Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-05-13
The Public Lands.

1t may be necessary to full understanding of
the matter, and due to the gentlemen who particpa
ted in the debate in the Democratic meeting on
Tuesday night, for US to add some few additional
remarks to those we have already made with regard
to the positions assumed by them. Col. Person op-
posed generally the doctrine of distribution of
the proceeds of the public lands or of the public
lands themselves as also the free admission of Rail
Road iron, rather than any other iron, or equally
necessary commodities. He did this without parti-
cular reference to the resolutions upon these SUBJ
jects, reported by majority of the committee, the
precise language of which he had not sufficiently ex-
amined to be prepared for their discussion.
Mr.. Williams and we believe Mr. Cantwell con-
tended that it was not new issue, but had been
brought forward by General Saunders Judge Doug
lass and others and adduced various reasons in sup
port of the resolutions of the majority of the COM
mittee At a convenient season, we shall take oc-
casiOn to go into this land question at length at
present, however, we shall content ourselves with
quoting the resolution of the last Baltimore Demo
cratic Convention upon this subject as follows:
Resoyed That the proceeds of the public ought
be sacredy applied to the national objects specified in the
constitution and that opposed any law for the
alent IN policy, and repugnant to the constitution
This is part of the platform to which Gen Pierce
announced himself as giving the warmcst assent.
both of his feelings and his Judgment We rest con-
fdent that, under his administration, a check will
be given to land spoliations at the West or else
where 1t is at least fair and respectful to an adj
ministration evidently the choice of the people,
to postpone the agitation of this question, until that
administration shall have had fair trial and above
NIL things, is this courtesy and respect to expect
hat rFu 4; oh o.
upon whose principles he was elected!
By the way MIR. Bryan assures us that he must
have been misunderstood when he was considered as
talking tor the purpose of preventing the question
beng taken on the resolutions of debating those
offered by Colonel Person; and that he had nc
such wish but fully approved of the preamble and
ought to know his own intentions best and we there
lore take tor granted that we must have been mis-
taken about MIR. Bryan. In speaking of him, We
used modified oppression" to some extent"
0o-The Commissioners of Navigation, at the frs
meeting OF the Board, held last Thursday evening
made the following appointments:
Wm ]. Love, Clerk.
DR.. VIM. w. Harriss, Port Physician
T. u. Ellis, George w. Davis, and S. n Martin
Port Wardens
John Griffith Harbor Master.
John Hall and John Smith, Fumigators al Smith
vile; VIM. H. King, Fumigator al Federal Point
R9rThe Spring Term of our Superior Court, after
session Oftwo weeks, Is breaks " to-day. We learr
that very decided impression has been made upol
the docket both Sta'e and CIVIL his Honor, Judg
Dick exerting himself earnestly for the despatch
business, in which he was we'll sustained by tn
able Solicitor, Hon. Robert Strange, and met by I
disposition on all hands facilitate matters as muc
as possible Upon the whole, we think the tw
weeks Court will work we'll and after short time
return TO the one week system would not be en-
aured' Some notifications in regard to Jurors, etc
may be necessary, which can only be properly de
termined by seeing the system in practical opera
tion.-DGily Journal, It'll inst.
The trial of ex monk Leahey, for the murder O
Bernard Manly in Wisconsin, has resulted in a yer
DICT OF guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment 70