Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-31


u.s. We are both perfectly Independent. We say that
Mr.. Douglas imprudept 10 his Harpers Maya
zine article has drawn an impossible line of demarka
ton between himself and many strong Democrats BY
what peculiar logic does the Herald infer that many
means all But to argue such plain thing would be
to insult the intelligence of readers Of course,
whether the Herald considers strong Southern Dem
ocrats or not makes not the slightest difference in the
world The Herald is bad authority on such matters
We do not regard Squatter Sovereignty as at all ap
preaching the unsoundness of the Wilmot Proviso
which politicians of the Bell school believe to have been
wrong but not unconstitutional" Neither do we be-
ieve it to be as bad as the Missouri restriction for the
continuance of which Mr.. Bell commended. Were the
Missouri restriction in force slavery would be inevitably
shut out of Kansas just much it can be now while
it could have no chance in New Mexico, where
it is now recognized and protected.
COOP PAY-The Archbishop of Canterbury, whose
rank is that of Primate of All England gets salary
of 75 900 per annum with two splendid residences
He is Peer of the Ream-takes precedence of every
body but the Royal Famiy,--is styled L" His Grace"
etc.
The Archbishop Of York, the incumbent OF which Of
flee recently died, gets $4,000 year, with house in
Y ork and one in or near London The London house
is for the convenience of tn preate while in attendance
as peer of Parliament.
Pretty good pickngs, these There used to be other
steangs" that swelled these salaries to twice the
amount but the poor bishops have had their little
stipends " cut down awfully.
Bs~ The Philadelpbans are going to give the Japan
csc ball at the Academy of Music-show them theatre
GALS OPERA dancing and sleight of hand at the Arch
| Uivn cham of
ta-take them to Independence Hail. and, in fact, give
them no time to call their souls their own. The New
Workers will burn down street two perform
other eccentric feat. But if Heenan should happen to
land about the time that the ambassadors reach
the Emporium the said ambassadors had better hide
their diminished heads.
FUNNY.-A meeting gotten up at Newburyport
recently, to instruct Messrs. Gushing and Williams DEL
egates to the Democratic National Convention vote
for Stephen A. Douglas. This resolution intended
as of censure well of instruction, these gentle
men not having voted for Mr. Douglas at Charleston
The resolution was passed with slight amandment-
to wit the name of S. A. Douglas stricken out
and that of Caleb Gushing substituted by of three
to one. Some folks went after wool aud came home
shorn.
COFFEE We notice the arrival OF another cargo of
l 800 bags Coffee, direct from Rio to O. G. PARSLEY
4 Co., which will be sold at auction on the 9Th prox
by D. PIGoTT
Bg2g~ Political newspapers are irreverent Abe Lin
coin is between sly and feet high consequently he
has been dubbed the " TAl Sucker" Douglas, is not
quite five and half feet and lie has been dubbed the
" Short Sucker Sucker !" being slang for IInosian
Bsag- Hardaway Bone was hung at Dallas, Castor
Co., n. c.. on Friday last, for the murder of James
Cornelius in Catawba County. He 81 died aud made no
sgn in fact be said nothing all before they hung him.
For the Journal.
Messrs. Editors: Will you-though very much OPP
posed to squatter sovereignty, or popular sovereign
Judge Douglas-alow me space in your paper to ex-
plain briefly the meaning of the article signed Peo-
pie " some days since in your paper?
1t due to the Editors of the Herald that some
one should call their attention to a few facts in MIR.
Douglas history in connection with "squatter
eighty, nonntervention," and " free SollSna.'
Now, the writer of this does not desire to say any
thing about Mr. Bell in this connection with Mr.. Doug
las The published records of each can easily be ap-
peaed to and the facts given to the public dr. Doug
las stands above reprOGch doubt this 1eSpec-go
search his record and give any word that of
free soil prOclvites. His on the LecomptOn
constitution is not exception-that question dives
ted of all the local and sectional excitement OF that hour
simply this shallths constitution, evidently fraud
on the people, be forced on unwilling community be-
cause both sides have been guilty of gross wrong p
Why did the President make this TEST? What right
had he to do so? Why did he not submit the cons-
tuition, usual, without comment Who is the au
thor OF nOnnterventiOn 4" :? .
Gen. Cass announced it a cardinal prncpl in the
Nicholson letter in l647 1t was adopted by many
OF the Southern States in their primary meetings. and
by nearly all in their State Conventions of that and the
following year, and finally at Baltimore, in National
Convention of l848 the broad principle fully SET
forth and made part-and very important part-ofthe
Democratic creed 1t has been restated reafirmed
ever since by the National Conventions. How then is
MIR. Douglas par excellence its author? Let US see wha
the Georgia Democracy say at Miedgeville, in State
= Convention December, l847:
ResolUed, That Congress possesses power under tt
Constitution to iegsate in any in relation
the institution of slavery 1t is the constitutional right
citizen to and settle with his property in
ResolUed, That the people of the South do ask
Congress to establish the tuition slavery any of thu
simply require that the iabitans Of each Territory hal
be leee determine for themselves echeher the insutio,
Of SGoTy shall or shall not form part Of their social sys
!" ten.'
J. And the National Convention at Baltimore in l64S
It says:
~ That Congress has no power under the Constutio,
to interfere with control the domestic institutions
several States and that such States
Judges of everything appertaning to their affairs
prohibited by the Constitutions that all efforts of the Abo
ionists Others made to induce Congress tonterfer
d"NSOhS
ton thereto, calculated to lead the alarming
dangerous consequences and that all such efforts have
tendency to diminish the happiness of the people
and endanger the stability and pemanency Union
and ought not be by any friend of
, litica Institutions
These declarations would to be pretty good au
re thorty for nonntervention." Mr. Douglas it is gen
orally known, drew up the Territorial Compromise bill
Of 1850 to go before the Committee of 49, OF which Mr.
Clay was Chairman, and though attempted to be amend
ed or altered it was finally adopted it from Mr.
Douglas hands, and as sustained by Mr. Clay through
out 1t was strongly non-intervention in doctrine
the object being to keep slavery of Congress Th
great Kansas Nebraska Bill l4th section contains thes
words: