Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-06
Notices of Application. etc.

North Carolina" to take the place of the State and
Cape Fear Banks
It must be evident, to any person who has kept the
run of things that the duties of the next Leglsla-
ture will be both arduous and delicate Upon 1t Will
be thrown the responsibility of action in cases where
no possibility exists of giving general satisfaction
for the simple reason that not one-third OF the Bank
Charters and renewals asked for can be granted
and, consequently two-thirds of the applicants and
their friends must be disappointed, and therefore dis
pleased. The same reasoning will apply to Internal
improvements. 1t is neither probable nor possible
that all the various schemes agtated should be ia
voraby considered and acted upon, indeed, could
not be expected since, in several cases, one scheme
must necessarily prove fatal 10 some other scheme
and apart from all that, to enter upon anything like
a system calculated 10 give everybody everything'
would be imprudent under any circumstances, but
perfect madness in the present state OF the money
market, and with financial crisis looming up in
distance, which is not by any means great enough to
lend enchantment to the view. II is one OF the ma
tura tendencies of multitude of conflicting schemes
all pressed with eagerness, if not vehemence-io
defeat all action from the difficulty of settling down
upon any plan plans likely to prove mutually sat
isfacory. From the impossiblty of doing every
thing it may to pass that nothing will be DONE
or, if anything is done, of SO doing 1t as TO avoid
jeai0usies and heart burnings.
The merely political matters may be got over COM
paratively easy. The Democrats have an undoubted
majority in both Houses and if they fall out or fail
to work tremendously, that will be their own fault
or the fault of those members OF the party who may
disturb the organization necessary for efficient party
action On this score, however have few fears.
Free suffrage will no doubt receive the three fths ne
cessary for its first passage. The Legislature must
show whether it is to receive the requisite two-thids
to authorize its final submission TO the people, and
its engraftment upon the Constitution principle
in that instrument.
1t is therefore, evidently upon the private bills and
the Internal improvement question that the real EN-
barrassments of the session will have TO be
tered since these matters, in their details, at least
are resolved into no definite and well ascertaned
principles of party policy. Locality and local lnte'
rests rather than party adnltIes, will be likely to IN
fuence the course of members. Even conceding to
all the very purest motives and best wishes for the
general interests of the whole State their understand
ings must inevitably be warped by the sectional medi-
um through which such interests will be viewed.
With the Temperance question little difficulty is
apprehended Few, if any, dispute the fact that the
license laws of the State can be- and ought to be
amended, while the most ardent friend of prohibition
ought to be aware that the enactment of the Maine
Liquor Law-or of any measure approaching the gen
eral stringency of that law-can have no showing IN
the next Legislature A law, leaving it with the vO-
ters of each Captains District, election precinct,
to decide for themselves whether liquor shall be re-
tailed within such precinct, is quite far there
can be any chance of the Legislature going To al
tempt TO push the matter further would be simply TO
kill it at once
On political issues the election of Senator's etc
we look for and expect that the minority will oppose
and endeavor to embarrass the majority but We do
hope that upon State matters, unconnece ed with pol
cs they will cordially unite without attempting to
make political capital by maneuvreing or nterposing
obstacles of any kind to fair adjustment of the
questions which interest the people of the State
8 The FRUITS OF V1croRY-We understand tina
since the election, the Democratic party has cut va
riey of capers in Brunswick. They have had big
dinners stump speeches, and spirit swlllng gather
+ ings. They had first Notification at Smithville
. then dinner on Town Creek then one on Paddock
alias Wet Ash Swamp, at the latter OF which on
o Democrat got drunk, and pulled out the eye of hi
brotherin-Iaw, and has left the oor fellow with on
=
drunk and struck poor unofendng fellow over th
head with a stick Another boasted that he wanted
d some Wings to attend, that he might have Htf
e ua &C. &c. These acts of violence in exaC
. keeping with the tendency and operation OF rabl
Loco FocOsm.
10 Another incident has been communicated 10 us a
happening in Brunswick, which, if true (and its
re racity falsty be readily ascertaned) shows tn
"A extent which party feeling is carried in that coun
ty, swayng even the deliberations of the Church :!
IL We understand that it is law of the Baptist Churc
OF there that members of the church shall not treat
w ried out his dem John full TO the election ground
- treat the Locos, and was found not guilty by mi
iority of the members, who were Democrats!
~ We quote the above precious morseI from tn
>" Wilmington Herald, just 10 let Brunswick frienC
q have slight nkling of the highly ecu languae
" 70 the organ here of the late Imam of the people
~ the " Wagon Boy etc. Is it not specimen, rio
y and racy. He might have let the Baptists alone
Ill they did happen to be Democrats. We believe son
electioneering was tried on the score of Gener
Ol Dockerys being Baptist but that, like Gen. Scott
ne rich Irish brogue" and " sweet German accent"
ID all past now. 1t is great world. That it is.
is,
to co. Mr. Whitaker has laid on our table Graha
bt and Harper for October, which appear to be of Il
in usual character of these popular Magazines. The
present an abundance of pictures and reading matte
n We have not looked at the politics of Harper.
,st The Editor of that publication, Mr. Raymond
nj. the New York Times, is we-known as man
ability, moderate Free-SoiIer and the Sewardwh
candidate for Ii. Governor of New York. He is ge
~ orally too polished to be grossly offensive
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