Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-26
The News and Topics of the Day.

The News and Topics of the Day.
We are forced to the conclusion that readers are
tired of Kansas and know that are and yet our
Washington City contemporaries filed with Kansas
Does any one expect that we should talk Kansas No.
Then what of politics can we talk? Nothing new
Nothing but the old story-the thirty timestold tale
Kansas will come in presume. 1t might go to the
deuce for very few decent men were out OF 1t we
should not much care if Kansas and all it contains were
to /" drap in some fine morning. leaving "a clear and
lucid lake in its place-we don't wont Dead Sea, we
want a new Superior, superior to the old one
There is always trouble with Mexico. There always
will be trouble with Mexico. Even if took the whole
of Mexico trouble would be only begun. The latest
trouble arises out of the recent revolution by which
Comonfort has been driven out and Zuoago placed in
power as President or dictator of Mexico it being COM
monty supposed that Zuoago is but the forerunnner of
Santa Anna However that may be, the Zuloago gov
eminent is that which at present is in power in Mexico
and it has been recognised by Mr. Forsyth the American
Minister and by the other members Of the diplomatic
corps.
One of the first movements of the new government was
to issue decree restoring to the clergy the property OF
the church, which had been conscaed last year. When
tie sale of this concated property took place last year.
number of our citizens purchased portions of it, said
to amount to the value of several millions. AS the con-
scatinn and sale were made by government of Mexl-
co. both de lure and de fdcto their act is binding on
their successors and our citizens assert that they will
have good claim in case the property they paid for
should be taken from them by this any subsequent
government This WILL Of course, involve our govern
ment to assert the rights and claims of its citizens
Our English friends are roced to know that the LIE
yiathan is ahoat at last without hurting anybody We
don't know when she will get out to Portland, nor how
often she may to that place Not often, we think
The great dongs of yesterday done at Richmond
The sayings of the day were to consist Of welcoming
speech by Gov. Wise; an opening ode by John R.
Thompson, ESQ., editor of the Literary Messenger an
grafton by Hon. R. M. T. Hunter a Masonic Address
by Past Grand Master Robert G. Scott and Termi
nal Ode by James Barron Hope Esq.
Among the guests present, we notice the names Of
Senator Hunter, of Virginia James Barron Hope, VIM
L. Yancey of Alabama and the Governors of New Jer
sey and Connecticut, Hon. Edward Everett Hon. Johr
B. Floyd Secretary of War; General Winfield Scott
Washington family including the one that asks quar-
ter of million for Mount Vernon.
| Mrs Crawford the widow of the lamented artist il
pFCSCuI Us SuCSG vi Is
by her two eldest daughters 1t is right that honor
; ed place should be assigned to her.
? On Saturday, General Scott was received by boil
Houses of the Virginia Legislature, and made YER
feeling and eloquent response to the welcoming addres
Of Lieut.. Governor Jackson
The National Capital is quite beigerent in its tone
Hon. j. B. Clay and Gen. Cullom, of Tennessee, lat
Clerk of the House. are said to be up for fight. The
squabbled at the hotel table and Cullom struck Clay.
) Then again, Gen. Harvey and Col. Sumner are OF
unpleasant terms Sumner thinking himself insued b.
Harvey sent him polite invitation to meet him outsid
of the district Harvey sent the note to the Secrear
of War, and informed Sumner that he would make it
matter for official investigation.
Lieut. Rhind EX-Lieut. Rhind formerly of the Navy
challenged Commander Boutwell, and his challenge be
ing refused, affixed pacard to tree in front of tn
Navy Department affirming Boutwell, to be no gentleman
There are few more of the same sort left, but the
2 will keep without much trouble.