Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-31


chance at the public crib while it is long since any of
the leaders under any got good stout pull They
are hungry-they are dry-hey nothing before them
but pap-tbey for little else. The pap is becoming
insecure. They are becoming angry. They are talking
coercion.
E2g~ The latest movement 10 Washington is that
proposing the prompt resignation of the members of the
present Congress. list Of persons willing to do so
has already been circulated 10 Washington for sigma
lures.
In the first instance, supposing that ali hands should
resign the goth of February sooner, there would
be no successors to take their seats until alter the Att
of March, for the Intervening time from the date OF re-
signatiOn would simply be an unexpired term which
could not be f3d by mes chosen for the full term
commencing from and after the 4th of March. In
Pennsylvania and some other States the elections
for members OF the next Congress have taken
place long ago. In North Carolina they will not,
regularly, take place until August. HE attempt
to get any newer or more efficient Congress by
the resignation OF the present members at this late stage
of the game would be all likely to end in worse han
disappointment, however we'll it might be intended
Mr. w. n. Ii. Smith, Of the first district appears to be
the only North Carolina member who has signed lis
resignation proposition.
sy~ 1t is said in Washington City that the Repub-
cans are getting uneasy They lear that Lincoln won't
cocrce after all. If he don't 60 for coercion they have
to cave and surrender the hole ground, if they will
then have any ground left to stand Some of them
say privately that they will make acceptable PROPOSE
tons after the Southern States have got through sece-
ding but not It'll then. Will it not be little too late
to talk about such things after Southern government
shall have been formed Is it not Likely that 1t is too
late already. One thing is certain. he sooner the
South acts out fully and plainly, the sooner will peace
and security return We understand fully the ex-
tent of the movement before political commercial
basis of operations be looked upon as reliable
Even in the interests OF peace and immediate ply
steal webeiI g. this felt to be the most prudent and
available course that be pursued We say this, be-
leyng that i'll doing so express the best conscrVa
tive opinion in Washing ton-hat founded On the best
sources of information aud the most intelligent appre
citation Of the position.
BE2g~The Fayetteville Observer contains pretty long
and bitter alusion to certain communications which re-
Gently made their appearance in the JOtrn0l SAID cCm
munications being dated in Fayetteville
The namts Of the writer's in our possesscn to be
given w to any who may feel PERSONALITY aggreVto
and seeks to avail himself of the usual redress IN such
cases but not simply for the qualification OF an Idle
curiosity This latter would not be expected, we pre-
sumo.
! gsag~ We were pleased to notice some members OIL
our Legislature from the western counties down here
yesterday. We presume that their sQourn must neces
0 sary be limited We also pleased to learn that
j Mr. Meares Commoner from Brunswick, has recovered
from a hrief attack Of ndisposon ard will be able
to again enter upon his duties to-day or tomorrow.
There was some vague talk yesterday about the small
pox being in .eigh, but must believe that it
e mistake
e DsA-T They must have had quite time in Boston OF
Saturday. the occasion of the annual session OF tn
"a Massachusetts, AntSlaveny Society at fremont Ten
TT pie Wendell Phillips talked or tried to talk the boy
shouted, whstled and sung Dixie, with also the fol
g lowing immense lyric:
E. We're going home;
We're going home;
:, We're going home,
)e To die no more.
ID This was succeeded by the singing OF the following
Id highly entertaining poetical fragment:
Tell John Andrew;
Tell John Andrew;
g, Eel John Andrew.
~ John Brown 8 dead.
Finally, alter sundry people bad made sundry attempt
at speaking the meeting generally was dispersed by tn
10 Mayor at the request of the trustees of the Hail. VIII
- feared some violence to the building.