Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-20

Baltimore Sun Among the other prominent men,
bers of the Convention, notice the of
GEORGE G. FOGG, who of6ciates as a member of
the committee on resolutions on behalf of N. Hamp-
shire Mr.. Fogg is the Editor of the Independent
Democrat one of the witnesses brought up against
General Pierce!
MINISTER TO ENGLAND-The President has APP
pointed Hon JOSEPH R. INGERsoLI, of Pennsylvania,
Minister to England in place of Hon. ABBOTT LAW
RENcE resigned There is no doubt but the appoint
ment will be confirmed by the Senate
PcrplexitIes of the Daily Press.
Every condition of life has its peculiar per-
plexities. but when compared with those of the Edi
tor of daily paper, they dwindle almost into non
entity. He has surrendered himself bodily to the
public and sick well, jolly sad, must furnish
his daily modicum of information and amusement.
At times-especially in dog days-his brain may be
as dry as a squeezed orange, remainder bis
cult after long voyage" For the while, his era
MUM may seem to demonstrate the possibility of
that perfect vacuum which dame Nature is said to
abhor, ard his exchanges exhibit only tedious will
derness of q shocking accidents and " mammoth
squashes,'' utterly void of interest No matter for
that. His paper certain number of square
inches, and at his peril he must fill it. and in sea-
son too with readable matter. He must get out his
paper and with the latest too, though nothing
of real moment has happened on the globe, for the
last fortnight Between his barren files and legion
of devils bawling for copy" he feels himself as ut
terly powerless and Insignificant as blank leaf be-
tween the old and new Testaments.
Write he must, however, nolens uolens, and that
right speedily In desperate mood he tnuents sub
iect, or attempts comment upon some article from
an opposition journal. His pen moves mechanically
but rapidly and he at last succeeds in flashing him.
self into the belief that he is writing sense when
suddenly bevy of good natured friends rush into
his sanctum-one to grumble at some sin of omis.
sion or commission, another to present a billiard
all to rummage his papers, and to kill time in chat
ting about matters of no earthly moment either to
him or themselves He wishes them berth in a
place where they have dog-days the year round but
not daring TO give offence especially if election is
at hand he painfully his face into a civil
smile-loses an hour and his train of ideas-sams
the door after the departing loungers, and with a
few expleves more forcible than select returns to
his task At last his "leader' is completed and he
is about to consgn it to the compositors, when tel
egraphic despatch is handed in that kicks it all
- facts arguments and conclusions, ''with one fell
swoop." He groans in spirit ;-wonders if the ia
BILE of Ssyphus forever rolling huge stone in the
= Internal regions, has not mystic reference t.
} the life editorial wonders if Job ever edited
.Daiy," and if So why he didn't take the advice o
Mrs job and relieve his mind by indulgng in rath
. er strong language. But the iron jaws of the pres
are gaping for his brains at least, for their coin
:, age he hears reiterated yells for copy from tn
next room, and the hour for publication is at hand
As fororn hope, he at last seizes bundle of com
10 munications in order to I'LL up He finds hal
of them void of sense and the other half illeglbe-
:. written in heroglyphcs that look like the track
he of frantic spider half drowned in ink. He glance
at the titles Essay upon Everything, lode t
Hollyhock," s'Stanzas' to Polly, or Dolly or Name
IT. Jane, in lone weak, washy everlasting food.'
no can stand it longer but just pitches the shortes
va to the printers-cudges his brains for some
he thing strictly editorial grasps vanishing idea.
he at least the shadow of by the tail-pins it fa
nd with his Gillott-and the paper being now the
mt say of the omnbusses ''all full inside" he onl
mt waits for an hour So to that als right abo,
N proofs and hurries home, (f he has one) aded an
i'd exhausted to enjoy a luxurious meal of bran brea
me and water-cresses, made savory by the ghost of
all starved mackerel. If by miracle he finds time f
nd sleep, he dreams of the treadwheel, fances hin
=. selfa spawned horse, walking unending round
off an old fashioned sugar mill. T.
S1GN1FIcANT-As an interesting, and at the san
49,. time most significant fact, would mention TIL
ust in Orange county. North Carolina, the residence
me Mr.. Graham, the Wing candidate for the Vice Pr
ne sidency Reid, the Democratic candidate for Cove
A'' nor of North Carolina, gained sixty votes at Il
election of Thursday last-Mr. Graham being prese
err at the polls.-Richmond Enquirer.
Der PARDON OF DRAyToN AND SAYREs-WAsH1SGro
lch Aug n.-Drayton and Sayres, who were eonsict
iop and sentenced two years ago for the attempted
-. duction of 20 slaves, ty the schooner PEARL a
nef whose term of imprisonment would extend to
years, were pardoned to-day by President Fillmo,
"Fa,her,n said rough boy. 81 hope you wo
for buy any more gunpowder tea for mother" w
le nop' Because every time she drinks il she bo
insRp.'