Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-31
Summary, etc.

Our summary this week shall be very short, for
several reasons; one and the principal OF which IS
that there are few topics of striking interest; and
another is. that perhaps, this weekly summary
might be regarded by some merely repeating what
has been already said. Such however, has not been
our intention design in giving it. 1t has been our
wish to make it a umeAnd review of the thoughts
and opinions and occurrences of the week. A sort
of conversational gossip with readers over the
past in which, freed from the trammels of any regu-
lar order or arrangement might give scope to our
ideas on any and every subject, they might arise
Thursday has been set apart by our Superior Court
for taking up the State Docket and consequently we
have nothing as yet to report in that way. We
learn that the Grand Jury have refused to find bill
in the case of - Bonham. charged with the MUIR
der of colored boy some time since. The case of
the State u.s. Hallet is on trial. and WILL we hope, be
disposed of at this term. We do not know any
other State cases of interest unless it be
cd here from Dupln, but we are not certain as to
whether it will be tried here not 1t is strange
fact that we have never yet heard word in praise
OF our Judiciary system. "The laws delay" is the
universal topic 1t is considered equivalent to a de-
NAL of justice Something should be done, and must
be DONE obviate this growing difficulty. Suits are
interminable.
How lttle-how very little, mere forms of govern
ment can do towards making people free. Look at
the nominal Republic of France, and contrast it with
the neighboring monarchy of Great Britain. In
France, the press is muzzled and its conductors in
prison. Freedom of speech is not and in several of
the departments martial law has superseded the civil
authorities. In England the press speaks as boldly
as our own and there is censorship. The liberty
OFFS is n1Or ned h1n
with ourselves, and military law is unknown France
crouching before Austria and Russia, denies the no.
bic patriot Kossuth even passage over her soil
The ports of Great Britain open to him, and once
there, the combined despotisms of Europe dare not
touch one hair of his head. After all, John Bull is
right considerable old fellow, and the United States
need not be ashamed of their parentage.
France without King arristocracy, without col
ones foreign possessions of any value, is the most
expensive government in the world. 1t collects a
nearly one half larger than that of Great
Britain, while it has comparatively nothing to pay
by way of interest its national debt and its in
come seldom never meets its expenditure. Con-
trary to all preconceived IDEAS the British go
vernment is the most economical in Europe, when
the extent its possessions and the number of it's sub
jects is taken into account Holland and Great Bri-
tain are the only European Governments that have
not to borrow money to pay their current expenses
in time of profound peace How long can the Eu-
ropean system last at this rate!
Il is raining most delightfully."- at this present wri-
ting. We hope that it has extended good distance
into the interior, to give us water in the
streams 1t is much needed.
The Virginia elections have resulted about as usu
al, IS Democrats and wings elected to Congress
All the strongest Southern Rights men have beer
re-elected-as Democrats however We doubt much
whether the slavery question will be agated at al
in the coming congress. This is the g President
making congress- and both parties will be too anx
ous to heal breaches and unite their several frag
ments to admit of the introduction of any such dis
turbing element. Of course, something the sub
ieet will be introduced but it will not be entertained