Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-05-07

gosernment-I shall know how to reconcile my du-
ty to the legislature with my duty myself by sur
rendering trust can no longer fulfill"
Political Tranquility Abroad and at Home
There is paralysis of action under the blight of
despotsm in Europe here a paralysis of political
opinion, sPrnging from the enervang influence of
prosperity and abundance. Europe has lost every
thng-we have gained everything. She has laid
down IN the hopeessness oil her dnngeon-we
surfeIted with boundess Freedom. There patriotism
is enacive, for it can do nohng-here it is inactive,
because there is nothing to be DONE Europe cannot
get worse-Amerlca cannot get better And so we
witness from different causes, and for the first lime,
lIstlesSness over the two contnens-lke an equiil-
brlum of heat at The equator and cold a: The poles
On one side of the Atlantic everybody can do as he
pleases-on the other nobody Whether it be from
wine or famine, the Two giants sleep. The camps
still, whether 1t be the repose of victory or the STILL
ness OF the dead.
A pail is spread over the mangled corpse of Hunga-
ry
Austria is trying to wash the blood stains from the
steps of the Hapsburg throne, and borrowing what
money she can 10 caulk the the late storm OPEN
ep in her laundering empire
Prussia is talking about imposts and trying 10 keep
Europe still.
The grisly Cossack has crawled back to his iceden,
and will moi out till he hears noise in his hole.
| Over Italy bIoods the night of the grave.
I
the Holy Virgin for saving her life from the dagger of
the assassin
In France every feels the point of bayonet on
his naked breast. The car of Liberty ran off very
steep embankment one night Dec 2, 1851 ) and no
body dreams of trying to get the track again, or
even of picking up the pieces Louis Napoleon is
stripping up the rails.
The Wing ministry of England dies quietly from in
aniton-no doctor is called n-nobody went to the fu-
nera-in fact there no funeral to go to- The To-
in wit Of
but rather like bevy of tmid school girls venluring
out VI weak ice, expecting every minute TO fall IN
Earl Derby thinks he will do nothing- what
the Wings had been at for six years-and he would
do still less if he could.
And in the Palais Bourbon lies the gorged anacon-
da, dgesting Lamartine's Republic-and all the En-
perors and Kings, and Queens and Popes, and states
men of Europe, with clubs in their hands, stand look
ing on, and trembling at every 'wlggle' OF his re-
5 doubtable tail!
Strange Effect Produced by Having Baby.
A Liverpool paper states that a man in Blcken-
head. on an announcement being made 10 him that he
was the father OF child, went mad. but whether
from grief or Joy don't know. The account says
The man who is joiner. upon being informed OF
the fact his return from work, Immediately danced
and Jumped about the room in very excited state
Soon afterwards he became frantic and hurredly left
the premises. Nothing heard of the man for two
days, although diIigent search was made for him
but on the evening of the third day. he made his ap
pearance at the house. and had scarcely entered when
the cries of his born child heard. which pro-
duced on him the greatest excitement. Without speak
ing to any one ne sailed forth into the yard, where he
stripped himself of all his apparel except his shirt ant
trowsers. He then rushed out of The house. and fled
" in the direction of Claughton Park after which he
: was to enter plantation at Bedston He was
= found week afterwards in rather battered cond
ton, but was in fair way TO recover his senses
V Temperance Jokc-A Good One.
n Joe Harris was Il whole-souled, merry fellow. ant
y very fond of glass. After living in New Orleans
for many years he came to the conclusion of vsitin:
i an old uncle. away up in Massachusetts, whom he
c had not seen for years Now there is difference be
tween New Orleans and Massachusetts,, in regard t.
the of ardent spirits, and when Joe arrived there
y and found all the people run mad about temperance
i he felt bad thinking with the old song, that keep
ing the spirits up by pouring the spirits down. wa
: one of the best ways to make time pass and begar
to fear, indeed, that he in pickle. But on thu
e morning after his arrival, the old man and his SON
II being out at work, his came to him and said
It ssJoe, you have been living in the South and n
= doubt are in the habit of taking little something
e drink about eleven o'clock Now keep some her
for medical purposes, but let one know it, m
IS husband wants to set the boys good example"
le Joe promised, and thinking he would get no NOR
:, that day, took he expressed it, g buster" Al
that he walked to the stable, and who shoul
$ he meet but his uncle
m 'Well. Joe'' says he, 81 expect you accuston
ID ed to drink something in New Orleans, but you fin
all temperance here and tor the sake OF my sons
a | don't let them know that have any brandy about
is but just keep little out here for my rheumatism
Will you accept little 2"
- Joe signifed his readiness, and took another hi
10 horn. Then continuing his walk, he to wher
~ the boys were mauling rails. After conversin
n awhile one of his cousins said
n >"Joe. | expect you would like to have drinl
~ and as the old folks down on liquor, we kee
! some out here 10 help us on our work.
~ Out came the bottle, and down they sat, and
y, says that by the time he went home to dinner
was as tight he could well be, and all from vsi
=. ing temperance fHmdy.
o. AQueer Story.
e. Among the Chinese items of news: we find tt
n following
lis King Teen-teh, on the commencement ofthe midi
On term of last month"; ordered tunnel to be dug
of the earth to attack the city of Chcnchew secretly
;h The tunnel commenced four or five miles the sout
IN side of the Checking hill; after the men had dr
at space more than 600 feet they suddenly found
tie wall of bricks and stone before them, piled up
that they appeared to have been done by men. Whe
he these materials were conveyed from the tunnel
h. the foot of Checking hill the workmen found TIL
d. they looked like and yet not stone, and of
on Gus sizes in shape resembled OK tongu
ue some were like fst and they all covered wi
yellow mud of the workmen then took the
b and had them washed and broken, after which tn.
IS the white substance very different from brio
m and stones. They thought at first that they pr
pv of copper or lead but after careful eaaminaio
= they discovered that they trere silver When Xii
nd Teen-eh got this silver he used it in purchasil