Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-28
I-e1.ers from the Editor.

lett on saturday iOE Al"NdH"'
Our Wilmington committee, consisting OF Cen
McRae, VIM c. Bettencourt, D. K. McRae, s. j.
Person. R. Strange Jr, Esqs., and myself, met the
House committee commerce this morning In re-
Iot;on to the matter in hand-a further appropria-
ton for our Bars Professor Bache is absent but
Major Stevens. member of the commission, very
kindly went before the committee with US, and gave
the unanimous opinion of the commission in favor OF
the work think-indeed have little doubt but
that his exposition will have great weight; and II
we do get the assistance we want, much Will De que
to Professor Bache, Major Stevens, and the other
gentlemen of the commission appointed to make
survey of our harbor Mr. Ashe, otcourse' has uSed
all his influence in our favor; and would here OBJ
serve that that influence is by no means small, Tor
few men are more popular or more respected IN thiS
Civ Mr. VenabIe also went before the committee
with u.s. | feel confident that our whole delegation
will 90 warmly for the work. The resolutions OF
the Legislature of North Carolina are of great i'm
nortance to u.s. At the close of the interview, Mi
Seymour of New York, the chairman of the Com
nittce stated that it was little doubtful whether any
River and Harbor Bill would be reported at this ses-
sion INIT that in case there should be one the claims
Of Wilmington would be favorably considered, and
the rcnresentations of the delegation have their due
influence From all can learn, it seems more than
likely that a bill srU be reported and perhaps we
may get some fifty sixty thousand dollars; at any
rate hope So but only hope, for I am not of the
sanguine kind that take things for granted.
The Senate had an executive session on Monday,
Mr. Badger was not confrmed-the matter will be
taken ND again on Thursday. His confirmation does
not appear probable.
Mills statue of Jackson is quite fine work, and
will make his fortune, Congress having passed res
olution giving him $4,000 account of Jacksons
statue and ordered that he construct colossal stat
ne of Washington, for which he is to receive $50,
OOO
There was quite debate in the Senate today up
on Gen. Cass' resolutions upon the Monroe doctrine
trine The old General made speech of consider
able length in support of them, and one which struck
me as vprv able Mr. Butler of South Carolina
made short speech in reply and Hale of N. Hamp-
shire quite long one in his usual manner, adrot
amusing and sectional 1t was expected that SOule
would have spoken, and the galleries were crowded
with ladies' four of whom very good-looking,
and the rest not SO by any means.
The Cabinet makes little progress, and the city is
full of oficehunters one of whom not for
which am duly thankful--may the Lord preserve
me from ever being. Cold aud showing
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 21st, 1858.
About the worst plan in the world to frd out
news, is to go from home for that purpose. The
real observatory is the tripod editorial to which
the mails from all quarters watt whatever is new
or remarkable, tragicai, comical or melodramatcal
you must, therefore, look for nothing in the line
of early intelligence from me. l have, however
seen something worth -fmprlmls-THE UG
LY MAN par erceNence-a ferociously, can
DANGEROUSLY and outrageously ugly, that Holden
Burr and all others who had heretofore been reck
oned some in such crowd, must incontinently
knock under, completely exfunktifed, used up ant
showed under. Oh, that man ugly--so ugl.
that the President of the Wilmington and Raleigh
Railroad fairly stopped and looked at him-hi
mouth was trian ge-his wasn't at all
and his eyes looked like halfboiled onions, bount
with red tape, and placed one about quarter 0
an inch above the other.
used to like Monumental gave five dollar
to the Washington Monument-but I'm done witt
them forever-perfectly sick of them-never agai
want to anything above two-stores in height
Yesterday I stopped over in Baltimore for fey
hours to look at the City; and Daniel Dickson
Esq, and this deponent walked up to the Monu
ment to Washington there erected. An old ma
gave us little lantern, and told us to go on on
way rejoicing, up the spiral stairc in the inside
Our friend marched up manfully until the ligl
began to give out, whereupon he gin OUT als
thinking perhaps that it not safe for Daniel
go a second time into the lions den, So like Ale1
ander Selkirk, had to finish my journey alone
which did with much fear and ii embling and SUI
dry fore bodings of being turned into monume
myselfby getting stuck in that dark tunnel, and
remaining until some stormy light when my sku
and shin bones would come tumbling down to frig
the souls of timorous adversaries." Wouldn't til
be pathetic? think it would. Others might vie
the matter in a more favorable light Now the mo
ument at Baltimore is not much over hundred fe
| should not think and if it is such work to go
how the committee at Washington talk abo
carrying the National Monument up six hundred
nearly so? Who could get to the top of it Nobod
Nobody at all. 1t is not christian. II is an init
tOn of the tower of Babel and Congress typefes t
confusion of tongues.
Baltimore is very considerable village, espec
ly when seen from q monumental point of view a
is growing rapidly, but the truth must be told, TIL
compared with New York it sinks away down in t
business scale, particularly in the matter of sh
ping, as indeed so does this city, although not so
still, Baltimore is coming up, and | no reas
why the Southern trade should not go there ma
more than it does.
About six o'clock last evening scene might ha
been witnessed at Barnum's Hotel, forcbly recalli
the last Presidential canvass,-Gen Scott was star
ing IN the hall giving some directions about his BIZ