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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-25

Al Court OF Probate held at saco, within
and fot the County of York, on the hrst Monday In
Nay, IN the year OF our Lord eighteen hun
dfsd and nny.hve, by the Honorable Joseph 4.
Nye. Judge OF said CouTti
/ EWts y. SMALL, Guardian OF Francis A. hin,
IL Melvin j. HUI and Harriet J. Tin minors and child
rem eiJoseph s. hin late of Bdtefordi In said county
deceased having presented his account Of Guardian
ship Of his said wards fOt allowance.
ospsnsD, That said guardian give notice TO ailper-
sons interested BY causing copy Of this order 90 be
pabished IN the Union andEassrn Journal printed al
blddsord, In said County, three weeks successfully,
mat they may appear az Probate Court 10 be held at
shew cause, u any they have, why the same should
not be allowed.
% Attest,-FRANCIS BACON, Register
Atrue copy. Attest,-PRANCIs Bacon, Register
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s. I. THOMPSON,

PsEPlkKp by Dr.. n. d. HAYES, and Sold Wholesale and
retail nv CH,ElEs H. KsSr General Agent Coz the Unit
ei States and Canaias, Nos. 5 4 Appleton Block,
Lawrence ST., Lawrence, Mass, 10 whom all orders
shouh be addressed. AGENrs foe Bidddeioni, Dr. j.
sAvrER and A. Sawyer. lyiS
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CASHMERE SHAwLS.

A NEW LOT OF :EMDRoIpERIEs Jus, re
N eeiyed by 10 L, II. G. HOOPER
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
The Banks.

AT this moment the topic of most public interest, in
all circles here is the action of tho Legislature on the
subject of the Banks Indeed, this can hardly be re-
garded matter simply OF public interest. 1t Ii
one which appeals TO the private feelings and IN
teress of every man in the community, who must fee
that, hard things are they must become har-
der in the event of refusal, the part of the Leg
isature 10 re-chartcr the old Banks provide an
efficient substitute for the Banking capital which will
be preparing to wind up in anticipation of lis with
drawaI.
The Bank of Wilmington is chartered. The act
of incorporation has passed, after considerable ef-
fort having been made TO amend it in order % intro
duce the feature contended for by Mr.. Caldwell, to
base it upon Railroad stock, also, to require bo-
nus TO the State of one share in forty and further to
give the State the privilege OF taking stock equiva-
lent to the amount held by private stockholders
All these amendments were lost by large majori-
ties
Unqu0stionably, large majority of the people OF
the State and OF the Legislature are unprepared 10
90 for Mr. Caldwells theory of reforms" There
is clear majority in favor of re-chartering the old
banks and we cannot be brought TO believe that.
gloomy as things now look the Legislature will adj
ourn without action, that minority will assume
the responsibility of defeating, by parliamentary ma
neuvres such as talking against time, the ascertaned
wishes of the majority, upon question so critical
and so important as that of the Banking system and
currency of the State. Whatever of good there may
be in the reformed" system, it has not yet been long
enough before the people of the State for intelligent
judgment to be pronounced upon it, and surely its
friends cannot wish to prejudice it for all future time
by an attempt TO force il upon the Legislature.
Yesterday evening a Geographic despatch from a
friend in Raleigh informed US, that every thing
remained in fog, that the Bank of Wilmington had
been chartered but that there general scuffe
over the balance This anicip ated. 1t was
understood that the Bank of Wilmington would be
allowed to pass without serious opposition, but that
the main effort would be made to defeat the larger
Banks with branches Now, we are as well aware
as anv one can be OF the objections urged against
these banks, but, nevertheless, we believe that a
necessity exists for their recharterhat this neces-
Siy is fully recognised in this section, and will be,
and is acted upon by the representatives from the
Cape Fear counties. We do sincerely hope that
midnight tomorrow will not find the Legislature
adjourned and all things left in a middle
OF the movement of talking a measure TO death,
the most prominent example we know OF is that Of
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, the three million
appropriation during the Mexican war. - Honest
john" in the Senate of the United States, kept
talking until the hour for adjournment, and the
measure was los; from the mpossblity Of obtaining
vote upon t--D1iiy Journal 18th,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
The Legislature.

The Legislature of this State which had agreed by
Joint resolution 10 ourn Wednesday, has resclnd-
ed that resolution, and will not adjourn before Saur-
day, beyond which time there will certainly be no
postponement, as it is questionable whether quorum
can be retained in the Senate late Satur-
dav and after that there will be sort OF possibility
of getting a quorum Indeed even as early as Mon
day members had begun to drop off, and both Houses
TO grow sensiby thinner. The session has been unu-
sualy long and important, having had before 1t
larger amount of business than any Legislature that
ever met at Raleigh, perhaps at any ether point IN
the State The members of both houses are no doubt
very tired-exceedingly anxious to get home' and,
spite of all that may be sad mil drop Oh, which we
regret since the last few days of the Session are those
in which schemes which may have failed in fuller
Assembly are sought TO be. and sometimes are carried
through when there is a slim attendance.
The actual state of the public business now, seems
to he that both Houses have passed the Revenue Bill
The bill incorporating the Banks Of Wilmington, has
passed the Cape Fear and State Banks have been
re.chartered with some amendments, and we believe
an increase of capital The bills in relation to the
Commercial Bank of Wilmington, and the Bank OF
Charlotte providing for an increase OF capital sock)
had not vet at the date of our last news from Raj
eigh, got out of the Committee of the whole, in the
House.
The Legislature has very properly increased the
amount of The salaries to be paid to the principal State
officers including Governor, Secretary of State, Comp
troller, &C. The Governors salary is 10 be $4,000.
The matter OF Internal Improvements has occupied
large portion of the attention of this Legislature Of
the works in which our readers are Immediately
interested, we may enumerae appropriation OF
some fifteen thousand dollars for Tar River; a bill
incorporating the Lenoir and Duplin Plank Road
Company; The Richland Plank Road, in Onslow
county; a bill making an appropriation for the
Improvement OF the nav CATION of New River in
OnsIow County, for which the Senator and Repre-
sentative from that county have worked faithfully.
and well the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad );
the endorsement of Cape Fear and Deep River Bonds;
the Smithvle and Waccamaw Canal the Eastern
and Western Sections; several Plank Road grants
connected with the system of Plank Road OF which
Fayetteville forms the centre.
In the few remaining days a considerable number
of other measures, more less important may be
passed. The increase of capital for the Charlotte
Bank, and Commercial Bank of Wilmington, may
yet be granted. The road from the Coal Mines to
Beaufort, via Fayetteville and Warsaw, has been
jected in connection with appropriation. An at
tempt will be made TO obtain naked charter, which
may be more successful.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16

INTERESTING FROM HAvANA.-We learn from th;
Havana correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune
that some time in January there was a seizure Ct
arms at house in the suburbs in the room of Young
man who was an intimate associate of the late Mount.
SIDE Oca, who, 1t is said suffered hy the garote al
Cardenas' soon after the second expedition OF the
fortunate Lopez The circumstance served to nut ths
Captain General on the gui vire-and moreover, it
stated by the correspondent that Choncha has. BIZ
some means ascertaned that AN expedition is aboui
to leave the United States for Cuba The letter con.
tnues:
There was grand mulatto ball. given on MONDAY
evening last at which the Captain General presided
and at which the other chief officials of the island
assisted" Is not this very agreeable state of society
in which to dwell. Hereafter the white man will I
presume, be compelled 10 give the inside of the pave
ment to any OF the nggers who present at hs
ball.
No fewer than eight citizens of the United
Mates are now in prison here. The two first NAMED
Wlnn and Chauncey, have been imprisoned many
months under charge of having been engaged in the
African slave trade Then there are Augustine
Montuo and Colin, who we all know are entirely in
nocent OF any hand in the assassination of CasteD
d. with which they are charged Then there are
captain McCulloch and ]. Campbell, the captain
and mate of the schooner ]. w. White, and lastly
Felix and Estfampes, who as you know are con6nsd
IN separate cells. in the Moro Castle
This lengthy detention and Imprisonment Of Cit
zens of the U. States, without trial, is presume o.
right and in accordance with the treaty with the
States and Spain; although have recently read 10
The contrary Yet it must all be correct; olherTS
the acting col,sul of the United State in this city
would not be, as he is, hand and glove with l1s
Captain General, with whom, | learn that Col. ROB
erson, accompanied by Mr. Gales Seaton, of Wash
linton, dined on Thursday last
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
Gen. Cnss on Instruc tons.

in the senate on Monday, when the instructions of
the Michigan Legislature presented requiring
the Senators from that State vote for he repeal OF
the Nebraska and Fugitive Slave Laws, Mr.. Cass
said -
when some years ago the legislature of Michi-
gan instructed her delegation congress 10 for
the Wilmot proviso. SAID would resign when call
ed upon to act. The legislature repealed those in
structions, consequently did not resign. The dem
ocratic party has lost the ascendsncy in Michigan
and their resolutions are the action OF party
am instructed to vote TO deprive American citi-
in the territories Of the power to regulate the
relations between master and servant, and for the
peal of The fugitive act, which was passed to give e
feet to a solemn guaranty OF the constitution shall
neither obey these instructions nor resign my seat
If political party, whenever and by whatever COM
blnation II atains power can compel its opponents
holding legislative trusts to violate their conscences
and consistency, or resign their positions, it would
radically affect the organization of the senate, and be
Incompatible with its office the representative
branch of the sovereignty of the states. The
would lose every characteristic OF permanence rs
power transferred from party to another
This would operate against the democratic party, for
their opponents do not recognz the right to instruct
The tolerant prescription which is advocated by the
new party would exclude from political confidence
the first general who fell at the head of an organized
American army at Quebec, because horn across the
Atlantic, and the last surviving sgners of the declara
ton OF independence because Catholic. The adop-
lion OF either measure recommended by the legisa-
ture of Michigan would be the signal for the breaking
up of this government and the dissolution of this
federacy There are many honest men who scout all
idea of danger. and are prepared to sacrifice the
structure of freedom to an overpowerng impulse.
shall remain in the position now occupy until the
end of my term, unless the democracy of Michigan
shall require me TO act against my convictions of du-
ty What fear above all things is that the people
may be struck with judicial blindness, with which
nations are punished for national offences. and thus
add to the melancholy list of people who have not
wisdom enough to appreciate the value of free insti
buttons, nor virtue and frmness enough to maintain
them
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
scramble fof the New Senator-Rountv I.,
1nOIohs-SucceSsful DlnInmacv of NJ pa1 V I

scramble Tor the New Senator-Bouarv Te,
A""i""s-s"ccessful Diplomacy of Mr.. BeImo.ll @
WASHINGTON, Feb l0.-There was quite so.
BILE TOR the new Senator to-day When Gen WIN WIN
came INTO the chamber MIR. CLAYTON, who ss
Know nothing, got him into a vacant seat on I +
wing side OF the Senate-Messrs Sumner and CPo nt
made desperate effort o get him into The rons
locality. The matter was finally compromised w.
Gen, Wilson taking Mr.. Atchison's vacant so2
alongside of Sam, the anti Nebraska know notb;nn
The effect Of Mr. Browns amendment, aIInao$$
IN the Sena.e report, will be that about five thC"
sand Indians will be enabled to obtain bountv ao
The Secretary of War reports that len tb9.on3
Indians have served in ali the wars, and of tbs,
twelve hundred have received bounty lands The,
are on lille five hundred applicants suspended BY II,
construction of Secretary McCleland, which i;S.n
from the constructions of the laws by his predec,
sors. y ~ P'NNe''F
Mr.. Belmont, minister 10 Holland, has Accom-
pl'shed what American ministers at the Hague IaT
irultIessly endeavored since 1s35--tha, of Dpoo;,
tlng consular convention with the government h
which American consuls are admitted TO all 4,
ports OF the Dutch colonies open 10 foreign conn
merce. For many months permission could oDIy h
obtained for five pors--then for the free ports b
now permission has been obtained for all tn
English and Austrian ministers at the Hague a.
much plqued at Mr.. Belmont's ACCOMPLISHING wG,
they in vain tried to do
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16

MASSACRE AND BURNING OF A BRITISH SHp.-p
formation has been received in LONDON of a tragpa
occurrence on board the British ship Berenice the
master OF which Captain CUNDY) with his wife chief
mate and others, have been massacreed by the crew
who afterwards set fire to the ship and DESTROYED her
to prevent detection The Berence sailed from Sbang
haI on the 18th of July, 1852, with cargo OF tea
Tor dney Her crew. shipped at Singapore, consist
ed almost entirely of men from different parts Of Ne
iherland India, who thinking that there were muc
gold on board. consplred TO take possession of e
vessel The captain, mate and three seamen weR
Killed at the outset the captains wife, dragged from
between decks, whittier she had flown and thrown
overheard. French passenger is also unaccounte3
tor, and three Bengalese and Amboyna men, wh
were among the crew, All the money that the
wreches got consisted of 100 aornes and so SPANS
dollars which they divided among themselves and Il
was agreed among them to set sal for Tauban, there
to abandon the vessel, after having set fire tot
The ship gaining Taga which was taken for Taubar
she was SET on fire, and they took to the boats Sew
eral were left behind and were burned in the vessp
Finding their mistake gaining The heights 10 Taga
they were compelled to get rid of most of the plum
er by throwing ii overheard. The authorities, how
ever, caused their arrest Some of them confessed
four of the ringleaders were executed and five other
sentenced TO twenty years Punishment
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16

MIsREPREsENTAT1oNs coRREcrED-1he reporter of
The New York Herald has made complete carcature
of Mr. Wises speech as delivered in this place, and
he makes Mr. w say the overseers skinned the ne.
groes." This is most gross and peryerse misrenre.
sentation OF what he did say In speaking Of apri.
culture, MIR. W. asked, What is the agriculture of
Virginia! Its whole science and practice were
known TO the old negroes on tie farm The landlord
skinned the tenant and the tenant skinned the land
un'lI all were made poor together" Let any person
VINO was present TO hear Mr. Wise in this place read
the speech as reported in the Herald and he will see
tor himself that MIR. Wise was justified in speaking
OF The perversions and misrepresentation of the New
York Herald reporter Charlottesville Jefer,onion.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16

COLD NIGHT.-A gentleman who was NaTsf
ing between Syracuse and Canandagua, \. !" o.
Tuesday night relates that the stove in the car wa
heated red hot He stood three feet from it. an
his breath, well as that of all the other passen
gers in the car, plainly visible TO the eye
cigar smoke-having the same effect upon the ainS
phere in the car (where there had been fire for wv
or three hours) as is observed out doors any cu
frosty morning. Innumerabe ears, noses, toes a|
fingers were frozen. The gentleman referred TO- w
glowing his hands, al the suggestion of the conduc%
of the tran touched the break iron of the car,
produced the same effect as touching red hot ""D
leaving the pain and mark of burn.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
TIE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
wILmIUsToN. N. c., FRIDAY. FEB. 1e. 1855.

We understand that Geographic despatch has
Bank of Cape Fear, with an increase OF capital to
the amount of half million, and prohibition
against issuing any bills under five dollars. The
capital of the Bank, as rechartered, will be two mil
lion. We have reason TO believe that considerable
portion of the increased capital, SO authorized, will
be employed al this point.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
The Illinois Senator,

Alter very hard struggle. the illinois Legislature
has succeeded in eleCing United States Senator, 10
serve SIX years from the 4th of March next and
James Shields is not the man. The election took
place yesterday and Hon. Lyman Trumbul an An
u-Nebraska and American candidate, was chosen
Alter the very bold declarations of Senator Douglas
the Washington UnlOn and the various mouth pieces
OF Democracy, that Shields, and none but Shields,
could be elected, this result be rather surprising
to them. Mr.. Douglas was willing to stake his repu-
tation-a bold wager-oE the success of Shields and
the man who had voted for the Nebraska bill would
be reelected to represent the Prairie State But the
Prairie State has rejected the dctation of demagogues
and Douglas is rebuked in his strongest citadel.
| Gen. shields is a very worthy man, in his way
He has lively, mercurial, Hbernian temperament is
busy Senator, a model of party fidelity, easily
guided by the leaders at Washington and never shock
ing the democratic by deviatng from the strict
line of duty drawn out for him. He made a good
soldier in Mexico, and had marvellous escape at
CeTro Gordo. But the man who was not killed by a
grape shot passing through and through his chest
been knocked efectualy fiat by that verv efectual
weapon, the ballot II charged with Nebraska.
ism, and prmed by DOuglas-ism, but we are strongly
of the opinion that it fred off by that very my
ferrous and dangerous individual, Sam He is 20.
tent fellow, this winter, in the Legislature al Spring
held and there is one be would be more likely to
aim blow at than the Irish Senator from Illinois.
! We copy the above from the Philadelphia Bulletin
an anti-Nebraska. anti-Administraton and Know
Nothing paper 1t exhibits plainly the intimate CON
nectiOn existing between all these isms. " Sam" al
understood North, is always Free Soler and divides
his opposition between " the Irish Senator from ILL
nois," and the Nebraska and Fugitive Slave Laws.
|
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
Tn. Reelection of Seward.

The election of Henry Wilson, the father Of the
MASSACHUSETTS freeso programme, has been followed
by the reelection of William H. Seward, the father
of the national freesoil programme This is demon
stration npon demonstration of the thorough prepon
derance of the abolition element in the know nothing
organization.
OF course these results could not have happened
by chance They the fruits of calculation, of
skilful management. and of well played games of de-
ception. Neither OF these politicians. standing al
the head of their own party, could take more than
onethird of the votes of the people of their respec
tive states; but by pulling the know nothing wires
they have made both states endorse their political
course. In both states thousands have been most
egregiously cheated
In New York. this new success of the Seward
clique. has fairly opened the eyes of the democrats
who have been persuaded to join the order. They
see exactly what they expected to do. They find
that the organization may be whgsm, or 1t may be
abolitonism but is not for the democracy; is
il intended that it shall enure, any event. TO the'
benefit of either section of the democratic party OF
that state. 1t aims, in the main, to he sectional
party and it will reopen the slavery agitation.
The feeling of the betrayed, in this election is very
strong Its character and depth may be well gathered
from an extract from speech made in the New
York assembly on this election, by of the order,
Mr.. Petty after commenting on the course of wing
who, before election, had pledged himself to vote
against Seward, said:-
Out of the whg members of this house there are
over fifty who similarly pledged before their
election. but who prove themselves recreant in
honor and patriotism. MIR Speaker tell you, sir,
that if was juror, and any of these men were
brought before me to testify in of the NEST
trivial importance, could not conscienousy believe
them. say let their names be shrouded in black,
and posted throughout the state and country, TO
receive the and Indignation they will have
aroused in the minds of their honest countrymen.
Let them be placed where their treachery deserves
they should be-in that cell of nfamy that our fore
fathers imprisoned Benedict Arnold
The election Of freeso agitators, pledged of an
offensive the south shows the character of the
prime movers Of the new organization They are
those who mean to push fifteen states OF this Union
to the wall on the slavery issue. 1t is mockery of
terms to call such party national.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16

The National Intelligencer reoices that GensIss :,
generally received doctrine Of obedience TO in'as
tions. This offsets so much whg squbbing qua "a
the above was prepared" we find the following ~ ~
mark in the Providence Journal, ably edited y in
Gov. Anthony -" Gen. Cass is undoubtedly rS% tn,
refusing to obey the instructions of the leglsi'H H
which are against bis own convictions OF rIgnTT
was elected for six years senator OF the The
States, not as an officer of that state and d"''"1
pleasure of the Legislature. "-Boston Posi-