Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-16
From the Richmond Enquirer, of April 10th.

The Union publishes an ANALYSIS. DOtn pOlltlcaI
ID sectional, of the vote given on Monday last, in
u.1 9puse of Representatives on the Compromise
, t 8irtions Mr. Jacksons resolution was adopted
h1 the following vote:
py 5Ermotire Northern Democrats, IS; Southern
Democrats 80; Southern Wings, 20; Northern Wigs,
Neont;re-Northern Democrats, %; Southern
nomoerats H. Southern Wings, l; Northern Wings,
30-tOtal, d. =, =,
lowing vote
Democrats oo, oou'neiH !" Ais' -; 1oA ~ " o0'
1O-total, 98.
~ N<ontires.-Northern Democrats, 20; Southern
Democrats. 16 Southern Wings, l; Northern Wings,
27-total, GA.
We have never made the compromise test ques-
+on and, as we said the orr nal passage OF the
measures, we have doubt that the Southern DEM
ocrats now, then, voted from the honest motives
Of nropriety. Many of them, doubtless. were OPP
nosed to the whole movement in the House, on the
Ground that regarding the measure " fnaty"
thew did not wish the subject brought up again
in the Halls of Congress This we know to be the
case with some of the Virginia Democrats voting in
the negative and believe it to be applicable to all
of them voting in that way. They all acqulesce In
the settlement, and they did not, by any means de-
sign to intimate that they not opposed to fur
Their agitation.
The Wing press at the South, the contrary
have made the Compromise a test, and they have
noned with exultation to the assumed fact that at
the bepnning of the session, the Wing Caucus en-
dorsed the fnality of the settlement while the DEM
ocratic caucus rejected it. The record above shows
how utterly unreliable the Northern wings, the ma
iority of the whig party have proved themselves to
be upon the issue the Southern wing presses them
selves made. "Ion,' correspondent of the Bati-
more Sun, generally regarded as whig, and care
full his statements, touches upon this point as fol-
lows:
The northern wings have, last in due FORM and by
HiatoH the fu0I.
tive slave law the essential part of the Compromise to the
SOUTH they gave originally but three votes They now
All that the New Finland wings could give one
solitary in favor eff the for which Mr. Web
had manfy and gorousy commended on the 7h OF
March, 1885, and every day since This result taken to-
geter with the of the New York, and other
Northern whig Senators, Monday week. the antiug
tive slave law petitions demonstrates that the Northern
wing party is for the most part sectional party and it
Mr.. Fillmore, any National whig candidate. Another
point which there much doubt before, set
candidate the nominee, of this antisavery fac
1t adequate objection to Gen Scott, as can
ddate the Presidency that those who support him. and
brought him forward the opponents of all meas
supprssng the agitation of the slavery question
At the caucus wings of the House, the beginning
session. it claimed that they as body fol-
the compromise 1t asserted that resolutions in its sup
were adopted by the whg Mr. Fowler, of Massa
chuetts, denied however at the time that the Northern
The Democracy of Pennsylvania have proved their
fidelity to the Constitution and to the rights of the
South, by repeating the odious obstruction law
which prevented the of the State jails for the
custody of recaptured fugitive slaves. We have
read with great pleasure the speech of Mr.. Bonham
a member of the Pennsylvania House of Reprcsen
tatives this subject. 1t is able and conclusive
argument in favor of the repeal, and completely
strips the sophistries from the argument by which
Ex-Governor Johnston, the specially endorsed cham
pion of Gen. Scott and delegate to the Wing Ma
tonal Convention, attempted to justify his hostility
to the repeating bill. It is powerful constitutions
vndicaton of the rights of the South, and should g
far towards satisfying the citizens of the South
the true position of the Democratic party of Penn
sylvania in reference to the slavery question W.
have only for the fine peroration ofthe speech
Sir the time has for Pennsylvania to pro
per position this vital sectional ISSUE 1t is time that thi
Abolition and quasi Abolition warfare should With
out concession this at the of tn
government glorious Constitution which has given
position and name among the nations of the earth
could have been formed and if this agitation
not this unon which has conferred blessings
all of will be dissolved and its brief life will occupy bu
page in the worlds history Let Pennsylvania there
FORE be true to ourselves and adopt such of es
Of great we cannot STOP the mouth
of the Abotonss, let us show that disregard them
and above ALL let keep the legislation of the State unar
ted by this abomnabe heresyand if there has been
legislation, let it be ped from the statute book Let ott
do they please, but for this patriotic old Common
wealth. she will comply with all her compacts and renal
true to her constitutional engagements And in the Lar
of Jefferson in his inaugural address assuming tn
executive duties of the National there
any among who would wish to dissolve this Union,
monuments Of the safety with which error of opinion may
tolerated. where reason is left free to combat it,
The Silver Coinage and Gold Ingot Bill has passe
lis third reading in the Senate, and is to go into efe
on the 1s of June next. The bill provides that fro
that date the weight of the half dollar shall be on
hundred and ninetytwo grains and the quarter dolla
dime, and haf-dme, shall be, respectively, one-hal
fifth, one-enth of the weight of said half dolla
1t also provides for casting gold and sver-deposite
for that purpose-into bars or ingots of either pu
metal of standard fneness as the owner may prefe
with stamp upon the same designating IFS wegl
and ineness; but pece of either gold silve
shall be cast into bars ingots of less weight tina
ten ounces, except pieces of one ounce of two
of three ounces, and of five ounces, all of which piece
of less weight than ten ounces shall be of the stan
ard hneness, with their weight and fineness stampe
upon them but in where the gold and silver d.
posted 10 be coined or cast into bars ingots, the
shall be charge to the depositor, in addition TO ii
charge made for refining parting the details,
half OF one per cent. The bill further provides fl
the coinage of gold piece of the value of three do
lars, the device and shape TO be fixed by the Seer
tary of the Treasury. This is remedial measure
The appreciation of our silver coin as a commod
has become greater than its value coin within Il
country. Hence its gradual disappearance. To co
dollars or alf-doars without alteration in the
weight is only for the benefit of exporters, who
get higher price abroad. Therefore, 10 make Il
coin lighter is to restore ii 10 IFS proper relative vail
with gold, and this keeps it within the country.
Great Invention.
WASHINGTON, APRIL ga new light has been i
troduced to the public to-day by E. M. Hall, paente
supplanting camphene on account of its unexpIosi