Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-15

OF Bladen County, as Know Nothing canoiua'e AoA
Congress, against MIR. Winslow. The correspondent
wants Mr.. Jones to talk distribution, and charge
home upon them the Democratic the increased emoi-
uments of Congress members" we trust LOT Alr'
Jones' own credit that he will lake no such ADVICE
But for its slightly retrospective effect we presu"e
Mr.. Winsow would have voted for the increased
compensation, and he would have done right wei
believe that the public service entitled to have the
best efforts of the best of the country, and when
commanding their time and talents ought TO act fairly
and honestly by them. 1t is notorious that good and
true men, the choice of their constituents, whom it
was their pride to serve, been forced to leave Con-
gress from sense of justice to their families, and
because that with that they could not afford to
stay. We go for no extravaganza but we go for no
petty demagoguem Be assured that any man who, for
the purpose of getting Mr. WinsloW's place IN Con-
gress would attack him for receiving the increased
compensation, would only do so that he himself,
having ousted Mr.. Winslow, might do the very same
thing The increased compensation would be exactly
the thing sought after by any such economical patriot
The land distribution question has been fought over
in this district before ami with result which Mr.
Jones and the correspondent of the Argus may both
remember. But that will not be the only thing to
enter into this canvass 1t will not be forgotten that
for months last year, the fate of the country was be-
lieved 10 have hung trembling in the balance-that
| without afectation or exaggeraton, we all did feel
that the position of affairs critical in the ex.
treme We all know, that after the first week in
November, the country breathed deeper and freer;
and that, for the time at least the danger felt 10
have passed. Sectionalism had been defeated. The
Democratic party had been the centre around which
had rallied the conservative elements of the country
to effect this object What heard we, then, OF this
public land question, which has been resurrected and
preached up the question OF the most vital impor
| lance Nothing at all-not a word When the
country was in real danger-when The Democratic
party presented the only organization that did her
real SERVICE we then heard nothing of this obsolete
idea" But now that Democracy has defeated Sec
tionasn and relieved the public mind from its pain
full suspense it is 10 be rewarded by the resurrection
of an exploded humbug, forgotten when anything
real was to be done-its services to the country and
to the South are to be forgoten-disrust and suspi
cion infused into its ranks in order that North Caro-
lima NAV receive one dollar in donations from the
General Government, and pay six back in the way
of taxes Surely, the mighty and invincible 4" Sam
is fallen very low when all his high sounding pre-
tensions have dwindled down TO the assumption of
worn out garment of the old Wing party, which had
been declared by " Sam" dead and corrupt.
o. Compromises and half way measures won't do
They are always resulting in failure, always doing
injury TO the party that having the right on its side,
is foolish enough to compromise that right by placing
it in hotch. potch with the wrong
Tho whole Central American difficulties with Eng
land have exemplfed this. The thing has been cob
bled over for years, and it may be cobbled over for
many more years without any real settlement. First
the abortive Clayton Bulwer treaty, which settled
nothing, and admitted of many interpretations, and
which seems to have been so intended by Sir Henry
Bulwer at least That treaty, hahitnay violated by
Great Britain or at least habitualy Interpreted to
suit herself and against the intent and object of the
United States in making t-drectly opposed 10 Amer
lean policy certainly, still endured with all its
wrongs and violations under Mr.. Fillmores admins.
traton, by which it was bequeathed TO Mr.. Pierces
i MIR Buchanan, Minister to England during most of
:: Mr.. Pierces administration, abored Sssiduously to
effect settlement of this matter-not merely 10 patch
it over, but without success-the Clayton. Bulwer
affair was stumbling block. He might have made
Ia compromise, on terms which he deemed inadmissa.
4tble-on terms which, when embodied into treaty
BY Lord Clarendon and Mr. Dallas the Senate Of the
United States refused to ratify without essential mod
Observation-Disclosures OF such character that Lord
Palmsrston, strengthened in his position at home by
the result of the recent elections has thought proper
promptly to reject it. Now again are we thrown
back on the Clayton. Bulwsr treaty. England ad
heres to her nerpretation-the United States to hers
negotiation on that has been exhausted, and the
sooner it is abrogated the better, and the thing
brought to POINT still bet,er-but no more tinker
ing.
cd- There is strange fact connected with the efor
now being made to divert travel from the route va VIII
mngton to that via Raleigh Charlotte and Columbia
The upper route has electioneeng agent Weldon
whose chief success is in turning passengers for thu
North Carolina Railroad from going by way of th,
Wilmington & Weldon Road 10 Goldsboro', and theme,
along the 4rhole line of the N. C. Road, and caus
ing them to take the Raleigh and CASTOR Road, &C.
TIE North Carolina company is thus not only pay
ing its proportion of his salary, but, IN effect alst
. pays $15O for each passenger thus changed from
&c T..