Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
What is the Use of 1t F:

It is rumored, as all our readers no doubt a
ware, that Spain and Mexico have some sort OF a
secret understanding and league for the ostenslble
object of restraining the United States, and for pur
noses If rnutnal offence and defence against that
noyvnr-yyith what Interior designs of a Mexican
monarchy or remuneration to Spain does not APP
near and it is further reported and believed that
Great Britain is 10 extent at least, implicated
in or connected with this intrigue, so far at least
as Cuba is concerned, having sort OF understand
ing or treaty with Spain. either consummaed CT IN
progress looking to the ultimate extinction OF slave
~ in that Island, evidently with the view of pre-
venting its possession by the United States by rem
derng it valueless, and therefore object to be
avoided rather than acquisition to be sought
A long series of yeas is proposed for the ac-
complshment of this anti-slavery movement
It is certain that Santa Anna, in the
nresent bankrupt state of the Mexican finances,
has thought proper to increase the army to
n muster of ninety thousand men. number totally
unnecessary for peace establishment and altogeth
er disproportioned the of the country;
and it is equally certain that. by recent edict or
decree. he has abolished the use of the word sove
reign as applied to the States of that confederation,
being a strong movement towards consolidation,
long the line between Mexico and the United States,
aordng conclusive evidence, far they 60, that
the rumors aAoat of an alliance confederation,
hostile to the United States, are not without angi-
Bile foundation.
Now, one might reasonably ask. what is the use
OF all this What England, or Spain, or Mex
leo hope to expect thereby? AS for Spain and Mex
iCo their alliance is but combination of weakness,
to which numbers can add strength, General
SANTA ANNA might have abnndanly proved by his
attempts upon Texas, wherein his large armies were
about as easily whipped as his smaller detachments
or more recently, in the last war with the United
States where his vast rabbes at Buena Vista, Serro
Gordo and Mexico, offered but temporary barrier,
AS for Spain, by her alliance or implication in any
such scheme, she will but place Cuba in deadly
jeopardy by affordng JeIi cause for war
with The United States, in the progress of which,
her much priced Island must inevitably fall into the
hands Of the latter power, without any compensa-
ton to the present proprietor in the way of purchase
money, which would now, we believe, be paid Eng
land the only powcr in the affair, could only hope
to gain a loss by an immediate difficulty with her
best customer, while any arrang cement looking to a
future abolition of slavery in Cuba and the erection
of another Hayti at the very doors of the Southern
States, would assuredly be knocked in the head by
power numbering fifty millions before its consum-
nation.
After all, growing republic like this need never
look far for Of acton--they will be forced
upon her by the very futile attempts made to re-
strain her growth, and she will be required in the
language of Mr.. Gushing, to march, march, march
and keep marching. She cannot avoid it Self.
defence forces it upon her While ever she has
nei ghboring powers. with morarchical tendencies
she has natural enemies to combat. In the combat
TINS pressed upon her she must either triumph OIL
submit either retrograde progr IS to Supremacy
1t is idle to talk of standing still we cannot but
cho jse to progress, rather than retrograde Oh
submit.
CORoNER's INQUEST Coroner VIM. B. JONES hello
an inquest last Sunday morning over the dead body
Of a colored man named Hamilton, the property o
DR.. Hughes, of New-B erne, but hired by Mr.. Van
Bokkelen, Of this place, by whom he employed
ut his Turpentine DstilIery, at the lower end 0
town. 1t seems that the deceased had got into diff
fcuIty with negro of Mr.. VanBokkeen's, whom h
stabbed. Under terror, it is supposed, of being
taken to Jail and punished for this the decease
committed suicide by jumping into the river from
wharf near the Distery. and drowning himself
The verdict was in accordance with these facts -
We learn that the boy who stabbed is dom!
we'll, and attended the funeral of the drowned MAJ
Sunday.