Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-04
" WASHINGTON, May IA, 1876

"WASH1NGToN, May IA, 1856.
g GENTLEMEN | received your letter short time
since. and beg you to convey to the Sheffield For
eign Affairs Committee my acknowledgment for their
attention, and still more for the it furnish
that there are many persons in England who de-
precate the of the public press in endeavorng
to create hostile feelings between that country and
this am al loss to conjecture the motive, though
of the fact itself there can be no doubt desire to
preserve amicab'e relations with England, long
il can be done consistently with rights and honor,
is the universal sentiment of the people of the United
States. The two nations do each other vast
deal of injury. God grant that their political inter-
course may be regulated by spirit of kindness and
justice, leaving their competition to fl lis employ
ment In the pursuits of peaceful inter communication
and not In conflicts of Such | know be the
earnest hope OF the people Of this country, if
n corresponding spirit in yours :here will be no
thing to disturb their future tranquility
am, gentlemen, respectfully, your obedieut
want, "LEWlS CASS.
"IsAAC IRoNsIDE Esq, Chairman;
VIM. CYPLEs, Esq, Secretary of the Sheffield
Foreign Affairs Comm't'ee. England"
MILLARD FlLLMOKE's PLATFORM.
"I BELIEVE THAT PETITIONS TO CONGRESS ON THE
SUBJECT OF SLAVERY OR THE SLAVE TRADE OUGHT
BE RECEIVED, READ AND RE- PECTFULLY CONSIDERED
BY TBE REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE PEoPLE!n
"l AM opposed TO THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO
THIS UNION, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SO LONG AS
SLAVES ARE HELD THEREIN" !"
CONSTITUTIONAL POWER IT POSSESSES TO ABOLISH THE
INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE BETWEEN THE STATEs!n
Il AM IN FAVOR OF IMMEDIATE LEGISLA-
TION FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA !"
81 am opposed to the reckless and unwise policy
of the presen, administration in the general manage
ment of our national affairs. AS SHOWN IN RE-
OPENING SECTIONAL AGITATION BY THE RE-
PEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE"
PoL1T1cAL PRocEEDING--A correspondent of the
Bridgeport Farmer, writing from Southport, says that
the General Association Of the Congregational
Church, held lately, appointed Sunday, the lst of
June, as the time "when the agitation OF the popu-
lar questions OF the day, by their ministers, in their
pulpits," should commence. 1t seems, by what fol-
lows, that the clergyman in that place made bad
start:
''Afer the Rev. Mr. Merwin had closed his SER
mon, doing full justice to Kansas and Nebraska,
North and South, Freedom and Slavery, Brooks and
Sumner, shreks for Freedom and suggesting he
could say more if time would permit, Mr.. Simon
Sherwood, worthy and conscientious member Of the
church, rose in his seat and objected to such dis
courses being preached in the pulpit; he solemnly
protested against it. He said that that house was
not built 10 preach political and Abolition sermons
in. Such was the indignation felt, that ii was diff
cult for of the congregation keep their seats
during the discourse. Mr. Sherwood is one of our
selectmen his political preferences never ia.
| vorable to the Democracy"
Let them go on-the public have lost all reverence
for and confidence in clerical politicians The thing
is fast curing itself.-N. II. Register.
We notice, day or two since, the murder of
young Irishman at Washington city, Just after the
municipal election held there, by Know-N Nothing by
the of Essex, for the simple act of utter.ng
hurrah for the successful Democratic candidate. The
crime was committed in daylight, on the public
streets, IN the view of several witnesses.
! The guilty man arrested and brought before
Justice Follingshead for trial. During The progress
OF the trial it stated to the Court that the
who was beaten had died. The Justice then suspend
ed proceedings, for the alleged purpose of obtaining
more certain evidence as to the death He was seen
to leave the bench and hold private conversation, in
the rear of the Office, With the father of the prisoner
Soon after It was announced that the prisoner had
made his escape.
The Justice is now under arrest on a charge of
completely with the prisoner and his friends in con-
irving plan for his escape, by fight from the pen
atty due to his crime.--LouisvIle Democrat.
young man was wel-ngh being ruined by a le
gacy left him few years since by his father 1t was
S25 900, and The he ran in Chicago made him
a pauPer and miserable broken down oafer, who
was from a liberal sowing of wild oats, reaping a
most abundant crop of repentance. In this mood
and tease il was announced to him that a deceased
} uncle had left him $50 600 "Oh, dear !" was his
exc amation, " have go, to go through all this
!, again It'll kill me just sure as shooting Ii is
no use TO fight against fate; they're bound to ruin
r me Chicago paper.