Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-08-09

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whole nation, then the representatives of German
commerce must not stand aloof from the conflicts
at the elections to who is to have the most i'm
portant voice among the several interests to be
represented. Quite apart from the particular 30
htlcal complications of the country, German COM
ne1Ce must muster strongly at the elections to he f1s
German Parliament, which will have to decide
about It's most vital interests and whose decisions
will be valid for long time to come. All the
questions left N allegiance through the confusion
and impracticabihty of the hitherto existing Joint
government, will have to be settled Among
these, besides the law of customs and tariffs in
general, will be The important questions Of internal
traffic Hd trade, Of COINAGE ,CeiltS and measures
Of banks and railways, &c In the hitherto exist
ing separate representative assemblies of the Ger
man States the learned professions have chiefly
been entrusted with the management of affairs
In the Prussan Abgeordnetenhaus House Of
commons they Outweighed all others, even in
numbers, but still more III ability to make them
selves heard. The total number of members
amounts to $50. Out of these, according to the
last elections there were about 100 landed pro-
pr1etors or agriculturists, forty merchants and
manufacturers 100 judges, forty officials and forty
literary men, pl ofessors DOCTORS &c Thus against
l4O men of an independent practical calling, there
were lSO who did not represent the material in
terests OF the people and if consider that4he
latter, through their education, have a great adj
vantage over all practical men, may reckon
the proportion two to one, which clearly proves
that all decisions, of whatever nature were en-
The reason why men of business have not been
more extensively represented was chiefly this that
they did not consider the large number of assem-
bles, not even the Prussian parliament, as being
able to contribute towards the proper solution OF
the vital questions affecting modern commerce ;
the Chambers of Commerce of each did this much
more satisfactorily. AS long as the Zoeverein or
Customs Union lasted the representatives Of Prus-
STA had no more to do with such questions than
those of the smaller States. They were under the
management of the Diet. X < = In a German
Parliament, with powerful central government,
without which 1t is use thinking of a united
Germany, the matter will be different. Talk will
not only be required then, but deeds The Han
seattle towns must therefore exercise an important
influence at the coming elections. In Germany
we have hitherto been much too theoretical, and
consequently believed that nobody could represent
us properly but advocates and professors. = X
snOt elOquence alone, ability to achieve splen-
did victories in debate, but practical knowledge,
which is the most important qualification OF a rep
resentation. TO n1uintHn liberty qchich
IS fact, and rhetorical felton, requires progress
IN national oCeH being. These expressions must by
no means be understood if we preferred people
without learning and education. We desire to
have clever and educated people, learned in their
way, but men whose experience has given them
the opportunity of testing their learning in the
crucible of practical life. We, therefore, repeat
what we have often urged, that commercial eQu-
cation should be more liberal and extensive par
hcularly IN formal matters not to be acquired in
chant to cope with the learned gentleman even in
debate, by giving him the required unity of
thought and action.
The Ufswam for the Philadelphia Union Ma
tional Convention.
The johnson Club OF PHILADELPHIA have pitched
their wigwam at the intersection OF Twentieth
street and Glrard avenue. The builder has at
work a large force of carpenters and the building
will be completed in ten days. The Convention
will assemble Oh the 18th. "A description of the
building is thus given in the -NerS:
Its outside dimensions are one hundred and
forty-slx by one hundred and siXty-five feet 1t
will be constructed of boards, and will be used as
a hall for mass meetings during the coming cam
paign. The interior will consist Of vestibule
an amphitheatre, two galleries and four ante
rooms Into the vestibue door twelve feet wide
will open from Girard avenue. A door of equal
size will lead to the amphitheatre and lower gal
lery, and private entrance will open into the
ladies' gallery above. The ante-rooms will be
used for committee purposes. At the head of the
building will be placed the speakers desk, and on
either side the tables of the reporters. The am
phltheatre will be seventy feet by one hundred
and forty. From 1t the galleries will rise in nearly
the same manner the seats in the square for the
18th OF July celebration. The capacity of the
building will be over ten thousand people The
largest audience ever seen in the Academy of
Music could be seated in wing of the i'm
nense galleries. The standing room upon the
door will accommodate three thousand while
here Will be seats for seven thousand. The gal
erfes will be supported by iron pillars sixteen feet
apart. These will be hung with evergreens and
estooned with flowers during the sessions of the
Convention. Within fortnight it will be assem-
0led In the largest building ever known in Phila-
telphla, excepting the sanitary fair structure"
WHAT INDUSTRY CAN Do.-The Richmond va.
Disp0tch has the following
Two young farmers in AlbermarIe have accom-
0lished, on farm of three hundred and thirty
hree acres, the following results In the first
part of the year two freedmen were hired but
heir lazlness and unwillingness to pefOrm their
duties caused the young farmers to discharge them
after few weeks trial, and since that time they
nave performed all the farm labor themselves, eX-
ept occasionally in harvest the hire of day labor
RS for few days. The boys rise by early dawn
me milks the COWS, the other feeds and curries
he horses, and attends to the hogs and cattle, |
nd after an early breakfast, perform earnestly
whatever work is necessary to be done their
ields have been we'll raked and plowed, and the
esult is good crops realized and prospective
They have reaped from fifteen to twenty acres of
he most excellent wheat; are now engaged in reap
ng seventy of oats have sixty acres of corn
first-rate order have also reaped several acres
# hay have acre in Irish potatoes over one
ere of garden vegetables and have also plen-
of chickens, ducks aud turkeys, with all the
lxuries and comforts to be found a we'll Guilt
ated farm.
A CASE OF " DIsLoYALTY.' "A day or two since, |
Mr.. j. w. Wilkins was arrested by the military
authorities in Norfolk for displaying COnfeder-
tie flag in tableau, and singing at the same time
Furl that Banner" He was brought to this city
nd lodged in the Libby He was released yester-
ay.-Rich. Dispatch.
Gov. BROWN OF GEORGIA, ON THE PHILADELPHIA
joNvENTIoN.-Gov Brown, of Georgia, in letter
o friend, in relation to the Philadelphia Con-
entlOn, says