Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-28
By the President
EDM RANDOLPH,

FROM MINNEsoTA.-A correspondent of the St Lou
is Republican, writing from St. Paul, as late as Nov
3, says:
Last night an express arrived at Fort Smelling in
forming the commander of a war party of 400 Winnie.
bago warriors being at ltasca, thirty miles above on
their way to visit the Sioux, to get them TO join them
to make against the hppewas-aIIegng as a
that the Chippewas had taken the scalp of one
of the Wnnebagoes This tale is believed to be an
to get back again into their old hunting grounds
in Wisconsin and Iowa
The WInebagoes bad sent their squaws and papooSes
down the river in during the night as we saw
many of them on the banks of the liver below. The
commander OF Fort Smelling, receiving the inf0r
nation, despatched company OF infantry, under It.
Col. T. L. Alexander, and detachment of dragons
under Lieut. Magruder, to meet the Wnnebago war
party and turn them back. These officers left For:
Smelling, we'll provided with arms and ammunition 10
carry out the orders of the Colonel,
OLD GRUMPY AGAIN.--A proposition was lately
made in Missouri for mixed convention of the Ben
tontes and anti Bentontes.The following is an ex-
tract of letter from Old Bullion on the subject:
Il answer instantly and truly that would rather
sit in council with the six thousand who died of chol
era in st. Louis, than to 60 into convention with
gang of scamps and that is my sentiment to-day
The point is to defeat them. The public require it.
We shall be stronger when they are gone, and what
is more, we shall be Clean
NEW Conference.-The Baltimore Patriot saws
that counterfeit 81 note the Bank of Cape Fear.
IN. CO. has recently made its appearance, and is
calculated to deceive the unwary. The yignette
female, the words North Carolina printed in
Straight line at the left top of the note in the word
Wilmington7 the letter :. G is very much out of
proportion The note is autographed
AUsTR1A-WARLIK PREPARAT1oNs.--Tt is stated
that the late movement of Louis Napoleon, in rela
ton to universal suffrage, has alarmed the German
sovereigns, and that as consequence, not man in
the army will be discharged until after the spring of
1859 1T has hpan doci6pd that tbo of
all the German States shall be in readiness to take
the field early in the coming year and the garrison of
the west to be disposed that they may be con-
centraed and directed towards the frontier at the
shortest notice These measures said to be only
precautionary. "There is no reason,' observes the
Vienna correspondent of the Times for ''supposng
that the northern powers will actively interfere in
the internal affairs of France; but anything like
gandist or offensive policy on the part of the
French Government would surely lead to armed in
tervention"
letter from Turin, OF Oct. 81, published in the
English papers, mentions report current there in the
ministerial circles that the British and French govern
ments have instructed their representatives al the
court of Tuscany 10 declare that England and France
witness with dissatisfaction the establishment of rela
tons between the Tuscany government and that of
Austria, which, If continued, will be destructive 10 the
independence of Tuscany.
The new Constitution is the most popular candl-
date ever before the people Of Virginia. 1t will be
seen from the governors proclamation to-day that
in nearly all the counties heard FROM in the small
vote of 77.495 Gin 1S48 the whole presidential vote
upwards of 000 the new constitution receives
the astounding majority offfy-seren thousand SIT
hundred and tWenty-nane-or very nearly to l. On
ly 16 counties are not heard fion viz Amherst
Bedford, Caroline, Charles city, Gilmer Greene Han
cock, King George, Lewis, Mason, Ohio, Peasants
Powhatan Tazewell, Wetzel. and Wyoming Only
five counties are reported having given MAORI
ty against the new constitutions viz Amelia, Not
toway Prince George. Southampton and Warwick
The new organic law has been triumphantly sane
toned by the people-and Virginia has passed
through most radical and important civil revolu-
tion quietly safely and happily for the present and
future generations. We sincerely believe. Under the
new system. We expect to see the old State take a
new and salutary bound forwards, even though she
should have another pilot than the much vaunted
orator of kanawha.- Richmond Enquirer
ILLNESS OF Mr. DAWSON We are grieved TO learn
says the Macon Messenger of Wednesday, that Sena-
Tor William c. Dawson is lying seriously i'll from
attack OF Jaundce, his residence in Greensboroug
His death was reported in this place few days since
but we hope the rumor may prove 10 be incorrect Of
his dangerous Illness, however there can be no doubt
/ CINCINNATI. Nov. 90.
! FAILURE OF THE FIRE AnNInIIAToR--T new
hire annihilator was tried here yesterday. in build
ing erected for the purpose, and proved an entire
/ failure.
DOUGLAS FOR psEsIDENT.-Ihc Sam Joaquin (Cai'
formal Republican has raised the of Stephen A.
He, Tor