Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-05
Rebu1e of Sectionalis,n.

The following eloquent and manly rebuke of the spirit
of sectionalsm administered by the very able
tor from Mississippi, COL DAVIS, in late speech in the
Z. S. senate during running debate =
X x TO what issue are you now
pressing? To the conclusion that because within the
limits of territory slaves held as property, state
is to be excluded from the Union. not in the habit
of paying lpervice to the Union The Union strong
enough to confer avors it is strong enough to
mand service. Under these circumstances, the man de-
serves but little credit who sings peans to its glory. II
through life, not short One large portion of
which has been spent in the public service have given
no better proof Of my affection for this Union than my
declarations, have lived to little purpose indeed.
think have given evidence in every form in which
patriotism is ever subjected to test and trust what
evil may be in store for us by those who wage
the constitution and rights under it, that shall
be able to turn at least to the past and say Up to that
period when [ declining into the grave served
government loved, and served it with my whole heart
Nor will stop to compare services with those gentle
who have fair phrases whilst they undermine the
very foundation of the temple fathers built IT, how
ever there be here those who do really love the Union
and the Constitution, which is the life-bOOd of the
Union, the time has come when should look calmly,
though steadily the danger which besets u.s. in the face
Violent speeches denunciatory Of people in any par
tcuar section of the Union the arraignment of nsu-
ons which they Inherited and intend to transmit e
prous spots the body polite not the means by
which the fraternity is to be preserved this Union
rendered perpetual These not the arguments which
fathers made when, through the struggles OF the
vOutOnary war; they laid the foundation of the Union
These are not the principles on which constitution
bundle of compromises made Then the navigating
and the agricultural states did not to which could
most nure the other but each conceded something from
that which it believed to be its interest to promote
the welfare of the other Those debates, whilst they
brought up all that struggle which belong to opposite
interests and opposite localities show of that bit
tees which so unfortunately characezes every debate
in which this body is involved.
The meanest thng-I do not mean otherwise than the
smallest thing-which arise among us, incidentally
into this sectional agitation as though it were
epidemic and gave its type to every disease Not
could the committees of this body when first
bed before any one had the excuse of excitement to
plead be organized without sectional agitation springng
up. Forciby, suppose gravely and sincerely it was
cOntented here that great wrong was done because
New York, the great commercial state and the empo-
rum of commerce within her limits not represented
upon the committee of commerce This will 90 forth to
remote corners and descend perhaps, to after times,
an instance in which the democratic party OF the senate
behaved with unrness towards its opponents for with
it will not descend the fact that the democratic party
arranged for itself its portion of the committees taking
the control of them and left blanks the committees to
be filled by the opposition that the opposition did fill
the blanks that the opposition had both the senators
from New York but did not choose to put either of
them on that committe though it afterwards formed the
basis and staple of their complaint
THE CHINESE CooL1E TRADE-The American ship
Challenge which arrived at Havana from China on the
9th inst had on board $40 coolies, after losing 286
the passage from dysentery and evers. The Baltimore
ship Kate Hooper, Captain Bowers Tin place of Capt.
Jackson deceased which arrived at Havana the 9th
inst, brought GIG Asiatic voluntary passengers after
losing - the passage by disease and killing five dur
ing the mutiny 1t appears the Kate Hooper fell in
with the ship Flying Childers, of Boston, at sea- and
was indebted to her assistance in queling the mutiny
and in securing the coolies who had set fire to the ship
, The mutiny not universal however, among the
Cinnamon, but upon its suppression the rDgeader
ynched by the law and order party ofhs countrymen
and hung up at the spanker ga. letter from Havana
7 says
To this date have received since pril 1Oth 1855
1854 ASatics for eight years servitude III Cuba, OF
which than twenty per cent have already .disap
peared. Died the vessels engaged in the traffic, g.
H. during voyages by suicides disease &c. than
one sixth of those taken board, without including
several casualties munies &c. which have caused the
destruction of whole eargoes. Of three four
thousand receved previous to the 10th of April 1850
nearly all have pershed 1t is not probable that tenth
will remain at the close of their eight years
AN ENGLISH (PERHAPs AMERICAN Fo1BLE.-The
London News says
, 1.-The French ambassador, in receiving address
from the corporation of London uchic however tary
may be IN recognising the merit Of heroes acays
hot haste ivh ats homage to great folk read England
sort of lecture in reply to the congratulations on the
escape of the emperor"
As soon as heard that the Mechanics Banking As
sociation had burst up said Snooks Skinned it home
as fast could to if had any of their bills
Well had you any ?" asked his eager friend. :" Why
no. Having examined carefully, found that had no
bills on that bank, nor on any Other"