Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-01

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in ddUdnce, and the pdpervH all cases De discontinued
sohen the tine paid for expires.
OCT 49, 1857.
BsaBIt is painful element of publicity that 1t IS
generally the worst things that make the most noise
That the virtues quiet and unobruSlye, While the
vices by disturbing the order of things attract to them
selves attention The law Furnishes crime, or pretendS
to do So 1t cannot even pretend to reward virtue.
A certain amount of brass and rowdysm will some
times give to totally unworthy character sort OF
newspaper prominence that the ignorant or unsuSpectng
might mistake for fame The Geographic wires transmit
on the same night the of the celebration OF the lay
ing of the Atlantic Cable and of the illegal burning of
the quarantine buildings Staten Island. John Nor
rissey and the Bcncia Boy train themselves for the
laudablc purpose of beating each others bodies and
smashing each others proes and the papers dlac with
pleasure upon preparatory howthe
champions roed out and exercised and Grried down
and rubbed off like horses.
On another field another kind of prize fight comes
off. a man named Brownlow, miSnamed Reverend re-
ferred to the Fighting Parson, makes an arrange
men to discuss the question Of slavery with another
Of equally low cast of mind and temper, Mr.. Prynne
abolitionist They meet at Philadelphia and the re-
suit may easily be foresecn. They outHerod Herod,
they outBilngsgate BiIngsgate, and the papers pub
fish the particulars.
VIM Walker, or Col. Titus, or any other visionary or
adventurous reckless person gets together few per-
sons reckless as himself and at the head of two or
three hundred he is Gency0 and his handful oil I'M
disciplined men, embodied contrary to the spirit OF the
law is an aruy and he wanders about the earth ever
afterwards calling himself the government Of Nicaragua
or some other small affair.
In this way it is pretty certain that false ideas receive
kind Of currency, and that they thus enabled to
produce themselves and stamp their impress meaSuraby
at least upon the character of the age. Notorety is
mistaken for fame. The young inexperienced and un-
regulated emulate the prominence OF MOrrIsey, or Bill
Poole, Brownow or Prync They are led to confound
heroism with deeds of violence awcss adventureto
fancy Walker, Lopez, Ray Tompins as being little
inferior to Washington, Columbus or Bolivar thus
braWing dCmagogueS apt for the moment to attain
a power which they can neither hold nor manage
Be3yn We regret to see that an unpleasant state Of
feeling is growing up among and between the Demo
Gratis of the State Of Virginia. OF the different wings
sections of the party there has the Enquirer and
the other the South for its central organ The suggcS
tons Of one wing conrovcrtcd by the other wing
The Enquirer recommends the holding of the Democrat
it State Convention, at Richmond or Alexandria, while
the South thinks that Saunton is the place One wing
avOurs LeChCr for Governor and the other pitches into
him. There evidently ambitions and aspirations
which into collision with each other, but SO far all
pledged to abide the action Of the Convention, and
trust that all will do at the right time regardless OF
past squabblcs about men.
1t cannot be denied, however, that the great and al
most undputcd ascendency Of the Democratic party III
several States is beginning to dCvcope the consequences
which certain to flow feeling Of careless security
nor that in the SabbeS Of individuals for power and
prominence the harmony of the party may be cndanger
cd and its ascendency jeopardizcd.
In Virginia, us in North Carolina, they have that
queer sort OF potcian-a distribution Democratic
who put forward aided and allotted by the opposition
to the Democratic party In Illinois, Pennsylvania and
other Northern States, there certain disappointed
aspirants who arc consequently diSorganizers. What
they think Oft we cannot say but for part must
express settled conviction that the party Meth
afford to relax its organization, the South
afford to abate one iota of Democratic principle.
Getting the Goods.
Judging by appearances, our Dry Goods merchants
have determined to keep on trying for another year.
They all getting in stocks of goods-some have
got in good many already. On Market Street ant
Front street there be packing boxes and also at differ
ent points on Water Street. We do not know whether
the stocks this year large usual but they looE
to be So and presume they good and well selected
and can be offered at prices to suit the times"
The importatons of foreign goods certainly muc
smaller this year than for any of the years lately past
also arc the quantities Of Domestic Goods manuiac
turcd and thrown the market and yet hear of II
dcarth of goods, nor of any demand above the supply
from which are lead to infer that the consumption
must have largely fallen off, which may be good thing
be the result Of that economy whose consequence wi
be relief from debt.
We not deeply skilled i'll the mysteries of shoppin
or the cost of Dry Goods but keep hearing things
and comparing notes, and after having done SO, ha
come to the conclusion that our merchants here sell til
majority OF articles just cheap they can be boueh
anywhere. Some things may perhaps be higher, bu
others again lower There sort of use III senC
ing North for anything with the idea of chcapnegs
Those that want goods ought to get them at home.
The DETENTION MAILS AND PASSENGERS
We publish to-day communication from Hon. VIM.
Ashe, President of the w. 4 w. Railroad Co., in repl
to article recently copied by from the Charleso
Mercury. Mr. Ashe places the responsibility where
properly belongs and docs more than Justice to Il
able head Of the Post Office Department. The cours
of the Railroads Immediately North of us is impractc
BILE IN the extreme and is not simply nmical to u.s. bl
suicidal so far their interests arc concerned
DIsPATCH.-Thc Schooner Anna E. Glover (of 81
tons burthen,) Capt. j. 0. Robinson consigned
G. w. Davis, ESqr. left New York on Saturda