Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-02-07
,en The steamship North Carolina, just built for

rea The steamship North Carolina, just built for
the Wilmington and New York Steamship Company
arrived here yesterday about noon, on Der frst trip
she is handsome iron-built propeller steamer and
seems to be admirably adapted to the trade Her regis
ter is $50 tons with light draft OF water and hne Ca
nacity for stowage, which she can readily I'LL up with
cotton, at good rates.
She has neat and comfortable accommodations ior
omp twenty Messengers and summer trip in her would
no doubt be very pleasant for that matter winter
trip to those not quite so sensitive upon the SCORE
sea-sickness We presume however, that ner main
business will be in the way OF freight
We are pleased to learn that so far the Steamship
line to this port has met with satisfactory Success ana
that the prospects are that it will be emlnenty So we
like t. see tie stout bulk of the staunch Old Parkers-
burg or the more elegant proportions and graceful lines
of the handsome North Carolina 10 our port 1t does
us good 1t affords facilities and gives our port COM
mercial character.
The following are Ler dimensions, etc. some of which,
copied from New York paper, we have already pub
lshed We think it best to reproduce them more fully
in this connection:
Length, l75 feet ; BREADTH 291a feetI depth hold,
1879 feet draft when, fully loaded liz to y feet
capacity about 5000 barrels rosin.
As already stated her hull is iron /; her upper wood
work is locust and oak Her cabin, which is well fin
sbed and convenient has sixteen berths Size is said
to be an excellent boat, moving well and smoothly,
and making 10 to ii knots an hour She was built by
the Novelty Works, New York.
Her engine direct acting condensing engine, has
cylinder ~ inches in diameter with AZ inch stroke
Chief Engineer Merritt says that the engine works
finely.
The North Carolina is commanded by Capt VIM.
Powell, thorough seaman, we'll Known in Wilmington,
and we'll qualified for tie post which he occupies.
With so much to commend aud no desire to find fault
with anything we must yet express regret that,
after Railroad Companies had come forward and
taken stock literally, ard some Of people had
taken deep interest in The establishment OF this
lne feeling in it natural pride, the first steamship
built expressly for our trade and with reference to
the requirements of our harbOr, should still hail from
another State and another por-that the North Caro-
lima must still be quoted of New YoIk" and not of
Wilmington. Ever these little things have their effect,
and properly We do not get credit Tor what we do or
what are Our efforts really 60 to swell the preen-
sions of other States and sectionsto add to their con-
sequence and detract from Ours.-Datg Jour-, ld INST
Sg35A Ii the RalelSu oIdDudFu Ill
sition would give either language fair statement
of its meaning could not object to its criticisms
differences if couched in terms BETTING the discussion Of
public questions. But the Standard pursues different
course and substitutes assertion. 1t charges upon
US hostility to Mr.. Buchanan. For this charge there
is foundation in the of the Journal We
not hostile to him. We have given him credit for good
MOTIVES and sincere desire to prevent boodshed. We
do not give the credit to of those who
round him. He has at times allowed Mr. Holt aud
General Scott to draw him into positions incompatible
with the dignity of his high Office, and unworthy of
the respect due to his character.
In the same article in which the Standard makes re-
ference humble Selves also enveighs against Mr.
Clingman and say " Let him then, be defeated. He
deserves to be- Now never especial Clingman
men. We not among those who pushed him for
ward as the Savior of the Democratic party in this
any precipitancy in choosing U. S. Senator. We do
not know that we would have counseed the election of
any United States Senator just now, but we did not
again to obtrude any advice publicly privately,
especially where it might have appeared oicous. How
ever the fact is that the cry of the Standard was net
responded to- Mr.. Clingman not defeated. Pro-
badly he owes his election just to the vehement at
tack of the Standard. We don't know for we have not
troubled ourselves much about the matter. We don't
care about any mere squabbles of this kind.