Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-16

CAPE FEAR AND DEP RIVER.-ThiS work IS progressing
favoraby. We learn that Mr.. Morris has now force of
ninety hands and hopes to be able to pass boats
by e LIST Of TINS 10 pe
suit would almost amount tanty For reasons which
will be easily understood Mr. Morris anxious to obtain
much slave labor possible being reliable than
free labor especially free white labor owing to the Tact that
white laborers leave any me just as the notion takes
them
We find the above in the Wilmington Journal OF Fri
day last and that's the way the money goes. pop goes
the weazle Always did believe-always shall believe,
that the Deep River improvement is grand hnmbug,
and we think that common prudence would have dlcta
ted the Withholding of State aid long since but States
are so benevolent We suppose it is thought as we'll to
throw it away there as somewhere else.
Neacbern Progress.
Why yes, to be sure. But the money does not 60
quite so fast as It did the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad although the returns to the State are
about the same Neither that work the Deep River
work has been able to pay the interest on its bonds
dorsed by the State. There is this difference however
The Deep River work if accomplished would pretty GER
tainy pay The Atlantic Road is accomplished and as
certainly don't pay its own running expenses, and
there is little prospect that it ever WILL and of course
its failure to do SO cannot be attributed any
ror8 in management since the slightest attempt to
effect change in that respect during the past Sum-
mer excited the immense Ire of our Newbern cotem-
porary. There is old proverb that people who
live in glass houses ought not to throw stones In re-
spect to State expenditures friend of the Newbern
Progress lives in the biggest and most fragile of glass
tenements.
The FOREIGN NEws.-It will be seen by our tele'
graphic dispatch that the Paris correspondent of the
London Times anticipates early dissolution of the
Zurich Conference without having accomplished the
purposes for which they were held to wit the arrange
ment of dentve treaty of peace upon the bases agreed
upon or supposed to be agreed upon at the interview
between the Emperors OF France and Austria at Villa
Franca after the battle of Solferino.
The first stumbling block appears to be the Duchies
of Parma Modcna and Tuscany. One of the base
agreed upon at Villa Franco was the restoration of The
Grand Dukes, who are both members of the House o
Hapsburg Lorraine the Duchess of Parma is not
and, by herself is not so Objectionable to her people al
the Dukes to theirs but part Of system, he
return is equally opposed. Austria wishes to have
these princes restored by force of arms and against thu
opposition of the people FOYER whom they are to rule
To this Sardinia objects in the most decided terms. Sh
will permit no coercion. France will not sustain tn
coercve policy insisted upon by Austria while tn
other hand the Austrian Commissioners said to in
sst that, in pursuance of the Villa Franco agreement
France is bound to the Grand Dukes reinstated-
Again, difficulty arises out Of the agreement to pre-
mote the formation of Italian Conederacy, under tn
honorary Presidency of the Pope. How is not to b
arranged? The different portions Of Italy aate eac
other just badly they do the Iedeschthe foreign
ers the Barbarians, in plain terms the Austrans.-
The Florentine curses the Caabrian as brigand AM
the Neapotan lazzarone. The Roman curses tn
Milanese, inhabitants of cities almost neghbourng eac
other have the spes and rivalres of centuries. Th
confederation would be weaker than rope of sand
War or peace Congress, is the alternative suggest
ed. But what is peace Congress Who will consti
tute it Formerly this question easy to :;
the Five Great Powers, England, France, Russia
Austria and Prussia. But now, while Italy is t
be under discussion Italy must have a voice ant
a representation. How will that be arranged? Sar
DINA is hardly one-thrd Of Italy, even including LON
hardy, which only belongs to her by virtue OF the Villa
Franco Convention not yet confirmed by defnitiv
trea tv Shall reactonary-mdeav Naples speak 70
Italy? Would Italy accept her2 No! 1t is a com
pick matter and think blood will be shed befor
| it is settled