Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-14
improvements at the RAILROAD.

clamor that RACES around.
improvements at the Railroad.
SO far as the comfort Of passengers is concerned
great improvement has been effected by the erec-
ton of the passenger depot up at the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad We happened to be up there on
Saturday afternoon last, to see friend OH, and we
avaed ourselves of the opportunity to look around
The whole affair is some $50 by 80 feet, with album
dant space the South side for the several passen
ger trains and platforms for the passengers, while
the North side is occupied by neat bar-room, with
all the " modern improvements "a dining saloon 96
by 26 feet capable of seating 200 persons--the
victuas being kept warm by steam, and the dining
room, and, indeed, the whole establishment, warmed
by the same agent. There is gentIeman's sitting
room 4ox26 ladies' sitting room, 2Ox26. Between
the ladies' and gentlemens sitting room is the ticket
office and agents room, and next to the ladies' sit
ting is the ladies' dressing rooms, and several
bath rooms, with hot and cold water and shower
baths. Next again, find the baggage room, the
BARRIERS shop and gentlemens wash-room and baths.
OF course, there other indispensable cOnvenences
not requisite to mention. The supply of water
throughout is plentiful and of the best quality, with
good head The whole establishment is lighted by gas
The kitchens are connected with the main building
by passage or corridor. By the Improvement OF the
grade the passengers on landing from the boat go i'm
mediate into the instead of clamberlng up the
hill as they used formerly to do under all weathers
The whole arrangement is neat tasteful & convenient
and does away with all occasion for clan or on the
part of that most camorous of all classes, the travel
ling community. B, B Brown Esq, is the lessee Of
the hotel part, where trust he will receive full
return for his exerons Hotel keepers and newspa-
per publishers ought to make enough in few years
to enable them to retire. Unfortunately the expert
of 10th classes in these capes is that they gene
rally do ret in few years. but from totally differ
ent cause-because they have not made anything.
GR5- very intelligent gentleman asked us yester-
day, in all sincerity if we thought Mr. Fillmore
would run-if he would accept the nomination. We
really did not know what to say, We could hardly
think that the nomination was made without his
understood consent, and yet we give Mr.. Fillmore
credit for good deal of tact and shrewdness, and
these would certainly prompt him to decline hope
less contesta useless sacrifice of his position What
SOFT of team must Fillmore and DoneIson make
and how strangely must the former gentleman feel so
yoked with his direct antipode in everything that
could 60 to make political faith the very coupling
of whose name with his own, will out platform or
principle shows dependence upon mere olap-tr
and excitement, the whole force of which will van
sh into thin air before the resolute Determined def
mite and constitutional action and constitutional men
OF the Cincinnati Conventional Convention which
will present to distracted country firm, fixed and
safe rally point around which will gather the
broad national, constitutional feeling of the country
After Mr.. Fillmore had finished his term or rather
the part Of the term left him by General Taylor s
DEATH he dropped and cast off, and General
Scott taken up, and the rich irish brogue" and
" sweet German accent" were all the 60 Mr.. Fill
mores party were defeated so badly that they ceased
to know anyhng--they even forgot their own name,
Mr.. Fillmore With the rest. He went into the Coun-
Gil No. LII, in Buffalo, and now energies in company
with A. ]. Donelson, between whom, as editor of the
Union, and Mr. FilImore's administration organ,
there sharp contest as to which was the best
friend of emigration. total reputation of all
that, and everything else i'll general seems to be the
only bond of Union, and the only thing upon which
they go before the country to ask for the support
! the Americans
1t is strange-a preposterous position which Mr.
Fillmore will have to occupy, but we rather think he
will occupy it.
MOVEMENT FOR KANSAS The citizens of our
sister State of South Carolina fully aroused TO
of the importance of having the South fairly
represented in Kansas, and the rights of her citizens
defended against the Vaccinations of the tools of the
Emgran Aid Societies at the North. Move
ments are being made in the several districts and
parishes, with view of organizing companies for
Kansas The citizens of All Saints Parish, Horny
District held meeting last week, and raised imme-
diately some three to four thousand dollars towards
fitting out company for Kansas; company has
been gotten up and reliable man to head it. The
members of the company agree to remain two years in
the territory, after their arrival there.
| About such movements there is neither buster nor
bravadO like that attached to the Theodore Parker
schemes at the North. Nothing is sought to be &C
complished but the vndication of the constitutional
rights of the States under the Constitution in legal
and proper manner. Similar movements have been
initiated in some portions of our State, and we
think it full time that the South should arouse her.
self. Missouri has done about what she can, and
she calls upon her sister States. Will they re-
spond?
The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for this
County, March term, commenced its session this
morning in the Court House. W. T. j. Vann Esq,
presiding in the absence of Col James T. Miller, the
Chairman of the Court who is prevented by serious
illness. We are pleased to learn that COL Miller is
improving.