Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-12
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Most of our Wing contemporaries fess up with
good grace, and like good citizens promise ready
and cheerful submission to what is evidently the will
of the great majority of the people of the United
States. To this rule, however, the Fayetteville OBJ
server is marked exception. 1t growls and snarls
to the last, and dies in a sort of quasi blasphemy
cursng the lccos, their candidates, their maorties
and the rest of mankind, and clutchng at each
crumb of comfort though, IN the language of the
New York Tribune, it certainly amounts little to q
whose head has been knocked off by a cannon
ball. whether not he has escaped some scratches on
his arms or legs.
But we bear with him. He feels bad--we know
he does, and We are almost sorry to knock away his
last prop but, STILL truth compels to do it. North
Carolina has gone for Pierce and King by one thou
sand majority. Yea, verify, and the Observer must
even swallow its disappointment, and change the
figures in his table Of electoral votes
F1RE.-Tbe alarm about one O'Clock on Sunday
the Harrison Steam Saw Mill, belonging to Col, John
NcRae, situated on the river short distance below
the Railroad The Mill was totally destroyed, as was
also considerable quantity If timber and lumber A
large amount of Naval Stores on the wharf above, be.
longing to Messrs Bennett Flanner and jill. Flanner,
was, for long time, in imminent danger, but was
saved by the exertions of the fire companies and ct
zens generally. Had the roof of the Mill been shin
gle instead of tin, the sparks from it would have been
carried by the high wind which prevailed in such a
manner as to have made the destruction of the frame
buildings in the neghborhood inevitable.
We have heard no accurate statement Of the loss,
Perhaps ten to twelve thousand might be as near as
any other estimate. There no insurance on the
Mill and only fourteen or fifteen hundred dollars on
the lumber
FLORIDA has cast her Electoral vote for Pierce
and King by an increased majority the October
election. Pierces majority in the State will be up
wards of one thousand
The New York Journal of Commerce (mercantile)
sums up the result Of the late Presidential campaign
as follows
at is a verdict of the people in favor of the com
promise in all its part;-of the tariff of 1916 in its
essential features of the generally of
the democratic party 1t is a condemnation of Sew
ardism and all that class Of ultra doctrines, which
for several years has been preached by the Albany
Evening Journal, the New York Tribune, and their
evil associates. The great misfortune of Scott was
that he brought out and petted by the Seward
clique The people feared, that, if elected he would
i faction and obi ed to distribute among them his
largest favors. The people would not permit this.
| Had Mr. Webster or Mr.. Fillmore been the Wing
candidate, or had Gen Scott been brought forward
i in less offensive manner, the result mi ght have
been different at least in degree. We trust, howev
\ er that what has been DONE will prove to be for the
advantage of the country in all its important inter-
ests We believe that Mr.. Pierce will administer
the government wisely and well. He belongs to a
4 good old stock-staid, reliable and patriotic. He
will resist extremes He viii be a President for the
whole country and for all classes oits inhabitants
He will do his duty faithfully and l. >rlessy, accor-
ding to the best OF his Judgments which we believe
is very sound E,'.' u" ' - -
j OUR TABLE.-Peterson's Magazine, for December
has been received. The publisher states that this
Magazine is to be greatly improved in 1858. Two
dollars year for single copies or eight copies fol
: $40 Chas J. Peterson 98 Chestnut street. Phila
: delphia
;, Godey's Ladys Book for December, has also beer
placed before u.s. A very respectable number.
i WASHINGTON MoNUMENT.-We learn that thu
contribution to the Washington Monument taken NJ
at this box, on the day of election, amounted t
, twenty three dollars which WIN C. Howard, Esq.
Fl Magistrate of Police, has forwarded to Washington
, City.
From California. e ~.