Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-31
Missouri Senator.

Inc slavery question IS not mentioned in Congress
Missouri Senator.
We learn that on the fortieth ballot, GEYER whig
was chosen United States Senator from Missouri
The vote was for GErER, 80; BENTON, So Scatter
ing, "a. This result is one calculated to produce
feelings of peculiar character While we rejoice
that Mr. BENToN,s treachery and factious conduct
has-met its proper reward, we cannot but remember
that ne is the Oldest and of the ablest members
OF the Senate That he stood for many years bright
and shining light in the ranks of the Democratic
party and that, in the "days that tried mems souls,n
he was side by side with the immortal JACKSON in
his against corporate nsolence and class legisa
ton: But he has fallen from his high estate, and
his fall has thrown the Democratic State of Missouri
for time, into the hands of the Wings who have
elected gentleman not one iota more sound than
Mr. BENTON.
h8FJAMEs A. BAYARD was, on the 23d inst, elect
cd u S. Senator from Delaware, for six years from
the 4th of March next.
The PATENT LAws.-We have received pamph-
let upon the subject of the Patent Laws with re-
quest to notice; and also communication in the
Union upon the subject, marked. We have
not had time this week to read either but will do so
next week, and notice anything of interest There
is no branch of Legislation more difficult to manage
than the Patent laws The facility of evasion makes
stringent regulations necessary at the same time
that it is desirable to guard the public against the
oppression of monopoly. 1t may fairly be doubted
whether there is patent in existence of any great
value, which has not been made the groundwork of
litigation.
The SEWING MACH1NE-We would call attention
to the advertisement of the Rotary Sewing Machine
in this weeks paper. We have seen it in operation
in the hands of a practical Tailor Mr. CHAs BARR
of this town. and have no doubt that will be found
all that it is represented to be. We acquainted
with the gentlemen who have bought the patent
right for this State, and know them to be response
BILE business men, whose statements may be relied
upon Editors who publish the advertisements ma
safely call attention to it. 1t may cause temporary
loss of employment to workmen, but we do not see
how this can be guarded against Business is a
matter of competition, and men in the world are
ly safe when they ask favors but prepared to
stand their hand, come what may.
FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsEs-A fugitive slave, named
STEPHEN Bennett belonging to Capt. EDWARD B.
GALLUP, of Baltimore, arrested at Columbia Pa,
the 23d inst, brou ght to Philadelphia before Com
missioner 1NGRAHAM, and taken on hdbeas corpus
before Judge KANE, of the U. s. Court, who, after
hearing the testimony and argument in the case
dered him to be surrendered to his master by whom
he was brought to Baltimore on Saturday last Par
ties in Pennsylvania subsequently bought BENNETs
freedom for 500.
On Wednesday, the ed inst, DAVID GRAYsoN, a
slave of THOMAS BR1GGs, of Clark county, Va, was
arrested at Danvie, where he had been working in
the Montour Iron Works. He was taken te Harris
burg admitted he slave, and was handed over to
his owner by Mr.. Commissioner McALLIsTER. There
was no excitement in either case.
Bss~Charleston: S. c., has population of ~, 6O4
an increase of 11,777 since 1910. The increase is
all in the portion of the city, formerly separate
and known as the Neck The old portion, below
Boundary Street, has rather fallen off than other
wise, probably from the increase of business, which
has caused merchants to remove their residence
paratively out of town.
AeWe have received the first number of the N.
c. Patriot published at Weldon the successor Of
the Weldon Herald, which has been discontinued
It is Wing in politics, and is under the editorial
management efCol. W. L. LONG. It bids fair to be
o respectable party paper,