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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

lie YACHT AMERIcA.-A letter dated Malta Feb
ruarC 6, says: g The America. the wonder of the
Gayamong yachts arrived on the I'd inst She came
in qheavy gale from the n N Z. Her owner, Lord
de Ilanqniere, is loud in her praises vessel of
remarkable speed and buoyancy. She will lie with
in bur points of the wind and do her fifteen knots
an lour with ease. Since leaving England, she has
beel any truth in the prognostcs of her detractors
thai her masts would be carried away in bad wealth
err and other similar foles there every possible
opportunity for their being realized. But the pref
y cat nobly did her duty, doing fourteen knots for
a whole night, when running with but her jib set,
and setting all bad weather at defiance. During her
stopshe has been visited by numbers of persons
The America will proceed to to Alexandria.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

The steamer Redstone, bound to Cincinnati blew
M on the I'd inst She had 70 passengers on board
most of whom are snid to be lost captain and clerk
saved
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

g-The two General Committees of the Democra-
tic party in the City of New-York, (the Young
Mems and the Old Mems Committee,) have declar-
ed in favor of Gen. Cass the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

The CUBA CAsE-Tbe case of Messrs Sullivan,
and Lewis, and Others as to the alleged Cuban Ex-
petition, which has been on trial in New York for
some time, was, we learn, closed on Saturday, and
given to the jury. The jury, after being locked up
for about eight hours, came into court and stated
there was possibility of their agreeing upon
verdict The court, after some hesitation consen-
ted to discharge them. 1t is said hey stood seven
for the conviction and five for the aequittal of Mr.
OSullivan and four for the conviction and eight
for the acquittal of Capt. Lewis
BI%Kossuth arrived in Mobile on the Sd instant.
and met with favorable reception.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

DAGUERREoTYPEs.-We notice that Mr. J. w GuLIcK
of this place. advertscs addition stock of ehemi
Gals and other facilities for the proseeuon his art From
personal inspection, testify to the excellence of the
pictures taken by him. and would advise every person
quiring anything in that line, to give him a call.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

Fugitive Slaves In Pennsylvania.
HARRlsBURG pa April Pip, m-The House
has passed the Senate bill allowing the of the State
prisons for the Imprisonment, Of fugitive slaves.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09
Fraud on the Govern ment.
The 81. Louis Republican gives the foIlowi1

The 81. Louis Republican gives the following:
The nublic has been made acquainted by official
order published by Maj Gen. Jessup, of extensive
frauds committed several officers of the army by
one Gustavus McHarcourt. We find the history of
the matter TO be about this
Mcf1arcouTt, who has been employed for long
time in the army and, until the discovery of the fraud
always enjoyed high reputation for integrity and ef
fcincy. was engaged by Capt L. C Eason, in Sept
$780, clerk in the quarermasters department, and
shortly after went with Capt. E, to New Mexico.
Shortly after the arrival of Capt E. in Santa Fe his
whole family was stricken down by sickness and in
the course of few days he lost his wife, his brother
in-hw, and servant.
McHarcouIt therefore entrusted to some degree
will the control of business.
II October last, Capt. who was then in St. LOU
is vas informed by Gen. Jessup of deficit in ore OF
the Items of his quarter account He examined his
books which had been kept by McH.. and discovered
that they had been artuy altered in several entries
in bethen current quarters account, by changing fig
ures, and in two instances entey erasng the entries
of he amounts received from other officers and redu.
Gin: the amount to be accounted for near 900 less
thai what was in fact received and receipted for.
Capt E. Immediately wrote to Gen Jessup acquaint-
inghm with the extent and particulars of the fraud
andstarted to Santa te in pursuit of McHarcourt.-
He here learned that he had forged his and that
OF COL E. Sumner to several drafts which he sold and
ther left for chihuahua. Capt. E. still pursued him
but 10 no purpose. At Ell Paso he founi that McH
| had sold drafts, forged by him aforesaid to the
amount of about $4,000 and hid left for Durango
| travelling with great speed.
! Areward OF $1,000 was offered by Capt E. for hi:
arrea and delivery. which he is still willing 10 pay.
| There is no definite Information of the amount O.
frauis committed by McElarcour but enough is known
to say that they will altogether amount to not les:
thans5O,OOO E.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

oG-A Daily mail is now in operation from Newbern,
N. c., TO Raleigh. The Republican and Patriot says
it went into effect on Monday.
1.-THE Mail TO New. Berne leaves Goldsboro' every
morning, Sundays excepted, on the arrival of the
Northern train from New Berne the mail will reach
Goldsboro in time to connect with the evening train
from the So,th. To Raleigh, the stage will leave
Goldsboro' every Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday
mornings at an early hour, and Monday, Wednes-
day. and Friday at II, M. the arrival of the
ing train from the South :"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
wILMINGTON. N. c.. FRIDAY. APRIL o 1871.

RS-The Editor of the Journal left home last We'd
nesday, and viii probably be absent several days,
during which time we crave the indulgence of our
suhscrihars
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

EMIGRAT1oN.-The total number of enigrants ar
rived at the port of New York during tho month of
March, was 23175.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

R5rTbe Ohio, from Chagres, arrived at N. York
On the 9th instant. She brings no news.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

Bsas~The Mormons about establishing settle
nnent in the valley of the ella, with view of open
ing a communication with the Pacific and the estab-
lishment of port ut or near ST. Diego
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

9~Henry Clay will be IS years old the 18th of
this month
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

B%Brewer, late teller of the Suffolk bank in Bos-
ton, is a defaulter to the amount of $4,000. He
had been arrested, and under examination be-
fore the Police court of Boston " All Fools day.
first inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

The railways of Britain have cost twelve hundred
millions of dollars; the canals thirteen hundred mil
lions the docks one hundred and fifty millions =
There are $4,000 merchant vessels; $50 vessels
$50 yachts. All together represent tonnage OF
4,763, 900 tons, and manned by 900 900 men, An
average of one vessel is lost al every tide.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

HARTFORD, Conn, April 6.-Seymour the Demo-
cratic candidate, is elected Governor-and the Dem
ocrats have aority in both branches of the Legis-
ture.
The above is from the Richmond Enquirer. The
Baltimore Sun has despatch of the date, sta
ting that there is choice for Governor but there
will probably be democratic majority of 90 in the
Legislature. As far heard from, II democrats
and wings are elected to the Senate. with Itch
field county, electing three senator's to hear from
New Haven gives whig majority of 500.
B5PThe Dublin Freeman's Journal announces
that orders will be issued for the release of the
Irish exles condition that they do not return to
the British Islands
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

BLACK AND Naturalization noted seventeen
points of difference between the black and the white
man. They differ in color, in the hair, and in the
shape of their bodies. The black has less beard
than the white He perspres more profusely.
There is slight difference in the arrangement Of
the lungs, by which the black has more exhaling
force than the white. The black man requires less
sleep. He is more adventuresome. His love is more
ardent, but less Imaginative than that of the white
man, His grief is more transient. He reflects less
His reasoning powers decidedly inferior. His
memory is equal to the white MANS but not his i'm
agination which is doll in the extreme. The black
has less originality. He has no turn to the arts of
painting and sculpture. He has as good az ear for
music the white man, but no skill in composing
And, lastly, the black has poetical tendencies
Poor fellow
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09
WhIG Caucus.

The Washington Union says that the Wing Sena-
tors held caucus in the Senate Chamber on Saturday,
and appointed committee 10 confer with the Wings
of the other House, for the designation of the time and
place for the assembling of the Wing convention to
nominate President and Vice President. We learn
that the greatest harmony prevailed between Mr.. Sew
ard and the Southern Wings at the meeting The frs,
of July will probably be the time, and Philadelphia
the place. The Wings desire TO shape their action by
what takes place in the Baltimore Convention, which
meets on the LIST of June,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

The ST. CHARLES HoTEL.-This noble edifce is
making daily additions TO IFS fair proportions and
fast changing the character of its appearance. from
pile of brick to that of magnificent ornament of the
city. We notice that portion of its walls have at
tanned their full height, and other parts are rapidly
reaching similar eevaon.-N 0. Crescent.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

WESTERN WIFE-A Western paper says: " We
saw woman carrying big hog home from market
on Saturday upon her shoulder For the benefit of
those who may think her husband ought TO have done
it, we will state that she served him in the same way
y, hofo
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

G-The Washington correspondent of the N. Y
Commercial Advertiser says" General Scott remark.
ed in the presence of number of his friends, recent
w. that if he elected President, he should live
abont three MONTHS
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29
Abolition Protecting Its children.

The crucial test of zeal the Aboitionists
meet with spirit. Whenever it is possible to
shield or shelter their emissaries and agents, at
any personal hazard or expense, they do it most
effectually. The viainous outrage of CHAPLIN
in this district, and his escape from punishment
through forfeiture of the bail promptly offered
him, is fresh in the memory of our readers. In
relation to this matter GERRIT SMITH, the noto-
rious New York abolitionst has recently writ
ten letter to a friend ia this city, which has
been published in the papers, in which be says
'In addition to several thousand dollars ex.
pended in agencies, lawyers fees, &c, we paid
$4,000 to idemnify Mr.. Chaplin's bail in Mary,
land. We are now called to pay $4,000 to
demnify his bail in Washington. Ifthe men in
Washington, who, with such rare kindness and
generosity, became Mr.. Chaplin's bail, nre suf
tered to lose by that kindness and generosity il
will be very disgraceful to the abolitionists.
Considering that Mr.. Chaplin visited Washing
ton contrary to my advice, and that paid in the
Maryland case about $4,000, feel that | suf
fered much more than my fall share of the lose
in that case. The Washington case is now to
be provided for. am willing to lose $4,000 in
it; and hence have, this evening, enclosed
my draft for that sum to ID. A. Hail. who is one
of the bail. trust that the friends of justice
will promptly make up the remaining $4,000
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29
The Fishery Question.

BosroN, July 27th--The .Nsw Brunacieker, Of
yesterday, says that the American Secretary of
State labors under mistake when he gives the
impression that Her Majesty's government are
about to enforce the convention of 1913 strictly
according to the opinion of the English law Off
Ger. The .Ne,cs believes this will not be the case
The tscit understanding has existed for some
years past that the Americans should only be
excluded from bays and inlets less than six
miles wide This, the .Neacs thinks, would be
sufficient.
All the st. John papers coincide in the opinion
that Brother Jonathan, with an eye to the main
chance to the fishing interest from ruin, will
give the provinces reciprocal free trade as settle
ment.
TIE papers make no further m enon Of seizures,
and do not give the particulars of the seizure of
the Bubec schooner,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29
Heads Of the British Cabinet-LOrd Derby
and D'ISra0lE.

At the present moment our relations with
England are such as to make people curious to
know something of the present heads of the
British Ministry. So rapid have been the chan
ges of placcmen of late in Great Britain, that
very little is known Of the gentlemen who now
give counsel to Her Majesty, and rule the British
Realm.
We subjoiu two daguerreotypic pictures of
the Premier and his brilliant Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
The first is from an unfriendly hand, and
of course, must be taken with many grains OF
allowance. Political antagonsm is as bitter in
England as here, Judging from this specimen
taken from recent speech in tho House OF
Commons, by Sir VIM MEoLEswoRTH, Il head
of the radical school,
Lord Derby is now political question.
That name is inscribed upon the banners of GER
tain candidates, as the symbol of their political
faith, as free trade or reform was formerly in
scrbed upon our banner. What does il mean
1t does not mean the famous Lord Stanley of
the House of Commons He was an eloquent
orator. Hear, hear The Rupert of Debate,
ready to car the reform bill at the expense of
4 revelation. Hear, hear. Hot, Jealous, chiv-
alrous, without a particle Of states maDship, for
six years he misgoverned the colonies. There
ia scarcely colonial grievance Of any import
ance which may not be traced TO his misman-
segment He produced a rebellion in Canada
may he not produce another! He sowed the
seeds Of our costly wars in South Afrca--he
caused the hideous decentralization of Van Die
mans land. for he was wrong headed, obstinate,
ignorant, rash, reckess, and careless Of conse
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29


The RrcHnosD TaAoEDr-C ontssism n
Jane Wuliams.--Ths Richmond Val Dispelct
states that Jane Wiilisms, the coloee1 woman,
ha, confessed to The Rev. Dr. kylaDd that shs
alone rs the author Of the late n,ssAacre Of tho
Winston family in that city The DispolcA ha,
the follow ing particulars Of the confession:
"On Sa urday evening, nbout o'clock, the
Rev Mr.. X yland, pastor Of the African Bapsj.t
CHUCK, Of which Jane Williams IL . me.b,-.
vis ed her, and exhort$d her to msks her pssrs
with God, as she would undoubtedly Le hupr
Jane replied that she intended doing 20, and
that there was something on her mind which
he wished to tell him. Tlereupon, she slated
thai she alone murdered Mrs Winston end b..
daughter, aud Inflicted the wounds upon Mr..
Winstob's head. She excufpated her husband
entirely, stating that he WIS asleep At the tine
she committed the bloody deed, and knew mo-
thing OF its perpelration. She did no. 60 INFO
particulars of tho transaction then.
"OA Sunday, by reqnest, Mr. Starke, her j,il-
or questioned her concerning the matter, and
she ALEC made full and rompt confession to him
OF committing the murder. She also told him
the particulars Of the transactions. She said that
little before day break, and in advance of her
usual hour of rising 81 rose without disturbing
her husband, procured the bro ,dedged hatched.
entered the house, proceeded to Dir. WinstonT
room, and commenced her fcndish labors by
knocking Mr.. Winston senseless. He scarcely
struggled On leaving him, she stepped around
the bed, and commenced cutting into the head
of Mrs. Winston Mrs W., struggles were %
great. that Jane says she indicted stronger anil
more frequent blows upon her head than abe dill
upon Mr.. WIS, in order to silence her quickly.
She then killed the infant, washed of the bioo.l
and laid it in the cradle She then washed tn,
blood off of the matched, hid Il, and then gavo
the alarm. Jane further stated that she con. ia.
cred she had been illtreated by Mr.. and Mrs.
bloody revenge for some time. The devil, III,
stated, had such possession of her that morning.
that she believed che could have went further
than sho did, il necessary. She denies stealing
the watch and clothing.
Mr.. Winston, it is now believed, will recover.
His mind, although occasionally wandering, i,
almost restored. The Dispatch says:
"lls remembers the events of Sunday-tho
preparations he made for his departure North on
Monday morning, the packing his trunk, the de-
posting his money in secure places where it.
Was found, and the amounts SO deposited. Ilc
was restless he says, and did not 60 to slecp
until very late; he heard the clock strike one.
he says, and then got to sleep, but Gays he must
have slept very sound and very long, for he wa,
hardly yet awake. In reply to inquiries for BIZ.
wife and child, he has been informed that thew
are sick at relatives house. With regard 4,
his wounds he has been told h., received then,
in fall while walking in his sleep. An must
dread for him the terrible hour when he is To-
learn his most unutterabie VICE. and pray that
he may have strength to endure his afli ction'
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29
The sunncr SedatIye.

Tho Senate would not listen to Mr.. Sum
rKs's fugitive slave law repeal speech yesterday,
consuming much more time in the colloquy
upon it, than the Speaker would have taken, II
allowed to deliver himself of the speach with
which he has long been parturient.
Doubtless the Freesoiers will now raise a
prodieious cackling over what they will denom-
mate "a gag" and an outrage on "free speech"
They are not the men to lose an opportunity of
making capital, and will claim the liberty of un-
licensed talking for their representatives in Con
press as we'll as for others.
The vote denying him the privilege, by re-
fusal to suspend other business that was en-.
titled to precedence, and take up his resolution
stood as follows
YEAs-Clarke, Davis, Dodge, of Wis.,, Foot,
Hamlin, Seward, Shields, Sumner, Upham,
Wade.--l0.
NAy,-Borland Brodhead, Brooke, Cass
Charlton. Clemens, DE Saussure, Dodge, Of
lows, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Fish, Geyer
Gwin, Hunter, King, Mallory, Mangum, Mason
Meriwether, Miller, Morton, Norris, Pearce,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soule, Spruance,
Toucey, Weller.-32.
Thus il will be seen that all the votes cast 10
the affirmative, 10 in number, were Northern
Messrs. CHASE and HALE absent, who would
have made IL. OF those cast in the negative,
but ten also were Norhern-thus making tie,
had no Southern men voted. Several who
were present did refuse. OF those Northern
men who voted in the negative, three at least
are known to be Freesoers, and two openly in
favor of abolishing slavery in this District.
The colloquy was carried on by Messra. Ma
SON, Brooke, CHARLTON, SHIELDS, HUTLER'
DOUGLAS and BoRLAND, whore remarks will
appear in the Globe to morrow.
Some interest was excited by the announce
ment of the speech and the anticipated collision
but it all went off quietly. Mr.. SUMNER TAX
ing his disappointment very philosophicaliy.
A snap, however, is better than n flash in the
pan. Mr. SUMNER can either publish his speech
as intended to be delivered, or preserve it for
some future occasion. Unlike those on the
other Northern notion-the coo fish question
it will keep.
One curious fact connected with this COLO
Guy, was the threatening language employed by
the two Union Democrats, Messrs. CHARLTON
of Georgia, and BROOKE, of Mississippi. They
talked openly of dsunion, while the old "agita-
tors" were much more temperate in their ex.
pressions, and eschewed the word
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29
A "Southern Patriot"

Some time since, the junior editor of this Pc
per had occasion to draw, with more fidelity than
fiAttery, the portrait Of "a forlorn specimen of a
South Carolina Submissionist," the editor of the
Greenville Patriot, Major B. F. PERRY. After
slumbering over it for several weeks, the subject
seems suddenly to have awakened, and to have
fallen into perfect spasm of scurrility of d
characteristic kind. We cannot convert this
paper into sewer, by emptying that article
into it, else We should reproduce it as the most
emphatic evidence of the groveling nature OF
this traducer of all true Southern men. Nor
can any man possessing ordinary selfrespect
stoop to enter into such controversy as he
prefers and would provoke-a contest more
congenal to the purlieus of Five Points, than
the columns of a Southern paper, or the instincts
of any decent man.
If the editor of the Patriot can get any salts.
faction that way, he is welcome to monopoly
Of it; as well as to the applause of those (if
there be any who can sympathise with and
sustain him in it. The "womans privilege" of
the last word, we do not covet; and nothing
that can come from that quarter, hereafter,
could possibly move us--but praise.
One word more. The "Patriof' talks of
"forgiving" the junior editor of this paper, be
cause he had the grace TO notice his ISLANDERS on
the Press. Doubtless that should be source
of gratitude to a village demagogue, baffied in
all his aspirations after honorable notoriety-a
domestic "Agitator," whose whole life has been
fruitless chase after distinction, and whose
last faiure-just before turning Southern Pa.
triot"-was in an effort to get to Washington,
by securing seat now far more worlhiIy filed
But for him we have no forgiveness "-nei-
Their against thing as spiritless as it is insoent
can we harbor naton-both are merged in
calm contempt.
1--WE leave him to himself-that lowest depth
Of human baseness. Pardon is for men
And not for reptiles-we have none for this,
And no resentment. Things like him must sting,
ana higher beings suffer tits the charter
W life. The man who dies by the adder's fang
May have the crawler crushed, but feels no anger
was the worms nature and some men are
worms
In soul, more than the living things Of tombs."
And so We leave him--with the brand on his
forehead and the stripes upon his back-to the
most painful of all companionship, that of his
own refiec,ions to the judgment of people,
whose every thought, feeling and sentiment are
antpodAl to his own; for the word "Soutb. Caro-.
linian' is usually the synonym of every thing the
editor of the Patriot is not, and cannot be.
lie and his sheet stand SOLITARY and alonen
amongst the politicians and the press of that
gallant State; and ever must, unless some radi.
cal change in the character of both drags them
down to that depth