Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-12-05
The Clerk of the House-coi. Forncy and Judge

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Colonel J. w Forney, of Pennsylvania has been
elected with very great unanimity by the democrat
ic members of Congress to this very important ana
responsible position Long known to the country
for his great ability editor of the Pennsylvania
for the aid he rendered the democratic cause and
especially for the efficiency with which he supported
Colonel Bigler, the governor elect OF pennsylvania
upon whose success depended the solemn question
of Union or Disunion in the Keystone State-thls
testimonial from the democratic portion OF Congress
possesses high value. and must be most gratifying
to his feelings. By this election Col. Forney sue
ceeds the Hon. Richard M. Young who has perform
ed the duties of the Office for the last two years
This last gentleman retires from the Office with the
same high reputation as an officer that he has al
enjoyed, whether in the service of his State or
in that of the federal government He has ever been
faithful to the principles and policy of the democrat
c party, and his official relations have been charac-
terized by comfy and gentlemany bearing to all
who came within their range He deserves, we
he retains. the undminishcd respect of the
public, and the fullest confidence of his political
friends. Washington Union.
J.F. Waddell, the American Consul at Matamoras,
issued card on the Both ult in which he denoun
ces the revoIutionists as set of miserable and mis-
erably mistaken SPECTATORS outlaws, adventures,
and robbers, and the editor Of the Brownsville Rio
| Bravo caumniator and hirelng. preaching IA
pine and murder. He says the patriotism of the
Mexican followers of Carvajal is of that kind defined
| LAFIrTE AND THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANs-It
has been currently believed on the authority of GER
tain biographies and novels, and more especially on
the strength of note to Byrans poen The Cor
sair," that the celebrated Laftte pirate, and
that he fought in the American ranks at the battle
of New Orleans Both these supposed facts now
controverted. The New Orleans Delta asserts that
| II Jean Laftte who commanded the band of men
who were broken up at Baratara, in 1914, by Com
modore Patterson-who tried in the u. States
| Court in New Orleans, for violation of our
tralty law and for smuggling (never for piracy
was no other than blacksmith from Marseilles,
who could scarcely manage jolly boat, ard did not
know any about sailing vessel than he did of
the mixed mathematics" The shop in which he
worked was located on St. Phillips street. and was
but recently torn down. The authorities for this
statement said to be Col. John R. Grymes. who
was the counsel and attorney of Jean LATTE in the
prosecution by the U. States, and Mr.. Kitty Smith,
a venerable citizen who held the Office of naval off
Ger in New Orleans, during the invasion of 1914
about the time of Lafttes transaction.
ScANTY FOOTSTEPS OF THE GREAT.-Few foot prints
of the great remain in the sand before the ever
flowing tide. Long ago it washed out Homers. Gu
riosity follows him in vain Greece and Asia per
pick with rival Stratford-upon-Avon. The rank
of Arstephanes is only com ecured from his gift tx
the poor players in Athens. The age made no sigr
when Shakespeare, its noblest son, passed away. H
birth marriage. authorship and retirement, compose
his biography. Of every country and season the
complaint Is 1elt ana uttered. precious would D(
the journal of Forentine De Foe of the indoor
equations of Dante. Think of behoding as in
glass Macchiavell living along the lines of his web
Calico watching the moon plough her way across tn
clouds; or Tasso. with Poybius in his hand, mar
shalIing the knights of Godfrey.
WIlmotts Pleasures Of Literature.
The last Westminster Review says, in the splen
did article entitled Reason and Faith - G. In Eng
land onehalf the people neither read nor write
and in many of agricultural districts: studde
with churches, the peasantry are as savage super
sttious and illiterate as those of the Campagna,
the Basque provinces of Spain" What humiat
ing confession! But this lamentable fact account
for the lingering, in this nineteenth century. of oil
= abuses such as those connected with, and insepara
BILE FROM priestcraft and kingcraft It is this gnt
rance aud savageism that, at the call of the none
:, poMcr-as the Rothschids and the monarchical pow
ers-fIrnish the material of that standing arm
that keeps down the spirit of freedom. Shame thu
: men wearing the livery of the court of heaven ca
see such ignorance and barbarism, and not join heal
= and hand in every effort to remove it Is it wor
" derful that there is so much Of what is termed inf
!" deity in the world "When men" says this hon
: writer I" hear bishops with twenty thousand pound
year, piously preaching modification ant conten
- ment to the lean artifcers Of Spitalfelds, Will
r, they themselves Capped in luxury and surrounde
If by pomp) defending the revenues Of their see
and even their i'll gotten gains with all the kee1
~ ness of the most interruptions attorney, they yer
y, naturally turn away in disgust. and refuse even
- look for reality amidst such revolving nsncerity.'
~ Boston Post.