Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-30
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
VILMIvGroN, n. c., FRIDAY. APRIL 30, 1852.
superior Court.

G. Wright T. c. Miller and Nj. B. Smith, Esqrs"
for the defence.
Jesse Hollcy the free mulatto convicted ofmurder
and arson was brought up for sentence ABOUT o.
clock Mt night His counsel moved an arrest oil
Indictment on account of some exceptions taken 10 the
hill of Indictment. The exceptions were overrnled
nv the Court and sentence of death pronounced toI
he carried into effect in month. An appeal has
been taken to the Supreme Court. The two soldiers
RYAN and CaryiIe, convicted of manslaughter were
sentenced TO be branded and imprisoned for one year
The first part of the sentence was Immediately exc
cuted They now in prison underg"ing the last
The Compromise aud the Conventions.
Roltin,ore will be the scene of two Conventions
which will assemble in June next, the Democratic
Convention on the lst day-the Wing on the 10th
In both. the test question, nominally of the Compro-
mise. but in fact only of the Fugitive Slave Law,
will he introduced; for the truth is that the terrific
rial bills as we'll as the bill admitting California,
have already passed beyond the possibility Of repeal
and the only rcpealabc portions ct the socaled com
ronise series are those abosng the slave trade IN
the District of Columbia and providing for the rem
dition of fugitive slaves. The fnalty of the Com
promise. then means in fact, the hnahty OF theSe
last named measures but more especially OF the + u
ntiye Slave Law because there is no probability OF
the South renewing the agitation for the purpose OF
rcpeang that abo>hing the slave trade IN the DIS
trict The whole Compromise as 1T now stands; then
resolves itself into the maintenance and enforcement
of The Fugitive Slave Law and vague generalltles
about the Compr; mise ought to satisfy will salts
fv the South unless this portion is clearly ndca-
ted a. to preclude the possibility of mistake
In the manner of calling national Conventions,
there is difference between the organ cation OF the
Democratic and Wing parties. The Democratic
Convention is called together by national commit
tee deriving its authority from previous Conven-
tion--the Wing body is summoned together by
call emanating from Il caucus of the Wing members
Of Congress At the time of the assembling OF the
present Congress- of the respective parties
were held: and the Compromise test tried to be IN
troduced into the Democratic caucus by way OF a
party platform. 1t very properly laid on the
table as not being within the jurisdiction of Con-
gressional caucus. but strictly the province of the
national Convention. a perfectly separate body and
acting under an Independent call. About the
same time that the above action taken in the
Democratic caucus, a sort of Compromise resolu-
ton was passed in sort of Wing caucus. composed
Of few Northern men, and the rest Southern
present and thereat there was much growing ex-
hibitins the superior fidelity Of the party Time
PASSED on, and few weeks since, the affirmative
solutions of Mr. Jackson of Georgia. and MIR Hill
yer Of Alabama, were brought to test vote in the
House, when TO- and behold. only ten out of the
whole Wing party North, could be brought up to
the scratch while the vast majority of Northern
Democrats voted for the resolutions. This somewhat
stopped the Wanting of the Wings their sham
caucus at the opening of the session; but the un-
kindest cut was yet to call was issued for
a Wing caucus. for the understood purpose of nam
ing the time. place. ETC., for the assembling of the
Wing National Convention and in this caucus, hav.
ing direct jurisdiction and authority over the mat
ter, the compromise test kicked out-ruled out
Of order-suppressed-an this at the suggestion
and dictation of William II. Seward carried out by
Willie p. Mangum and Edward Stanly of North
Carolina. These gentlemen talented, adroit
plausible and popular in private life, and of course
did not take this step without smooth showing
excuse; but the fact stares in the face: that
Wing caucus, by party usage, essential elcmen
in the organization of the party, has ignomnousl,
kicked out the compromise, and that their movemen
has been taken in the interest and at the dictatiol
of the Northern friends of Gen. Scott We re
eat then, that it bchoovns all Southern men t.
scrutnize narrowly the movements of n Convention
called together under such circumstances, and witt
the example of Gen. Taylor before their eyes to tax
politics upon trust because allied with militar
glory. take nauSeous medicines when mad
made up into gilded pills.
As we have already stated the compromise is a
unmeaning generality, unless especial reference
made to the Fugitive Slave Law which alone ma
lie considered in the market and the action of bot
Of The Baltimore Conventions should he narrowl
scrutinized reference being had to this particula
consideration.
Gy-Thc Wing State Convention met at Raleigh O
Monday last, Goth. The Petersburg Intelligence
(Nhig) nvokeS it to denounce the course Of MeSsr
A!angum ana Stanly as hostile to the true interest
Of the South By the way, talking about the Cor
ventiun learn that our friend of the Herald. VIII
left here on Saturday to go to Raleigh as a delegate
fell asleep just about the time the train passc
through Godsboro and kept on. Whether
has yet woke up or is still progressing northward
have not heard. If not stopped he must be som
where in the neighborhood of BoSting by this tim
The ''NEw ERA."--We have received the fir
No OF a aeat weekly paper having the above till
the publication of which has been commenced
Goldsborough, by Messrs. Robinson s. Murphy.
The Era is under the editorial superintendence
VIM. Robinson. Esq, late of the Republican s. P
tFiot, and is mainly devoted to Education, Agricu
ture and the Mechanic arts. The objects of the D
per ire highly cOmmendable, and the announceme