04 Dec 1860
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Newspaper
Wilson Ledger
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1860
Page
2
A historic editorial argues North Carolina will deliberate on secession, preferring constitutional guarantees for the South or a Southern Confederacy. It suggests interstate slavery regulation should be national, opposes abolitionist certainty, and foresees a turbulent answer tied to the President's upcoming message.
The defeat of A W Barton a disunionist for Solicitor in the Tth Judicial District is toasted by Constitutional Union friends. Coleman of Buncombe, a Democrat more conservative than Barton, won in caucus and was elected on Wednesday.
The Wilmington Journal reports two men posing as Masons, one calling himself Allen, fleeced locals with subscriptions and hospitality before fleeing toward Smithfield. Authorities traced Allen to the Mohawk naval officer lieutenants and arranged arrests, with further actions planned after a Petersburg Express sighting and a Wilmington Journal notice on November 30.
Friends of the Union in Vermont learn that a repeal of the Personal Liberty Bills is unlikely as the Vermont Legislature votes about three to one against the measure. The piece warns that other Republican majorities may follow, risking continued breach between North and South and threatening the Union if fugitive slave law enforcement persists.
The State Journal praises Marcus Erwin, a senator from Bimcombe, for his loyalty to Southern cause and notes the Legislature’s hard line on independence. It argues equality in the Union or secession, and questions his suitability for any convention addressing the Confederacy.
Rev. Mr. Hunnicutt of Virginia Union Baptist will preach in the Court House on Thursday night the 6th inst. Rev. Mr. Caldwell Presbyterian will preach at the Court House on Sunday next the 9th inst at 10 o clock A M.
On Thanksgiving Thursday the town paused for a holiday as stores closed and residents enjoyed a cheerful morning. Evening brought a mixed scene with some districts unsettled and a few streets emptied. The Wilson Light Infantry, led by Captain Radcliffe, paraded at sunset, signaling expectations of a future full uniform drill.
Raleigh dispatch from the New York Herald notes strong secession sentiment and party strife in North Carolina. It criticizes aging Whigs clinging to obsolete ideas while urging cooperation to suppress the slave trade, highlighting a clash between old factions and evolving political progress.
The Cincinnati Enquirer denounces Northern mobs blocking a United States law and the abdication of federal authority over a prisoner. It argues the North must uphold the Constitution and obey the law, warning against using Chicago's actions to fuel Southern nullification and disunion sentiment.
The first issue from Raleigh announces a weekly and semi weekly State Journal edited by John Spelman. He pledges to advocate democratic principles, defend Democratic measures, and eschew sectional bias in favor of the state and its common interests.
The December issue of the American Farmer, a monthly agriculture and horticulture publication edited by E. Worthington and published by Worthington & Lewis in Baltimore, Md, is described as a valuable reference for readers with agricultural interests.
Washington dispatch says the President will enforce customs payments and federal revenues everywhere and will not recognize secession. Senator Jefferson Davis says Mississippi is almost united for secession. Republicans plan a New York meeting to craft a compromise olive branch to the South.
Washington City reports Thomas Corwin says he will not coerce any Southern state if it secedes. The New York Tribune argues a state may secede, while others fear civil war if the South stays in the Union through Lincoln’s inauguration. The paper promises to publish reasons for its view.
Hon. Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts delivers a voluminous Newburyport address warning that the Union faces interior dissolution over slave labor and northern southern conflicts. He urges unity and action to avert disaster, reflecting on the Union’s founding and the peril from sectional strife.
A dense, charged analysis argues the Northern states violated the Constitution by opposing Southern institutions, urging unity or stark separation. The piece contrasts federalism with centralization and warns Lincoln era policies threaten the Union’s foundations.
The New York Court of Appeals holds there is no state law defining or punishing murder in the first degree. Last winter’s repeal of the sole statute who defined the punishment leaves courts without authority on the mode of punishment.
A poem about a wearied schoolmaster chained to labor and poverty. The narrator laments low wages and harsh conditions in education, contrasting diseased neglect with the burden of teaching. He longs for relief from cagey patrons, looming despair, and the wish for a brief respite from harsh reality.
Geo. H. Stuart describes a nighttime excursion with about a dozen followers through central London to a notorious area. A police guide led them to a place described as the pit where Satan holds his seat. There a barely twenty year old man sat by a lamplit Bible, preaching Christ to a degraded crowd at midnight, a striking sight in the city.
A historian lauds slave conduct during the Revolution, noting slaves supported their masters, followed to battle, and formed bands for uniformed service. He cites loyal fidelity, decorum amid adversity, and restraint from disorder, asserting the South’s conduct remains a reliable, memorable history.
A compact moral verse praising a true man who respects women, aids the deformed, avoids vulgarity, and never forgets the delicacy due to a woman. It contrasts noble behavior with libertine or public scorn, urging steadfast chivalry and protection of maidenhood.
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