Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
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In has judgment o,oS is Tie only government consis-
tent '0lh nature. He did not agree aUdh some as to the
manner o. meeting our To4e"ts uhtte many persons
acre offended and Gstonashed at the higher ldao doc
rine Of SeaCard he Believed himself an higher la,v
He believed IN higher lar ofhe Creator and the Con-
d,t'aon must sustain and rest Upon this higher la,c-
me opponents Of sarery acre endeauoring to make
things equal (6tack and wite people, whic the Creator
had made unequal. Our opponents then, are earring
against a principle, whlc aoe acarring for it.
Negro stovery IS but an its i!taacy-d IS mere pro-
6Iem Of our governments our fathers didn't understand
once against 1t bM they didn't understand it. Hm
for as TO meet questions 0ihthe mnecSS 1cch theudid
The problem is yet unsolved. Ours not only the best
but it is the only government founded upon the prnc
pies OF nature Aristotle and other ancient philosophers
had failed in their theories of government Graduation
seen IN everything in naturein the fowery world,
from the aponica down to the violet in the vegetable
kingdom in the stars, and even in men. All govern
ment comes from the Creator Statesmen looked
to this principle of gradation but government the
only one founded it; and policy, institutions
and African slavery is founded on it, 1t is not for us
to inquire into the great mysteries of nature and it is
most foolish to attempt to make things better than God
made them. Applause.
Statesmen and private should take things as God
founded them, making the greatest amount of happiness
out of the clements which we possess. We ought to
increase and expand our Institutions If they do not
increase the amount of happiness at all-black and
white-then they ought to be abandoned He repuda-
ted the doctrine of the greatest happiness to the greatest
number One hundred persons have no right to have
happiness at the expense and injury of ninetynine. If
dUery not best for the African and doesn't increase
has happiness, ought to be abolished IF 1t does then
institutions ore founded an natureUe are fulfilling
our Destiny and age stand upon the higher laaU He
couldn't support constitution that inconsistent 4Cih
this higher Lav of nature. And until the leopard
change his spots or the Ethiopian his skin don't
tell me- he said, that it is unlawful to hold slaves.
lie had been asked, with these views what is to be-
come of the country? Fanaticsm might be spreading
at the North but slavery is getting stronger and will
Oft.
If the worst must come, let it come-he was not a.
rad of the consequences in out Of the Union slavery
will grow strong as time goes on.
When he entered Congress the Missouri Compromise
excluded slavery from the terrtories it is not ex
cluded from portion of land which floats
| tional flag
He alluded to the ant-savery sentiment which pre-
vailed in Virginia in the early days of the commonwealth
and argued that it is useless to against the pro-
gress of events. Every restriction has been taken off
slavery; fugitive slave law has been granted There
more men at the North to-day who believe in the So
cal and moral condition of slavery than when he went
to Congress. Wiberlorces theory has failed Carlyle
has repudatcd his abolition doctrines and even the
London Times has partially kept up with him in his
opinions Freedom for the negro has been tried in the
West India Islands and failed and the defect is at
tempted to be rcmeded by the introduction of Chinese
coolies under the title Of apprentices" They had bet
ter resort to the original state of things.
All, he continued, depends upon ourselves for the u-
ture With our constitutional rights and with the pres
ent principles of political policy in his Judgment we are
just rs Safe and even safer than were. We
must remain united ii we divided our day of
doom will surely All nations when they cease to
grow, begin to die Should then endeavor to expand
and grow. Central America, Mexico are all open to
He does not believe that the country large enough
but believes that diversity Of interests will strengthen
the government better than if all homogeneous
He looks forward in the future to the acquisition of Gu
ba but was never III favor Of paying Spain much mo-
ney for it-nOt than or two millions Of dollars
If Cuba wants to into the Union he would not ask
Spain but would be in favor of repeating the neutrality
laws SO as to give our people chance to help her her
wish
He saw no reason we should pay thirty millions for
it we have already spent several millions in preventing
Americans from going to Cuba-and he wants the Uni
ted States to quit holding the Island while Spain skins
it. Cries Of " Go on go on p
The best time to quit resumed the speaker, is when
nobody wants to quit What 1 have said about the
principles Of slavery new thing. Philosophers
thought much about government founded on nature
All things arc now slow in development, &c. He allu
ded to the theories Of Coperncus of Calico, of Adam
Smith, of Watts, Of Newton, of Fulton to the steam
boat, the telegraph, &C., all slow in Development
and the same principle will apply to our government.
He would take his farewell leave. My race is done,
said he, my ended-wheher for good for evil
the record has been made up.
lie would not say that he would never hold Office
der any emergency, for that would be nsoent but if
any great emergency should arise even it were neces
sary to shoulder his musket in defence of his country
though he could not do much in that wayyet he would
hold himself ready to obey the call of his country But
there was no office under Heaven which he would have
in preference to that of representative and particularly
from the Eighth district.
In conclusion, he wishes peace, happiness and long
life to all his hearers prosperity to the country and
that institutions might bless millions yet unborn
they had blessed u.s.
Mr. Stephens sat down amid the applause Of those
who had the opportunity and the qualification to hear
him.
METHODIST STATIsTICs-I'he Richmond Advocafe
having occasion to overhaul the present statistics OF
Methodism in the United States and Canada says
Here the Methodist denominations that we
give account Of with the number of members in each
M. T.. Church, North, 953,472 MEMBERS M. f.
Church, South, 699,l75 Canada Conference, 42,O86
East British American Conference 1865; Methodist
E. Church in Canada, 1852 Methodist Protestant
Church, 7O019 Wesleyan Methodist Connection, 90,
1000 African Methodist e. Church, $4,000; African
NJ. t. Zion Church. 6,2O3 Evangelical Association, or
Albright Methodist, 81 076. Total I,867,937
We learn that Gen. j. J. McRae has been unanimously
rc-nomnatcd for Congress by the Brookhaven Conven
ton. Gen. McRae is one Of the most decided and ad
vanced State Rights men of Mississippi and his renom
nation at this time is gratifying indication of the
timen of the people of his district Southern Rights
nor the integrity of Democratic State Rights principles
would ever be in danger if every constituency in the
South were like that of Mississippi.
! New Orleans Delta.
TAwBoRo' BRANCH RoAD-The Southerner says that
operations to be commenced Monday under the
supervision of S. l.. Fremont Superintendent and En-
gincer Of the Wilmington Road and Henry McRae, lst
Assistant, and Mr.. Gaston Lewis, I'd Assistant.
We see by the Iarboro' Southerner that the Whining
ton merchants have taken the hint thrown out by the
Wilmington Journal having subscribed $4,000 to the
Branch Railroad, with prospect of $4,000 more. The
Southerner says: