Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-11-11
- From the New Hampshire Patriot
Attempt to Renew the Slavery Agitation.

tnat strenuous enOrC Is Detng maze Oy OlSaHecteQ
in different sections of the country to organise
open opposition to the administration within the
ranks of the democratic party. The head of this
dlsorganzing movement is in New York and it has
wings branches, and tails in number of other
States, a corporals guard having been enlisted by
t tire redoubtaLle Burke in this State. That this
movement will be successful-that these disorgani-
zers will be able to embarrass the administra.
ton to any extent much less to drive it into placing
itself in the hands of the treasury plunderers and
Office seekers who the chief nstigators of the
m0vement-we do not believe There happens TO
be at the head of the government, fortunately for
the country, man who cannot be driven or fright
ened. On that point have not the least fear. But
the means employed by these disorganizeis to fur
Their their object may occasion much trouble to the
democracy and produce state of affairs highly dan
gerous 10 the peace and harmony of the country
/ These means are a renewal of the slavery agitation
in violation of the Baltimore platform, the renewal
of old controversies which were designed to be set
tied and buried BY the proceedings at Baltimore in
June. 1852, and the formation of sectional parties
against which " ashington earnestly warned
| in his Farewell Address
!. One of the most important of the Baltimore
f1ntions declares follows
Resotved That the Democratic party will resist all at
temps at renewing in Congress out of it, the agitation
OF the slavery question: whatever shape color the
attempt may be made
J. Now. it is apparent 10 all that the course of the
disorganzers referred to is in open violation of this
tporti6n of the Baltimore platform. As loud,
!
devotion to that PLATFORM and as forward as they
are to impute nncerity to the professtd adherence
of others to it, every intelligent must that
their present course is at with both the letter
and the spirit of this resolution Their proceedings
not only tend to renewal of the slavery agitation
but they are designed for that end. Their course
not only tends to revive old preudices. anmosities
and divisions, which formerly grew out of the ag-
taton of that question: but they go deliberately to
/ work to accomplish that object Their sole ground
&c Mt no oAm has
except so far as it revives the burial carcass Of
slavery agitation to- sustain it and all their appeals
tothe people on the subject tend directly to revi
val of that agitation, and of the animosities and di
visions of which it thu parent The words
slavery -solism and abolition would have
been heard in the discussion of our party al
fairs after the election of Gen Pierce if these dis
organizing brawlers had not resolved to renew the
slavery agitation to promote their own mercenary
and revengefu purposes
But from them now we hear little else than fierce
and constant defamation upon the subject, tevving
past and settled controversies, fighting over old bat
ties without any enemies to contend with, IN palpa
Bile violation of the Baltimore platform and the COM
pact there entered into for the settlement of this dis
,urbing question. And finally they can have no hope
of success in their ultimate object, except far as
they may be successful in renewing this agitation and
! in forming sectional party upon the question of
slavery. And to that end their main efforts now
directed. They attempting TO alarm the South
hupoh this subject and cause the democracy there to
join them in hostility the administration solely be-
cause it is to the spirit of the Baltimore platform
because ii is firmly resolved, in the language of the
gallant Secretary of War; to drop the inquiry into
by-gone opinions and associations, 10 adhere to the
tcompact of 852, to oppose disorganiZaon, resist
agitation, and 10 promote the harmony Of the demo-
cratic party as the best means of securing peace
among the States, and perpeihiiy TO the Union"
How far these efforts 10 renew the slavery agita-
on, and 10 form sectional party that subject in
opposition to the administration, will be successful,
i is difficult 10 predict But the duty of every true
ifriend to democratic principles, TO the administration,
and 10 the peace and harmony of the country, per-
fectly plain. That duty is to discountenance and
sterny resist all such efforts. and to rown upon and
repudiate every man who favors them. Every con-
sideration of party interest and of patriotism prompts
to this course And that such will be the OF
the democracy of New Hampshire their past history
leaves room for doubt.
/: GOVERNMENT ExpENsEs-The Washington cor
: respondent of the N. Y. Courier writes
1t is the aim of the present Administration 10
duce the Annual Expenses of Government 10 S35.
100000 including interest. and all other disburse
ments of the Public Debt, except for the
purchase of Stock. | showed yesterday, that the
Revenue for the current year would probably equa
u SO 100000. This would leave balance of S35,
000, 900 applicable to the exnguishment of debt
Under the judicious treatment of the treasury ply
eicians the plethora in the chest has been to
extent removed The accumulatiOns in the New
i York Office have been reduced from sever mill
ions Of dollars The redemption of stocks goes or
at about the rate of half million week. The re
s turns from the custom houses for the month a
bout closing. exhibit gratifying decline, and upor
J.: the whole may rejoice in the prospect Of tenn
porary relief from state of monetary d. opsy wct
has excited such serious alarm among our unsophs
ticated countrymen, who skilled in the art o
= creating wealth but have not yet learned to spent
it. The youth of nations, unlike that Of indvidu
u ais, generally period of thrift and economy witt
|, age luxury, the vices of superintendent leis
| ure, and the necessity Of sumptuary laws.
do not think the conf lectures of persons in an
out of the service. that the Secretary of the Nav
will reeomme@d a considerable addition of force i
, his forthcoming report are correct But he vii
urge upon Congress the imp rtance of some legisla
ton for the enforcement of better system of econo
" my and responsibility in contracts. He is also en-
gagged in investigation of the of the numel
Gus notifying failures in the machinery of nava
steamships and understand that that there are ir
. dlcatons of unpleasant disclosures of incapacty an
= careessness something less excusable in the En-
!; !" gineer Department.
The CUBAN APPRENTICE system PLoT.-The Ur
le ion publishes extract from letter dated Cub
Oct %. supposed to be written by the U. S. Cons,
A. atHsvana, which says that when the new Captai
Le General arrives the apprentice system will be prt
claimed The writer also says that instead OF thiri
forty thousand, it is contemplated 10 import or
hundred thousand African apprentices. He adds
carried out. will quit the island with iaa full cor
is viction that after shall have another ST. D.
mingO"