Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-13

There are times in the history of mankind when the !
boldest holds his breath for time when the national
breathing may be said to stop in listening arten-
ton, and the national pulse to throb with such solemn
emotion that its very beatings may be counted
This is of those times if there was one. It
time for solemn thought for resoute action. It is
not time fer wranglng recrminatiOns. Least of
all should such denominations be INDUCED by members
of the same community-men engaged in one cause,
identified in interest who must sink or swim together
How do we stand? How do the North and
the South stand towards each other in Congress- How
do Northern and Southern meet each other in the
Territories? What the tone Of the press OF
the different sections? What of the churches? What
of the tract societies? What of anything? Can we
disguise the dangers of the position
The fight is openly begun already IN Congress Hale,
of New Hampshire has opened the ball in the Senate,
and Iverson, of Georgia. Brown of Mississippi, and
others have responded defantfy.
Divine Providence can avert disunion and no less
power can do So Before the 4th Of March, without
miracle nterposes to prevent it, this Union will nevita
blv be dissolved. The amendments to the Constitution
suggested by the President will be made, nor
would they be in time to do anything, even if made
We fear that the die is cast. Dissolution is inevitable.
| The Presidents Message is moderate enough in its
way but if its policy be carried out attempted to be
carried out it must result in collision The collection
of the Revenue Of the United States from States no
longer members of the confederacy, will be resented as
an attempt to levy tribute. In deprecatng coercion,
yet proposing collect tribute the President makes
rather inconsistent recommendations So in regard to
the federal property, the title to it property is GER
o;nl1 in 4bo and will p
denied, but tie holding of fonts by the General Govern
ment within the territories of seeded States will GER
tainly be resisted.
With the present spirit abroad in COngress-among
the peopIe-the churches-the presses-the territories
everywhere there can be slight hope of peaceable adj
iustment Is North Carolina to cry peace peace when
she there peace? Shall she not get ready for
any emergency? Shall she not see not only how she
stands at home but how she stands towards her sister
States Shall she not call her people together in Con-
vention? Shall she not prepare to resist aggression, if
= aggression should come? Surely, think that she
should adopt all reasonable precautions for the time has
come or will soon have come.
To Whom IT MAY CONCERN, TAKE NoT1CE-We
hereby inform Mr.. VIM Goat, and all his friends, that
the aforesaid William will get himself into scrape if he
does not keep out of garden Fourth street. between
Princess and Chestnut streets. William is fond OF
flowers and shrubbery-he is gentleman of taste, ard
loves these things so well that be eats them up.
Said William is of low stature, dark color, wears
long beard and like popular patent medicine is GER
tainy genuine since he is fully entitled to the label of
81 butts.'
His perfumery is more remarkable for strength than
deEcacy.
b~ We have little taste for controversy, and no de-
sire to prolong it unnecessarily We merely now
to alude to one or two items in the last Raleigh Stand
ard as possibly such reference may be deemed necessary
to relieve ourselves from any false position
We cannot think that the Standard meant to convey
the impression that our brief reference the remarks of
Hon. Bedford Brown were inspired in any way by Gov.
Ellis Ii so, the Standard mistaken in
its life The Journal is not that Of paper and
of this think its past for long years is uf
Gent proof Neither apt to endorse every thing
that anybody may do or say. OF this fact Governor
Ellis is as fully aware as anybody.
INQUEsT-Cor0ner JONES yesterday held an inquest
over the body of a negro rather advanced in life
found floating in the Cape Fear River at Walkers Fer
ry in front of the present river terminus Of the Char
lotte Road. The body had evidently been time in
o the water There clue by which to identity the
body or to ascertain how the negro got drowned. Sup
ri posed to have been by accident.
RSy~ The following are the Preamble and Resolutions
u passed by the meeting held in Charlotte, the first
Instant AS we stated before this meeting was par
= tcipated in by leading of both parties hap
! pen personally to know:
Whereas the people of the United States in the for
nation and adoption of our Federal Constitution, de-
cared their purpose to be- to establish justice to in
h sure domestic tranquility provide for the de-
fence promote the general welfare, and the bless
~ ngs of Liberty TO themselves and their pOsteTity;
1T And whereas the election Of Lincoln and Hamn t.
Id the offices of President and Vice President of this grea
Conederacy by sectional organization predcated up
on a sentiment embodyng the doctrine of the rrepres
sibe conflict" that the industry of this country mus
be directed in the whole by free labor slave labor,
Ii that house divided against itself cannot stand
in sentiment which, if carried out subversve of the pur
49, poses fathers had in view IL the formation of
. Federal Government, by denying to fifteen States o
ne this Union their just rights in the Territory now be
ht longing to the Federal Government: sentiment de
IN structive of the rights of fifteen States in their sav
property-a sentiment the very agitation OF which is
" war with domestic tranquility, peace and happiness
by stimulating our slaves to INSTRUMENTATION, nsurrec
Id ton and rebellion, and thereby mperring lives
RI and those of our wives and our children
And whereas several of sister States South of us
in view of the recent election and the sentiment there
in indicated of hostility to their interests have bee
en- prompted to the protection of their rights thus mper
ed and their general welfare thus threatened to ca
81 Conventions of their States respectively to determn
what duty and their interests demand they shou
ne take.
On Be it therefore Resolved by the citizens OF Meckeer
burgh County:
1st That we do hereby raise our voices in solem
protesation against the sentiment which has produce
d. the crisis in which beloved country and its nstitu
in lions are involved by the recent election.
I'd. That in view of the foregoing considerations 1t
our conviction that the Legislature of State for th
at nnrnoCn nrmorv of going into calm considerable an