Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-11-25
The Sandwich IslaMdH.

The well known correspondent of the Baltiorefr
Sun, X" speaking of the recent intelligence nom
these Islands says
The late news from the Sandwich Islands is very
interesting. foreshadowing what we may expect in
that quartet. The islands, where population is gra
dualIy dying out, gravitating towards the United
States, and will eventually be people of our race
The inhabitants and the government, with the King
and his son, the Regent are all in favor Of annexation
to the United States and it is certain that, from the
geographical position of the islands, other Power
protect them effeciually the United States.
England, France and Russia, however, opposed
TO this natural arrangement They envy the United
States the possession of the islands which our industry
would render happy and prosperous, and they want
to hwart the will of the inhabitants, who attempt to
grasp al the only means which save them from
perishing. That British phanthrophy, which is al
ways suhservient TO British interests should medde
with the matter, is not surprising, considering the
whole history and tendency of the British empire ::
but what good the possession of the islands would do
to Russia or France, or what harm possession of
them would infict upon those two countries,
sonable man can possibly guess France NEEDLES
here for rational purpose, and Russia only 10 keep
her hand in. The United States and France
tura allies, and between France and England, as it
is impossible that France should take possession of
them, it is clearly her policy to let them drop into
the lap of the United States.
Russia is no maritime power and with a hundred
ships of the line will never become She has
school for Sailors fisheries, coastwse trade
InSular possessions Whalers, and although her
empire reary encrcles the globe, she has not one
great seaport wi a world market Russia, in the
case of the Sandwich Islands, is literally acting the
dog in the manger and is only playing into the hands
of the two powers which in her way 10 Constan-
tinope. If that be diplomacy, ii is certainly a novel
species not known to Peter tho Great.
MISSISSIPPI ELEcT1oN.-The following despatch
! from Jackson, Mississippi, received by US on
yesterday. The result of the election ought to teach
a lesson of wisdom to all democrats who have doubt
ed whether the South is prepared to stand by the adj
minstration in lis noble effort to preserve the union
and strength Of the democratic party. What graft
flying contrast does Mississippi present to all true
democrats viewed in conneXion with the late result
in New York! In the former. devotion to regular
democratic organizations the true men of the
party 10 rally around the administration and put down
detection and INSTRUMENTATION in the latter. faction
and dssenson rule the bonr, and give over the rens
of government 10 the portion of the whig party.
We congratulate our faithful and triumphant friends
in Mississippi upon their brilliant victory We SYM
pathize with all true democrats in New York in their
humiIiang defeat. The following despatch tells the
general result in MsSissipp:
''The democratic ticket is elected by from five TO
ten thousand majority. VIM. BarksdaIe (dem) is
elected Congress for the State at large by heavy
majority. In the first district, Wright regular demo
cratic nominee is supposed TO be elected Nabers
in the second district Barry Irregular nominee) over
I Wilcox; in the third district ngeton (regular demo
cratic nomnee) over McCIung, (whig;) in the fourth,
district Harris (dem.) elected without opposition
The democrats have made large gains in the legisa-
ture, and secured decided ma ority over Foote and
the yyhigS.n