that the aforesaid claim had been OBJ
tanned upon forged papers 1t would also appear
that there is underhand business IN regard to
these papers, which are not now, and never have
been fled in the State Department, as by law they
ought to have been We trust and believe that the
next Congress will see to this matter There is deep
corruption in it and it must be exposed.
On our fourth page will be found in full the much
talked of letter of Hon. w R. KING, Senator from
Alabama. As MIR. KING is, we believe, native of
this District his letter upon the prominent topics of
the day will be read with interest.
The Bolivar (Tennessee) Democrat hoists the name
of DANIEL s. Dickinson, of New York and JEFFER-
son DAVIS of Mississippi candidates for the office
of President and Vice President
The Railroad Bridge over the Neuse River is again
in order the mail train having crossed over it on
Wednesday-a freight train having already crossed
it on Tuesday night very commendable amount
of energy and expedition used in the restoration
The terrible instance of lynch law in San Francis
CO. an account of which will be found in the Calfor
MIA news is one of the most deplorable occurrences
which we have had to notice for long time. 1t was
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of populous city 1t was in itself awful affair,
but more awful still premeditated murder-a
cool and deliberate violation of law by whole COM
munty. We hope that no such affair may again
take place The Crescent City arrived at New York
on Sunday, with over million dollars in Specie but
no later
The table of the Irish census, showing the immense
decrease in the population of that unhappy country
during the last ten years. tells tale of misery and
suffering unparalleled in the history of the civilized
world Some terrible canker must be at the root
when the most fertile island in the world, in the
midst of profound peace, and almost within hail
the greatest city and most wealthy nation on earth
is more than twice decimatcd within ten years.
The account of the instruction in Cuba, brough
by the Cherokee, will enlist the sympathies of GU
people We are far from sanguine of the result.
The Virginia Convention.
One of the fixed and permanent facts of the age i
the Virginia Constitutional Convention, which ha
now been in session from period whereof the mem
ory Of man runneth not to the contrary, and yet
still continues to drag its slow length along, warn
ing to the reckless and misguided men who woul
entail such another incubus upon North Caroline
We have very little doubt the question of the mex
Presidency, as well of the secession of South Care
lima, will be decided before that venerable body &C
ourns for venerable it will be before it does
the young having waxed middIe-aged, and tn
middleaged gray-and yet there are terrible an
ferocious men in this State who urge this awful an
desperate experiment upon North Carolina, upo
the score of economy. Why this Virginia CONVEX
ton will cost enough money to build the Washn.
ton Monument, purchase the Worlds Fair, mai
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad solvent, and repla
the Galphinism and Gardnerism of the last and tt
present administration and yet the Wing press
North Carolina has urged the holding of Convex
ton as an economical method of amending the CO
stitution At what point will the wickedness ar
faulty of human nature stop1 A terrible state
affairs truly-a terrible state of affairs and terrib
fellows these Wing Editors
Seriously. and in sober Sadness the Conventit
called in Virginia for revising the constitution of tn
State has proved terrible humbug-has stayed
session months upon months, and the end is not ye
The expense is enormous, and the effect produced
awaking bitter feelings between different sections
the State very bad, ana the Wing party urge SUI
a gathering in North Carolina. The example of tt
Virginia affair has put the quietus to the matter
the present We hope that it may he forever.
GEOLOGICAL SURvEY.--A correspondent of Il
Register enquiries if any steps have been taken
the Governor towards executing the act OF the Ia
session of the Legislature, providing for Geoogic
Agricultural, and Neurological Survey of the Stat
We understand that Gov. Reid has had this MI
ter under consideration for some time, but that
has not been able. thus far to procure the servic