Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-07
Th- si,frit o. ,A~ Press

We are without papers tron, State
or Virginia. md have rasl:r Irregular bud let from
points South OF this place.
We find in the All ,a Register, Of the % b, pref
ty long article northwestern relations, wherein
the pros and cons scussel whether, at tie
beginning Of The war, fl rs of peace were actually
made to the States OF the Northwest, whether il
they had been made they would have been tf ctua in
helping to arrest hosits. A " Keptuckian - takes
the ground that if the legislation OF the Moutgonery
Congress did prof1.r the free navigation of the Msis-
sippi such prefer WIS moi kno IN u, The Northwest,
not at least until after had taken place that
interfered with that free navcation and brought en-
the collision FER which SEWARD was striving In
tuckian" says: {" be strength OF LINCoLN's antagc-
MIST Fin the next Presidential! e,ctoD who should be
FRANKLIN PIERCE, in the Northwest depends, in a
great measure. upon the uni7vlsaliy Of the belief IN
those States that their rights, ards the free navi
CATION of the Mississippi, Will be conceded by the
States of the South" If there anything that the
press of the South could sy do that could tend to
strengthen peace candidate at the North, entertain
ing the States Rights We've Of Mr.. PIERCE that thing
would be to correct the mistake That originally precip
itated hosites tLe West, ail to give assurances
that the free navigation of the Mississippi would not
lie interfered vita. Whether this is desirable or not
l. matter for consideration Evidently so far
can see GEORGE B. MC(LELlAN will not b. candi-
date represen tng Mir PIFRCs's state Rights views.
The following frota the Columbus (}e) Times will
throw light upon dark suhct and perhaps help to
correct some ito which vaporing agitators and
praQmatca takers would rc ~p3 to Lad the people:
ENGLISH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THE HABsAs Cox
rUs.-GoVeru0r Bro III HIS recent Message The Legs
while reterip. 10 the At or Ccngres suEpendli
the Haoeas CoIu: saEs; h.. IL of instance
in which The Rr.ih King ,a. pended, attempted
suspend rriVe IF habeas corpus nee the Bill of
Bshts aid Act Of tt euent passed in 1852 1t thu Gov
by the ab state "en to declare that lhe
british Parliament by nj the writ can be suspense
rered with the 'muniaeDt OF freed n since
common and ain uen1pJary history. Ne
1T least eig. in English history where
| the habe"s coFnas has b en- suspended snce the
ago. J"hu Mitchell rmi,h q ereu, Meazhsr 4
Co., doubtless rave tuRgtnt recollection of
the instance referred TO turne he year 24S Csc HI
Sc 81. 1t s!-pc ded III l82a cd All SOD, Chan.
XXI, Sec. l2i-2 It enepended in 1929 (rhap \,
sec. l25) Also in l67-Q Allison Chap ", sec.
l3 1929 Also in l78-jo afac4uIay, A2)-Aso iii
l696-4th Afcauay pags SOB also in l794-i Allison LIST
series 322 l. An also suspended in tie year l7I5
and I745.
quote them at time show hat Allison and
| Macauiy wee Columbus Times,
| We agree with tn Illness VIA. tool, ALBION ard
MACAULAY were?
Here we stop, in nutjs, although we have the hest
set of exchanges in lie Cos tct1lacy, ackno ed &c
inability tod y to exact much spl1t ott OF them.
The fault may be all oars bue upon the whole we
not help thinking that fo this occasion at least the
spiIit of the press is me- gr,! and below proof.