Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-01-14

BIrGeneral RoBLEs, who has just made the latest
reported on the Mexican chess board by upsettng
ZULoAaA used to represent Mexico at Washington
Citv f Is a man of intelligence and of some vigor
anddacison Of character. He calls himself conserva-
tive that is to say he goes for respecting the property
of the church He has found that there is chance for
any to stand unless it has the support OF the
clergy The Liberal " party under JUAREz, processes
to have new Constitution restricting, among other
tbinSs the power of the Church, and curtailng its
wealth. 1t IS doubted whether any compromise can be
effected between RoBLEs and JUAREz on this subject
AS for the wars fights battles, &C., in Mexico that is
all nonsense There are some robberies assassinaons,
murders Of prisoners, etc. etc. but no battles
worthy Of the name. r3 e. rEs
TIE NATIONAL FoUNDRY-A resolution has passed
both houses of our State Legislature, requesting our
Senator's and Representatives in Congress, to use their
influence for the establishment of the National Foundry
at Deep River. The recent examination by the COM
mission of which Captain Wilkes was the Chairman
was ostensiby with the view of ascerainng the suitable
ness of that location as site for Naval Machine Shops
only but the facts established by the Report of that
committee will indicate its suitabeness well for the
establishment of National Foundry, of Naval Ma
chine Shop. e a
It is probable that the bill from the Military Commit
tee of the House will contemplate the establishment Of
three foundres one the waters of the Gulf; one the
Pacific sde and one on the Atlantic Seaboard or in
one of the Atlantic States with convenient to the
Seaboard. The immediate construction of the last
named will alone be recommended The President will
be authorised to make the location Now it is certain
that the President and several members OF his cabinet
will visit Chapel Hill in june and that this will proba-
bly, be the only such visit he will make during his term
The exchange of mutual courtesies commits nobody and
we only mention this in connection with the Foundry,
as indicating not unrendly feeling towards our State.
B5@ The scene in the Senate on Saturday, referred
to by Raleigh correspondent would appear from the
Report in the Standard to have been a very peculiar
and not very creditabe It would seem that that
the day set apart for the appointment of Justices
of the Peace It is usual to pass favoraby upon the
lists for Justices in any county, as proposed by the
Commoner from that county, since he is presumed
to know the standing of the parties whose names
he offers. When the lists for the various counties
came from the House to the Senate the question on
concurring, which has always been regarded little
more than matter of FORM the only change made being
occasionally the addition of Magistrates to
the list of any county at the suggestion of the Senator
representing the district Mr.. Turner, of Orange how
ever, determined to oppose everything and everybody
questioning the characters of all the proposed Magistrates
catechising Senators in an unwarranted manncr-reiu
sing to come to order when called by the chair and IL
fact behaving in factious and far from decorous man
ner.