Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-09-13
From the Daily Journal of the 9th inst.

From the Daily Journal OF the 9th INST
The Tenth Volume.
With today's issue we enter upon the tenth veiame
of the DAILY Journal 1t is not for us now to make
professions for the future, any more than 1t would ce
come us to Judge of the prprety of our course in the
past We can only say that we have srlven to furnish
to the public reliable newspaper consistent and nde
pendent in its political and devoted to the best
interests of our country State, and our section
Wherein we have failed the has been of the head
and not of the heart.
That the public has appreciated our efforts perhaps
more highly than they deserved is shown in the liberal
and still extending patronage bestowed upon our enter
prise. Such patronage SHALL at least try to deserve
hereafter The oldest of the daily papers of the State
the Journal happy to say, has not been the least
successful Kind friends have assured that it is not
the least useful. It shall be endeavor to make it
still more useful trusting to liberal public to make it
still more successful.
h~ The enduring character of political annoslties
especially when they founded upon or allied with
sectarian disagreement, received striking illustration
last week during the progress of the Prince of Wales
through Upper Canada. When the Prince and suit
arrived at Beevle the Orangemen of that and other
places proposed to join in the ceremonial Of reception,
accompanied by the embems and engnia of their ORDER
with notices and devices commemorative of the civil
struggles and bloodshed of two centuries ago, mainly in
Ireland AS such professions, tending as they do to
breaches of the peace have been declared illegal by act
of Parliament and at any rate are OF an offensive party
character Prince under the direction of the Duke of
Newcastle refused to land at Be!ievie, and thus after
much expectation and preparation, the rest of the COM
munty deprived of the pageant to which they bad
been looking forward, simply because body of Orange
men uouh give to act of loyalty to the Queens the
character of offensive partizan and ecaran demon
straton.
HAVANA MAIL RoUTE-We understand that the Raj
Road from Fernandina on the Atlantic, to Cedar Keys
on the Gulf coast Of Florida completed and in opera
on and that the telegraph also has been extended to
the last named point. 1t would appear that in 1858,
Congress established the route between Cedar Keys and
Key West as Mail Route, and it was lately advertised
among the routes for which proposals were invited.
The service to be twice week. The Department has
not yet acted upon any bid bids which have been sent
IT,
The distance from Cedar Keys to Havana, TIA Key
West 36l miles, which, at IA miles per hour, would
require 26 hours at Is miles per hour, would require
% hours, aud at l. miles per hour 80 hours. Add
hours for stoppsge at Key West the whole longest time
would be 80 hours between Cedar Keys and Havana !;
but for abundant security adding hours Sc hours
would be extreme limit the whole route between
Cedar Keys and Havana is on soundings except that
shortest portion between Key West and Havana
1t is asked that the attention of the Department be
called at to the route between Cedar Keys and
Key West and that said Department be requested to
put the route in operation provided the bidder agrees
to extend to Havana for the postage, required by
law.
Under existing schedules between New York and
Cedar Keys, and allowing Sc hours between Cedar Keys
and Havana, the time would be rs follows New FORK
to Havana, 4 !. days; Washington to Havana, 334
Charleston to Havana, Pa. It is asserted, however
that this time is capable of much reduction This route
from New York to Havana would pass through Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Norfolk
Petersburg, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah and
Fernandina large portion of the foreign shipments
of the port of Wilmington to Cuba, and also con
siderable proportion OF the foreign arrivals thence
With the mails will to extent, go the passengers
This must also be of some advantage to railroad lines
as facility Of mail communication with Havana would
certainly be advantageous to many of business men
We have thus called public attention to this subject
and furnished some data from which opinions may be
formed OF upon which action may be based We leave
the rest to those deeply interested better quail
: ifecl.
Attempted Escape.
On yesterday morning, whilst Mr. A. NJ. Burch, one