Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-20

fact that all power liable to abuse and that all men
are subject to temptation In plain terms that man is
rail and imperfect.
When people get hold of power they are too apt to
show disposition to use it to its fullest extent and even
to transcend its real limits Of this the Convention
in session in Raleigh is certainly example. The reason
for calling that Convention obvious was the motive
of the people voting for delegates to that body Ger
ainy everybody knows that the only thing thought dis
tnctv was the question of Federal Relations. The
only movements distinctly demanded were the removal o.
the State out OF the Conederacy presided over by Abra
ham Lincoln and her mova into that presided over by
Jefferson Davis The only issues discussed land there was
scant time for anu discusson those directly
ted with and necessary the carrying out of the substan
tive measures above referred to- Surely nobody ever
expected that the Convention to usurp the pro-
vince of ordinary legislation, seriously and
unnecessarily alter the fundamental law of the
Sate-tear things up by the roots and plant
them head downwards-st unlimited time to
make up political issues and arrange private coks or
do any of the many sundry things which the people be-
gin to think the Convention is now determined on
The question before the Convention to-day is to abolish
the legislature The question for tomorrow is the
election of delegates the Congress of the Conederated
States to meet at Richmond in July. The programme
of certain portion of the delegates to arrange
the election for delegates TO snub every man
and the friends of every who advocated seces
sion before compelled to do by Lincon's proclama
ton and to elevate none but watch and wait men.-
Thus they propose for delegates at large George f. Bad
ger and Bedford Brown LIST District John Pool ID
Jesse Speght. We do not exactly class Dir. Speight
with the watch and wait men, but he is put for the
purpose of putting doun Mr. Ruf1n. Sd William j.
Houston vas talked of. Mr. Houston we all know and
esteem. He was sought to be put the ticket to de-
feat Mr. Mcdowell who was found to be the choice OF
the original secessonsts. Mr. Houston has not consent
ed. 4th A. NJ. Arlington. We do not know Mr.. Ar
ringtons position. 9Th John A Gilmer. 9Th R. H.
Puryear. 18th In this District attempts have made to
get out somebody to be used against Burton sCaige,
among others we have heard of MIR. Lander of
Lincoln, and Mr.. Walker of Mecklenburg, Meth
er OF whom can be so used, we think. We shall
see what we shall see. This say that think
those with whom have Immediately acted
heretofore intend in this matter to pursue perfectly
fair course seeking no party clique advantage For
the 9Th, the watch and wait interest vbrates between
B. Gather and MIR. Davidson.
The question asked is, When will the Convention ad-
journ This question will be asked loudly that
embittered body will be compelled to hear very distinct
ly
We understand that the Convention has so amended
disability of members of the Jewish persuasion holding
Office.
The ordinance of the Convention providing for the
raising and sationng of regiments in the
ties on aud East of the Wilmington & Weldon Road,
of Of tha bocb
considered and killed. 1t was objected that it would be
virtually making the military of the Eastern Counties
into permanent guard not liable nor available
for the deence-that it would give different
character and organization to the military of the different
sections of the State, thus creating ealouses-that it
would render hopeless the raising of the ten regi.
mcns of State troops of the other regiments of vol
unteers for general service for twelve months Eastern
proposed the reconsideration, and voted against the
BILL least it might be supposed capable of produc
ing the effects above attributed to it.
We regret to learn that Gov Ellis health is even
feebler than ever. Bitterly assailed he is he will
stand the rack AID need be, die in harness He
can't be dr1ren from bis post by those who pursue him.
% state Convention.
We learned from gentleman, down from Raleigh Sat
urday evening" that the Convention has accomplished moth
during the week the destruction the
iment bill and the engenderpg of ill feeling among it's mem
bers If all the glory recently for glorious old
State is to be sacrificed the altar of party feuds the
Convention we much prefer that that BODY would
adjourn Our informant that whatever of ntei-
the members might possess on other matters not
= ton would adjourn.-Neacbern Progress.
If we know anything the Convention has long since
accomplished all 1t elected for and it is high time
its members had concluded to retire from their labors
e and go home say their prayers and be good and
and obedent servants as they were when they first met
D. together Then they obeyed the call of the people =
If now they determined to obey the call of themselves
WE THE PLEASURE YESTERDAY of seeing here
Mr. McLane, supern and part proprietor of the
70 Egypt mine, in Chatham County. Mr. McLane is ready
to get out COAL and was here for the purpose of getting
rOaps and other things necessary the security
Il his hosting apparatus, believe; when this is fully
adjusted he progress much rapidly in bringing
. coal to the surface.
~ He says he will have to cart the coal some two miles
% and half to the head of the Fayetteville and Western
10 Road but that is preferable to not getting it car
~ ried.
" The extra session of the Legislature passed severa
acts, among others, providing for the completion O
the Fayetteville Road the coal fields and for adding
- to and completing its equipment but thai, like othe
0 things, to have been overlain by the weight
"a the Convention, which by proposing for itself very
wide latitude of action has put all legislation in doubt
bo Mr. McLane also expects to be making iron on Deer
"a River sometime along of 1861 He ought to get al
~ the encouragement that the State Or other public au
thorties can legally and fairly give.
Daily Journal, 10th inst.
OF ----2
% HENRY WINTER DAVIS defeated by gooc
H. Southern Rights man, Mr.. May. Good, so far as i
- goes. May is opposed to coercion, and will not vot
30 supplies beyond the first three months It said tina
Leary, elected as Union man " from the Sd Congress