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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-15


Mr.. DOUGLAS So was in regard t.
Utah and New Mexico In 1850, we, who re.
sisted any attempt to force institutions upon the
people of those Territories Inconsistent with
their wishes and their right to decide fi-r them
selves. were denounced as SLAYER; propagan-
| dists. E.ery one OF Us who was in favor Of
the compromise measures of 1850, was arraign.
| ed for having advocated principle proposing
10 Introduce slavery into those Territories and
the people were told, and made to believe, that
unless we prohibited it by acl Of Congress
slavery would rce ssarily and inevitably be in
troduced into those Territories.
Well, sir, we did establish the territorial gov
ernments Of Utah and aew Mexico without any
prohibition We gave to these abol,tioni Is a
full opportunity of proving whether their pre-
dlc,ions were true or false. Year. have rolled
round, and the result is before The poop
ie there have rot passed any law recognising
or establishing, or introducing VI protecting
slavery liz the rerritries.
know but one Terrtor, of the United States
where slavery does exist, and that one is where
you have prohibited it by law, and it is this very
Nebraska Territory. In defiance OF the 9Th
section of the act Of 1920, in defiance of con
| gressonal dictation, there havebeen not many,
| but few, slaves introduced. heard minister
OF The Gospel the other day convor-lng with a
this subject This preacher was from that
country, and a member OF the Committee on
Territor, cs put the q .eston to hun )" Have
| you any negroes there ?" lie said there were
few held by the Indians. asked him il
there were not some held by white men. He
said there were few under peculiar crcum-
stances, and he gave an instance. An ab,li
ton missionary, very good man, had gone
there from Boston, and he took HIS wife with
him. He got out INTO the country, but could
not get any help, hence he, being kind heart
ed man, sen, down to Missouri, and gave $l,-
coo for negro, and ok him up there as
help" (Laughter) So, under peculiar cir.
cumstences, when these free soil and abolition
preachers and missionaries 20 into the country,
they can buy negro for their own use, but
they d. not like to allow any one else to do the
same thing. Renewed Laughter lsuppose
.l,e Sac. Of The matte. is si",ply this there the
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-15

| proper, and in such State or States as were
north ofihat line slavery should be prohibited
When we had cut off all north Of SO deg. 80
min. and thus circumscrbed the boundary and
diminished the territory Of Texas, the question
arose how many States will Texas be entitled
| to under this circumscribed boundary Ger
| tainly not for, it will be argued. Why Be-
cause the original resolution o: anne xation pro
vided that one Of the States if not more, should
be north of 80 deg, 80 min. II would leave i,
| then doubtful whether Texas was entitled to
two or three additional States under the cir.
| culnscribed boundary. In order to put that
matter to rest, in order to make a final settle
| ment, in order TO have it explicitly understood
what was the meaning Of Congress, the Sena-
| tor from Virginia offered The amendment that
| nothing therein contained ehould impair that
provision, either a. to the number Of States or
otherwise-this is, that Texas should be entitled
| to the same number OF States with her reduced
boundaries as she would have been entitled to
under her larger boundaries and those States
shall come in with or without slavery, being
all south OF SO deg 80 min. and nothing 10
impair that right shall be inferred from the pas
sage Of The act. Such, sir, was the meaning OF
that proposition. Any other construction of il
would stullify the very character and purpose
| Of its mover, the senator from Virg mia Such
| then. was not only the intent of the mover. bu,
such is the legal effect OF the law ; and say
that no man, after reading the other sections
OF the biii-tiiose 10 which have referred
can doubt that such was both the intent and the
legal effect OF that law.
rhen,l submit TO the Senate il have moi
convicted this manifesto issued by the abolition
confedera,es, of being q gross fabrication o.
the laws ofthe land, and by the Justification
that an erroneous and injurious impression ha,
been created upon the public mind. am sor-
ry to be compelled TO indulge in language Of
this severity, but there 10 no other language
tia. is adequate 10 express the indignation
with which see this attempt, not only TO mis-
lead, the public, but 10 malign my character
by deliberate fabrication Of the public statute,
and the public records.
Sir. this misrepresentation and fabrication
J Hat,step here. In order to give greater
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But, inasmuch as those measures had been pass.
cd and the country had acquiesced in Them, and
il was important to preserve the principle in
order to avoid agitation in the future, these men
said, We waive our past objections, and We will
stand by you aad with you, in carrying out these
principles in the future.
Such understand to be the meaning Of the
two great parties at Baltimore. Such under
stand to have been the effect of their pledges -
Ii they did not mean this they meant merely to
adopt resolutions which were never to be carri-
&c out, and which were designed to mislead and
deceive the people for the mere purpose Of car
rying an election.
hoia, shen, that as to the territory covered
by the Utah and New Mexico bills there was an
express annulment Of tie Missouri Coinpro-
mise, and as to all the other unorganiZed terrific.
ries it was superseded by the principles OF that
legislation and we are bound to apply those
principles in the organization Of all new Terri
tores-ot all which we now own, or which we
may hereafter acquire. II This construction be
gwen, it makes that compromise final adjust
men,. No other construction can possibly I'M.
part finality to it. By any other construction,
ratity a new treaty acquiring an inch of country
from Mexico. BY any other construction you
reopen the issue every time you make new
territorial government. But, sir, if you treai
the compromise measures Of 1850 in the ligh,
of great principles sufficient to remedy tempo
rary evils, at the same time that they prescribe
rules of action applicable everywhere in all time
to come, then you avoid the agitation forever, il
you observe good faith to the provisions Of
these enactments and the principles established
by them.
Mr.. President, repeat that SO far as the
question OF slavery is concerned, there is moth.
ing in the bill under consideration which does
not carry out the principle of the compromise
measures OF 1850. by leaving the people to dc
as they please, subject only to the provisions OF
the constitution of the U. 8. If that principle
is wrong, the bill is wrong. Ifihat principle i,
right, the bill is right. 1t is unnecessary te
euibble about pbraseology or words; i, is MOI
the mere words, the meie paraseology, that oul
constituents wish TO judge by. They wish te
know The legal effect of our legislation.
The legal effect Of this bill, if it be passed q.
reported by the Committee on Territories, il
neither 10 legislate slavery into these Terrific
ries nor out OF them, but 10 leave the peorie to
do - they please, under the provisions and sub
ject TO the limitations Of the constitution Of the
fl WHY should not Vii. r-.~eirls prevail
~
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Our Hotels.

It will be seen from our advertising columns that
the Carolina Hotel has changed hands, and Is now
under the propretorshp of Messrs. Brown and Vim
cent, who are having It very thoroughly renovated
and fitted up. The new propretors seem determin-
ed 10 use every exerton to make their house worthy
Of patronage and 10 leave no ground of complaint.
Everything in the shape of progress and improve
ment is worthy of the most cordial approval on the
part of the public ard the press. Our hotels have
been very much talked against, in many cases. we
think. unreasonably. While in some there can be
doubt that there has been considerable room for
improvement, and this improvement is making and
has been made. The propretors of our three lead,
ing hotels are fully alive to the spirit of the times
and are among our most energetic business men. We
one way or another, travel a good deal, and we
must say that we have found far inferior accommo
datons in towns the citizens of which are oudest in
their complaints against our hotels
We trust that the energy and determination
to please, evinced by the management of thu
Carolina" may meet their reward. There is room
for ALL and there will be more we think, than they
can accommodate. The travelling public can find a
good accommodations in Wilmington hotels a
they out of the large cities, and as clever land
lords as they can anywhere.
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The ..Temperance Conventions"

We believe it was understood that, at the time
when the L" Temperance Convention met here dur
ing last Superior Court, it adjourned to meet again
Wednesday of June County Court, with view OF
awaiting the action of the Democratic County Con-
venton to be held on Tuesday of June Court. We
learn that the Convention met on Wednesday night,
pursuant 10 such adj ournment, and that the Commit
tee on Nominations appointed at the former meeting,
announced themselves as not being yet ready TO re-
port and asked further time. 1t is understood, we
believe, that this extension of time is requested for
the purpose of enabling the Committee to ascertain
the positions of the several nominees Of the Demo
cratic Convention upon the subject OF prohbitory
legislation in regard to the sale or use of liquor
One of the Dominees, Col. S. J. Person, is not at
present in town, and some time must yet intervene
before anything definite is known or made public In
the matter. We forbear remark for the present
although entertaining very decided opinions OF ouI
own upon the subject.
We presume it is generally known that letters
have been addressed 10 both the candidates for Gov
ernor asking their views in regard 10 prohibitory le
gislaton and that both have replied in their public
speeches. that they have nothing to do with the mat
ter one wav or the other. That it is the business o.
the Legislature, and of the Legislature alone, ant
that neither of them will do any thing either to ad
vance or retard the views of the friends opponents
of Legislation in regard TO the sale use of liquor
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For the Journal
OF
RAILROAD Meeting In OnsloV

On Monday of Court week, the 9Th of June, the
citizens of Onslow county held meeting for the
purpose of taking into consideration the project of
Railroad from the West to Beaufort Harbor.
On motion of w. F. Manson, Owen Higgins, ESQ,
was called to the Chair, and + R. Wilson appointed
Secretary
Having briefly and clearly explained the subject of
the occasion, motion of Mai. G. |. Ward, the
Chairman appointed committee of FIVE, to draft res
outions expressive of the sense of the meeting The
committee was composed of the following gentlemen,
to wit u. N. Sanders, G. J. Ward, w F. Manson,
D. 4. Humphrey and DR.. Charles Duffy
| Calls for addresses were now made and ably re-
sponded to- by Messrs. Houston and Hill, of Dupln
| Hall, of Wilmington and Green and Stevenson, of
New Berne; and from tie deep interest manifested
by the crowded audience throughout the delivery of
their respective speeches. the great subject of In
ternal improvement, then felt WI we now proud
ly assert that the spirit of the people of Onslow il
more than equal to the bold enterprise before them
The committee in due time submitted the three
resolutions relative TO the construction Of the Road
their unanimous adoption vas followed by motion
from Harvey FOy, ESQ amended by Mr.. Stevenson
which resulted IN the unanimous adoption, and in the
incorporation of the last preamble and resolution
The following embrace the whole:
WHEREAS 1t is proposed to construct railroad from the
town of Fayetteville to the harbor of Beaufort, pass
through the Counties of Sampson, Dupin and Onsow;
Resolved That the citizens of the County of Onsow
heart and soul into this enterprise and hereby pledge them
selves devote all their energies physical and mental
Resolved, That believe this proposed road to be emf
nently State work, leading, as it does from centra
and rich mineral district to the finest harbor the South
seacoas and therefore, upon the State to
to this work helping hand
Resolved, That think the time has arrived for full
development of the of the various
State and while press the attention of the
this work. in which peculiarly interested,
feel indifferent to hose enterprises proposed for the benefit
of other sections of the State
WHEREAS, The citizens of the County of Onslow fee
proud of the position which their distinguished
Hon Edward Dudley occupies as the pioneer of sys
grafed to learn that his native County about follow
the glorious example he has set them: therefore,
Resolved That copy of these resolutions be furnished
Hon. Edward 3. Dudley.
Motion was now made by Harvey Cox, Esq, ant
carried that the proceedings of this meeting be pub
lished in the Wilmington, Raleigh, Fayetteville anc
New Berne papers.
And then, on motion, the meeting adjourned
OWEN HIGGINS, Chmn
T. R. WILSON, Sec'y.
} The fEeas OF the above named places will pleas
oopy.
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The Boston fair

The writer of a letter from Boston, portion Of
which is published in the Charleston Mercury, very
properly remarks. that the enforcement of the law
in regard to Burns, the fugitive slave, was triumph
of law and order but ii was from love of law and
order at home, among themselves, and not of any
love for the South, any desire to do justice to her,.
Had it not been that the peace and security of Boston
were concerned wouldthe city authorities have moved
hand foot 10 have done justice secured the en-
forcement of law, framed for the purpose of doing
Justice to the South There was plainly wish to
avoid the requirements of the aw-at least, a wish
that they could find way to escape from them. So
far, indeed, the local authorities in Massachusetts,
are concerned, all that be said is, that their
gard for their o1cn interests their o1yn peace and
their oUn security, sufficient to overcome their
reluctance to see justice done to Southern man, by
the return of his negro And yet these are the PEG.
pie who lay claims TO extra righteousness, and whine
over the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, while
they live in daily violation and antagonism to an ex-
press provision of the Constitution.
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Delegates to tho Rail- Road Convention

To be held at Charlotte, on 4ih July, appointed
under 9TH resolution of meeting of the citizens of
Wilmington. held goth MAY.
Gilbert Potter, Chairman, E P Hail. H L Homes,
A D Moore, DR. Meares, Taylor. Greer,
+ Brown, E D Hall w w PIERCE, Geo Houston, D
Mcmillan, Jas Anderson, Gen A McRae, All Van.
Bokkelen. DeRosset, jr Col Jno McRae. Geo
Davis, M London. D Walker, Thos Loring Burr,
Jr., Cowan, Jos r Blossom, w A Gwyer, DR. j
D Belamy, Jno Dawson, Nj Robinson, Geo French,
G Parsley, Ed kidder, N N Nixon NJ Costn, w
Bettencourt, c D Ellis, c H Dudley, S D Wallace.
Henry Mutt, n Flanner, J Metts Vessel, t c
Worth, w Wright, P Dickinson, w Hall, G
Meares, Holmes, Thos Ashe Jas Fulton, G
Wright R G Rankin. L Flemmng, Donl McRae
Jos Lppitt P Policy, Alfred Martin, Danl Du.
Pre-, 0 Flllyaw, DR. Jas H Dickson, D Lamont, P
M Walker, Thos Wright. James Cassidy, Gen
James Owen.
The Chairman of this delegation has authority to
fill vacancies.
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Sas- A large Public Hall is very much needed in
this place, and we can't understand why the faith
ers - of the town will not erect suitable building
for the purpose. A town Cor city, are dis
posed TO call WiImingon,) with ten thousand nhab-
itants and Real Estate assessed al over 5000 O00
to be without one public building public square,
is perfectly ridiculous and shameful
A CASE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES time since the Col
lecor OF the Port of Georgetown, S. c., received an
anonymous letter from Beaufort n c., enclosing a
North Carolina Bank note for hundred dollars,
stating that the person sending it justly owed it to
the United States. The Collector at Georgetown
wrote to the Department at Washington in relation
TO the subject and instructed 10 send the note 10
the Collector at Wilmington who could get the spe.
Gle for it and deposit it in the u S. Depository here
which has been done. 1t may be some satisfaction
to the sender know that his wishes have been car
| RED out
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COrrespOndence
LONG CREEK BRIDGE, June

LONG CREEK BRIDGE, June 10th, 1854
Mr.. THOMAS ]. NoRCon-Sir: In behalf of our
selves and other citizens of this community, we adj
dress you this communication.
There is TO be 4th of July celebration here this
year. and in the afternoon of that day. after the
regular exercises of the day over it is proposed
that you should address the people on the political
topics of the day.
Admring your talents and patriotism, we hope you
will accept of this invitation
G. J. Moore, James GARRISON. F. Il Bell, John Jones,
James T. Moore, w. T. Newell, T. R. Lopitts,
w. Rivenbark, J. w. Wagstaf. D E. Robitzsch,
Il; M. LEWIS; John T. Broadhurst: Root, Hennng'
s. Satchwell.
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WILMINGTON, n. c., June 18th, 1854

" I1101I0'U N y, IolLI,
Pursuant to previous notice. the Convention of this
County met at the Court House on Tuesday evening.
and was organized by calling J. NJ. Stevenson to the
Chair, who explained the object of the Convention
in a few brief and pertinent remarks.
The majority vote was adopted rule for the
action of the Convention
The Convention then proceeded to ballot whereup.
on 0. Fennell was nominated in the Senate, and 7.
H. Williams and S. J. Person in the House.
On notion vote of thanks was rendered to the
Chairman and Secretary for their services
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
J. NJ. STEVENSON Chairman.
\. H. FENNELL, Secretary.
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LONG CREEK, New Hanover county,
June 18th, 1854.
CEDAR DALE,
New Hanover Co., June

New Hanover Co, June T., 1851 !
GENTLEMEN Il have received your note of to-day,
informing me of the patriotic determination of the
citizens Long Creek to celebrate the ensuing 4th
of July, and requesting to deliver the Grafton on
that occasion.
| thank you, gentlemen, for this mark of your ia
vorable consideration feel my inability, and l fear
you have overrated my capacity to do anything like
justice to the occasion. You know am plain far
mer, and make pretensions to the qualifications of
an orator.
But still if you think am able TO add any thing
OF interest to the exercises of the day, willing
TO comply with your invitation.
Very truly yours, C. J. MOORE.
JAMES GARRISON, DR.. S. S. SArcHwELL, J. P. MOORE,
w. F. Jon Es, Dr. JNo. C BRoADHURsT
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twill be seen by the proceedings Of the Democratic
County Convention, held in the Court House last Tues
day night, that Owen Fennel Esq, was nominated fol
the Senate, and S. J. Person and Thos H. Williams
Esq, for the Commons, and a Committee appointed &c
apprize these gentlemen Of their nomination We have
not yet received the correspondence, and cannot ye
say whether the nominees will accept. AS soon al
they have sgnifed their acceptance they will be il
the field as the Democratic candidates for the Legs
lature from this county.
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WeqU. OrLpn71s Ltnp 10

New- Orleans, June IL. IL. 80 p n
The Steam Ship Orisaba arrived at New Oil.
on Sunday evening" from Vera Cruz with advise. s
the City of Mexico TO the 5th nst-Among her IRON
gers is Senior RAFAEL, bearer of dispatches r.
JUAN ALMoNTE, the Mexican Minister in Wash; oOn
ton
General GADsDEN arrived at Vera Cruz on thu .,
ult., and was received with unusual attention. '1|
proceeded Immediately to the Capitol. ne
1t is reported that the GADSDEN Treaty bas 49,.
been excepted by SANTA ANNA. but has been etp, no
to Washington with some amendments, the nrr"
of which is unknown. F"'pof'
Great Preparations are being made for the eeloh,.
ton of SANTA Annals Birth day on the l3tb ;nn.
when it is currently reported that he will deca as,
himself Emperor. "'e
There has been no additional information resnsc,n.
ALVAREZ, received by this arrival ""s
The British ship Challenge arrived at Guayam,s ;.
francisco with $50 individuals, mostly Frenehma~n1
Iecently enlisted by the Mexican Consul with the en
probation of the French Consul. az
there was considerable excitement at Guavor,.
IN consequence of the commander of the EnoTsb
brig ot-war Dido, having released five prisoners ho
longing to WALKERS expedition, who were helm,
transported under a Mexican guard in the British
ship EAeldert. TO Mazatlan, to take their trial.
ne new Spanish Minister bad arrived in the Civ
OF Mexico, and had been formally received.
A tremendous hurricane occurred in the Civ nj
Mexico On the 10Th ult., which caused considerable
damage
There had also been destructive hurricane o, 9,
Louis Potosi or the 18th ult N'
Seven highway robbers had been executed at Gu,d.
alazara.
PARREs, Minister Of Finance, had resined on accom-,
of ilhealth, and ALCosTA Minister of war was a, H.
point of death.
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0o- The New Hanover county Jail was sold on
Tuesday last by order of Court, by Sheriff Hail.
T. H. Grant, Esq, the lucky bidder, at $500
We believe it is contemplated to convert the old Ja
into Hotel. 1t seems to that it would have been
the very location for the Town Hall so often talked
about
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WILMINGTON, June 14th, 1854

Gentlemen Your very kind note containing a
proposal that address you the fourth of next
month. upon the political topics of the day, duly
received and will afford me pleasure to accept your
polite invitation. Very respectfully,
Your obj servt.,
T. J. NORCOM.
To Messrs G. J. Moore, James GARRISON, F. H. Bell,
John Jones, James P Moore, w. T. Newell w.
Rivenbark, J. w. Wegstaff: D. E. Robitzsch, H
NJ, Lewis, j. C. Broadhurst, Robert Henning, Ed.
ward WaIng, W. F. Jones, Arthur Sticky, : 4
Satchwell.
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Matt Wards laundress-a slave of conrse-I;;TIe
passage on the underground railroad from Louloil
for Canada, day or two SINCE She saa sne
possibly associate with such an unpopular indVuU"'
any longer-much less, do his washing