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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WTLMINGTOK, N. 0.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1860. The Trial of Ex-President Davis. As the time for the regular term of the United States Circuit Court, at Norfolk ap proaches, the question of the trial of ex- President Davis is again on the lips and in the hearts of all. From present appearan ces, the: term will come and go -without a hearing or an attempt to bring on the trial of the eminent prisoner at Fortress Mon roe. The authorities, who have in charge this case, having time and again delayed the trial upon such paltry and silly excuses, properly subjecting them to the condem nation of mankind, that now it is deemed unnecessary to give any reason whatever. The cruel imprisonment, wearing away, slowly but surely, the life of the patient sufferer, as much from mental as physical prostration. In the meantime, even Radical papers at the North are railing against this solemn tn fling as unworthy a great government, and . m 1 j the entire South, by respoctiui peuuon, by earnest protest and by solemn prayer, have endeavored to bring the case of ex President Davis to the consideration of the Executive and Judicial officers of the Gov- Tt seems that the President is either powerless or afraid to interfere, and the States' Eights record of the Chief Jus tice stands like a mocking spectre between him and the trial. In speaking of this trial, the Augusta Constitutionalist closes a well considered ar ticle with the following remarks directed to the President : - " We once heard an anecdote of the President, which may go far to inspire him in this matter. All remember what a cruel indignity was perpe trated upon him just psior to the breaking out of hostilities. Any ordinary man or man of beastly instincts, such as Butler, would have cherished an Undying principle of vengeance against the author of eb gross a personal iubult. He was, at that time, plain Andrew Johnson, Senator fi om Ten nessee. When he, by strange destinies, became the dispenser of pardon and almost supremo ar faf fnr TnilH.inB. he waa aDDroached by a prominent eentleman from Jiortn Carolina. fnsr Executive clemencv. After some pi seek ing executive ciemency. Aiurr buuio aaaui chit-cht, the I"reident suddenly exclaimed: Pray tell me wnat Has become oi r iue name mentioned was that of his old assailant a' Lynchburg. The North Carolinian replied tha: he did not know, bit supposed that he would b the last man on earth to come near Andrew John son. The President rejoined : 4 1 wis" he wouU. come here for ap rdon.' 'What would ou do. then, Mr. President?' What would I do?' said the President, 4 Why pardou him on the 6pot, sir, to prove my magnanimity 1' You have a better hance, Mr. President, o prove magnanimity. The small game has escaped you, but nobler game remains. If ever the e ws a time for striking a decisive blow tor mercy it if the present. It is not given unto many men to achieve Buch glorious deeds as are now ready for your hand Very soon, perhaps, the opportunity will be gone and then will remain oiilv another illustrious example of the loss that comes of hesitation. You have, respected sir, a puissance equal to that of the Kussian C ar. biuce it has become lashionable to form perilous allian ces with the Muscovite, be as generous as that autocrat prince. The most drama' ic scene in the history of these latter days wa3 the adhesion of the great Schasiyl, the Circas sian foe of Russia, to the t:z.a Alexandeb. Like Jefferson Davis, his resistance was equally stubborn, his right of resistance equally substan tial, his overthrow quite as diastrons, his per sonal liberty not less impetuously menaced. But, in his case, the Cossack lias taught the Republi can and Anglo-Saxon a lesson. No manacles ever denied the limbs of the warrior-prince of the Cau casus and no foul dungeon destroyed his vital forces. Still rebellious, but a paroled prisoner, he was treated with kindness and distinction worthy of his blood and cause. Finally, the magnanimity of his conqueror worked more miracles than the majesty of arms. Constant beneficence crumbled forever the outworks of pride which kept the gran ite heart of Sch amyl obdura te. He publicly profess ed that he had been overthrown for the first time in a stronghold which he held in spite of captivity the invincibility of his spirit. So, he yielded to generosity what force could never subdue. A S'ouder than Schamyl, a greater than the fierce ohammedan is before you, Mr. President. Shall it be said that the semi-civilization of Russia is more glorious than that of enlightened America ? Perioh the thought that a Muscovite Prince should bear the palm of nobmty from a Republican Pre sident." The Next Legislature. Two weeks from Monday next, the Le gislature of the State, the members of which have just been elected, will assemble at the Capitol in Raleigh, and we believe that more careful and wise Legislation was nev er demanded of a similar body in the his tory of our State. The gloomy aspect of our political affairs require their most seri ous attention, while their best efforts may, and probably will be, powerless for our good. In State matters, however, discreet and judicious legislation may not prove so fruitless, while the necessities are quite as great. The terrible and universal suffering among our people by reason of the loss of property by the war and the general failure of the crops; the public and private debts that hang as millstones about the necks of the people, and their general gloom and despondency, caused by political troubles and uncertainties, alike destructive of the energies of our people and the desire of Northern capital to seek profitable invest ment among us, demand at the hands of our Legislature the most cautious delibera tion and the exercise of sound and discreet statesmanship. His Excellency, the Governor, will at an early day, probably in his message, present to the Legislature, the amendment proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, known as the Howard Amendment, and offered to North Carol! na, as one of the States of the Union, we suppose, for her ratification or rejection. "We are not advised as to what course Gov ernor Worth will pursue in presenting this amendment to the consideration of the Legislature, but knowing him to be ad Terse to its adoption, we take it for granted he will recommend it3 rejection. That the Legislature will reject the proposition is a foregone conclusion, as a large majority of the members are pledged to their constitu ents to vote against it. It has been suggested that the amend ment should be laid on the table without debate or consideration immediately upon its presentation. We think that the proper course would be for the proposition to meet with the consideration its importance de mands and with the dignity due the legis lative department of ; the General Govern ment that proposes it for our acceptance. Let it be referred to a joint-select commit tee 'of the two Houses, comprised of their ablest and most discreet men, and let their committee, in behalf of the body of which they are members, and of the people of the State, whose representatives they are, pre sent to the Congress of the United States, and to the world, the reasons ' which induce and justify our action. " ; In lievr of the- unpropitious prospects of our political future and of the direful threats i so freely and frequently made against us by that party at present controlling the destinies of the country, our action should be careful and deliberate, and fortified not only to bear the scrutiny of the North, but to justify us before the world. When, we have done this, we have performed our full duty in the premises. If then we are com pelled, by the implacable hand of paity ty ranny, to pass under the yoke, our heads will be lowered by the exercise of illegal authority and by the weight of irresistible power, and not with shame and degrada tion. We think differently from some of our friends in regard to electing a United Slates Senator, for the term commencing on the 4th of March next, at which time the term for which the Hon. John Pool was electedj will expire. We think the Legislature should promptly elect a Senator, unin fin anced by the course of Congress, in refer ence to their rejection so far, of chose al ready elected. We certainly could not ex pect representation without claiming it, and a failure to elect would be virtually an abandonment of the claim. Should the Legislature fail to elect a Senator, and at any time within two years, different coun sels should control Congress and the mem bers from the South be admitted, tho ap pointment would devolve upon the Gover nor, and tho people of the State be de prived of the selection of their Senator by the neglect of those appointed by them for that purpose. Besides this, many things may transpire during the next two years, wLieh will re quire the advice and assistance of our rep resentatives in aid of the President and tho Conservatives of Congress. lhey should at least be ready to give such aid by their presence and their knowledge of the temper and tone of our people, as may je neces-ary to assist Mr. Johnson in his patriotic but laborious work of restoring the Union, representative men oi the South should be present during the delib erations of Congress, so that we shall sus tain no loss from improper representations, and be prepared at all times to take ad vantage of any feeling in our favor. At east, by our failure to claim representation, our cause should not be prejudiced. These two matters embrace all of a Na tional character which will claim the atten tion of the Legislature. We are sure what ever course that body decides to pursue in regard to them, will be the result of delib erate action and sound judgment, ami we trust will redound to the future welfare of the State. Tlte Baltimore Troubles. The difficulty between the Governor of Maryland and the Police Commissioners ot the City of Baltimore, is rapidly drawing to a close. Governor Swann has given the accused Commissioners a patient and im partial hearing, and the evidence against them being overwhelming, he has removed them and appointed successors in their stead. The new Commissioners have not vet sworn in and the telecrrapn lniorms us that Mayor Chapman, of Baltimore, an official who owes his election to the " offi cial misconduct" of the old Commissioners, refuses to recognize the appointees of t!:e Governor. But he will hardly hazard the experiment of armed resistance to the law, particularly after the belligerent Forney and the redoubtable Generals with their PlugUglys Yclept "Boys in Blue," have determined to consider this matter iu the Halls of Congress. The conservative people of Maryland, thus redeemed from the thraldom of polit ical tyranny and corruption, will, doubt less, under the operation of a free ballot, carry the entire State in the interests of their party. We would regard this a subject of congratulation, had not Dr. Forney already made known the strategy to be employed to deprive the people of that State of their legally elected representatives a manoeu vre used at the last session of Congress, with unvarying success. Elect your Sena tors and Representatives, he says, but if Conservatives, Congress will indignantly and summarily reject them. The candi dates receiving a minority of the votes have only to contest their seats, and Congress will elect those whom the people have re jected, and in this manner the outrages sought to bo perpetrated upon the people of Maryland by dishonest officials, will be consummated by the aid of Congress. " It is a melancholy reflection," says the Xa- tional Intelligencer, "that our National Le gislature should be regarded by any set of men as havincr fallen to such a decree of degradation and corruption that it can be confidently relied upon as the last resort for the consummation of the vilest outra ges ever planned by unscrupulous political adventurers." "Western extension Railroart " We remarked, a day or two ajo, that we wero erlad to witness the crowing interest felt in our Western counties for the completion of thin great lvoau. x or more man mty years, ims nas uctn the great idea of many leading minds in this State. Our success in Railroad enterprise in North Caro lina, even as lar as it naa gone, lias been through much tribulation.' Almost every foot of Railroad ing has been met with opposition in this State. Difficulties of the most formidable pharaoter have been grappled with and overcome, not by means of exciting agencies, but by the long pull, the strong pull, and tho pull altogether.' And yet we have not moro than half begun. By the blessing of a beneficent Providence and fortunate turn in the political future of the State in her National rela tions, those of the present generation, who shall live to see fifty years to come, will exclaim, with the Queen of Sheba, ' tbe half waa not told us.' " Everything, however, depends upon the will and the vvn of the present generation. The rich SastureB, the green fields, the fat cattle, the Ian.' owing in milk and honey, such as our mountain country is and can be made to be, and the untold wealth of its mountains, must be open to Uie world ! The winding cow-paths and the trail of the deer must oe displaced bv tne track of the iron horse.and the bark of the wolf and the hoot of the owl must give way before tbe sharp scream of the engine whistle. ine western extent ion must be put ahead! It must reach the Tennessee line and interlock with the great iron track that runs 911 to Memphis and to Cincinnati and Charleston, The commerce of the great father of waters must find a hisrhwav across Tennessee and North Carolina to the At lantic. Memphis must be brought near the great Atlantic marts, and our own seaports must be connected with the great West. ' It was a good resolve, when the Directors of the Western intension determined at Kahsburv. some days ago, that the work should go on. The Road is about completed to Morga ton To stop there is death. And yet how can the Herculean task of pushing 200 miles farther through the mountains be accomplished ? If we stand by and fold our arms and ask how ? it never will be done. Let the strong men of the West, and of the whole State, put their heads together and resolve it shall oe done, ine capital is ia mw iauu, u not in tne State, to do it, and it must be brought here to do it. We have spent much in war, and all is waste. Let us try the arts of peace and concord, and mutual goodwill and mutual benefits. That will do it, and it will bless vet the laud that has been cursea ana aeaoiatea. rBanaaeBoiateo." Wo agree with our coteraporary oi the' Raleigh Sentinel in the urgent necessities of Utlnrr nr rqilrno.1 inriMf.inna with the West. If North Carolina is ever to be benefited by tho vast mines of mineral wealth that abounds in the mountains of her Western counties and derive the advan tage of the development of tho rich agri cultural lands that mark the valleys of her mountain streams, it must be done by the completion of onr railroads intended to connect that country with our own seaports. It is useless to talk of building manufacto ries to any great extent, unless by the de velopment of the agricultural resources of the State, and providing outlets for the mineral wealth of our mines, we create an ability to sustain t'.eni, and it is folly to waste time in urging a direct export and import trade until we Lave a real foundation to base it upon. There is no other way of unlocking the vast wealth of the soil of our western counties for the benefit of North Carolina than by pushing forward to completion as fast as we are able, under the circumstances, the great lines of railroad intended to connect Tennessee with the ocean. There arc now two line3 contemplated and in progress of construction with this object. The one the Western North Car olina Railroad above referred to by tne d, and the other, the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad. Both of the.se works have mado some progress, but are now brought nearly to a stand-still for want of means. 'Ihe former, we be lieve, confesses its inability to go on with their extension without direct aid from the State, and the latter, witho it indirect assis tance from the same quarter, by such legis lation as will enable it to borrow money by a mortgage of the road. The objects of these two works and the Western termini are quite or nearly the same, and the routes from a point in Catawba county on the one, and from Lincolnton on the other, are nearly parallel, and eeldom over twenty miles apart. The country formed by the angle, should the roads meet at Asheville, which seems the common point aimed at, is very rugged and barren, giving but little emplo3'ment to either. It would seeui, from this view, that in the impoverished state of both roads, and the straitened financial condition of the State, that at present, at least, it is bad policy to urge tho separate completion of each, but that by the joint efforts of both, the most economical and available route should be finished, the two being united at some con venient point in Lincoln or Catawba coun ties. Winch of the proposed lines is most available and economical we are not pre pared to say, and it is a question which does not require speculation, as it can be demonstrated by actual surveys, which, on one route, and probably on both, have al ready been made. Nor do we suppose this question would long divide the representa tives of these routes, as they are all anxious to push forward tho great aim of both, to unite our seaboard with our mountains. The subject of the completion of our rail roads is one in which we feel great inter est, and onr readers may think we devote too much space to the discussion of facts relating to them, as the impoverished con dition oi our pooplo will not justify the State in rendering aid, it being impractica ble even to lay the taxes necessary to liqui date tho accruing interest on the present indebtedness of the State. We also recog nize the force of these unpleasant facts, but so certain are we that every man in the State would be materially benefited by the completion of these roads ; that the wealth cf the State would be so vastly augmented, and the taxes proportionably decreased or our ability to pay them more than propor tionably increased, that we shall not cease to urge their claims upon the consideration of the people or their representatives. It is not the increase of the burdens cf the people we advocate, but by developing the resources of the State and enhancing the value of its property, we desire to amelio rate their condition, and renew and surpass their former prosperity. The Governor' Rlcttion. Returns have been received from seventy seven Counties, and in a total vote of 10,- 278. the majority for Governor Worth is 21,540, the vote beiug : Worth 30,909, Doekery 9,000. Cotton. vie notice the arrival for several days past of large quanties of Cotton by the Wilniing ton and Manchester Railroad. We observe by the receipts el this road on I ridav. a Ktatomiint. nf winch was published 111 our issue of yesterday, the arrival of no less than one hundred and fifty "bales on 0110 trair This is somewhat encouraging, and we hope that there will be an increased number ar riving each day hereafter. The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad in tcrsects a large Cotton growing, district, of which Wilmington has become liy means 'of this road the port of (shipment, If the producers will but consult their own in- leiesis, uiey wm nuu 11 greauy to their advantage to ship their cotton to our city, as it is cheaper in tne way ot ireight, and can be forwarded to .Northern market with great dispatch. Our own market at all times affords a ready fiftle or cotton, and, in fact, all kinds of produce, and prices can be obtained which will amply repay the producer ior iuu itiuor anu irouuic undergone m its produc tion. Fesiival, of All, Saints Memoeial, Seb vices in t. James' (Episcopal) Chckch The festival of All Saiuts was observed at St. James' Church in tins city, J.nur8day, by a memorial service m commemoration of the dead of Ihe oarish. Bv ec clesiastical permission the serviced wero special Aiiey were opened with tnp aoist hymn from the I'rayer Book. The sentences were from the burial of the dead, as were also the anthems before the fsalter and alter the second lesson Alter mu lub lesson tne "ue 1'roiundis was sung. Tbe introit was the anoient one for the day, from raalm CXL1X. The sermon was delivered by Rev. A. A. Wat son, Hector, from Hebrews XII chapter, 1st verse, " Wherefore, seeing we also are corcpassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses," and was re markable alike for the explicit manner in which the subject was brought to tho notice of the con gregation, and for the grandeur of thought of wmcn it gave evidence. ne itector urged the considerations to effort growing out of the Apos tolic representation of the Saints of past ages as being witnesses of our struggle. He referred to the antiquity of the Festival of All Saints, (it hay ing now been continuously observed for more than a thousand years), and the custom existing in other countries of making it the occasion to pay tributes of respect to the memories of the dead. After the sermon the sentence, " I heard a voice from Heaven " was tung. The communion ser vice was then proceeded with, about one hundred and twenty persons partaking, during which the 22th hyran, "Lo, what s Cloud of Witnesses " Was sung. Tbe Aims were for memorial purposes. The church was draped for the occasion, with the lorg grey moss of our woods. Upon the walls and pillars were hung escutcheons bordered with evergreens and flowers, and the bright changing leaves of Autumn. These escutcheons were inscribed with the names of many of the parish, dead. About thirty of this number were to the memory of the officers and men ot the pa rish, who had fallen while serving in the cause of weir country. Th members of the choir itmcA ir, r.fAr heart and soul into the Tiolemn: vlelt tk assigned to them, Theanthemwerechantedlwita I I l'J iruiaiuwi.v f;"! ' " The choir were assisted bv several children whose plaintive and exceedingly sweet young voices gave to the music an additional charm, and reflected upon it, wo think, additional harmony. '- We cannot describe our feelings ou this occa sion. We were impressed with the sublimity and grandeur of the services, and the objects around us, rendered sacred in the sight of the altar of God, and displayed within His Holy Temple, The departed, we felt, were with us in spirit and in truth, observing the veneration and respect with which those who still remained, endeavored to cherish their memory. The altar was tastefully draped with the same lone trlooniv coverinsr as the remainder or ine rimrch. relieved somewhat bv evergreens am flowers. Above tho. aitar was inscribed, the sacred passage 44 1 am the resurrection and the life, while below, on the altar, was seen the passage from Holy Writ, 41 Blessed are the dead, who die in the Txird." In the rear of the chance! a tablet inscribed to the memory of the lamoiitod i.'r. Drane, the former Rector of St Jaun-t l'ansu, who tell a martvr to tho cause of humanity during the fever of 1862, was observable. It bore the following in scription : R. B. Da axe, D. D , Rector ; October 14th 1802. In I' ace. On either side of the chancel were suspended tablets with tho following inscriptions : A. J. DeRosset, M. D., Senior Warden ; April 1st, 1859. Thom. II. WmunT, Warden St. James' ; September 21st, imi. Upon the gallery immediately in Choir, other tablets to the memory front of the of the true and the brave, ii.-scribod a follow, were placed : W. II. C. Whiting. Major-General ; March 10th, lbfe; In Face. Gastox Meaues, Colonel 3rd N. C. Infautry ; Malvern Hill, July 1st, -1862. A. Duncan M- obe, Colonel; Juno 3rd, 18G2. W. M. Tarsley, Lieutenant Colon?l: April 6th, 18G;. R. B, McRae, Major; December 2Sl1i, 1805. Henuy McWae, Maj.r; April, 1HG3. William A. Wooan n, Lieutenant; June 30th. 1802. Thomas Cowan, Lieutenant; October 5 th, 18G2. The remainder oceupi-d various positions and were inscribed as follows : Petek Custis, Surgeon ; March iijtb, 1S63. MlULLETON Coor-EH, Surgeon ; lb03. Fked. J. Mooitu, Lieutenant ; September 8th, 1S02. ITeniiv W. Potter, Lieutenant ; July 3rd, 1803. Edwahd J. Meakks, Captain ; September 17th, 1802. James A. Wjuoht, Captain ; June 2Cth, J 802. William II. QriNCE, Lieutenant ; September 17th, 1802. Richard M. Quincz, Lieutenant ; Ju!y 28ih, 1801. Edwakd fi. Armstrong, Captain ; June Otb, Wi. Tiios. E. Armstrong, Captain ; May 3rd, 1-65. RouEiir C. Green, Captain ; December v!4th, 1802. Robert G. Rankin, Cavtain ; March 20th, 18tT.. J. F. S. VanUoivKelkn, Captain ; June U2nd, 1802. Taos. Hill. J. II. Wright ; April 20th, 1S0; E. S. DeRosskt, 18th N. c; December 31st, 1801. Chas. T. Wiuoht, Sergeant Major ; May 20th, 186L Cicero II. Craige, Lieutenant 1 Jqly ;;th, U-0. JiGBEirr MuRr.i,, Hergediit Ma jor ; May 23i; 180 j. J;wKh 1'juoi:. Lieutenaut ; March 4ti5 ',1, Titos, onw.vx, K. C. Art ; July 3Uth, 1801. Alex. D. Moore, Sergeant Major; June 30th, 1802. M. Law ton; 1 11.11 1 a eui-iLU y JiJUt, lKiO. A. A. B11OWN, Vestryman St. James'; September 22nd, 1801. Fred. J. Hill, M. D.; March 27th. 1801. Thomas Stafford; July, 1863. Clarence Martin, N. C. Infant rv; July 18th, 1862, Wtitum W. Vsacoc, -litN.'C. luiahtrvi July,. 5th, liOL R. D Williams; August 8th, 1864. Zecu. P. Paddock; June. iHiirt. Z . . mm4u.y ui mo ueceaseu members 01 me mmuy or ooionei j. Li. Cantwell and others mwu ouaciiucu uu mo wans. A PROCLAMATION -WW I T-x a " J s -n.xccnency, Jonathan Worth, Gov ernor of the State of North Carolinn. MBMUiiij, i iuw oi mis orate, it is made the duty of the Governor of the Cin 4-1, : . jlu.ic, iui me nine uemg, ro sec apart a daym every year, and by proclamation give notice thereof, as a day of solemn and public thanksgiving to Almierhty God. for past oiessings, ana ot supplication for his A 1 1 " , continued Kinaness and care over us, as a btate and as a nation," XT,,- V. T J . 1 il ciamation, set apart Thursday, the 29th . .. - V J L Aw., luciciuie, j. uo. ov mis. mv urn. day of November next, as such dav. nnrl . mend that it be observed accordlimrlv hv nil isuch harmony and solemnity, as to cause the tears me good peopie oi tins state. j Uiven under my hand and attested hv the great Seal of the State, at the m Executive Office, in the Citv f I IL. s.J Kaleigh, on the 31sfcday of October. A. v., m and in the ninety first year of American Independence. f By the Governor : JONATHAN WORTH. War. H. Baglet, Private Secretary. The Texas Election. We ten he New Orleans, that the election or memhers nf Onnm-osn an for annaoM n have been treated with sovereign contempt by the voters of Texas. At Galveston many of the principal citizens were not aware an election was to come off or had totab - I place. In two preeinta t h n l nr At TTnnfrt v" L r- -vu uuo-oum ui we ieg- i xn ular vote was polled. At San Antonio, onlv w: ' . w uu occm w care about sending representatives t 7u: i. ton only to have them snubbed and .r Muiug- back. ' ai i - . ""iisianns. Kfissino-thvr!i.i. r.i -i - Sympathy for Nr. DvU IKoropeBIhop - The New York Tribune publishes corres pondence (in 18G5)" between Mr. Seward and Mr. Bigelow. . The itter writes : ; ? f "The proclamation putting a price on Davis head will be generally condemned by the Latin race, who are bo accustom ed to see a price put upon the heads of their most meritorious citizens that they feel au instinctive sympathy for any one who wears that flattering penalty. I think nothing that has happened during the war has produced so unpleasant an effect up on our friends here, thougli their im pressions always yield to proper explana tions when there is an opportunity of making them." Mr. Seward replies: "Treason and the rising of civil war in some European States are, for obvious rea sons, regarded by mankind, as venial offen ces. In the United States they are looked upon with far greater severity, for reasons which it is not necessary that I should now explain. With such severity crimes of the present insurgents in the United States are regarded by the Government and the loyal portion of the people of this country. The time, indeed, is rapidly coming on when these crimes will be lamented with greater sincerity and condemned with greater earnestness in the region which civil war has left desolate, than any political crime or casualty which has recently occurred in Europe has been lamented or condemned on that continent. The United States are not in a temper favorable to the making of apologies or explanations to European statesmen, and politicians formatters which do not aflect foreign nations, and which relate exclusively to our domestic affairs. I have therefore to retiiiest that you will make no explanations or apology for the action which this Government has hitherto pursued, and, as events shall transpire, may be found to be pursuing iu relation to rebels who, without cause or necessity, or excuse, have not only spread desolation and death throughout a large portion oi the United States, but have employed energies of surpassing strength in the ellort to in voke tho intervention of foreign Powers to make that desolation more ruinous, as well as perpetual. l .slate, ; However, lor your own information, that the Executive De partment has taken, as yet, no definite ac tion with regard to judicial proceedings against Jefferson Davis. Other subjects of greater urgency have thrs far engaged its attention." Mr King writes : "I mentioned to the Cardinal Roman Secretary of State that, within a few days past, Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, S. C, a reputed Confederate agent, had applied to me, through a friend, to know upon what conditions he would be allowed to re turn to South Carolina and resume his cle rical functions. The Cardinal remarked, in reply, that the Bishop had never been received or recognized in any way as an accredited representative of Jefferson Davis. Again : "His Holiness the Pope seemed great ly interested in the probable fate of the leaders of the great rpbellion, and especial ly ot denerson Davis, expressing the hope that his life might be spared, and no vic tims offered up on the altar of the restored Union." Again in November, 18f5 : "He the Pope warmly approved the clemency which had been shown the rebel leaders, and hoped, he said, that Jefferson Davis would also receive the Executive lar don." Gov. "Worth Members off the Eonrtl of Pub lic Works of North Carolina Steamer Clinton Chesapeake Canal, &c, fecial Correspondence of the. Norfolk Day Bock. CrRKiT-rcK Court House, N. C, ) October 29, 18C6. f The visit of our Governor (Worth) to this remote prt of the State has gratified our people very much. We only regret our friend Parks, President of the Atlantic and Chesapeake Canal Company, who so kindly extended his Excellency an invitation to visit this section of the State, did not inr form, ns; previously of his intended visit, that more of our citizens might have been present to welcome him on his arrival our village. We were glad to see many of the prominent citizens of tW S,tato. wit ! Governor Worth among them v the following s XL P Battle -aced Dr. J. Q. -i.easnrer ol -asay, of llowan ovon, Esq., of Bertie of the Board of Public Cox. Pi-PsiVlenf. nimtlioTYi co., and P co., meifttMtf WQfftS .en. i.-ield) Bailro iord, President Atlantic and North Caroli na llailroad ; Dr. Hogg, of Raleigh ; Ca$t. Jar vis, late member ot tiio Legislaturs.froni tins county : Mr. Latlmm. Ktnt Mr. Lusbee, the Governor's Private Clerk. the lion. M. Cartwright, of Ph..,. ?,Jr. Rich- mond, son of the late Dean liichmond. of iH; iork large totoctlioiclcrs in the Canal. The party were embarked on board the steamer " Clinton." unclcv tl-m Rini charge of Marshall Parksl Esu.. Pvesi.Wt and arrived here from,. Norfolk on Wednes day evening, Oct. J4th. It vas expected tiiiio mey would, visit ilisabeth Citv ihnt cneiung, and we learn that the City Board was out in full force at the wharf in nntini. patiojx ,;;$ Uieir arrival : but the Li pvipr nf the hour of their departure from and th.o soany objects of inters A tr, nw' prevented their progress so far by day liht! The Governor expressed himselV l.irrMwiol lignteii witn tne Company. Ike was parti cularly interested with the Carta, and paid especial attention to the navigation and every thing of interest connected fUro. 1- 1 i -i "rt" 7 "-' ,with. On the wav here he TMsir? tlm steamship "Bettie," from Ncwbern, and the steam tug " Chowan," with a large tow of vessels bound to Norfolk, laden with the products of the 44 Old North Kfot seeking a market. He viewed with interest iue magnincent stone dock of Great Bridge, the largest structure of the. kind on the Atlantic coast, the steam dredging boats, those powerful machines which iim-nnt. tuX earth and excavate far beneath the surface of the water, to which, with the aid of tnm- 1.-1 . ,1 n 1 Al. 1 i 0 povrder and the indomi able enermr of tho uouiiaeiors, iuessrs. Uartwiiht, iwtrm a- i 1 -- . . - SJ" vo., we are indebted tor so good, a naviga -. O 7 rr . ne party re-embarked on Thursdav morning and passed out again into Curri- tucit oound. The sun was mst rising nrv roii'u-uj ui me &ita,u Atlantic, living narantlTT -vn 4-K i. Ail. i- . . - uui Yjoiiuia a nuts view oi a sunrise at sea Crow, Knott's Island, and th 1.s loomrd UP on the horizon, giving us a distant view of the coast, -whilo tn iha ?outh.ward lay Church, Cedar and Piney i t "uiu"6u vcuw uiiu vom- , J ? UU1: earner soon entered the n' i rfn We ,Were safely moored at e Uanal Bridge, when our party took a ThT 'f Iomncat,lons erected by TCJ ,1 7?u V;"f , " uer uen' VVjse nd ose Jf the Federal army, commanded oy tren. -Lsurnside. Here. ton. was the scene oi several successful raids. lne steamers "Arrow." "V.mVrr" a "Fawn," were captured bv tli Toha . two former taken off ur th inilcl uurueu. i-assinsr on. we snnn iT.,i 1 1 """ "0 North STe .d ISSff KSrt .i v wtuuuu sneet oi Sound. Atop&ga nSefo? coming up, we changed our co4e anTre traepd ct . ..r??8? a,na re" nummmtenf A. 7? . &" " V S- ULV, ftLJ . V I PirpUTTlTI r V f A AVI TZT u'tiilUi .Yoma: Hf Ver- 11.7 - pomon oi jastern or uu vjarouna. ThfiPl i Tiffin rotnmnrl - rrii.J J 'a' --r party ieit on tne next, tnnrn no T?lii, r. ! , , ... .. . re vt -"'"'Bj w&uiy pieaseu wittt tneir visit and with the rZTS "XJTli IlTf Stockholder s j'000 fiheeta anhour, and cost far lThaia . Ho's great American press. ; The Modern SoUomThe Morality of New v From the New York Herald, Oct. 30. Nothing in nny other Christian country or in modern-times ha3 approached the in decent and demoralizing exhibition at Wheatley's theatre, in this city. The model artists are more respectable and less disgusting, because they are surrounded with a sort of mystery something like a veil of secrecy which women do not look behind and which men slip in stealthily to see. But the almost nude females at Wheat ley 's are brought out boldly before the pub lic gaze. Mixed crowds of men and women congregate nightly to witness this indecent spectacle, exhibited in the most public manner. Fortunately for the credit of the city there are many more men than women, and, of course, no respectable female, un less she be entrapped to go without know ing what she is going to see. We venture to say that if the same grossly immoral ex hibition had been made in Green street, or any other such locality, the police would have felt iu their duty to have arrested all the parties and to have broken it up at once. But because it is on Broadway and in one of the established theatres they suf fer it to go on. Ihe place, however, does not change the character of the representa tion. As a matter of course Wheatley is making money. It is just such a spectacle as will make an excitement and draw those crowds of loose characters and people with morbid, prurient tastes which may be found in all large cities. Then there are a great many people who come in from the surrounding country to get a glimpse of this new thiDg. We must not, therefore, givo credit to our citizens for being the only supporters of the shocking performance. It gets a great deal of support from the countrymen who come to town expressly to see the "ele phant." Any man who is base enough to introduce an indecent speetable in any large city the police allowing him to do so can certainly make money, as Wheat ley does, because there is always in tho lower and immoral strata of society a suffi cient number who want to see it. It. is re markable to witness crowds going to ;;ee the highest order of art, as shown by Ris tori, and at the same time crowds going to see the most disgusting scenes. Such is the mixed society of a great city. j Nothing, as we said, has been witnessed in a theatre in modern times so indecent as this spectacle. We can imagine that there might have been in Sodom or Gomorrah such another place and scene, such a thea tre and spectacle, on the Broadway of those doomed cities just before fire and brim stone rained down upon them and they were buried in ruins. There were, too, we believe, similar places and scenes in Pom peii, just as that city was buried beneath the eruption of Vesuvius. We may be saved, perhaps, from a like fate, on account of the many good jx?ople there are in New lork ; on account oi our benevolent insti tutions, numerous churches, extensive char ities, and enlightenment 111 other respects ; but that does not do away with the guilt of tolerating or permitting such an exhibition to exist as that at Wheatley's. Our respec table citizens should cry it down, and the police should arrest all engaged in such a violation of public decency and morality. Welllng Trousseau of the Fntnre Qinmcsi of Russia. Paris (October 15) correspondence London Tele graph. I must now see if lean make your readers understand the glories of the trousseau of the Princess Dagmar. I do notninderstand them myself, but that is no reason, for not describing them. One Madame Boyer, a milliner, took me to the fop of a high place, and behold what I saw J Ihe l;vst glory developed the tion dress of the Princess af ter the v nta- is composed of a trrdu of rc carriage vet, trimmed with deer b,orV j pink vel cent silver lace, of a rysf r of magnifi design and cob-web l.;k beautiful floral of the same were. texture. Bouquets equal distances j.-ti(ues to the train at The petti' trimmed wi '? f tho richest rose satin, trpvi. e same lovelv lace as the CQY-" -ls the Princess' pillow, the -.iig formed entirely of the richest gui pure. Alany articifs of underclothing were also dv-f-Jayed all of the richest and most fairy tiescriptiou ; indeed so fine that you caulil hardly see them without a magnifying glass. 1 also, saw the gold lace, embossed with pearls, for the trimming of a dress for the; Ernpress of Russia ; but it was not yet de cided whether the dress should be made of white satin or turquoisc-d blue velvet. Hav ing seen tho effect of this beautiful trim ming on each of the materials above men tioned, I should decide in favor of the white s.iti u, mid I a voice in tho matter. There was also a dress for her Majesty the Queen of Wurtemburg, quite of a sim ple kind, and for morning wear. It was composed of a rich blue silk, trimmed with velvet of a deeper shade, and was, indeed, what I think slang people in your country would call a "howler." By-the-hy, I forgot to tell you that the robe of the Princess cost only 200. The ladies with Avhom I had tho happi ness to be were in fits of delight at th5 cheap ness. 44 Cheap as possible," said Mrs. X. 44 Mus c est uue rrute occasion,'' cried out Madame Z. But somehow I noticed the 'mi.ninl gradmdly got near the door, and looked at meir watcues as it mey had imp ortnut. rm- yagemyncs eise wn ere. Beactifcx. The linest tl-.ir.fr thot Bishop Hcber ever wrote was this I ble passage: It cannot be that earth is m abiding place. It cannot be thnf. ,mr uri is a bubble east up by the ocean o1' eterni ty to float a moment upon its wa ves and Kink into nothingness. Else, whj - is it the Jngh and glorious aspirations, w1 nich leap like angels from the temples of ot ir hearts are forever wandering nnsatisfiec I ? Why is it that the rainbow and cloud o ome over us with a beauty that is not of ea rth, and men pass on to leave us to muse on their loveliness? -Why is it that the stars whic i 44 hold their festival around the midnight throne," are set above the grasp of our limi ted fac iC , lorever mocking us with ti approachable glory ? And finally, it that bright forms of human b presented to our view and taken fi leaving the thousand streams of oi tions to flow back ia an Aipine tor. on our hearts ? W i leir un why is .uty are om us : ir affec :ent up higher ro is a fades ; before on tho beings 7ill stay destiny than that f . - - v AJM- realm where the rainbow never where the stars will be snrenrl ru us like the Islands that slambar ocean, and where the hen which pass before us lik sh-wlv lorever in our presence. If the Sontbcrn States xeevA tr ot, pt ne lot be t, the 2over some pur- gro suffrage mxt week- they wowitl! i autnutea into Congress.. In that evea fuuicuis, as soon as they should: from their astonishment, would inyenfci new pretence Jo cover their settled! pose. Their invention is exhaustta as p"4hwois relentless. But we ave pursued the subject far enough. m . Louisville Jbmtnol , xrue as preaching and a great deal isv true than some of it, we suspect. ,':' ' ' " -Sg. &hpei .A cylinder tirinti re 5 x i t - i;-mmukj-jjsw rr":c" 1U. P310 mch can. nrint been mventet Facts From the Census. An examination of the Census statistics of 1860 will exhibit results astonishing even to our own people, in regard to our resources and productive industry. Wo have accordingly taken tho trouble to pre- agricultural products of North Carolina and thoso of South Carolina and Virginia : IRGINA, aSOIITII KofTH Caholina, Carolina. 1,596,318 99-2,622 70: 70S 12,727 145,514 fc33,4 12 123.968,312 32,853,25(1 104,412 2,510,0ia 883,473 4'27,W 8,225 7,593,276 119,100,5-8 Ag. population Cotton, (bales) Tobacco, lbs., Wool, Rice, " Butter, " Hay, tons, Wheat, bash., Oata, " i;S,4l4,72 4 735,49.1 177.9"! 4-. 3, 13 181,365 12,13.977 4,743,707 10,180,7'20 2.781,860 38,31 ,999 3;078.564 J,2s.-i,o.-ii '''iO.l'Tl 15.0i;.").(;k; 1.728,074 '22(1,73.1 Com, Peas & Beans, hush, 515,168 1,932,204 Irish I'otatocs " 2,1:92,398 830,565 Sweet " 1,960,817 6,110.039 Home Mado Man- ufactnns, 1,576,627 2,(15.872 815,117 Taking all the agricultural productions together in these States, we find that we are, in proportion to population, nearly equal to Virginia, and far ahead of South Carolina. And it must be recollected that, in taking the census, no account was mad.! of our naval stores, onr lumber and sliip timber, mine s or fisheries, all of which con stitute a portion of the production, wealth, and resources of the State. In the report of the Treasury De ail ment, in enumerating the annual exports, Virginia is set down at over $13, 000, 000,' South Carolina at upwards of $15,00,0() and North Carolina at only about $500,000. The vast discrepancy is earily accounted for in tho fact that ail the North Carolina tobacco exported sought an outlet through Petersburg, liichmond or Norfolk, and thus passed as Virginia produce. The same was the case withour flour, wheat and corn. Our cotton, too, mainly sought a market through thoso three cities on the North, and Cheraw, Camden, or Columbia, on tho South, and thus went to swell the prtnlucts of the other two States. Wo do not instituto this comparison for the purpose of disparagiug our sister States, or of under-rating tho advantages which they present for the investment of capital, . the impulsions of enterprise or as homes for worthy, quiet and honest immigrants. While it is our principal aim to assist in re building the shattered fortunes of North Carolina, still Ave have but little less at heart the revivification and welfare of the whole of our desolated and suffering South ern land. Iiateiyh Sentinel. From the lialeigh JScuriiu-i: The facts which wo gave on yesterday;, from the census of 1SG0, of the production:, of this State, compared favorably with those of our sister States in proportion to population, yet, as we stated, in that esti mate a largo amount of our marketable ex ports were not included. The large busi ness done in naval stoics, spirits of turpen tine, lumber, shingles, fisheries and ouv mining operations, wero not included tho exhibit being confined to agricultural pro ducts. It is not only a matter of interest and o( just pride to the people of the State, U know the real amount cf the products oi their skill and industry, and the amount op products exported annually out cf ' State and its value or income, so aa , 1 some estimate of our trade bevo" - f,rm its of the State, and whotkv u lirn" is for or against us and If - thcl lnhunT ought to be a matter ' -w lvmcIj' H1111 in view of the erviK concern especial,;.-, hibit wo.u5d eai'' -c to winch such an ex informa;ti.OJft - ic the State abroad. Such especiaUy vVas always valuable, but is become so now, when credit abroad has so necessary to our recuperation. v .i estimating the wealth of the State, or .ather of the people in it, it is not safe dim ply to rly upon the assessed value of tho re il estate, chattel and other property pos sessed by the people. Such an estimate would place the State at a very low scale of wealth. Looking solely at that view, which is now commonly the case, we may well conclude that we are irrevocably ruin ed by the war. Hence the contrast be tween our past and present ability to pay debts or to make wealth is so discouraging. But in making such an estimate, we have left entirely out of view the chief secret and source of wealth in the State. That is the labor, the skill and the enterprise of our people. The truth is, if we had nothing left us but these, wo should still be in pos session of enough to make us a great and prosperous people. The only real answer to the question, What is North Carolina worth? what rim she pay? for how much can she be trusted".' is to ascertain what is the real aluc of the surplus product of the soil, the waters, for ests, mines, labor, skill, and enterprise of I our people, and the income of any interests they have outside of the State, over and above what is necessary to support our people and produce these products. Having lin t ascertained what is tho value of the cxpoi tations from the State, then ascertain the value of the imports consumed in the Slate, and strike the balance. Thatwijl t'low tin annual nett profits of the SLik.. md l course will determine her ability, ccpt such portion of the surplus as may ho in vested in permanent productive values, which must go to increase the next year':.; productive power. How then can this bo ascertained ? Sj I, lir as we can see, we h&vo no system es tablished by law, by which tJiis nucstioA- cau be solved. 'Ihe census tables rl ih. United States furnish an approximate eM'i mate of the products of the State, once in ten years, but give us no clue to tho amount or value of what is consumed in the State. The books of the United States Treasury cn inform us of the amount of prodneo ex ported ontof the State to foreign ports, but leave us entirely ignorant of the vast amount whiCiTi is exported coastwise and into our sister States. North Carolina has always done but lit tle foreign business. The bulk of her trade has been done through the other Slates : hence tin? value of her exportations has never been ascertained, nor can they be :.j proximateJv estimated ; hence, Virgi:;i.i and South Carolina aro credited for estima ted millions of exports, while North Caro lina is only credited for hundreds of thou sands. And hence it is, that the balance !' trade in our commerce with the other StaU appears to be against us, while nothing shoi t of a hap-hazard tax tax-hill, based upon the estimated or assessed value of property which is tangible to the eye, enahles any one to determine the ability of the State o'r whether she is advancing or retrograding. And, hence, capitalists are left to their ac tual experience of the ability of tho State f Pay by tho readiness or dilatoriness f the people to bear taxation and to pay taxes. It strikes us, that some legislation is necessary, by which the real productive power of tho State can bo ascertained, an i by which the real gains or increase of weaitii in the State cau be more easily discovered and mado available to tho improvement and support of her credit. The le gality of Contract Alvei c to I'tsbi. Morality. Among those lost on the Evening Star was Mrs. King, who was bringing hiiln r some twenty or thirty girls for her exten sive bagnio on Basin street in this city. 1 1 seems that she had just had a magnificent building for the purposes of her business erected ou Basin street, at a cost oflS, 000 and that she leaves two minor children as her heirs in New York. The question of enforcing obligations made with women of illfame as coming under the head of con tracts, contra bontis mores will therefore likely occur when the undertakers of tho building seek to enforce this contract with the deceased upon her representatives. Tho succession-has already been opcueel in tho District Court, iV, 0, Bee.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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