Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-24
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Speaking NJ the court house.
very goodIy number Of our citizens were present
list Wednesday night at the Court House to hear the
speaking from Messrs. AshE and LEAK, candidates for
Congress. The discussion commenced little after
g o'clock and concluded about IL. MIR. Leak led
Off His arguments and positions, although given
less in detail than upon the occasion of the former
discussion here on Tuesday of Court week, were
substantially and, in most cases. verbally the same
and it will not therefore, be necessary to go into
them now further than to notice one or two items,-
the first, in regard to point upon which it would
appear from his remarks that we had in one of our
articles misunderstood his position in regard to al
ternate sections. We say: But although we can
not 60 as Mr. Leak does, for alternate sections ETC.
Perhaps we should have said: :" as MIR. Leak says
that he would have done, if it could have been
shown that the remaining sections were thereby SO
much enhanced in value as to repay the treasury
for the sections granted The report of the Sec
rotary of the Interior shows that they here been so
enhanced and we therefore see little difference
in the matter but as MIR. Leak seems to think diff
ferenty we cheerfully give him the benefit OF the
correction. Another matter which we would notice
u.s. the assertion that the Democratic party has never
taken the same grounds in regard to the lands them
selves as in regard to the proceeds This is contra
dcted by the fact that the last Democratic CUnyen.
ton of this State passed resolution unanimously,
directly bearing on this point, and distinctly naming
the public lands and not the proceeds. Mr. Leak
alluded 10 his position in regard to Cuba and the
harbor improvements upon which he and and Mr..
Ashe agree so that no further reference is
Mr. Ashes reply was one nf the most successful Ell
forts which have ever heard tina: gentleman make,
and in our humble judgment completely met every
point raised by his competitor He stated without
any circumlocation what he believed 10 be the nature
and the of the opposition TO him among certain
parties here and elsewhere throughout the District.
Towards the close of the debate considerable warmth
evnced, especially in the reoinder of Mr.. Leak,
but suppose all these things pass off, as perhaps
they should do, with the occasion.
Perhaps we should add. what we had overlooked
in the hurry of penning the above remarks, that Mr.
Leak emphatically stated that he would support no
man for Govern at the next election, who did not
come out in favor of his distribution policy not even
the nominee of the party to which he claims to belong
one strange popularity about this declaration is, that
Mr.. Leak stated, in the OF his remarks, that
his notions upon this subject avowed as
! long ago as 1916, when he wanted to be Gov
ernor, and yet he bases claims upon the party
for his exertons in favor of Governor Reid, who
ran and elected upon a platform directly
the reverse and that too at time when Mr.. Leak
says that his opinions were the same as they now
What can we think of his consistency, what es
innate can place upon the sincerity of this
born and most g burning Vesuvius p" sort of zeal Of
his?
Speaking in this County.
Messrs. Leak and Ashe will speak at Long Greek
on Saturday next, the 25th inst, and at South
Washington on Monday, the 9th. 1t is also pro
posed to have speaking at MIR. Bryans, the Sound
this (Friday) evening, the Oath.
The candidates will meet again at Elizabeth, or
the I'd July, and at Lumberton, the 4th
Col. Rumn's Appointments.
E Col Ruf6n. regular Democratic candidate for Con
gress in the Second District proposes addressing thu
citizens of Onslow county, as follows Richlands
on Saturday the 9th of July at jacksonville, O,
. Monday the nth at Swansboro, on Tuesday tn
18th.
The citizens of Carteret, as follows at Captain
Ogleby's school house, on Wednesday the 18th a
s Beaufort, on Tuesday the 14th We hope that h
will meet with full attendance.
ADDITIONAL INSPECTORS The County Court q
New Hanover county, in pursuance of the power con
It ferred upon il by recent of the Legislature ap
pointed the following gentlemen Inspectors of Nava
Stores and Provisions, in addition to the former nun
J. Der, namely James ]. Bryan, John 4. Hawse G. W
d Groom, Patrick H. Hand, BENZ. White, and VIM.
:. Price, Jr.
1t RAILROAD Acc1DENr-We learn that the cal
e coming South on Sunday morning last, ran over
man about two miles from Weldon. The perso
" killed was walking on the track, and every efol
ot was made to warn him off, but without success
&c The brakes put on. but the cars could not b
s. stopped in time to avoid running over him He wa
e. killed instantly. The was foreigner and SUI
T. posed to be intoxicated
> Bsg~1etters from Cuba received at New Yorl
state positively, that the Spanish Government an
Santa Anna have agreed upon war with the Tn
= ted States; and that also a compact has been mad
- between England and Spain, involving the introdu
ton into Cuba of the British West India system
emancip patton on the one hand and on the other til
protection of Spain in her sovereignty over the |
= land
:; All these rumors are to be taken with many grair
of allowance. No doubt all three-to wit Spai
r, England and Santa Anna, would like very much
= do something against the United States but we ma
rest assured that they will pause very long befo
- they do any overt act.
in bss~M Mrs. STOWE had for fellow passenger {
10 her outward trip, Mr. Justice HAL1BuRroN, of Sa
n Slick notorety, who played off all manner of tricl
r. on her, the Judge actually narrowing her feeling
ID by producing razor strap, which he vowed vi
made of niger skin