Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-09
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
,vIr,MINcroN. N. c., FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1855.
The Adjournment of Congress.

and its existence about noon Sunday last' anna
wnoise and confusion y as usual, but IN unusually
good humour. Of course, several things were lett
undone which in the opinion of the parties interest
ed ought to have been done, and others DONE WHICH,
tried bv the same test ought not to have been DONE
Tho most mportant acts of the session have been the
bill for the improvement of the Naval service IN
accordance with the recommendations of secretary
Dobbin-the bill for the reformation of the diplomat
c and consular service the bill for the augmenta-
ton of the army the first to create court OF claims
to carry out the Reciprocity treaty with the British
provinces; the Lieut. General bill the bounty Land
BILL etc.
The Bill for the reduction Of the Tariff failed as
ALSO the bill to protect u S. officers of the discharge
of their duty This last had reference 10 the Fugl
tive Slave law and had passed in the Senate, but was
not taken up in the house.
Considerable excitement was displayed IN the House
on Saturday, on the reception OF message from the
President, returning the Ocean Mail Steamer BILL
with his directions The objections Of the President
are based upon that part of the bill having reference
to the Collins Steamers. This Objectionable part pro-
poses to waive the right of Congress to terminate the
contract with Collins after giving the notice stipula-
ted in the contract with him. and also frees him from
the original contract obligation to furnish five steam
ers only requiring him furnish four together with
other waivers of right in favor of Collins. The House
failed 10 pass the bill over the Presidents veto and 1t
was subsequently, passed without the Objectionable
feature, and Collins remains bound by bis contract.
which Congress retains the right to terminate on
giving the stipulated notice. The Baltimore Sun
remarks on this subject as follows:
VETO OF THE Mail STEAMER BnL"-Ibe President on
Saturday sent to Congress accompanying his veto
of the Ocean Mail Steamer BILL which will be found in
another column The veto is based upon just principles
entirely consistent with the spirit and policy of our nstitu
tions The House, it appears sustained the veto the vote
pass the bill Notwithstanding the Presidents objections
being SO yeas 70 naynot twothrds required by the
constitution The bill was subsequently amended, giving
the appropriation allowing the government to terminate
the present at any time after six months notice
CUBA.-!The Spanish authorities in Cuba either
are or appear to be in chronic fright lfthey know
any peace they certainly do not exhibit any evil
dences of it. One time we hear of them Selling and
garroting certain creoes by way of amusement, and
as a matter Of course, the victims pretty gener-
ally rich-the coniscation of their estates holding
out strong temptation. The last movement is that
declaring all the ports of the Island in a state Of
blockade. All vessels bound TO any port in the
Island or found cruising along the coast will be
searched by the Spanish war vessels.
Certainly, the authorities must entertain the belief
that the title of the Ever Faithful Island is one
not at all deserved by the Gem of the Antilles,
since it is kept constant state of siege, and they
themselves act towards the inhabitants though
they looked upon them all as rebels, or were con
scous that they have good reason for being We
believe that their fears totally groundless.-
The Cubans themselves will never do anything
of sufficient moment to disturb the Spanish
rule. They are too indoIent and too tmiC
and above all they too faithess They cannot trus
each other. The patriots " among them concer
nothing without the knowledge of the Captain Gen
eral to whom their movements are always betrayed
FiIbustering will never make any serious impression
1t is foolish to expect it, The reckless character;
who compose the main force of every such expedition
are not the 10 act with that deliberate and fxeG
purposes without which hope ofsuccess can be en-
tertained in the prosecution of enterprise of sucE
magnitude the destruction of power so deeply
seated and strongly supported the Spanish domin
ion in Cuba
1t begins TO be asserted, and we think with SOM
truth, that the Kinney expedition for central Ameri
ca, will turn out, after all its professions of peaceab
colonization, to be in truth only fllibustering pro
Ject, under another name and disguise. The fool
are not all dead No good will come of the affair
None, in our opinion come of it.
The nation may, and we feel certain will, at som
future time acquire Cuba, and its acquisition wou
be vast gain to us. 1t would do much, yer
much for Wilmington. We would then have
point to which we could and would ship bread
stuffs and other products to much greater ad
vantage than can now do TO any point {
market accessible to But, desirable as this az
QUESTION would be, we honestly confess that we loo
to results either from the movements of the Crt
oles themselves or from the desultory, and we fea
predatory efforts of the fibustering parties w
must bide our time
The fuller details by the steamer Canada at 30
ton seem 10 confirm the rumOr mentioned in til
New Orleans Pcayune of the 2lst ult, with refe
ence to the projected departure of Louis Napolec
for the Crimea, to take command of an immensel
increased French army there. 1t would appear tn
the idea has certainly been entertained, and
abandonment is not by any means equally certai
The Emperor is sort of fataist and having on
resolved upon any course, is apt to persuade himst
that 1t is his destiny to accomplish what he propos
IN do Whnthnr tic bo H.