Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-03
Summary of tIlc Week.

Apart from political movements. there is not much
of peculiar interest or the carpet. We find in the
Georgia papers. long address of Hon. John NJ. Ber
rien the people of that State. He defines his po-
stion in regard to the compromise identical with
that of the Georgia Convention. He is prepared to
acquiesce, although he cannot - wholly approve"-
He is willing to sacrifice much for the Union but
while making the sacrifice he must not be called up
on to sing pocaps over it as triumph He states
that he voted for all the compromise measures except
the admission of California, and the abolition of the
slave trade in the District of Columbia. His opin-
ions are the same as those he expressed in the Sem
ate of the United States and have undergone no
change.
The humbug call for a national democratic con-
vention, gotten up by the New York Herald, or some
clique in New York, is rather queer affair, and
since the explosion ofthe bubble, seems to be
regarded lty some tfeur e6tcmporaries genuine
of them going SO far as to allude to James
Sanborn, of New Hampshire, by whom the call in
question is signed as the chairman Of the democrat
ic national committee. We presume MIR. Hallett, of
Massachusetts, the actual chairman, would be
what puzzled to understand how Sanborn came to
occupy the position ne claims. We expect the
simon pure convention soon to act in order to vim
dictate itself from this unauthorized interference.
AS the democratic majority in the next House of
Representatives will be large and undispued. some
democratic papers are discussing which member of
the party will be chosen Speaker Of that body. At
present Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky to be regard
ed the most prominent aspirant His chances
certainly good. he is very popular and
although not the oldest man, is the oldest
her of the Honse and, from long habit perfectly fa
miliar with its rules and usages We hope that
Forney, of Pennsylvania, may be made Clerk. His
noble stand entities him to the support of the South
and of the country.
We hear of little interest transporting around US
Business has recommended. and will soon be quite
brisk. As evidence of substantial progress, we
have been assured by gentleman largely engaged
in business as q builder and contractor, that there
have been more brick buildings: both for business
and residence, erected here this season than during
any single year since 1870 and we have little doubt
but that the increase next year will be large, if
not larger The new iron front store, erected by
Dr. W. A. Berry, Market street, and the granite
front range, Front ST.. belonging to Messrs. Pot
ter and Bradley, very great additions to the por
tions Of the town where they situated. AS for
private residences, there of them going up
contemplate inhabiting.
The Chrstiana rioters who are in Jail, awaiting
their trial. have been committed on charge of trea-
son and murder. 1t is to be hoped that they Will be
indicted for the latter offence only for to such mar
limits is the crime Of treason against the u S.
restricted by the constitution, that it is very doubt
full whether they could be convicted of the former,
matter how clear the proof ght be of their par
tcipation in the crime. Treason against the Uni
ted States, shall only consist in levying against
them. or in adhcring to their enemies giving them
aid and comfort" This has generally been under
stood to refer to such overt acts, ght De direct
ly aimed and intended to subvert the government OF
the United States or during time of actual war
being found in communication with the enemy
However treacherous the intentions of these men
especially the whites-may have been, it would be
difficult if not impossible to convict them of actua
treason and an acquittal on this charge. thu
gravest known to the law. would free them from al
future liability account of the same transaction
they would go scot free, and the ends of justice
would be defeated at the same time that the peopl
of the Southern States would be exasperated by tn
escape of these notorious criminals.
"LosG CREEK"-lt is almost impossible in tn
a.
graphical errors especially in when articles
printed from the manuscript and the proof canno
be read by the author previous to going to press
In some of the communications of our esteemed col
respondent Long Creek" on the subject of educe
ton, such errors occurred, in few cases, pei
haps obscurng the sense or marring the gramatc;
construction. These errors have been pointed out
us, but we deem it unnecessary to enumeratc thel
have corrected them, each one for himself, befol
this. We would here take the liberty of saying wor
or two to correspondents generally. It is no doul
Irritating enough to find their printed composition
different from what they have written intended
write. but they SHOULD remember that very frequent
their writing is hard to make out and that some
the fault is therefore, their own and further:
should not be forgotten that the errors in questio
are never Intentional it is the interest of the &c
tor to have every thing, which appears in his papt
as nearly correct possible. We find frequent
strange mistakes in editorials when it is too la
to rectify them, but when they do not very materi
BY affect the meaning We let them pass We ia
the same pains with the compositions of our frien
do with They cannot expect me
under the circumstances.
The Aurora BOreNlis.
Our town contemporaries, as we'll as more d
tant exchanges, describe most brilliant exhibit
of the Northern Lights, which took place on Nc
daY night last We had not the pleasure of sect