Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-20
From the Pennsylvania.

| From the Pennsylvania.
! The Difference.
The Providence Post thus pithily shows the differ
erence between the Democratic and the Wing par.
ties in this State:
In 1841. the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a
law denying the of the ails of that State for the
detention OF the fugitive slaves while awaiting their
trials At the last session of the Legislature bill
| to repeal this law passed by both Houses, but
Governor Johnston refused to sign it. and it was thus
lost At the late Democratic State Convention, the
subject was under consideration, and the following
resolution was adopted:
fesored That the 9th section of the Act of the Lega-
ture of Pennsylvania, passed the Sd of March, 7 de-
under severe penalty, the of our State jas for
to be expunged from statute books both because
1t obstacles by of State legislation to the
execution OF the provisions of the Constitution of the United
states and because virtual disregard of the principles
OF the compromise and is calculated seriously to endanger
the existence of the Union
AT the same time that the Democratic Convention
was IN session at Reading. portion of the Wing
party held a Convention at Pittsburgh, and after
nominating General Scott for the Presidency, adopt
ed the following resolution
RPsoCed That regard the existence slavery in the
Southern States local institution for which they alone
tonal constitution they willing to execute the in
good faith but that Pennsylvania having long since abo
extension or any interference with it by her State officers
An English Lady's Report of Southern Slaves.
In Lady Emmine Stuart Wortley's book of tray
els in the United States. lately published in London
there is account of her visit to the cotton panta
ton of General Taylor, on the Mississippi, which
must present. says the Republic, remarkable con-
trast for English readers to the atrocious reports
they have been in the habit of receiving from other
British travellers in this country Her ladyship call
ed on Gen. Taylor in Washington and was invited
by him to visit his cotton plantation when she went
South She says: !
''V- expressed great wish to see some of the
small sable fry and whole regiment of little ro-
bust, rotund. black babies were forthwith paraded
for her especial amusement it was a very orderly
little assemblage and it cannot be imagined how
nice and clean they all looked Such congrega-
ton OF little smiling goodnatured, raven rolypoes
never saw collected together before. One perfect
duck of child was only about three weeks old but
it comported itself quite in as orderly manner as
the rest. if it had been used to give parties and
assemblies, and receive any quantity of company
from every nation on earth all its days. or rather
hours 1t was as black as a little image carved in
polished ebony. and as plump as a partridge: Gin
mourning) These pitchy-colored picaninnies diff
fered from white children in one essential particular
for they were all perfectly quiet and SILENT all wide
awake but all still and smiling.
The late Presidents son was there and received
US with the kindest hospitality. The slaves were
mustered and marshaled for us to see; cotton was
picked from the few plants that had survived the
late terrible overlooking of the Mississippi and the
interior of one of the slaves houses exhibited to
u.s. AS to the slaves themselves they were as we'll
fed. comfortably clothed, and kindly cared for in |
every way possible, and seemed thoroughly hap |
Ply and contented. The dwelling house we went to
look at was extremely nice it most tastefully
decorated and an excellently furnished one : the
walls were covered with prints, and it was scrupu-
lousy clean and neat.
After the main body had departed a small
straggler was brought in, (whose mother, perhaps
had lavshed additional upon its state toilette
md it alone, apparently alarmed at finding itself
thus unsupported and insulted, testified its disap-
probation at the presence of English visitors by
very mild squall. We an older child after
wards. who nearly white, with lovely features
md fair hair; the mother mulatto, and the
ather almost white.
"V- was highly delighted with the whole
company of little inky imps from first to last, nurs-
ng and fondling them in high glee and it may be
eadly conceived that the mothers stood by equally
enchanted at having their little daries so appreca-
ted-and not little proud-showing their splendid
ylittering teeth almost from ear to ear.
" All the slaves were evidently taken the kindest
care of on General Taylor's plantation. Men, wo
men, and children, all appeared to adore Mr. Tay-
or. who seemed extremely kind to them and afable
with them. Richmond Wing.
PAUL JoNEs.-Recenty mentioned the orders of our
Government for bringing to America the remains of this
great captain and the unsuccessful attempt to find them
The London Times contains the following:
To the Editor of the London Times: Sr-I notice
rom your paper of yesterday that the Americans
have been unsuccessful in their search at Paris for
the remains CT the redOubtaDle Paul Jones. think
had they examined the Strangers Buryng Ground
1T Cronstadt, they would have met with more sue
cess.
Sometime after his attempt to land here he went
to Russia. and got an appointment in the Russian
navy: but, in consequence of the circumstances of
the other officers of the fleet he had to resign and
was allowed a small pension by the Empress. He
shortly after died, and buried as above stated
have often the stone which was erected over
his grave. A SHIpMAsTER
LEITH, May 23d, 1851.
A New INSTRUMENT DEsTRucr1oN-A rife
capable of firing IS balls every minute, including
the time of loading was shown to us a day two
since important improvement in fire arms
Under the barrel, in the place of the ordinary ram
rod is an iron tube containing the IS balls and by
cooking the gun ball is brought up in the barrel
and the same operation also brings up from the
breech pill" of printing. The charge of powder
is contained in the ball. which is not round but OBJ
long, and having opening which is corked shut
after the powder has been introduced The quanti-
ty of powder is only % grains. and drives the ball
with greater force than the large charge in an ord
nary gun This is a invention, and the manu-
featuring of the gun is now beginning at Williams
burg, and we learn that large order has been re-
ceived at the foundry of Gardner Harrison & Co.. of
this city, for casting brooches &C., for it. The day