Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-20
For the Journal.
Letter frnIn NTississinni.

Walden, Mss, Dec. 9Th, 1860.
MEssRs EDITORS For weeks past have watched
WITH great interest the tone and changes of public sent
ment in North Carolina have been anxious to see what
my natVe state is going to DO in this great struggle for
withdrawing from it. have been pleased to old party
lines giving way to singeness of effort for the
The pubc.meetngs the demonstrate the fact
that North Carolina true to her character determined to
defend her ancient rights and liberties though she may not
yet be prepared to that secession the panacae for
the ills of the South She has been known the con-
what position she will assume If several of the Southern
States do secede, what will she do? She cannot in that
event. remain with the North, and if she will not join
Sorthern union she must independent position
put on all her sovereignty free State and stand where
era Constitution Whether she can do this expedently it
remains for her citizens in Convention assembled to deter
mine Whatever be their decision in that matter for one
am ready to endorse it, for have great faith the udg
ment of the people of North Carolina any question Of
They have defended with bold and fearless hand their
right of inerna. segovenment from the earliest period
Of Colonial history to the present tme and they have now
that keen of justice and right which animated
the sons of Mecklenburg on the goth of May, l775.
But WheN orth Carolina is deberating Mississippi
already to have acted Her Legislature has assembled and
voted unit for Convention. The County Conventions
Convention Old party lines have suddenly dappeared
To who was here both before after election
gle between parties most vigorous but when all failed
Mississippi opened her eyes to her interests now the
wolf dwes with the lamb and the leopard lies down wt6
the kid and the calf and the young lion and the failing
gether and little child might lead them the
common enemy Secession has generally been charged up
on the Democratic party but the old opponents of Democ
racy here determined resistance Northern
oppression than any. Some of them disagree with the Dem
ocrats to the name, but all unite the remedy gen.
teman of the Opposition from down the Gulf told me
that he did not believe the Constitutional right of
son but the time for TeUOllO certainly had come-the
South must separate herself from her Northern enemies
Men of all parties say that the Union sick with disease
(Aboitonim which is incompatible with the rights of the
Southern States and dissolution is the only remedy They
say that the Constitution is broad and capacous and per-
feet in all its parts but it aVas nothing WREN Northern
faction will not respect it, Mississippi viii undoubtedly
cede unless she has further of her rights They
Choctaw county, that she is clear gone cut loose
from the Unon and longer in it This is, of course
JOKE but joke which indicates the real state of feeling in
that large and important county.
The excitement up here every day, and get
ting stronger and stronger in New Orleans where the Dem
ocracy weaker than in city in the South. have the
privilege of making extracts from private letter re-
ceved to day from prominent citizen OF Carroll county,
Miss WHO'S large commission merchant in New Orleans
this time and make them that you may see the true
state of feeling out here coored up all by the poi
cal papers the day. for the writer intended it for
publication but mere in reply to letter asking why New
Orleans cannot import and export directly and information
regard to the present state OF monetary affairs in that
city. He says:
Ii surely great evil under the SUM- that we have to
get New York and Boston import and export and
leads directly to that commercial dependence which
dsastrous just 1t has given rise the present
system of finance, and affects cotton trade directly The
Northern cities being importers and heavily indebted
Europe have always used exchange, based upon cot
ton, a of remittance pay off balances Our
Banks buy here and send orh for sale because they will
pay for it and ito greater advantage. Whenever
the Northern cities get panic and suspend payment
down goes exchange because they almost the only
purchasers and down goes cotton which moved en-.
trely by it, In the fall of 81 exchange was bought here
by Banks at lO9 before the suspension in New York
After the suspen on exchange went down to 90 and 93
making difference of l6 per cent, which, of course
off of the price of Cotton direct dead loss
Cotton grower of cents per pound Cotton 2b
cents We have the state OF things just now with
mnchas prospect of relief in the fuurewhat the
remedy? Direct trade has proved failure far and why?
Because merchants aud moneyed (in great de-
gree) but branches of Northern houses-have their
homes and property there and less interested
in Northern supremacy Hence is that every effort New
Orleans to establish direct trade and get up line of
Steamers meets with strong opposition even here But
there arguing this question Looking about for
remedies, we have grand specific in preparatcn and
though provided for this specially it will cure it
CERTAIN and that before any other could begin
the work propose to give it too Gas many practitioners
do) in broken doses. Commencing with South Carolina
assuring the patient all the time that the first dose will do
most good but be the hardest to swallow The truth is sir
begin to believe that secession great remedy for
Utmost cordially join you in hoping that Mississippi will
take stand that will secure her rights, but cannot for
moment, believe that she do anything in the Union /
still citizen of Mississippi, and my allegiance
pledge her the blood and treasure have in support
of her independence. 1 debts which must be
paid after which my means and myself at the service
of the State-it shall all go free water.
"Most of the Bell in n Orleans have come over with
US, and some OF the Douglas men, There doubt but
since attended the largest meeting ever held in New Orr
leans, at which about 5000 men, of all parties, Joined
Southern association all in favor of secessonamSng them
nearly all the principal in the city, both in standing
and wealth SbisS0nStS not very plenty here they
argue the question of submission with any one have
passed that point, rather got that as
argue the right to my house My whole house
ganized strictly Southern Rights principles. have
partner and four clerks submission among them
there was, should compel him carry his principles
forthwith by submitting to be kicked of my office.
"We have some Tories among us-they would have been
called in 76, and they will be called in '6l have
doubt that the ancestors of most of them Submission
men in '76.
Much pecunary distress exists among cotton factors
and good houses have been compelled suspend
ready. Perhaps will follow but do not think it
will be general.
''In conclusion let say that have passed point
of cursing enemies it high time preparing
effective weapon for them. Curses and rguments
failed. They refuse the right secede. Thank
God we have the right yet to fight for rights"
Messrs Editors, will make further comment the
above letter. Ii is indicative of the feeling all through this
section of the country speak for the great of the
people of Mississippi well for the city OF New Or
the planters of the South the losers and all this
result of the workings of the Black Republican party the
North. What is be done 1t is for South, whose
rights tramped and whose institutions threaten
ed with destruction to say. The time has We will
be stronger; will be able to assert
our claims to right and equality than W. A. II.
SUSPENSIONS AT NEw ORLEANs-Neac Orleans, Dec.
l1-There have been about thirty suspensions here in
the past few weeks They were not failures, however
as they all solvent and able to meet their indebted
ness. The suspensions were principally Cotton Factors
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