Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-05
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
snnnnaly of the week.

We have never been vain enough to suppose that
the personal movements whereabouts of so unm
portant a parsonage rs the Editor of a newspaper
could possess any interest to the public in general
and, consequently have uniformly spared our read
the infection of any correspondence from US du-
ring our brief absences We have, however, endeav
ored to keep our eyes and ears open, so as to see
everything of interest and to form opinions of
matters and things from our own observation.
In the upper counties of this State the corn crop
is very poor So far as could see or hear in that
section it is much inferior to the short crop of
last year. Corn and bacon must range very high in
the interior of the State also in the Western por
ton of South Carolina. As general thing, the
" good corn crops we have seen the line of
our Railroad between this place and Goldsboro'. We
presume that the Cape Fear country throughout has
been favored in the way of rain the want of it has
ruined the crop in other sections. Cotton, We pre-
sume will be pretty fair, although the heavy rain
and wind of Sunday, last week have no doubt done
considerable injury by flooding low-grounds and
starting the weed of late cotton to growing again
which may endanger its maturing.
We found the Manchester Railroad made up and
laid to the Camden Branch of the South Carolina
Raroad-and a strong disposition upon the part of
the merchants and planters to do their trading thro
Wilmington We think that the benefits likely to
accrue from the Road have not been at all est
noted
The politics of South Carolina appear to be in a
peculiar state of transition. The desire for imme-
date and separate State action seems to be confined
to the minority or, at least, only minority appear
to believe in the expedieney and practlcablllty OF
such action We have recently passed through
considerable portion of that State-not simply on the
line of the railroad but in stage and private convey
ance-and we must say that we were disappointed
in the state of feeling ALL without distinction, as
sert the right of secesson but the praccability or
propriety of exercising such right at the present
time is freely discussed and openly denied by the
most influential men in very many of the districts.
As for Charleston it is dead against immediate State
action. The cooperation party, which claims among
its advocates BUTLER, BARNwELL, CHEvEs, and 9TH
ers is in fact neither more nor less than what has
been denominated by Mr. RHErT the Submission"
party, it proposes to wait for cooperation, which
it is evident cannot be obtained at the present time
or at ALL without further nfractons OF the consttu
ton. We have seen no reason for changing pre-
viousIy expressed opinion that South Carolina will
not sever her fate from that of her sisters of the
The idea of separate secession in that State is alre
dy obsolete.
We are neither among the peculiar friends nor Pc
cuar enemies of South Carolina. She is simply to
us as any other of our neighboring States; but we
must confess that as citizen of North Carolina we
have beer frequently irritated by the arrogance OF
tone and contemptuousness of manner with which
the chvalry habitually allude to the "Old North"
On taking seat, about three weeks since in the
cars from Charleston to Camden. we profered the
conductor three dollar bill of the Commercial Bank
of this place. and dollar in specie in payment of
our fare of four dollars The note rejected as
contemptuousy as though it were worthless rag,
with the remark, . We don't know North Carolina
money on this Road we don't take it at alb We
stated that the Commercial notes redeemed in
Charleston but that made difference-the rule
was not to take North Carolina money. Georgia
or Alabama money is all right. This is but spe-
cimen-the same tone of disparagement towards
North Carolina pervades everything. We must also
remark that the conductors on the South Carolina
Railroad are by means courteous as those on
our Road. If the people of South Carolina desire
sympathy or cooperation, we think they pursue a
strange course obtain it. 1t must be admitted
however regards the treatment of our money. thai
the system adopted by the Banks of this State of
deening their paper only at the particular branct
where it is issued, nerferes very seriously with it
currency abroad
Mr.. STANLY has written letter declining din
ner at Newbern which letter We hardly care for no
ticing as it contains nothing new. 1t is STANLy an
consolidation all as might have been expected
Mr.. CObb's Letter, sc.
On fourth page will be found Mr.. CoBDs lon
letter to the Macon Committee. 1t is part of tn
political history of the times. and although we die
from Mr.. CoBB in many things, consider it du
10th to him and to readers to present his view
in full 1T is due to him that he should be above
to speak for himself, and to readers that the
should have opportunity to read and judge fo
themselves. The letter of Gov. MCDONALD has a
ready been published, so that now the positions
the two leaders in Georgia are declared.
By the way, the doctrine of secession, as held b
the Democratic party in this State, has been yer
much misunderstood miSrepresented. For on
own part, we have never believed for a moment tia
the democratic doctrine of secession involved tn
breaking up of the confederacy. the abrogatio
OF the constitution by any State with withot
cause. We have understood it to mean simply thi
That the constitution is a compact of binding obi
cation so long it remains in force but that
gross and palpable violation of any Of its essent
provisions would render it like any other compact
void and of effect and of course release the pa
ties To it. from their obliratOns under it. Fac