Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-01

their guard to the identity of the object kept IN view
by the parties factions urging on these attacks
That object is the complete overthrow of the Demo-
cratic party which, strong in its principles ana It's
organization, has so far successfully resisted these
attacks and come out from each conflict either refined
by trial or flushed with victory.
With the tactics of The last few years most people
are familiar The opposition at the North was anti
Slavery, anti Catholic and anti. Foreigner. AT the
South it sought TO roncliate the Northern an-slaVery
feeling by denouDcng the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise as "rtckess and unwise' while politicO
religious emisares trampoosed the States with books
full of horrible pictures of prosecutions, massacres
and other msleeds, said to have been committed by
the Pope of Rome or Arch. Bishop Hughes, while
citizens OF foreign birth were represented as graspg
the power of The government out of the hands OF
"lhe Sons of the SOIL, in face of the fact that no
Office could be shown held by any man OF foreign
birth and none or next 10 none sought by them.
Well, all this, with all the machinery and organi-
cation with which it was connected and by which ii
was al first rapidly advanced, tailed to drive or draw
the Democratic party from the impregnable position
which it had assumed. 1t refused to be drawn from
this postion-is ranks, though thinned for time,
were still unbroken, and, when the contest came, the
wisdom of this policy confirmed by the result
In that result the Democracy reaped the victorious
fruits of firm and unfinching adherence to princl-
pie and organization. They could not be driven
from their place-they would not be dram.
In the wild turmoil of the last years. the question of
the public lands was little spoken of; ii was but
mere incidental sort of outside afairnOaO ii is
made the primary consideration After the failure
of the attempt to storm the citadel OF Democracy the
policy now is 10 promote divisions among its defend
es-to draw aside portions of the Democratic forces,
and thus if possible, to obtain victory alter having
excited division.
The money raised for the support of the United
States federal is drawn from two sources,
duties upon imports and the proceeds OF the sales OF
nublic lands The last source is UNNECESSARILY the
largest and most reliable. The monies raised
expended for objects under the jurisdiction of GER
tain departments to wit: State, Treasury, War;
Nayv, Interior, &C. OF all these departments, the
Interior is among the most Important especially that
bureau known as the General Land Office, because
vast sums of money coming into the Treasury are
expended for the acquisition, survey, defence. &c.
of the public lands, to guard which from the incur
sions of hostile Indians, than half the military
q cost of millions year, while the expenses of
veys, Indian agencies, gross sums paid for the ex
tinction of titles, &c is very heavy charge upon
the Treasury. The average amount annually ex.
pended by the general government, for the past six
wears, for Indian purposes, has been about $685.,
932 while the interest on the Louisana pur-
chase, and the different purchases from Mex
leo. would amount to about much In
fact these inevitable expenditures, 10 say nothing
of the cost of the troops employed for the defence of
the territories in which these lands situated,
would consume every sixpence OF the average re
CENTS from the sales of public lands and indeed leave
their management if not burden, certainly profit
10 the treasury which has to keep up the troops in
them and for their defence at expense of not less
than eight million dollars year. Where then is the
nett proceeds to come from, the distribution of which
is proposed by the opposition panacea for all the
ills that aflict the States There nett pro-
ceeds.
It is proposed 10 distribute profits when there are
no profits, or to distribute gross proceeds, leaving the
deficiency thus created in the means of meeting the
necessary disbursements TO be, made up by means oil
taxes levied upon and taken out of the pockets of the
very charlottesville very people who are fooled
into the notion that they 10 be greatly benefited
Suppose that party should get up and demand div
,dends from the Cape Fear and Deep River NaViga-
ton Company
Now, suppose that six millions year bysway Of
distribution, were taken out of the Treasury of the
United States and handed over to the States, and N
Carolina got one hrty first part thereof, that is some
thing under two hundred thousand dollars, how would
she stand. o meet The six millions thus taken out
of the u States Treasury, a corresponding amount
must be collected, and how? By taxes on imports -
How does that operate! These duties are imposed
on certain articles of general consumption, mainly
manufactured goods, of which the domestic produc
tons stands at least in the proportion of Elk to ont
10 the imports of the same articles. The duty OF
the one part would be paid into the United State
Treasury on the sixth parts it would pass from tn
pockets of the agricultural consumers Of North Car
DINA into the pockets of the manufacturing producer
of New England and the North generally, so tina
for less than two hundred thousand donation III
: people of North Carolina would have 10 pay back il
taxes on the articles used by Them, at least miIlio
and quarter one part into the treasury of the Union
six PARTS into the pockets Of the protected manufac
turers.
These are matters to be thought and refecte
!, upon, but they are only part. There are othe
cognate matters to be treated Of but which the lac
of time and space forces us 10 omit to-day
Trouble II New York.
Nlayor Wood has caused an Injunction 10 be issue
t upon the new Police Commissioners appointed by tn
l. Governor in accordance with the recent act of III
% Legislature. There great excitement on the OF
cason. The Mayor pronounced the law uncOns1itr
ri notice ObPV ONLY the