Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-19
F-on ths Iournal Of Commerce
MrRcHAsrs' HoTrL, CoURTLAsD STREET aE

F,om the Journal Of Commerce.
MrRcHAsrs' HoTRL, CORTLAND Strict.
Saturday morning Sept 6, 1856
Messrs. Editors:-The New YORK heralo' In tue
x"ha..nce of ts msdirected zeal for Fremont. you
NAV have perceived, is endeavorng to enlist the re-
l;oops or church element of the North in his favor
s certainly refreshing, in these degenerate days to
ace such journal exercising pious guardianship o.
YER the Christian churches, and we doubt not lis la
bor of love will be duly appret lated
Among the other religious denominations enumer'
o,ed bv the Herald is the Lutherans. 1t sets down
the number of ministers at QUO congregations Is
$40 communicates 225, 900. And this religious de-
nomination the Herald kindly transfers. en- maSse'
nolens volsns, to Fremont!
Least apy one be deceived by the statement, allow
mo tn state that the main body of the Lutheran
church in the United States is entered IN good Ola
PennsyIvania justly styled the Keystone OF me Arch
have some acquaintance with lis clergy ana mem
hership having been connected with the church thlr
~ veaIs and sneak it as my conviction. based on
actual knowledge, that of the Lutheran clergy ana
laity North rot less than nine-tenhs at the coming
Presidential election will vote for James, Buchanan
and John c. Breckinridge and against the SECTIONAL
designating, strife and dlsunlon' 1ieeong parry
whose candidates and cause the Herald is esp using.
This is fact on which you may rely SO much 1or
Benefits church statistics
EXCITEMENT ON Board A STEAMBoAr.-We learn
that there was considerable excitement on board the
steamer Virginia, while making the trip from BaitI-
more to fredericksburg last Saturday afternoon, in
consequence of the meddIesome interference of abo-
ltonist in matters which did not concern him. At
landing in Lancaster county, Va, the boat took on
hoard about hundred negroes, purchased by south
ern planters and others from the CabeIl estate The
individual alluded to, hailing from Baltimore Du'
whose name we have been unable to learn. soon be
gan to express his incendiary sentiments, both to ne
groes and Whites using the most violent language IN
regard to the institution of slavery. When the boat
reached Rappahannock, where this man proposed te
ston he was told that information of his cOnduc
would be communicated TO tie people OH shore, wher
he would have 10 look out for himself On hearing this
he became alarmed, and refused to get off, whereup
on he was taken and put out on the wharf by force
narrowly escaping ducking in his RAPID transit The
excitement then became intense among the people or
shore, who determined that he should not stop there
and alter considerable consultation ii was agreed tina
| he should be placed board in charge of friend
and sent back in the return boat TO BaltimOre-R1c
n,ond Wing.
Governor B., of our glorious commonwealth, hav
ing appointed "colored pusson" 10 the office o
Justice of the peace for neigaborng city, some wag
+! 90, up case of violation Of the liquor law, will
reference to it's adjudication by =" bis honor" Ih
loke having got wind, matter of course the It'd
of spectators was immense, and our ebony Judg
spread himself to meet the crisis in manner worth.
the study of Huntley or Thayer, and 10 the infnt
diversion of the crowd.
The evidence all tending to convict, the defend
ants counsel was reduced to the necessity of object
ing to the phraseology of the warrant contendin
that the error was fatal one, inasmuch the in
strument was addressed to the constables of GU
said to,cn instead of "cty" Here was dilemma
The court made so long and profound examina
ton OF the paper, that the defendant offered to be
even on an acquiua; but the thermometer of his 10
soon fell, as Judge Pomp announced that "de cou
habin made berry careful examination OBJ de pape
and hear de objections find dat de objections alto
gedder bolous, for de court habin sarch in de dit
onary and considerin de matter by de light oh com
mon sense and de uider standards, come to de cor
, cluson dat de word town and de word city sam
ting as synonymous terms! De difference sma
dat it take powerful microscope 10 diskver de vari'
ton What de difference between town and city
In both cases dar good many houses and good man
people-no person ebber know de distinction
looking at 'em. De court itself hab berry gre'
doubt whedder de greatest minds dat shed light @
q de spirit Oh de age know de difference Dis cou
take occasion to remark dat he berry much astonshe
; when hr see lawyer oh edicaton Gas he doubt
u gemman is what plead dis CASEY make fibolous o
lection which observe sort O. purpose cept
take up de time oh de court. and make de cost mou
. up.
J. De Judgment OBJ de court u.s. dat de defendant
guilty OBJ de criminal and inc him fifteen dollar
= breaking de law, and 'devour to hab de bill
{ de coast made out in few minutes. Msser constab]
8 'iourn de court ~ Boston Post