Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-13
Tic Town erIptlon.

The Town Subscription.
Our readers viii. bear in mind that the vote on the
proposition to authorize the Commissioners of the
town of Wilmington to subscribe sum not exceeding
100000 to the capital stock of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, will be
taken the 9th inst vote OF two-thlrds will be
required to confer such authority
Attic u sh orr views have been slightly modified in
some RESPECTS, they have not been so much changed
within the past month, as to render any restatement
of them essential We still adhere to the belief that
the direct route to Wilmington is absolutely the best
but think it open question whether is the most
practicable advisable, under existing circumstan-
ces. That should be left open question 1t is
with which we shall not further interfere, save
to deprecate any prejudgmen or estoppel of opinion
or action in favor of any particular route. We may
not be able to raise the money to bring here direct
The people in the intermediate counties between this
place and Charlotte may be deferred from subscribing
BY the supposed difficulties and expenses of the direct
route and by the fear that It might either not reach
them at all, or reach them finally after ruinous de-
lays They might fear that their subscriptions would
be called and expended below. before the road
reached their section, and thus they would be de-
prlVed of all chance of working out their stock in
labor.
There are too many interests, too many contingent
ces connected with this matter for hasty decision
at town citing. It requires some little know.
ledge of the state OF feeling along the line we'll as
Of the local rvalres of holders here to de-
eide such questions. Let the commissioners be un.
trammeed by positive instructions on the subject Of
the connections whether direct or U,a Whitesville; in
either case, produce once on the road must come
here. The commissioners know and appreciate the
general opinion in favor of direct connection, and
will, no doubt do all they fairly and properly in
the matter. But ne road is above the connection,
and must not risk the failure of the former because
OF some disagreement about the latter. Let have
it direct to town if can; but, at any rate, let
have it.
o. The Pennsylvania Know Nothing State Coun-
Gil met at ReaLing last week, and adjourned on the
5h inst, after having adopted the Philadelphia K.
N Platform with the exception of the 18th section
which it struck out, and inserted in It's place the mi
notify anti-slavery resolution proposed in he
Philadelphia Convention in favor of the restoration
of the Missouri Compromise, and denunciatory OF
the Kansas Nebraska bill
The TO lowing is the expunged resolution
XIIThe American party having risen upon the ruins and
ties be Bny responsible for the obnoxious
violated pledges of either And the systematic ag
ion of the slavery question by those parties having eleva
tie sectional hostility positive element of political pow
err and brought into peril it has therefore
become the imperative duty the American party to inter
pose for the purpose of giving the country and
peuity to the Union And experience has shown it i'm
possible reconcile opinions those which sep
the dsputant and there be dhonor in sub
hitting the laws the National Council has deemed the
best guara ntee of justice and of future peace to
abide by I'D maintain existing laws upon the subject of
slavery final and conclusive settlement Of that subject,
spirit aid in substance
And regarding the highest duty their opinions
upon subject i'm ortant In distinct and unequivoca
it is hereby declared the of this National
Council that Congress possesses power under the Const
tuon legate upon the subject of Slavery in the States
where does exist exclude any State from adj
mission into the Union because its Constitution does does
recognize the institution of Slavery part of its
ca system and especially pretermitting any expression Of
opinion upon the of Congress establish prohibit
Slavery Territory it is the of the National
Council Congress ought not to legslate the sub
ec of 81 very within the Territories of the United States
and that any interference by Congress with Slavery it
lists District of Columbia would be violation of the
spirit and intention OF the compact by which the State OF
Maryland ceded the District the United States and
breach of the National faith.
Thus promptly is the only national feature OF this
motley platform repudiated and spit upon" by the
Northern portion of the order where it's main strength
r esdes