Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-02-23
sunpEsment to the Wilmington Journal.

Supplement- to the Wilmington Journal.
With this issue of the Journal send to our sub
scribers Supplement containing amount OF read
ing matter considerably greater than the average AFFORD
ed by the majority of the weekly papers in this State
This in addition to our usual and accustomed sheet
That the matter both in Journal and Supplement has
been most carefully selected We know, do that
pains has been spared to place readers in posses
sion of the latest and most reliable intelligence.
As our subscribers are aware we have sent these Sup
peents frequently of ate and shall continue to do so
from time to time occasion may require. In this as
in other respects we wish to be better than our word
we trust that friends have not had to complain of
our being worse. The demand upon our advertising
space begins to encroach somewhat upon that devoted
to reading matter-hence the necessity for occasional
Supplements in order that subscribers may receive
the full worth Of their money, which we determined
that they shall do
Now, shall we be thought obtrusive if respectfully
ask all who take our paper show it to those of their
neghbors who do not? Our list may thus be consider
ably enlarged and ability to do still better for our
readers viii keep pace with patronage and our efforts
with both. We should like to get five hundred or
a thousand new Names accompanied by the cash
during the present year.
IA Would rather prefer the thousand.
Things Premature.
We cannot but regard the discussions upon good
many questions political and otherwise, which engage
the public attention. exercise the public mind, de-
cidedy premature-as outside of the circumstances
requirements of public position at present exist
ing and therefore liable to the charge of that greatest of
foles-borrowing, or making trouble.
Now one of these points of discussion arises out of
the positions Of persons in regard to the power of terri
toria governments and the mode in which that power
is to be exercsed-this like all other questions of Amer
lean politics. revolving around and finally resolving it.
self into slavery The great difficulty now, between
who are not abotionists or reesoiers in regard to
the amount of protection which the territorial govern
ments shall be required to grant to any particular de-
scrption of property" particular description prop
erty meaning, again, as usual, slaves. Judge Doug
las is of opinion that they may by neglectng to pass
those peculiar laws required for the safety of that par
ticular description of property virtually exclude it. Nay
that they may &C farther and do so by hostile egsa
tion. Remember Judge Douglas does not say that they
ought to do so that it would be just for them to do
So He simply contends, a matter of legal construc
ton, that they have the legal right to do so.
On the contrary, the great body of Southern Demo
Gratis and many of the Southern Opposition hold that no
such legal right pertains to these temporary and ncom
plete political organizations-that oil property recog-
nzed under the Constitution of the United States ought
to be recognized and equally protected in the territories
of the United States and that it has right to demand
adequate protection. These opinions certainly
ard we believe that in entertaining them agree with
the regular line of the Democratic party North and
South 1t is only on the formation of State Const-
tuition and admission under it that any power over the
subject arises otherwise than the power and duty of
tending adequate protection to all property recognized
as such by the Constitution of the United States.
But now let see wherein consists the prematurity
of all the heated discussions upon this whole subject
Remember that the views we have stated yet but
opinions-views of legal construction-no more They
have not been embodied has been proposed save
by Senator Brown,) to embody them in any tangible
FORM AS the thing stands, party asserts Opn
ion and another asserts another opinion yet both agree
to submit the question to common arbter-the Su-
preme Court of the United States. We contend that
the discussion of the whole question political issue,
is in its present form-plemature, and will be so until
some party makes the enactment of code for the pro-
lection of property in the territories substantive ssre
or test and measure is presented by it for the
complishment of that end.
While saying this we neither withdraw nor modify
anything have previously said in regard to the pc
culiar views of Judge Douglas and those who act with
him neither approve of the obrusiveness of the
HarpsS Magazine article yet we must say that while
the question is confined within its present limits it
premature effort to try and enlarge it to the dimensions
of political issue sufficient to rena in twain great
conservative political organization.
Again, in this State, in every other State we sup
poSe premature issues being raised most frequently
we believe, by politicians equally premature who have
not learned from the poet to labor and to watt The
and cautious progress which takes no step back
wards because it takes forwards without cool and
cautious examination, will not do for them Taey must
spring forward at bound-whether the State does or
not is different, or perhaps should say an ndier-
ent thing. Plausible issues however premature, will
always find honest followers and the great mass of all
parties are honest n
The present agitation for what is called ad ualorem
taxation, but is really meant sweeping change Of
the Constitution of North Carolina, is wholly prema
ture. AS now presented, it may embitter sections anf
classes and it may dissever party associations bat
cannot effect change in the Constitution of Nort4
Carolina under thirty years without something like revo
luton by the time mentioned it is to be hoDed that th
debt contracted under present system of taxation ma,
be discharged and that also by the combining influence
internal Improvements the interests of or people as a
the character of their property will he more assmlate
sufficiently so to render the application of the bro
posed horizontal system possible without gross injustice
AT any time within quarter of century the W ak
movement is premature.
PERsoNAI-Al, or nearly all the papers in the Stat
are becoming quite personal towards the Editor O
the Salisbury Banner. Under the head of personal
they announce that John Speman, ESQ.,, of Salisbury
had married, or been married unto Miss Molie lea .
Ratershnrn Now are harun boon ..o.ss--, IL. III