Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-10
Politics and Some Politicians.

men of many minds" and among them some men OIL
very queer minds indeed. Perhaps however their men
tai Obquy arises chiefly out of the distortion produced
by effectiveness of moral perception rather than by
anything seriously wrong in intention The distinctions
between fair and unfair meals, between the man
agement and tact that recognizable in and the
subteruges and betrayals that not seem to &C
cur to them. They cannot Why when open eDe
N.Y. if captured is treated with the honors of warfare
spy should be hung The sacredness of flag of trace
no than the intmaces of friendship to be re-
garded
This sort Of thing, and the guilty Of it, can bel
found in all the walks of fe but remarked upon
in politics, for the pursuit Of which public life is
synonymous expression. We believe it to be mainly due
to this publicity that politicians looked upon as less
reliable less Scrupulous in the of than men
occupying situations of less prominence or notoriey
The feud growing appearing to grow, out Of the
positions of the Administration and of Mr. Douglas
respectively the Kansas question has been fruitful of
developments illustrating the mental and moral character
stics or deficiencies of which we have been speaking
Disappointed ambition with certain parties has reused per-
sona feeling which has taken the form of opposition and
this opposition has assumed basis and justification
the defence of some principle tenet Now, in very
the ground an after consideration How far these re-
marks will apply to Senator Douglas cannot be accu-
rately stated although from the haste with which he
sprang into the contest at the opening OF Congress- and
the tone he assumed it can hardly be doubted that he
came to Washington last winter prepared to make an
issue with the Administration In regard to others,
there can be less question
Like Senator Douglas though, of course, with less
power and prestige, John w. Forney Esq, former Clerk
of the House of Representatives had been prominent
and active Democrat at the North 1t is not wish
to prefer any gratutous charges withhold any mer
ted honor from this gentlemen. AS Editor of the
Pennsylvania, and Chairman of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of the State Mr. Forney
worked ably faithfully and efficiently in the of
Democracy, and his position sectional issues en-
nently national H. made capital Clerk of the House,
and although dsbursng large in that capacity his
accounts accurate to cent and ready for Just
ment within day after his retirement from Office This
much it is right to say in his favour. Mr. Forney how
ever never took well with the majority of Southern men,
bers. His Roberts letter in which he asked Roberts,
Boston Editor to make use of his (Roberts) familiar
and friendly relations with George Jameson, actor,
to get the latter drunk and by operating upon his de-
based vanity to induce him to boast of improper ami-
arty with Mrs Forest to be used evidence out
and hurt him. especially with Southern Democrats
This he felt aud the cstrangcd feeling was mutual.
When Mr. buchanan was elected, Mr.. Forney and
his friends perhaps expected more than could be granted
This Roberts affair and other antecedents stood in the
way of Mr. Foncys appointment to Cabinet Di-
pOmatic position to one or the other of which he I'M
questOnably aspirCd. Rumor, correctly, think, says
that subordinate but more lucrative positions were
rendered but declined Mr.. +. was disappointed and
dissatisfied man. THE PrcsS,' ~ large and able
daily paper, started in Philadelphia under
bis cditorshp. IL regard - its course there could be
no doubt although at first its opposition to the Admin
stration was less openly displayed carefully
guarded. Now, it can only be casscd as an Anti-Ad
minstraton paper and the personality of the feeling
tuating it is thiuly disguised, under the mask of
a difference of opinion, which has ceased to have
practical character value. The opposition, the pro-
motion of faction the real obcct-one cloak is as good
as another.
The Roberts letter might have been apologzed for
and forgiven although it could not be justified or excu
sed, but Mr. Forney determined to prove that
that was no casual ndscreton no isolated case but an
index of his standard of fair dealing He recently made
speech at Iarrytown, New York, at meeting held in
the interests of Haskins renegade Democrat of
that State who has been consorting with Free Soers,
in which he Ir proceeded to relate what purported
to be private conversation between the President and
himself
And he proceeded to narrate the stump this private
conversation about Kansas occurring between himself
and his "old friend" as he called Mr.. Buchanan. A
strange of old friendship, and of private converse
ton. But the worst of the thing is that the Washing
ton Union Of the 7th distinctly states evidently by or
at least with authority, that such conversation took
place. any conversation at oil between those parties
on that subject" Kansas
What things disappointed asprants will resort to, or
what they will not resort to- is hard to say The foes
that merely shrewd politicians will commit are past be-
lief So in other avocations, but politicians more
remarked, that's all.
, Commerce of New Orleans.
of products received at that point from the interior du-
ring the year ending August 3lst at $l67 1855, 546.-
According to the Custom House records the total value
of exports to foreign countries of produce and merchan
Disc the growth and manufacture of the United States
for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth 1858, $685.
382438 and Of foreign merchandise and specie during
the same period 81 687 1868. The exports coaswise
were probably about $25, 900 900. The foreign i'm
ports for the fiscal year ending June Both, 1853 We're
of merchandise free and dutiable $l5O65l62; of spe
Gle, $452Ol62. Last year the receipts of Cotton
the port of New Orleans 513247 bales; the re
cepts for this year estimated at 81 $685. being
over half the whole crop Of the country The sugar
crop Of 1857, received at New Orleans amounted tc