Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-14

On the 4th inst in the Senate OF the u s., Hon.
Lewis Cass introduced the following resolutions which
were read and ordered to be printed.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
lives of the United States of America in Congress as
sembed. That the United States do hereby declare
that the American continents, by the free and indie
pendent condition which they have assumed and main.
alned are henceforih not to be considered subjects
tor future colonization by any European power :: and
while existing lights should be respectful and will
be by the United Staes they owe it to their own
" safety and interests" 10 announce as they now do
" that no future European colony or dominion shall
with their consent. be planted established any
part oil the North American continents" and should
The attempt be made they thus deliberately declare tina,
1t Will be viewed as an act orr gina,ng in motives re-
gaFdless OF their " interests and their saeiy,' and
which will leave them free adopt such measures as
an independent nation may justly adopt in defence OF
lis rights and its honor.
And be it further resolved, That while the United
>tates dIsca'm any design upon the island of Cuba
inconsistent with The laws of nations and with their du.
ties to SPAN they consider it due to the vas, impor-
lance OF the sub ect to make known, in this solemn
manner, that they should view all efforts on the part OF
any other power 10 procure possession whether peace
ably or forcbsy, of that island which, as a naval or
military position, might, under circumstances easy 10
be oeSeen, become dangerous to their southern coast
10 Inc Gull oil Mexico, and TO the mouth of the Mis-.
s'sSpp, as unfrendy acts directed agant Them 10 be
related by all the means in their power.
crs
The New York Tribune translates the following
from German paper
8 rich planter Mr. Delabtzscher descended
from an ancient French family, recently died in N
Orleans. He was young man at the time of the
first French revolution, and fed from the guillotine
| to become a merchants clerk in the Crescent Civ
After time he married the daughter of a rich plan
ter, and carried the plantation so skilfuly as in
comparatively short time to acquire the reputation
OF one of the richest men in Louisiana Since hi.
death the division of his property has shown its ag
gregate to be an amount, which, from an European
point OF view: is almost fabulous 1t consisted OF
81 plantations upon branches of the Mississippi
aHnrding an annual profit from the cultivation oil
coffee and sugar of $4,000; IL steamboats, upon
the mississippi, upon the ocean, and 81 merchant
vessels the aggregate income of which, at the low
est calculation. is $l50,00O; shares to the amount
80 ooooOO in railroad stocks, producing annually
S25O.OOO; limited partnerships in Europe, one IN
each OF the cities of London Paris, Bordeaux. Lis
Don' CadIz, Naples and Constantnople each produ
eng an annual profit of $780, in all $500 900
cash to the amount of $1,000, 900 in the Bank O
EnSiand' drawing per cent, producing $40. OG0-
making IN all an annual income of So $50, 900, Oh
ABOUT l4.o0oOOO of francs. His property in houses
furniture, collections of works of art, books &c.
! heirs"