Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-01-09


OF Jew wandering ard never dying, ey en- from
the crucxion of Jesus 10 this day, has spread
many European countries. The accounts, however, /
az in ell tables, do not agree One version is this
When Jesus was led todeath, oppressed by the weight
of the cross, he wished to himself little
the gate before the house of shoemaker named
Ahasueras. This man, however. sprang forth and
thrust him away Jesus turned towards him, saying. |
shall rest, but thou shalt move on until return"
And from that time he has rest, and is obliged in
cessantly to wander about Another version is that
given by Matthias Parisiensis, a monk of the thir-
Ieenth century: When Jesus was led from the tri-
bunal Of Piatus to death, the doorkeeper, named
Carahlius, pushed him from behind with his feet
saying, {" v ak on Jesus, quickly, why dcst thou
taEry:" Jesus looked at him graveIy and said, "
walk on, but thou shalt larry till come" And this
man. still alive, wanders from place to place in con
slant dread from the wrath to come. third legend
adds that this wandering Jew tails sick every hun
dred years but RECEIVERS aud renews his strength
hence it is that after many centuries he does
not look much older than septuagenarian. Thus
for the Legends. Not one Of the ancient authors
makes even mention of such an account. The FIRST
who reports some such thing is monk of the lhir-
eenth century, when, as is known the world was
filed to disgust with pous fctions. However, the
story has spread far, so that it has become pro-
verb, He runs like wandering Jew" There are
not wanting persons who assert TO have the
wanderer. Bua when their evidence is examined by
the test of historical creduty, it is found that some
mposter had made of this fable to impose upon
simple minded people for purpose of his own
However, the legend is altogether untrue; there
is a wandering Jew who about Europe, through
out every country. This imperishable being is-pre
ijudice against the Jews.-Jevish Chronicle.
The New York Day-BOok the Slave Trade.
The New York Day Book is journal, at least,
published in the North that is willing to acknowledge
that ours is Government of white men that the
negro 10 negro, and must continue to be a negro
while grass grows and water runs and it is there
FORE in favor Of his always occupying the normal re-
lation between him and the White man, which is that
of sub ordination servtude tits logical as we'll
candid, too, and does not stop half way in defending
slavery, and stultfy itself by pronouncing the
African slave trade as inhuman like Albert Pike, or
shocking to the moral sentiments of the enighten
ed portion of mankind" like the tender hearted MIR.
Etherdge, OF Tennessee. On the contrary it consid-
ers the prohibition of the slave trade in its present
form, insulting to the South and disg raceu to the
American intellect. In late article, reviewing Mr..
Eheridges resolution, it thus up the benefcent
results of African slavery in the United States
Thus, when honestly looking at the facts involved
in this natter-the transformation of millions of
rude, useless semi, beasial savages into useful and
happy Christians-he cultivation of vast and fertile
regions otherwise, of necessity, barren desertsths
growth and production of staples that constitute the
base of modern commerce and absolutely essential to
modern civilization, and greatest of ALL the develop
ment of Democratic ideas sprngiag from that peeu.
ItGr social condition termed slavery" and the sxs-
tencs of class called Shareholders the JeferSons
and Jacksons, the men unrivalled and unapproached
in true staesmanehip who, bound together by the
common interests of production, have defended the
rights of labor for the toiing millions, and made
Democratic system actual fact-n view of these
things. these trAnscendent rssults-:hese benefcsnt
eonaequences-this mighty goot-the African "slave
trade" and "American slavery constitute the happi-
est coDJuncture of circumstances that has
CURED in human affairs. Nor are these benefcent
consequences any of Them the result of these gen.
sra laws of Providence, which ovsrruling the gnor
ance or wickedness of mortas, bring good out of evil
On the contrary, il is Gemonsrabe truth that bring
ing negroes from Africa right and the restriction
tUaS wrong Ii is admitted by the Abotonists
that they have not prevented the importation of
single African, while their efforts to do have des
troyed than million Of ese, in this eonnec-
tion' unhappy beings The happiness and well-bslng
of mankind demanded certain amount of sugar, cof-
ice, &c, and if the labor of fifty thousand negroes
were necessary furnish these products, eighty
thousand shipped on the African coast so to
cover the thirty thousand killed by the interference of
the "trends of humanity"
The Day Book says, in conclusion, however, that
it is not an advocate of the re-opsning of the slave
trade and cannot conceive any possible condition
or circumstances that would demand warrant its
renewal" We have regarded the revival of the
slave trade as open question of expedency We
have contended for the ri ght to discuss as such,
and regret 10 see Journal usually ready to meet
all questions, either of morality expedency, dis
missing this with its own tpse di9n that under
the slave trade be expedent. If the slave trade
expedent up TO the time it was prohibited by act Of
Congress, and denounced piracy about fifty years
ago, is it not in the Imagination to conceive that ID
may be expedient to revive it? Then, how does the
Day Book reconcile its opinion to the absolute
inexpedency Of the revival of the slave trade with
its previous assertion, that 81 is demonstrate
truth that bringing negroes from Africa right,
and the restriction Chat is the act of Congress pro-
r hblting the slave trade) wrong?" Now, what
prevents the slave trade? The restriction imposed
by Congress. Should this restriction be removed ?
Yes, says the Day Book for it " was wrong" 20 i'm
q pose it. Is not removing the restriction upon the
trade equivalent to reopenng it, or at least permit
. ting it!
We believe the Day Book is advocate of free
trade in general We presume that is in favor of
merchandise seeking the best Market and labor going
where it be the most productive. We do doubt
: that it would oppose Indignantly any attempt to
check the ingress of foreign labor into the North, by
which the North has prospered. and is prosperng
cry day Why, then, should it 60 for free-trads in
general, but against the slave trade in particular
which is but the unrestricted admission OF labor suit
ed to the South, the needs of the South require
If circumstances demand the actual revival OIL
the slave trade be sure it would be revived, even il
1t were leg minated just it is now lawful to take
slaves from Louisiana and sell them in Virginia, which
10 not done, because the law of supply and demand
does not call for it. Why not give the South fail
= play, and put her on the footing 10 respect te
the importation of labor the North, which has i'm
the importation of the kind of labor required by the
latter was prohibited by law and branded piracy
How long is the South TO be imprisoned like Grim
nal whom it is dangerous to lei loose, and branded
felon, whose infamy should be exposed to the con-
. dign Reproduction of the civilized world
The RE.oLUTE-Capt. Hartstene's Return.-1h hi
following is extract from letter from an Amerl-