Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-07
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
commercial Conventions.


We have no sort of objection to Southern Com
meroaI Conventions, generally speaking. Indeed
we believe that their aims and objects are mostly tar'
proper and commendable; but they are too lndeh-
nite-they cannot be practically advanced by Con-
ventions, and above oil, none OF the schemes pro-
nosed for cecting them embrace any features of ad'
vantage TO North Carolina, or calculated to build up
her markets or advance their prosperity; but the
contrary, they aim at directly opposite results, by
divertng her trade 10 the markets of other States
We entertain feelings of hostility to our Virginia
or South Carolina neghbors; on the contrary, we
shall always take pleasure in hearing OF their ad-
vancement, with the proviso, however, that 1t shall
not be attained at our expense Much as we like
our neighbours we have certain natural preudices IN
own favor.
But, for our own part, we go for convention with
definite Objects practical in their character the dele
z ates to which would have community of interests
and the results OF which would be beneficial to our
own Sate-calculated TO increase her commerce, de-
velope hel resources and give her trade North Caro-
lima direction, through North Carolina channels We
20 in fact for convention composed ofdeegates from
all those sections of country who receive goods ship
produce by the Cape Fear and the bar at its
mouth, and not only of those who now avail them
selves of that of commerce, but of those to
whom, with the establishment of the proper and re-
ce&sary communications, this would be the natural
outlet and inlet.
The very highest scientific and practical author
lies have time and again, with striking and almost
unexampled unanmity reported in favor of the per-
feet pracncabiliy Of restoring the former depth OF
twenty feet water Bar. OF this there no long
er remains any doubt question and 1t Is equally
certain that direct Railroad communication with the
Western part of North Carolina would afford that.
and the intervening sections of country, outlet
through this port shorter and more desirable than by
any other means These facts certainly present con-
siderations well worthy the attention Of the people of
the State, and especially of those residing in the
valley of the Cape Fear.
AS an evidence of the progress being made in the
country on the Cape Fear and its tributaries, we
learn from communication in the last Fayetteville
Observer, that on the 28th of March meeting was
ED at point on Deep River known as the Gulf
and Company formed with capital of $4,000 for
the purpose of manufacturing iron at that point the
name of the Company to be The Gulf and Deep River
Mining Company Connected with this movement
are the Messrs Wren, large iron manufacturers of
Pottsville Pa. who pronounce the locality the very
sort 1t is proposed to erect two blasting fur
naces, a machine shop and foundry; and when they
are completed to establish rolling mill and all other
fixtures necessary to the demands of the State in any
work requiring IRON
There is a community of interest, and ought to be
a community of feeling between this point and all
the towns and Counties West to Salisbury and Char
otte The removal of distractions at the Cape
Fear Bar, and the opening up of communications,
are no merely local objects, but all are interested near
ly alike, and a Convention for their promotion should
number delegates from the whole section of country
Bg"It looks as though spring had been postponed
on account of the weather" if April, in re-
venge for the neglect with which the ceremonies due
to her entrance have come to be treated, has taken
upon herself the task of fooing expectant world
by promising it one thing and giving it another
There used TO be an old world saying. that April
showers bring forth May flowers which saying par
takes decidedly of the Old Fogy character, having
application to the nineteenth century"
The temperature along the Atlantic coast is said
to be modified to very great extent by the presence
of ice-bergs floating down from the higher Northern
attitudes These have been exceedingly numerous
this spring, indeed much TO render the pas
sage TO and from Europe rather dangerous. The
prevalence Of South winds, early in the season, may
have freed these huge masses, while, by the change
of wind to the North, they have been blown down
along our coast Such appears to be the only way
of accounting for the popularity of the season.
n5-Mr. Whitaker has laid on our table Hosmer's
PoetcaI Works." in two volumes, bound in cloth,
published by RedGeld, 10 and ll2 Nassau street,
New York.
Many of the pieces in these volumes have gone the
rounds of the press fugitive and some of them
possess real beauty
The Cold Spell.
letter from gentleman in ConWaybOro', S. c.
dated March 3lst 1854, says:
The weather is very cold here; on Monday and
Tuesday nights, had heavy frost, killing all the
fruit such as Peaches and Apples, and cutting down
Corn two and three inches high.
Virgin Turpentne comes in slowly and seems Il
stick at 81 Co.,
MAN K1LLED.-A man by the name of Thos Null
doney was run over by the Manchester cars neal
Coeys Stills, in Columbus county, on the ight O
the lst inst, while coming East. His skull was bro
ken and the brains scattered in all directions Al
inquest was held the body of the deceased, an
Il verdict rendered to the effect that he came to hi
death by laying upon The track while in 4 state