Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-02-22

and intelligence enough 10 snare III puDhc aHaTs
heretofore.
s'What the precise details of the bill may be, it
is not important to consider; whether boards Of
commissioners shall be appointed to administer
affairs during the transition period, or the pres
sent State organizations shall be tolerated for that
purpose, as was contemplated by Stevens North
Carolina bill, Or whether purely military agency
he constituted for that purpose, or MIR. Raymonds
gentle suggestion that the military feature be IN
troduced into the plan as an accessory to the civ
agency, is not material. The substance of the
thing is to be done, and done under such drapery
offorn that if the President dare to interpose an
impeachment shall remove him from the way as
swiftly as the torrent sweeps the floating seaweed
in its course
but this great work is reserved for the for
tieth Congress. The Office of the thirty -nnth was
to agitate, to develope, to prepare. But it had
not then ,tlonsth for action. Its fuctuating two
thirds could not always be relied upon for an
emergency. An impeachment might alarm two
or three of the weaker Senators, and the whole
would then be spoiled. The fortieth Congress;
instead OF a doubtful two-thirds, will have three
fourfhs in ca h branch. From that number may
be spared two or three whose nerves shall prove
weak in the crisis, and still there will remain
enough to clothe with the solemnity of legal form
every action which the foregone purpose may re-
quire. Could the requisite twO-thirds be counted
upon at the present Congress, there Is not now
time remaining in which TO pass the bill through
the two Houses SO as to compel its final passage
over a veto The true men of the Senate could
debate for few days; there is no previous ques-
ton to gag i'll that body, and the President s con-
stitutiona privilege of ten days for consideration
would bridge the life of the thirty-ninth Con-
gress Therefore the duties and Office OF the
thirty-ninth Congress will continue to the end,
that of educational, preparatory body. But
the block is heWn, and the finishing touches are
reserved for that which shall succeed The men
who have been the leaders Of radical thought III
the present Congress will be members likewise OF
the fortieth. There is no fear that the paternity
of the coming order of things will be denied to its
0riginators They will be the actors III the drama,
stimulated perhaps only to higher efforts by the
few new aspirants who may, with vain ambition,
strive to be more extreme than they. They will
have leisure to inaugurate and to complete their
work to call the conventions to initiate action un
der the State constitutions which will be formed,
to accept and ratfy them, and of course under
them, and as parcel of the work. to complete the
pending constitutional amendment, so as to make
it operate upon all the remaining States. The
current is running thitherward. Possibly it may
be diverted, but the obstacle sufficient for the pur
pose is not yet in view
The Southern stntes-Theh Probable Deg
tiny.
The editor of the Raleigh Standard, now
in Washington city, no doubt sent the fol-
lowing to his paper. 1t appears i'll the
Standard of yesterday, 18th instant
Whether the Radicals are really bent on
further injury to the South, time can only
develop. We have made up our mind to
look for the worst, and are, therefore, pre-
pared to receive, at any time, the report of
the most rash acts imaginable. We can
only say the South has already borne much,
and we fear the worst has not yet come:
INFORMANT NEws.-We are informed that the
" bill introduced by 1Ir. Eliot of Massachusetts,
" from the New Orleans Riot Investigation Com
mittee, to reorganize the present disoyal State
50 government of Louisiana, passed the lower
'' House of Congress on the 18th inst, by more
E' than two-thrls majority. Also, that tho pres
" ent Congress will probably act for all the South
(" ern States.
6 This is indeed important news. The principle
" of reorganization is thus established and all the
Southern States sooner later will be placed and
" Kept, under loyal governments.
&c Day is breaking! The long night of treason,
g with it's shadow Of death-its sorrow and suffer-
s. ing will soon be oyerpast The lamentations
/" of the loyal will be heard no more in all the
" land Day is breaking! Jubilate Dec ~
Thus prayeth the Standard.
Direct Trade.
The steamship Peruvian arrived at Nor
folk on the 18th inst, from Philadelphia.
The Dav Book says:
1.-The Peruvian belongs tn company who own
So the following first class steamships The Della
Sc ware, Propontis, year old; Peruvian,
&c Brazilian and Florida, built in 1868; the Ala
' bama, Meita and Bolivar, purchased by the
" company since the war; the Chesapeake, now
sc building in England: making in all 10 steamers
"--quite enough to make a reliable and secure
L" semi-mOnthly line between Norfolk and LIVER
IS pool.
1.-THE Pcruvanis bark rugged, frame work Ofiron,
" clincher built. Length, 281 feet; beam, SO feet;
" depth of hold, % feet gross tonnage, 2,245
" 31-100; registers LIB 12-10O. Her auxiliary
&c power is two engines, with combined power
sc of 800 horse"
In addition to what the Peruvian took on
board at Philadelphia, she also takes on
board at Norfolk, 5000 bales of Cotton and
several hundred barrels of Naval Stores
She will probably sail during the present
week, and then leave enough to load the
steamship Delaware, which is expected to
arrive at Norfolk in about two weeks.
It affords US pleasure to note the efforts
of the Southern cities towards establishing
direct trade with foreign countries. 1t
looks like bringing trade back to its legiti-
mate channel, as it was before New York
ruled the commerce of the United States.
Small Pox in Salem
We are glad to learn from private letter
that the terrible disease is abating in For
sythe county. Since the middle of NoVem-
Der last there has been some one hundred
and twenty cases in Salem, but four Of
which have proved fatal Four-ffths of
the cases, being protected by previous vac
cination, were of mild character. The
Medical Faculty of the town are highly