Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-30
Mhnr,s the Rlonmer?


Empires rise and fall flourish and decay, and so
do styles of dress. The " Boomer" however, has
had brief existence-tbe election has come
and cut it short off-although it reasonal ly
short beforehand behind too, for that matter. We
no longer read about the Boomer and amidst all
the clectioneering platforms that have been got up.
there is no Bloomer " platform. Perhaps. though.
the Bloomer shows conspicuous enough on dead
level without any platform to stand upon
But it is gone and faded-the last and only Bloom
has paraded our streets-the reign of tyranny and
prescription is again reinstated, and women and
men both must submit to pettieoat rule. So mote
it. 1t is only in orn,ondom that this Turkish style
could have any real permanence-for the Mormons
have the substance as we'll as the sbadow-they not
only adopt the Turkish costume but also adhere to
the Turkish manners and have several wives. Lucky
or unIucky fellows. those Mormons, as the may
be. Solomons in their way-the Solomons of the
Salt lake.
But the Boomer was real political affair the
world goes 1t was not troubled with two much
modesty. 1t stuck out and commended itself to the
attention of the public. 1t kicked up Robbery
sure, and thought itself famous. 1t took noise for
applause, as many others have done. Whar's the
Bloomer now =? Laid up in several trunks
hung upon various pegs-the unthinkable- abouts
turned into summer pants for some little brother,
the skirts etc, raced into dresses for the smaller
fry-or turned to some less honorable use. All gone
and a dead failure.
Dearly beloved hearers there is a lesson in the
fate of the bloomer. Beware of its fate Beware
of exalting things too high, or of thinking too high
ly of yourself Innovations must gradually.
Men and women, though not peculiarly the slaves
of custom, not apt to jump into direct opposi-
ton to established CUSTOMS to suppose that every
man or woman who opposes such must necessarily
be benefactors of their Change is not always
improvement;-fac MISUNDERSTANDING politics, rel-
gion or costume not necessarily patriots
such like. There great many big profess
sons being made nowadays 1t is not often that
sincerity deals in such. Beware
If we have broken in upon the seriousness of po-
ltical discussions for few moments, we hope to be
excused Perhaps out of this folly some lessons
might be learned-some hints taken. At any rate,
we have right to indulge ourselves with some re-
taxation, and therefore have made and now repeat
the enquiry-whar's the Bloomer?
The Question o the Fisheries.
Some difficulty misunderstanding, has arisen
between the American and British authorities, ar
sing out Of difference in the construction of the
fishing convention entered into between the twt
countries. in 1918. That convention: after prescri
bling certain limits on the coast of Newfoundland
within which the Americans should have full ant
equal privilege of fishing with the British, adds:
''And the United States hereby renounce foreve
any liberty heretofore enjoyed claimed by the in
habitants thereof to take dry cure fish with
in three marine miles of any of the coasts. bays
creeks or harbors of his Britannia Majesty's dOmin
ions in America not included within the above men
toned limits. Provided, however, that the American
fishermen shall he admitted to enter such bays or har
bors therein, and purchasing wood and obtaining wa
ter, for the purpose of shelter of repairing damage
and for no other purpose whatever But they shall
under such restrictions as may be necessary to pre-
vent their taking, drying, curing fish therein, G
in any other manner whatever, abusing the priv
leges hereby reserved them"
1t is in regard to the construction of this portion
the convention that the difficulties have arisen
is contended by the British that " bays creeks an
harDors'' are to be understood those portions
water-no matter how large-which from indentf
ton in the coast and that the prescribed distance
three miles is to be measured from the headlands
extreme points of land next the ctast,and consequen
ly no right exists on the part of American either
to enter the bays of Nova Scotia although fshn
being within the bay may be at creator distant
than three miles from the shore of the bay
The Colonies have for years been soliciting tt
British Government 20 sanction and enforce this vie
of the case and their request has at last been acc
del to, and vessels of war placed upon the static
for the protection of the fisheries, and America
fishing vessel has already been seized and carried il
to ST. Johns. MIR. Webster says that '' the immed
ate effect will be the loss of the valuable fall fshn
to American fsheries-a complete interruption
the extensive business of New England attended
constant collision of the most unpleasant and exc
ting character, which may end in the destruction
human life, in the involvement of the Government
question OF very serious nature threatening Il
peace of the two countries. Not agreeing that Il
construction thus put upon the treaty is conform
BILE to the intentions of the contracting parties, til
information is however, made public, to the Ell
that those concerned in the American fisheries mi
perceive how the at present stands and be up'
their guard The whole subject will engage Il
immediate attention of the Government"
1t is hardly probable that any very serious Int
ruption of the relations between this country al
Grea, Britain can arise from this cause.
Ba~Maior General Winfield Scott, we learn
confined to his bed at Washington City, with dyse
terry He has declined going to Niagara TO atte
the contemplated great whig demonstration
Az tho lid of coffin was about being fasten
Gown in R ,chester the other day. the inmate W
discovered to be living The poor fellow who car
so near being buried alive is now likely to recover