Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-12-16
The Census of Town.

growing town. as well at the constant change in the
relative value of different portions by the addition
of improvements and from other causes, has seemed
to demand, and has received, the attention of the
Legislature, by act of which assessments IN the
town of Wilmington are made biennial. This, we
think is but just and proper. There is another
matter, however, to which would wish TO call
the attention of the powers that be, that to
be- after the election for Commissioners-by the
way a responsible and honorable but somewhat
thankless Office: we mean the propriety, and-we
might add-policy of having at least two censuses
taken, at periods occurring equi-distant from the
decennial census taken by the United States and
from each other 1t is notorious that the returns OF
the town population, as exhibited by the last q s.
census, disappointed not simply the wishes-natur-
ally DESTROYS of seeing larger fgure-but also the
Judgment of almost every man in town. we say
this without meaning to cast any reflection upon the
gentleman by whom il was taken, who we have no
doubt discharged mis- duty faithfully and intelli-
gently under the circumstances, but the clrcum-
stances were unfavorable in the highest degree
The time of the year was such as to render fair
exhibit of our average town population next TO I'M
possible with any prccaution that might be used !;
for we suppose it will be admitted that we have at
least four times large trading population as any
town in the State,-and even permanent local
population is more affected by Summer migration
than that of any other three towns in the State IN
deed quite as much any other whatever on the
Southern seaboard, with the exception of New
Orleans.
town census should be taken either in the Spring
or Fall-say in March October, and it should en-
brace, not simply the mere population, but also the
statistics of commerce the new buildings In the in
tervening time and in what section of the town
the last assessment Of property and in fact every
thing that might tend to throw light upon our pro-
gress as guide to local legislation. and data upon
which to found demands for beneficial action from
abroad. With schedules properly arranged Meth
er the labor nor expense would we think, be heavy
especially since it is reasonable to presume that the
public bodies, as, for instance, the Chamber OF Com
merce could materially assist with many CONNER
cial matters.
The growing Western Cities, of which we hear SC
much are thus always keeping themselves and theil
progress before the general public, and on the
strength thereof, they constantly asking, and
constantly getting too, all sorts of attentions ant
favours from the General Government, as well as
from their own State Governments, which they say
their Importance demands, Indeed, we hardly know
of any town under similar circumstances with gu
own which does not take stock than once
between the times of taking the United States
The Meeting of the Democratic state Convention.
We notice that our friends fthe Wing party have
decided to hold their State Convention at Raleigh OF
the third Tuesday in February, being the 21st da,
of the month When the Democratic Convention
will be held, must we suppose, finally be settled b.
the Executive Committee appointed by the last Stat
Convention, as there must be some way Of arriving
at such conclusion. In the meantime, we would still
venture to suggest, that full month later would
we think, be most acceptable to the party in thi
section of the State As we remarked forme
OCCASION the customary time of moving in this ant
we believe, in most of the neighborng cOurtes, ha
been at March County Court. For various reasons
this is the most fully attended Court of the year
and on many accounts it is desirable that our meet
ing in this county should be full and its action upol
matters brought before it, well with reference t.
county State organization, be so taken as to com
mand the assent of all portions of the party 70
our own part we willing, of course. to Assem-
to any arrangement which may suit the largest mum
Der of counties but still feel certain, that tim
in the last week in March would nit peopl
down here best. 1t ought not 70 be later
CoKGREss-On Monday the Standing Committee
of both Houses were announced We will lay then
before our readers as soon make room 70
them On the same day Reverly Tucker of TIL
Washington Sentinel elected printer to the Sen
ate This took every body aback, it totall,
unexpected the election of General Armstrong be
ing considered certain after his in the House
telegraphc dispatch from Washington in yester
days Baltimore Sun, says that all the Free Sol
Democrats and all the Wings in the Senate, vote
for Mr. Tucker, who obtained &c votes to Gen Arm
strong's II and for Gales & Seaton. What thei
conjunction pretends we shall see, at presen
it looks ominous of some odd coalitions between
"hard" and ga abolition opponents of the Press
dent
ACcIDENT.-We regret to learn, that on Saturda
forenoon, little of ALFRED MARTIN, Esq a
bout eight or nine years age accidently got ru'
over by carriage in the neighborhood of From
and Market ST., and one of his legs broken.
BRg~ The United States Revenue Cutter " HamiI
ton " was lost on Folly Breakers, near Charleston
Bar on the 9th inst, and all hands but perishe
with her. There the Captain, first and thir
Lieutenants and seven aboard at the time
A son of Judge Saunders, of this State, was frs
Lieutenant.
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