Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-06

The Election.
Before this paper reaches our subscribers, the
election will be over and the die cast. Governor
of the State Stale Senators and Commoners, as we'll
as Sheriffs will have been elected. We must hope
for the best We do hope that Mr.. Reid is again
elected Governor, and that there will be Demo-
cratic majority in both Houses. We hope too that
feelings of arrangement to which the local strug-
giles may have given rise among Democrats, Will sur
vive the occasion which gave them birth, or inter-
fere with their cordial cooperation in the grand de-
monstraton in favor Of Pierce and King in Novem-
Der next.
sense Of duty to our party and its organization
and its implied, if not direct pledge OF support 10
the nominees of the County Convention, has forced
US to occupy position of antagonism to Mr. Pow
ers and his friends This antagonism of course has
Indifference solely to his position as candidate, and
has been without any personal feeling on our part
Whatever may turn out to be the result of the cleo
ton, andwe confess-as convention men, most sim
oerely hope that it may be favorable to the nomi-
yet feel certain that this struggle over
we will be found working and striving shoulder to
shoulder, for the election of Pierce and Kng-wth-
out the slightest interruption of political or per-
souhl lTlehushlp Anu ny the Uye, VIC eie0t ie &c
and King. We will,
In noticing some anonymous communications, we
have spoken of disappointed aspirants. It would
seem that some have supposed the expression used
with reference to Z. Cantwei, Esq. Mr.. Cantwell
assures that if used they do him injustice that
he is not and has been candidate either for any
Office or any nomination, before county convention
OF COURSE remarks were general, MIR Cantwell
is the best Judge Of how far they apply to himself and
since he assures they have application, we have
nothing more 10 add The gentleman is TOO we'll known
here to require admit any endorsement from us.
We make this personal explanation in order to do
Mr. Cantwcll full justice. OF his political course,
our views unchanged,-w cannot begin to ap-
prove Of it but these things will disappear now that
the local contest is and in the zeal of cooper
alton for Pierce and King, minor matters will be
overlooked or forgotten. Harmony is wanted, and
harmony and cooperation we must and will have
The Cape Fear u Deep River Navigation Company.
This Company has got into the difficulties atten-
overcome, as well as of the amount of money neces-
sary to overcome them, and these difficulties have
been aggravated, to extent at least, by want of
practical experience in such matters, the part of
the President and Directors, and of business compe-
tence and energy the part of the Engineer
These about the facts of the The work
could not, under any management whatever, have
been completed for S20OO00--nor for less than
100000 more-if for that-and then it would be
cheap, for 90 miles of slack water navigation. 1t
was a miserable mistake, or misrepresentation, of
MIR. ThOmpson-the Engineer-to represent that it
could be done for 100000 1t was also nonsense
to talk about its being done in one two seasons.
That, again, was impracticabe. The Company
have evidently been unfortunate in the choice of an
Engineer. These are the dark features of the affair
Now let look at the bright.
Although it is probable that more prudent man
ngement might have saved S25, 900 or $50 OOO still,
that is the whole amount of the loss; although it is al
so certain, that common would have led to the
expenditure of money in such way, that if the
funds failed to complete the whole work, that upon
which the money had been expended would at least
have been available, which is not the case; still,
that which has been done. appears to be we'll done
1t is true, that it will require fully one half more
than the original calculation to finish the work vet
even then it will be cheap, and think pay in div
idends- certainly in business to an extent we have
little idea Of 1t is the most purely North Carolina
of any work in the State and will not be abandoned
evidenced by the resolution passed at the meeting
last evening in the Masonic Hall. Our indefatiga.
bic and public spirited business will once more
come up to the work, and it will be put through
But it must he put through by prompt business men
and in prompt business manner and some ar
rangement must be made with the old Cape Fea
Navigation Company.
MnnSUm and Justice.