Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-26
From the Petersburg Intellgencer.
Johnston of PennsyIsanIa.

Governor Johnston OF Pennsy Esnnia.
Two never doubted before that this parsonage
as diedn-the-wool Aboiitionist, his various etfu-
;ons since the Lancaster Tragedy would satisfy us
frv upon this point. 1t is preF3sterous for any
Vb;c journal in PENNSYLVANIA to be asserting that
he is not sympathiser with the negro rioters and
murderers who have acquired such an unenvlable
otoriety in the valley of Christiana. All that he
has done as the Chief Magistrate of the Common
wealth. has been done with evident reluctance and
nnder sense of conStrdint very different from that
ready and willing spirit which should have anima-
ted him on the occasion His proclamation is cold
IL formal in its terms, and makes not the sghtest
apneal to all good and order-oving citizens to aid
the authorities in apprehending and bringing to Jus
tice the rebels and traitors who have Gone ali IN
their mower to disgrace their State and destroy the
Government ofthe Union. This executive document
is VIC think the slightest possible indication OF
bold and manly regard for the supremacy OF the laws
ON the part of him who is to have them faith
fully observed But this is not all that he has done
He has written letter to committee otth cuzenS
of Philadelphia in which there is profusOn OF dem
aooguism, the like Of which VIC have rarely seen
displayed in the same compass.
He in effect undertakes In this letter to vlndlcate
his Abolition friends of Lancaster from their guilty
participation in the crimes which were perpetrated
under their very and in all that he writes
shows plainly that he is more anxious to secure roes
there in the election which is now near at hand,
than to testify any Indignation at the fragrant and
foul transaction to which his attention was CALLED.
But he has done yet more. He has dehVered a pup
lie speech in Philadelphia, at q Wing meeting, IN
which there is a superabundance OF can't and decla-
nation without, as we perceive, the smallest
particle of genuine and disinterested PATRIOTISM
His defence of the course which he pursued upon
the bill passed by the last Legislature OF Pennsylva-
MIA which was intended to afford the of the ails
of the Commonwealth to the United States officers
for the safe keeping of arrested fugitive slaves is to
the last degree disingenuous and unsatisfactory
What it, he charges, that bill was hurried through
IL Lev no ava N adjournment J.
Did this circumstance lessen its value render 1T
less worthy of his appreciation If he had been
really good citizen and faithful pu6hc oihcer' ne
would have lost not moment IN awaiting himself OF
the opportunity thus afforded him of wiping from
the satute-book of Pennsylvania a most shameful
and Ubiquitous law. ~
He was no doubt perfectly familiar with the bill
which was sent to him for his concurrence, and it
would not have taken him more than one minute to
sipn it and he acknowledges in his speech that he
did sign others after the in question was received
bv him but hey were tTifing and unimportant, and
local in their character and did not therefore, re-
ouire the deep study the laborOus examination, the
intense and excruciating consideration which were
involved in the anti Abolition bill We have just
as little doubt that the pen with which we are
now writing is in our hand that Gov. Johnson would
have signed the bill the very moment it was deliver
ed to him, if it had closed the JaHs ct the State stu
more than then before to the use OF the United
States for the reception of apprehended fugitive
slaves The truth cannot be concealed, and 1t IS
idle for the wing press of Pennsylvania or elsewhere
to deny it, that he is thorough going Aboitionis
and honestly believing him to be So from the I'M
mistakeable evidences of his acts, cordially
hope that he will be defeated by such overWhe!m-
inc majority, by his democratic opponent at the
ensuing election, as will take away from him every
prospect ofever again having chance of shrinking
as he has DONE from the high duties OF the Office to
which he has been elevated.
We belong to the Wing party and have always
belonged to it: but regard for the character and
welfare of the whole country forbids our uniting in
the support of any man, though he he Wing, who
we believe is of its greatest enemies, and al
though we would be much pleased to witness Wing
victory in any Northern State under ordinary Cir
cumsances yet if such victory is to give aid and
comfort in any manner or degree to the vile fac
ton of Aboltionists whose poisonous fangs are fas
tened in the vitals of the Republic, and daily
threatening it with miserable death, we would
mourn rather than rejoice over it. We have no soft
words or honied phrases for this serpent-brood o.
hypocrites and traitors, whose breath pollutes the
atmosphere in which they live. We have no tolera
ton for their disgusting and loathsome practices
and. until the high-minded and law-abidng of The
land rise in the strength and majesty of virtuou
Indignation and crush the monsters who seek to bias
and to desolae the dearest interests of the country
there will be nothing but ceaseless disturbances, dis
orders and distractions amongst u.s. We hope tt
live see the day when the wrath of the people viii
sweep them away the West wind of Egypt die
the locusts which were not greater plague to Pha
the United States.
Since the above was written, the last mail ha
brought the following letter from the Rev. Mr.
Gorsuch to Gov Johnston, in relation to the permit
ted murder of his father and the shameless neglec
of duty by the Governor If Johnstons conscenc
is not as tough bulls hide, he will not sleel
well O nights for long time to come. man
thirst for political station must be incalculabl
great when, for the sake of it, he will connive a
such crimes as were committed in Christiana. AM
vet this has been ia ked of for the Vice PrCSl
dency We would not touch him with pole a
long as the telegraph wires from Boston to New Or
leans.
ANOTHER Revolution MExIco.-We learn. say
the Houston (Texas) Telegraph of the 5th instant
from gentleman who has recently returned fror
the Rio Grande, that revolutionary party has bee
organized in the departments of Tamaulipas, Nuev
Leon, and Coahula, sufficiently powerful he thinks
to expel the government troops and establish in
dependent government in all the valley of the Ri
Grande east of the Sierra Madre. Their plans ar
so we'll matured that decisive blow will pre-
badly be struck in few weeks. A large number
volunteers from Texas have been enlisted, and larg
quantities of arms ammunition and military store
have been procured to carry on the war against th
central government. Upwards of two hundred Te2
volunteers were encamped near Roma, a fe
weeks since, waiting for orders from Canales and h
associates.
1t is said that Gen. Avalos and the other Officer
in command of the Mexican forces are aware thu
the great mass of the people of those department
are opposed to the central government, and the
have intimated to the leaders of the revolutionar
Marty That thew can offer Init fenh1n IF