Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-30
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
The Wilson Breckenridge and Lane
MaSS Meeting.

of the kind in the State. The night of the 18th,
however, before the dawn of the glorious 10Th,
| the flag and streamer raised for the occasion
were swept away by heavy Northeast gale,
| spreading gloom over all. The catastrophe
was supposed by some to be ominous of the
| fate of the ticket in November. Be that as it
may, will not stop to speak of it, nor OF the
disappointment in the non-welcoming OF such
| lights as Yancey, Wise, Dickinson, Keitt and
others to enlighten the people of Wilson upon
the great question of Congressional inter0entlon.
tits sufficient to say the Hon. 7. L. Clingman and
I. Rufin were present. The day was stormy and
! few people turned out. At half past l o'clock
however the Wilmington Cornet Band struck
up and went down to the Baptist Church where
Senator Clingman, in kind of fire-side talk
| for about two hours, spoke in superficial
way of the revolutionary spirit that had over
thrown most of the nations; contrasting with
the existing features in our own country; the
effects of dissolution, &C.; reviewal of his po-
ltical career; why he quit the old Whig party
and went to the Democratic his antagonism
to Judge Douglas and support of Breckenridge;
cause ofthe former, the Judge speeches in Nor
folk and Raleigh-the latter left num- careful
Iy avoiding committal of himself on the is
sues before the country; that he was with
North Carolina if Breckenridge was defeated
and Lincoln elected he was ready to consult
with her sister States as to the course to
pursue.
| [ could but look upon the gentleman as he
stood up before the audience denOuncing the
man whom he had acted with, and thought of
the curses heaped upon him by the party he
claims now, whilst he was held as the embod-
ment of Whigism in Western North Carolina,
and that but few months since he uttered in
the Senate Of the United States speech asser-
ting the doctrine of the National Democratic
party which he is now denouncing, to-wit: g 1
submit therefore that upon fair construction
Of that act, (what act Why the COMPROMISED
you can come to no other conclusion except
that Congress intended to abnegate the exer-
else of any power over this question in the Terri
tories, and to deny its purpose to legislate,
whether to establish prohibit restrict,
protect slavery in the Territories; and in 1856,
in platform, we expressly declared the
doctrine of non-intervention with slavery in
the Territories and in the District of Columbia
Where did that leave it? Congress left it, of
course. in the States to the States; in Terrific
ries to the Territories. Then wFe~e do we stand?
The democracy of the north and the south agreed
upon this principle of non-intcrvcntion. Ifthere
ever was compromise made under this gov
crnment that was one, we surrendered our
claim TO protection. Our Northern friends ahan-
doncd the Wilmot Proviso and everything look
ing to it, and met us on common ground
Though was not an original party to the agree
mcnt I am boundt to it by my acquiesccncc, and
hold that neither section can honorahly depart
from it without some pressing necessity which
does not now exist | know it is said that the
bred Scott decision has modified the question.
I confess | do not think So" This being his
sentiments then and in the convention which
he boasted the first that he had the honor
to be in at Cincinnati it is little hard to be-
lieve such a revolution on such great questions
of national policy can be sound in the men and
party advocating them, and think the people
will Judge of them as [ do. Mr.. Ruffin said
nothing but what he had before said and but
one point claims notice in this connection, that
is he quoted from a speech that Judge Douglas
uttered disunion sentiments in the last Pres-
Dental canvass. | have not the speech before
me but believe the sentiments to be about these:
In the event of Freemont's election a dissoll-
ton of the Union would likely be the result.
Here Mr. Ruffin believes he says as far as his
information goes that Judge Douglas is the au-
thor of the disunion cry throughout the
try If the uttering of such sentiments, or
opinions rather, constitutes man opposed to
the Union, all Union loving men may be called
disunonists, for all have expressed such ap-
prehenSion in the event of the election of a
Republican President. Men should always be
fairly represented. Mr. Branch and Mr.. Ruff
fin made similar declarations; are they dis
unionists Will they answer as Judge Doug
las does all questions of national policy, North,
South, East and West, at Norfolk, Raleigh or
anywhere else? He never falters or plays Dauna.
Too much frankness and honesty to sacrifice
principle for place, rights for popular favor
when his country's best interest is at peril
The people see it and will support him as the
only hope to crush out further agitation.
WILSON, n. c. S. F.
GOIdsbOrO' Fair-Accident,e etc.
GoLDsBoRo' Oct. %, 1850.
Dear Progress The North Carolina East
ern Central Fair opened at this place to-day
with brilliant display of articles and very
fine attendance of persons from all parts of
the State The day is lovely and the tempera-
ture most delightful. The faces of all look as
smiling as the unclouded sky, and every eye
seems to reflect the pleasant beams of the
brightly shining sun above us. Music, mirth
and frolic are the order of the day. Besides the
Fair we have the Parker Family, the Baily
Troupe and Nixon's celebrated Circus. So you
perceive we have an inexhaustible source of
amusement On hand, [ will endeavor to give
you some particulars In few days.
The eldest son of Mrs. Kilkelly, a little boy
about 12 years of age, accidentally shot HIM
self with pistol two or three days since. The
contents entered the foot, and made very Sc
rious, though not fatal wound. This is anoth-
er instance of the gross impropriety of permit